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Or, MC Pitman vs the Streets - taking sides/oh no!! FITE!! OH NO!!

Pitman - keeping it surreal, Skinner - trying too hard? By trying to be "real", is he more laughable than Pitmans putdowns?

PLACE YOUR BETS, NOW!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 August 2002 09:00 (twenty-four years ago)

{grr I haf to go to a meeting now, I want a FITE when I get back!!!)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 August 2002 09:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Did you read about the real jay-z/nas throwdown? there was a story in the guardian guide about Don King being asked by one of them to set it up. t'other has not come back as yet it said.

― Alan (Alan), Monday, 19 August 2002 09:46 (twenty-four years ago)

This is not a fite. ILM = rubbidge!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 August 2002 11:58 (twenty-four years ago)

Streets is about as real as Atletico Madrid. What a joke...

No, seriously, when it comes to taking sides between these two behemoths of "Is this rap?" British accent comedyness, Pitman piddles all over Mike "fucking" Skinner on every front possible. Talent, humour, rapping ability, disses of Brian Harvey. Pitman says a fuck of a lot more about contemporary working class youthness than that the guy w/ the funny teeth ever could.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 19 August 2002 12:36 (twenty-four years ago)

I like the Streets album, but I think it well on its way to becoming the most tediously over-analysed record since... erm, Amnesiac, probably.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 19 August 2002 14:18 (twenty-four years ago)

the guy from the Streets sounds like he might be one of those guys bopping around on the subway sans headphones, muttering plans to themselves about aluminum foil - in short, a NUTTER - the even-measuredness of his tone is like his attempt to really like, convince you right, that he's had NOTHING illegal this evening, officer, yeah? i guess he sounds like a kid trying to be grown up, knowing he's not, but giving it a shot anyway - i'm not sure what Pitman's giving a shot at

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 19 August 2002 14:39 (twenty-four years ago)

Dunno why everyone's so worked up about Pitman, when people like Mutant Mobster are still around! Pitman's got a long eway before he can do something like Hints of BA Baracus if you ask me!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Monday, 19 August 2002 15:06 (twenty-four years ago)

British hip-hop- a non-entity in the music world.

― peeb, Monday, 19 August 2002 18:35 (twenty-four years ago)

Peeb- you are Tim Westwood and I claim my five pounds.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 19 August 2002 18:46 (twenty-four years ago)

that's no way to talk about Slick Rick

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 19 August 2002 18:48 (twenty-four years ago)

Mike Skinner probably deserves to have the piss taken out of him a bit and who better than by a lairy dirty northern bastad eh?

Its an interesting thought about which one is 'realer' given that Pitman is total parody and sarcasm (his only appeal) whereas Skinner is actually attempting sincerity in his work as well as humour - but both essentially describe real life experiences albeit in slightly different ways (Pitman's jokey references to tea and biscuits, Kwik Save etc. match Roots Manuva's)

i love both acts and would love to see Skinner hit back at Pitman on his next joint...and then at least this ridiculous post might be more justified ;)

― blueski, Monday, 19 August 2002 20:19 (twenty-four years ago)

i wonder what throwdowners think....

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 19 August 2002 20:34 (twenty-four years ago)

Pitman's got nothing to do with any definition of British hip hop in any case, and neither has Mike Skinner really - so LEAVE EET AAARRT!

― blueski, Monday, 19 August 2002 21:35 (twenty-four years ago)

Er, in what way are Atletico Madrid not real, or 'real' even? Don't you mean Fiorentina? [thinks] Oh, it's like saying that 'City' aren't 'United'. Sorry. Gotcha now. Pitman made me laugh. Is that enough?

― Snotty Moore, Tuesday, 20 August 2002 23:38 (twenty-four years ago)

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