Video Vault: Northerners With Attitude – Don’t Call Me Eskimo

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By Rachel Jackson

Sometimes bad music can teach us a lot. The video ‘Don’t Call Me Eskimo’ features some seriously amateur MC skills, budget production and an awkward homemade video – all of which make it pretty damn funny to watch.

Yet the lyrics and visuals are massively informative about Inuit culture from a youth perspective. All of which makes ‘Don’t Call Me Eskimo’ a worthwhile, albeit amazingly amateur, contribution to the world of truly international hip-hop.

Video Vault: Insane Clown Posse – Miracles

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By Rachel Jackson

You have to love a song that includes several exclamations of outrage at topics as diverse as giraffes, rainbows, UFOs and magnets. Via sensitive wordplay and a thoughtful descriptive tone, Insane Clown Posse somehow manage to tie it all together and deliver the track ‘Miracles’. Here is a taste of the rap duo’s lyrical prowess, as featured in the video above. It goes a little something like this,

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