From mltsnt Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 20:44
From mltsnt Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 20:44
At 03:21 PM 7/16/99 -0400, Tomas Jirku wrote:
>i understood that much from the beginning. i'm just wondering why he
>decided to narrow the blame on "suburbanites".
i'm not blaming anyone but the trip hop producers. if someone from the
ghetto waters down hip hop to sell it to suburbanites it's the exact same
situation.
>you think pop culture is
>the product of and for the suburbs?
no, pop culture is usually the product of the ghetto, then watered down and
produced by marketable white musicians for consumption by all.
>this division does not exist in pop
>culture. pop culture is all-emcompassing. in hiphop the division you're
>referring to is: ghetto ("keepin' it real") and non-ghetto ("watered
>down for mass consumption").
i understand that, but remember, we're (at least i'm) not talking about pop
culture in it's entirety, but rather, specifically trip hop, which has
virtually no presence in the ghetto... how often do you hear dj shadow
pumpin' out of a ghetto blaster?