Re: (313) (A little OT) Re: (313) Amp Fiddler article in The Independent

[Cyclone Wehner]

Actually even a lot of the more 'credible' MCs take that line to an  
extent - but they're talking about commercial hip-hop. Lupe Fiasco  
says something similar. Nas' album takes that view as its theme.  
Probably the most interesting thing of late is the popularity of  
regional styles - hypy, Baltimore house, baile funk, etc - globally  
which DJs like Low Budget and Disco D (RIP) have credited to the fact  
that people are resisting the marketed urban music of majors, where  
here Australian hip-hop, once despised, is massive. I gotta admit hip- 
hop hasn't been the same since 50 Cent came on the scene - he  
certainly ain't nothing on 'Pac! The whole G Unit stable is wack. I  
think the negativity within hip-hop is a phase and it will emerge  
stronger, more fertile. Electronic music has experienced the same cycle.


A couple of weeks back, when DJ Drama got busted by the RIAA I  
forwarded to some of the guys at
work. I got a reply along the lines of "The death of hip-hop  
wouldn't be so bad. All that macho
bullsh!t and guns and sh!t...". It was clear that this was  
prejudice against the entire genre
because of the way a certain aspect of hip-hop *has* been marketed  
by the media.