hey - this horse has taken quite a beating already,
but i'm not sure if anyone's pointed out the simple
fact that devine lives in and is from atlanta - not
miami as i think you're assuming - so i dunno how the
argument about him drawing from the tradition of miami
bass holds water if that's the case. and if i'm not
mistaken herren lives in brooklyn now, anyway. not
sure if he's originally from atl or no, and even so
with this kind of music it seems pretty irrelevant...
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 14:48:36 -0600
To: idm@hyperreal.org
From: "Armchair Charlie" <dubnovibrator@hotmail.com>
Subject: Scott Herren and ATL
Message-ID: <F264blZz02H67yRLVbN000120ce@hotmail.com>
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
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