The great thing though is for several years you haven't
had to be rich to put tracks on the internet.
Even most poor kids i know at least have computer access.
I'm sure the percentage of well of folks is higher for sure,
but its not 100% exclusive. Having gear
to make tracks is harder but if you've got the knowhow to work with
freeware/warez
shit you can get by with some minimal stuff.
- cutups
quoted 21 lines Now i don't know how much of this is true, I don't know much of anything
> Now i don't know how much of this is true, I don't know much of anything
> about Anticon aside from the fact that they got started putting out tracks
> on the internet, which screams "rich kid" to me ... the race issue is at
> least partially relevant, as there are more rich white kids than rich
> black kids ...
>
> at any rate, i think Outkast is doing a better job of revolutionizing
> hip-hop than anticon (for better or worse) and Andre is a much better
> dresser than any of those white kids :)
>
> josh
>
> --
> String Theory : Digital Music for Humans
> http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/index.cgi
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Rjyan Kidwell wrote:
>
> > > i fully agree with their sentiment
> > > that hip-hop needs to be pushed in new directions and i appreciate
their
quoted 4 lines efforts to do so
> > > efforts to do so
> >
> > now, get me straight here: i'm saying white kids shouldn't listen to
> > hip-hop, because they all should. nor am i saying white kids shouldn't
make
quoted 1 line hip-hop or involve themselves in hip-hop culture. what i'm asking is: is
> > hip-hop or involve themselves in hip-hop culture. what i'm asking is: is
a
quoted 3 lines crew of white kids really qualified to make generalizations about what
> > crew of white kids really qualified to make generalizations about what
> > hip-hop needs to do and not do?
> > "OK, Jay-Z, that's all nice and good what you do, but we're here and
we're
quoted 3 lines going to make hip-hop advanced now. Seeya."
> > going to make hip-hop advanced now. Seeya."
> >
> > I guess I don't really have a solid opinion on Anticon, but I've
encountered
quoted 1 line quite a few of their rabid fans -- kids who don't actively listen to
> > quite a few of their rabid fans -- kids who don't actively listen to
hip-hop
quoted 1 line and/or buy new hip-hop records who are all too ready to say that Anticon
> > and/or buy new hip-hop records who are all too ready to say that Anticon
is
quoted 1 line the "best thing in hip-hop". Meaning, I guess, that Anticon is better
> > the "best thing in hip-hop". Meaning, I guess, that Anticon is better
than
quoted 1 line Nelly or Shaggy or whatever is on MTV. It seriously seems like some
> > Nelly or Shaggy or whatever is on MTV. It seriously seems like some
people
quoted 2 lines think that grabbing some Anticon mp3s off Napster makes you absolved of
> > think that grabbing some Anticon mp3s off Napster makes you absolved of
> > having to listen to any other hip-hop music. "Oh, I only listen to
advanced
quoted 4 lines hip-hop. But I have some Cash Money mp3s because they're funny."
> > hip-hop. But I have some Cash Money mp3s because they're funny."
> >
> > I hate to be the one that brings up racial issues here, but they're not
> > going away if you stick your head in the sand. Or if you stick your head
in
quoted 19 lines the internet.
> > the internet.
> >
> >
> >
> > -rk
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
> >
> >
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org