Video: Parker & the Numberman – What About Your Block
Parker & the Numberman are a hip-hop duo that, according to the Numberman, “mix[es] the fluid lyricism of Charles Bukowski with the street corner observations of NWA.” This song comes from their debut EP, The Talented Tenth, named after W.E.B. Du Bois’ controversial class theory. The EP came out in 2007 but they’ve only recently released this video, which they submitted to an indie film festival.
Scholarly references aside, this duo is talented and shows a lot of promise. The two have good chemistry, I’m digging the flute sample, and the simple video plays into the paranoia angle pretty well.
Reading be fun though:
