From martin burbridge Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 12:39
From martin burbridge Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 12:39
> obviously you're missing my point. i NEVER implied that white > people can't > listen to these genres. i'm white, i still enjoy these genre. race is not > an issue at all, it's CULTURE. my problem is when this music is > specifically watered down by suburbanites for suburban consumption. as trip-hop was initially coined in reference to massive attack and tricky, non - white (except 3d), and definately inner city (bristol) based, i would still take exception to this statement. if you want to say portishead and sneaker pimps suck, then by all means, you won't find me quibbling... ...except maybe to also mention vanilla ice and eminem. plus check ice-t's second body count lp cover. he knew pretty well the appeal of of extreme gangsta and hip-hop among white suburbanites. -martin