Dan John wrote:
quoted 4 lines Sorry... but could you give us an example of these so-called "great" rap> Sorry... but could you give us an example of these so-called "great" rap
> artists? One's that don't rip samples from otherwise classic songs, or that
> don't contain obsessant profanity pointing out how "hard done by" the artist
> is?
two words: MOS DEF
quoted 4 lines I didn't grow up the 'hood, but I find that rap is an outlet for rage and> I didn't grow up the 'hood, but I find that rap is an outlet for rage and
> anger geared towards young black males that don't know any better than to
> 'buy' scads of cds by artists that churn out mindless amounts of repetitive
> drivel speaking of some woman's 'bootie' they 'boned' last night.
counter argument, two words: MOS DEF
quoted 4 lines I find rap to be complete crap quite plain and simple. The days of> I find rap to be complete crap quite plain and simple. The days of
> creativity have obviously run out with todays rap, and if you think
> electronic artists should look towards rap as influence, the genre itself
> will be ruined.
my two cents? ...MOS DEF
-j
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