Friday, May 23, 2014

The Magic Clap & The Coup

If you asked for the name of my favorite hip-hop band, it would likely be The Coup.  Saw the Oakland-based group on public radio's Art Beat TV program last night performing their anthem, "The Magic Clap" from the Sorry To Bother You album (catch the video at about 25:00 in at http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/).  I'd almost consider these people, led by Boots Riley, the spiritual successors to The Clash.  Try this:


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