Thread: Oh hey two rappers that play guitar (The Knux)

I know a lot of you guys dislike or even hate rap and rightly so since most mainstream rap consists of tough guys rapping about bitches and money.

The Knux however is more than just a rap duo. These guys actually play some of the instruments on the tracks. And it's not just that they can do more than rap, it's also their actual sound that is unconventional. Now I hate the rap-rock genre as much as the next guy but instead of sounding like Linkin Park, the Knux sounds more like TV on the Radio meets Lupe Fiasco.

Here listen for yourself:

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I think Rhapsody.com (lol) sums up The Knux the best:

After listening to fraternal duo the Knux’s Remind Me in 3 Days…, the last place you'd guess Kintrell “Krispy Kream” Lindsey and Alvin “Rah Amillio” Lindsey are from is New Orleans East, part of the city’s rugged Ninth Ward neighborhood. Their self-produced debut, which was recorded in a mini-mansion in the Hollywood Hills, paints a hilarious portrait of young Hollywood, reflected in songs like “Daddy’s Little Girl,” an amusing ditty about rich, spoiled socialites, and the self-explanatory “Powder Room.” The Knux also play a bunch of instruments including the keys, horns, guitars, bass and drums. Along the way, they have managed to do what that whole rap-rock subgenre could never quite do: combine credible, spitfire lyrics with hard, rock-influenced beats.

http://blog.rhapsody.com/2008/11/qa-the-knux.html