Quarashi – Jinx

Artist: Quarashi

Title: Jinx

Label: Columbia

Rating: 6/10

Artist: Quarashi
Sounds like: Beastie Boys
From: Iceland

Now Hear This:
“Stick ‘Em Up” – Their style is so old school that you wonder if this record wasn’t lost for the last fifteen years.
“Mr. Jinx” – Tight beats rapped around a smooth hook.
“Weirdo”

Skip It:
“Malone Lives”
“Copycat” – ‘so whatcha, whatcha, want?’ Oh that was the Beasties, but hell the song title says it all. This is a complete copycat. If that wasn’t bad enough “Fuck You Puto” is almost the same.
“Transparent Parents”

Somewhere in between:
“Baseline”
“Dive In” – No rapping, just singing. The only real song that shows who these guys are other than Beastie Boy clones.

Quarashi are the most blatant Beastie Boys rip off artists there has been. Whether it’s been long enough for people to forgive or forget will be fun to see. It’s hard to follow someone who isn’t near being original.

+ cc morris