"Killa Kam" from Music People by robcrooks

We all make mistakes, but can we face our pathological tendencies? I read the story, he came off predatory, he took advantage of people. One of the mounting victims thought the song “Soap for Happy Hands” described her encounter with him, so I found it, downloaded and listened. And thought of the songs that he had mentioned Winnipeg. Foolishly, perhaps, it was cool to me when it happened. Yes, it’s a little lame, so sue me (what about “Killa Kam”?). When he played the West End Cultural Centre, I was at the Frankfurt Film Festival. Caught him at the Garrick the winter before it all went to shit. Greg shook his hand when it ended. After the show he was on the sidewalk talking, I opted not to walk up to him, it felt awkward. I couldn’t express clearly what his music had meant to me. Like when the three of us opened two dates for Public Enemy. It was so fucking deadly. But me? I barely said a word to Chuck D, even though he was chopping it up in both cities with Pip and Co-op. I didn’t recall ever having heard the song “Soap for Happy Hands” before. I was less of a song, a diary entry, maybe, a semi-rant, a bore.

• Folk Rap
• Hip-Hop/Rap
• indie rap
• post-punk
• post-rap
• Winnipeg