On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, multsanta wrote:
quoted 7 lines basically i think ryjan hit the nail on the head. the problem lies in> basically i think ryjan hit the nail on the head. the problem lies in
> their fan base. the majority of them are a bunch of white kids who up
> until last year only listened to radiohead or whatever and thought hip hop
> was on some stupid throw your money at the camera shoot 'em up stupid
> shit. and then they read about dose one in cmj and suddenly they're die
> hard heads. that kid that was going on about how clouddead were the best
> thing in music typifies this whole 'movement'.
All right. That's it. Time out.
I think the best thing for this list right now is for everyone on it, as
much as possible, to get together for a barbecue. This way, I think we'll
eliminate these absolutely hysterical presumptions that some of us think
to have about why we like the music we do.
Being best friends with Da Kid who went on about clouddead, I can assure
you he's far more knowledgable of the roots of hip-hop than you think.
But even if a lot of Anticon's fans are a bunch of trendies, does that
necessarily brand his music as any less worth it than more "real"
artists?
People progress at their own paces, folks. The kid who's getting into
hip-hop via Enimen today may become the biggest proponent of the Sugarhill
label in the near future. Deal. Coming off as condescending isn't going
to help your cause, any. Recommend. Don't denigrate.
One of my favorite dance/hip-hop style groups is Land Of The Loops. Talk
about so-called "whiteness". Hip-hop beats done by a white guy fused with
indie pop. How much more Caucasian can you get? Yet, I never heard
anyone on this list raise the race card when I talk about the Loops.
So, what gives?
quoted 3 lines okay, maybe that's his favorite thing in hip hop, but to say it's the BEST> okay, maybe that's his favorite thing in hip hop, but to say it's the BEST
> is hip hop is a slap in the face to everyone who has been involved in the
> shit from day one.
[snip]
quoted 4 lines the shit handed to them. they lack that hunger. and the fact is that> the shit handed to them. they lack that hunger. and the fact is that
> ANTICON WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THESE INFLUENTIAL RECORDS
> andrew
> www.gljtch.net
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