ehh.. i don't know man, i'm afraid i'm gonna have to side with the "terrible
musician" here. i definitely respect where you're coming from, but one
strike i will put on you is that you're english (i can only assume). and
that means you're a very long swim away from the essence. true, hip-hop is
a very global thing now, but it's also based on a very specific culture.
and obviously not everyone can live that culture. so as far as i'm
concerned, not every indie-rock white kid can put a valid stamp on where
hip-hop needs to be. i kinda feel idiotic tellin' ninja tune "how it is,"
but i do disagree with you here. btw, what's up with ninja tune and emusic?
quoted 22 lines It's not a race issue it's just a musical taste issue. There are great
>It's not a race issue it's just a musical taste issue. There are great
> >black
>hip-hop artists, there are great white hip-hop artists. I have black
> >friends
>with shit music taste, I have white friends with shit music taste. Hip->hop
>is such a global thing now I think anyone who's generally into the >culture
>is qualified to to make comments on "what hip-hop needs" regardless of
> >race.
>Just because someone is black doesn't mean they know what's best for
>hip-hop. I think odds are if people are into Anticon that these people >at
>least have a basic knowledge of indie hip-hop to have arrived at >Anticon.
>I
>mean we're not taking about the same sort of mentality/press exposure >that
>has white kids thinking Insane Clown Posse are the best hip-hop group
> >ever.
>
>And for what it's worth Quasimoto "The Unseen" is the best hip-hop >record
>of
>the last while (well that and The Infesticons record we released but >that
>would just be seen as shameless plugging on my part...ooops)
>
>Jeff
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