quoted 7 lines what i'm asking is: is a> >what i'm asking is: is a
> >crew of white kids really qualified to make generalizations about what
> >hip-hop needs to do and not do?
>
> Why involve race at all? It's not whites or blacks that can decide where
> hip hop goes, it's the real heads. Regardless of colour, it's the rabid
> hiphop fanatics that will take it to new places.
I'll say it again: when I hear as many black MCs/producers/hip-hop fans as
there are white MCs/producers/hip-hop fans saying this, then I'll consider
it.
You can't ignore race's place in hip-hop. Unless, I guess, you're some white
guy who believes that any time race is brought up, it needs to be dismissed
as quickly as possible because only racists ever talk about race, right?
Christ, even Oprah knows better than that.
And this is the last I'm going to say on the matter. The subject of race and
power is not something you can argue meaningfully about when shooting from
the hip with emails to the internet. Besides, this is like the 3rd or 4th
email I've written in a row that doesn't mention anything about how great I
am. Unacceptable.
Oh wait, hold on.
quoted 2 lines Anyone in commercial hiphop has long since abandoned the ability to take> Anyone in commercial hiphop has long since abandoned the ability to take
> hiphop anywhere. The last interesting thing done by a major artist was
ODB.
I seriously hope you're not dissing Jay-Z. Dissing Jay-Z is like dissing
Cex. It's just something you don't do.
Ah. Much better.
-rk
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