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From:
Tomas Jirku
To:
Sam Frank
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Date:
Thu, 27 May 1999 11:20:27 -0400
Subject:
Re: (idm) kool kieth and the current state of hiphop
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quoted 3 lines alt-rock. IMO that's a great thing, because no matter how bad pop hip-hop> alt-rock. IMO that's a great thing, because no matter how bad pop hip-hop > gets, at least you can dance to it, whereas with 3rd Eye Blind, there's no > recourse except hiding in a corner.
here in canada, alt-rock is much more prevalent than hiphop. thank god. i'm much rather listen to Weezer or Pearl Jam than Mace or TLC. i don't want no "i don't want no scrubs". > I ask because it seems like British hip-hop will never get to be
quoted 2 lines amazing unless it acquires a mass popularity there. I mean, an artist> amazing unless it acquires a mass popularity there. I mean, an artist > here
this comment is ridiculous! stylistically, nothing requires mass popularity to be amazing. you obviously need to look deeper to realize that all "amazing" genres exist despite and before mass popularity. maybe you were introduced to techno/IDM by the chemical brothers or prodigy.
quoted 2 lines or there, sure. But the reason for US hip-hop's continual self- renewal> or there, sure. But the reason for US hip-hop's continual self- renewal > is that it has so many fans, and thus so many creators. Same way with
it is becuase of this that hiphop and techno is so trite and watered down. tomas