hmmm, I can understand it in one sense but didn't he sample Chic and Marvin
Gaye etc..
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From: "Charles Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 2:24 AM
Subject: [313] Good artist steals?
> The polemical utterances of dead white male intellectuals/poets have their
> place, but give me the home truths of living black musicians anyday,
thanks.
>
> Moodymann's props (+ controversial words of advice to those like m***y)
> from 1997 tell it like it really is: "to all the unknown artists,
> producers and djs from around the globe, believe it or not, you're the
> ones keeping it live and real, all of the older brothers and sisters that
> are musicians that have never really made a dime but have more talent than
> most of the people in the business, and to all you white suburban kids,
> sampling black music all the time, try some rock 'n roll for a change,
> you're making black music sound silly, weak and tired and most of all a
> stranger."
>
> Wes {still reeling from a phenomenal performance by Octave One/RNG on Sat.
> nite. Thank you, Burden brothers...such sweet tinnitus! :-)}
>
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