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RE: [idm] 606 / NWA

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2000-05-10 09:32Andrew Cowper RE: [idm] 606 / NWA
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2000-05-10 09:32Andrew Cowper> Well if you dont like it, you dont like it. But to read > something political > or racia
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Andrew Cowper
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Wed, 10 May 2000 10:32:55 +0100
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RE: [idm] 606 / NWA
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quoted 3 lines Well if you dont like it, you dont like it. But to read> Well if you dont like it, you dont like it. But to read > something political > or racial into it is just narrow-minded.
Rubbish. NWA were an explicitly political band, and Straight Outta Compton was a political track. Therefore to remix it and place it in a new context is a political act, even if it only serves to remove the politics from the track. To ignore this fact is narrow minded. CheersAndrewC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org