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From:
Philip Sherburne
To:
'idm@hyperreal.org'
Date:
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:42:54 -0800
Subject:
[idm] re: Scott Herren and ATL
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First of all, you're assuming that culture = region, which I would dispute. Before you continue with this argument I think you need to define what, exactly, you mean by "culture." "Regionally invalid" is a pretty damn funny phrase, though. Would hip hop produced in the South that doesn't sound like "Southern hip hop" also be regionally invalid?
quoted 5 lines This is just something to think about. I wonder why Mr. Herren tends to>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.
quoted 1 line I liked the way Richard Devine can pay a small homage to Miami bass, but>I liked the way Richard Devine can pay a small homage to Miami bass, but
end
quoted 1 line up with something completely different. Let's hope Scott can at least>up with something completely different. Let's hope Scott can at least
match
quoted 2 lines Richard and find a more secure niche than we've heard so far. This may be>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
quoted 3 lines comes from the South, then his music will be regionally invalid. And that>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.
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