I hear you about that problem, and again, this is part and parcel to the appropriation issue.
but - again, personal anecdote here - I've purchased a lot of baltimore club 12"s at this point, but a few years back I'd never heard of it. What exposed me to it? (I live on the west coast, b.t.w.) the Hollertronix mix: "Never Scared". Before I had garnered an appreciation for Detroit techno... what stuff did I come across that piqued my interested in electronic music in general? Honestly I'm embarrassed to name the acts but, all "cross-over" stuff where they were appropriating. Same with the route I took in my long winding education of hip hop culture. Believe me, my experience in appreciating African-American music culture as a whole has given me DEEP pause in considering "the Elvis" effect. Is that white guilt? I'm loath to think so. I'm just grateful - whatever the path taken - that I've been exposed to some phenomenal music and culture that I love. SO: when I we have a "modern rock" station out here that will play hip hop every once and a while, but when they do... IT'S THE BEASTIE BOYS! yeah, I wince a little... its kinda messed up no doubt. but then, who knows, maybe there were be some people that get exposed to it, and then that's just a starting point for a whole world that's opened up. I wonder: could I be the only fan of Derrick May that at one point enjoyed listening to Exit Planet Dust? ----- Original Message ---- From: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:29:05 AM Subject: Re: (313) Justice On 6/28/07, Rob G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, yes but... I was being heavy handedly sarcastic. but now you bring > money into it... my whole problem is that these guys that i dont like are taking money, exposure, popularity, and credit from the people who really deserve it. which is part of the reason im so angry about it. if the deserving people get hooked up with all of that, someone might actually be doing something right. but one remix isnt enough! tom ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
