Salaam

Comments (0) By Robert Christgau Tuesday, Nov 13 2001

CHOICE CUTS: Saul Williams, "La La La" (Amethyst Rock Star, American); Click Tha Supah-Latin, "The Park," "Family Freestyle" (Square Won, Wild West/Fluid); P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family, "That's Crazy" (The Saga Continues . . . ,Bad Boy); Jadakiss, "Nasty Girl" (Kiss Da Game Goodbye, Ruff Ryders/Interscope); Kool Keith, "Darth Vadar" (Spankmaster, Overcore).

DUDS: Bigg Jus, Plantation Rhymes EP(Sub Verse); Eyedea & Abilities, First Born(Rhymesayers Entertainment); Redman, Malpractice(Def Jam); Utah Saints, Two(Nettwerk America).

ADDRESSES: Def Jux, 199 Lafayette Street, #3B, NYC 10012, defjux@hotmail.com; E-Magine, emaginemusic.com; Fat Possum, c/o Epitaph, Epitaph, 2789 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026, fatpossum.com; Justin Time, 5455 Rue Paré, suite 101, Montreal, QC, Canada H4P 1P7; Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, NYC 10013, knittingfactory.com; Mondo Melodia, c/o Ark 21, 14724 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, ark21.com; Red House, Box 4044, St. Paul, MN 55104, redhouserecords.com; Ropeadope, Box 1021, Village Station, NYC 10014-1021, ropeadope.com; 75 Ark, 77 Chambers Street, fourth floor, NYC 10007, info@75ark.com; Shadow, 26 West 17th Street, #501, NYC 10011; Stern's/Earthworks, Stern's Africa, 71 Warren Street, NYC 10007, sternsmusic.com; Tugboat, 66 Golborne Road, London W10 5PS, England, tugboatrecords.com.