From r. kidwell Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 20:43
From r. kidwell Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 20:43
> >an issue at all, it's CULTURE. my problem is when this music is > >specifically watered down by suburbanites for suburban consumption. if > >you're going to partake in other cultures, please have respect for the > >culture. When someone feels a need to steal this culture and water it down > >to make it more palatable for people of your own culture, > > where the hell did you come up with a comment like that? please explain > the validity of it to us all. i might be totally wrong on this, but i think Multsanta is referring to the fact that hip-hop music isn't just cool noises and slick beats. Was it Chuck D? that said "Rap is the CNN of the street." i don't think it's THAT outrageous for Multsanta to have beef with artists taking the music that is tied inseparably to the urban culture of america's cities, distilling the political and cultural element out of it completely (and please no one try and t ell us that there is no political element in rap & hip-hop) and turning it into an uncharged, sterilized + acceptable way for white folks to 'get their groove on.' i don't really think anyone is saying trip-hop or whatever is ethically wrong or anything, just that trip-hop and other caucasion attempts at harnessing the spirit of hip-hop just don't do it for most people with an intimate attachment to hip-hop and the culture it is borne of. ,rj../ ___,">www.gl.umbc.edu/~nworth1