February 10–17, 2000
six pick
Das EFX/Black Sheep
In hip-hop, quicker than you can say outro, interest in a style or technique can be slaughtered like sheep. Black Sheep, to be exact. But once upon a time, in the Golden Age of the Native Tongues, two Black Sheep from The Bronx had perfected the art of butt-moving in b-folk jurisdictions everywhere. Those were the days, and nights, of A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, their only hit album. Likewise with Brooklyn’s sewer kids Das EFX. Though sometimes farcical, their debut Dead Serious made stuttering sound diggety diggety dope. Relying heavily on TV commercials and childhood game names in songs like "They Want EFX," which coined their style, Das was the most fun since Fun Dip. Even now, when DJs rock their classics, a plague of playfulness and joviality breaks out on the dance floor. Yet most still don’t agree on what the "Das" in "Das EFX" actually means.
Mon., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South St., $15 in advance, $18 at the door, 215-922-1011 or 215-336-2000.
