Madcon – So Dark the Con of Man – Hip-Hop/Rap
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If you’re outside the box in the first place, you almost have no choice but to bring something different to the musical table. Well Madcon (short for “Mad Conspiracy”) is about as far outside the box as one can be. This Norwegian singing/rapping duo is comprised of Tshawe Baqwa (aka Kapricon; born in Germany of South African heritage) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (aka Critical; born in Norway of Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage).
Madcon is extremely popular in Norway, where they are also stars of their own “behind-the-scenes” reality show. In addition to the show, Kapricon was also the winner of the Norwegian equivalent to Dancing with the Stars. After selling millions all over Europe, they are finally breaking into the North American and Asian markets.
So Dark the Con of Man is their second CD. In an age where sampling is the norm in hip-hop and rap, Madcon instead chose to do a remake of “Beggin’”, a lesser-known Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song from the late 1960s. It is one of the best remakes I’ve heard in a long time and has been on my playlist for weeks…and won’t be leaving anytime soon. If only it lasted longer than three and a half minutes.
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