"Italo" Kano vs "Grime" Kano

waht abt
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Sorry "Grime" Kano, but you did not get sampled for "Whoomp! There It Is".

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h309/Jangort/animated%20GIFs/MK/KanosMK1BrutalFatality.gif

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awww yesss those gifs are delicious

further evidence in italo Kano's favor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4pVpwHLWo

WKIW all of those people ^^.

worrrd

only one choice here tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eML6_RZao-w

This is weird timing just because I was watching all these Kano vids on youtube the other night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opfm6l2ys6E

yeah italo kano's the answer but a moment for when grime kano was great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euavi8EOMVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CJVy4YI9c

no 'what have you done' on youtube :(

lex otm, grime Kano's peak period trumped italo Kano's overall greatness but it was distressingly brief.

Italo Kano, no question.

italo Kano is one of the greatest things ever.

"DISCOPOLIS"

and let's not forget:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClHYOcox9g

"p's and q's" is crucial evidence

I'm gonna have to go for grime Kano, after much deliberation. Because there are a million things that sound a bit like italo Kano (no matter how great I'm Ready is).

Whereas P's and Q's is the absolute peak of grime as far as I'm concerned - proper grimey bass plus minimal beats plus Kano effortlessly dominating a beat for the first and last time in his entire career.

The annoying thing is I think it's actually not only the peak of his own career but also the pinnacle of grime. What's come out since that's better than P's and Q's? Whereas italo doesn't really need any boosters...

25 Kano featuring Mike Skinner & Leo The Lion
Nite Nite Sep 2005

not sure i ever actually heard this

i think there is a lot of better grime than 'Ps and Qs' but then i never liked/cared about Kano as an MC

i mean 'I Luv U' is fuckin grime right?!

I chose italo Kano without a doubt but damn, listening "P's and Q's" again after many years gave me goosebumps.

anyone knows the lyrics to holly dolly? especially what she says after "holly! dolly!"

I wonder why Holly Dolly hasn't been sampled by Daft Punk already.

my personal pinnacle of grime is 'unorthadox daughter' but i agree w/matt that 'ps & qs' should've been the pinnacle of a certain strain of grime, the potential crossover anthem one. and kano was a terrific mc back in the day, so smooooth and effortless.

lex otm, grime Kano's peak period trumped italo Kano's overall greatness but it was distressingly brief.

― sussing out the Slick Hustler (I DIED), Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:31 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

ps & qs is dope (if exceptionally britishes corny conceptually) but come on, the best kano shit is like 900000x classic-er

shari...vari...

"Because there are a million things that sound a bit like italo Kano (no matter how great I'm Ready is).

― Matt DC"

and these million things are?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlm4X3NMv_s

still waiting for an answer for pipecock's question.

I've been relistening to lots of italo Kano since this poll came up and it is ambrosia.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

All these Kano's are great, but only one did "I'm Ready".

"Grime" Kano's "So Sure" is sublime though.

Italo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grim
So.....

(Grime even)

had only heard "Ikeya Seki" by Italo Kano for years and thought they were some mysterious zombie movie moody italo sort of thing

"It's A War" sounds like it ought to have been ridiculously expensive, in a good way; Their vocals always kind of sound like they're being sung with a mouthful of cereal or some shit tho

Heard "Typical Me" by oor Kano being played ridiculously loudly from the top floor of mah local estate recently, which was quite enjoyable, but can spontaneously have "Another Life" stuck in my head for days at a time

Italo wins; Italo wins

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

"Grime" Kano's "So Sure" is sublime though.

yeah just listened to this and "p's and q's" again the other day and thought this wasn't as one-sided as i initially thought

Kano had soooo much promise. Grime Kano.

Did I tell you I sat in front of him on a plane between London and Berlin. I wanted to say something, but he looked tired + had hood up + cans on.

hmmm, not sure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V-Xtiapb2k&feature=related

I suppose I should try the other Kano albums for myself. It's just a matter of diving in. Why couldn't he just keep it grimey?