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From:
John Dunning
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Date:
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:59:44 -0000
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Re: [idm] Scott Herren and ATL
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i'm pretty sure scott herren can do what the hell he wants. If he ignores the fact
quoted 4 lines that he>that he >comes from the South, then his music will be regionally invalid. And that >would mean that his music is culturally weak. And culturally weak hip-hop >is BAD hip-hop, no matter how much you're trying to "rebuild" it.
maybe you should've called yourself "armchair socialogist" don't get me wrong, but would this be "keepin it real" in your eyes? JD2
quoted 34 lines From: "Armchair Charlie" <dubnovibrator@hotmail.com>>From: "Armchair Charlie" <dubnovibrator@hotmail.com> >To: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: [idm] Scott Herren and ATL >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:48:36 -0600 > >This is just something to think about. I wonder why Mr. Herren tends to >embrace hip-hop that comes from the east and west coasts while he is a >native of Atlanta. Why is he collaborating with Anticon when he could be >collaborating with Cee-Lo? I can only hope that he'll recruit some >collaborators from his hometown before his Prefuse full length is complete. >I liked the way Richard Devine can pay a small homage to Miami bass, but >end >up with something completely different. Let's hope Scott can at least >match >Richard and find a more secure niche than we've heard so far. This may be >picky of me, but I think it's very relevant. If he ignores the fact that >he >comes from the South, then his music will be regionally invalid. And that >would mean that his music is culturally weak. And culturally weak hip-hop >is BAD hip-hop, no matter how much you're trying to "rebuild" it. > >Btw, don't get me wrong, I LOVE me some Delarosa & Asora :) but this is >just >a pet peev of mine. Again, just something to think about. > >-char >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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