Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:20:38 -0800
>
>Theres something to be said for looking at the market
>and bringing out an album that sells in big numbers
>especially after paying dues to the art loving
>illuminati. I have nothing against Nas or Raekwon or
>any of those wordsmiths of superior caliber getting
>there's, life is too short and Jazz has already
>provided too many brilliant artists who kept it real
>and died broke whilst some other guy was living off of
>their art.
>
Ahh, the fickle tastes of 'White' America. And, by many accounts it was
'White' America that help keep some of the jazz greats alive when their
'Black' audience migrated to R&B. But, like below if all you care about is
money than you can have it--money is the root of all evil (including really
bad music.)
>What annoys me is when the glitz becomes so much an
>object of desire that it blocks out the sun and the
>music. The rock mix of its all about the Benjamins
>rocked but Jay Z and JD's Money aint a thang smelt
>foul. Maybe I'm not ghetto fabulous enough or
>something.
>
>Selling out is cool if you do sell out (like Vanilla
>Ice 13 mil. albums sold, that not nothing). The only
>sad thing is if the album doesnt sell after selling
>out..... Comebacks in Hip-Hop are kinda complicated as
>the underground is unforgiving ask Kool Moe Dee,
>Kurtis Blow etc.
>
>peace
>
>
>
>
>--- june@tough.com wrote:
>> ---- you wrote:
>> > did it occur to you that hip hop should
>> >be about more than just making lots of
>> >money? there was a time for q-tip when
>> >making music was about intelligent lyrics,
>> >funky beats. afrocentric jazz influenced
>> >music. and i don't think that this kind
>> >of representation of women in his videos
>> >is helping hip hop in the least. sadly,
>> >the new clip looks like a busta rhymes
>> > video. i think he's losing it.
>> he lost it, i agree. and that sucks.
>> anybody got "after hours" , from "people's
>> instinctive..." from atcq, in mind?
>> damn...
>> peace
>> june
>>
>>
>>
>>
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