Black music culture is turning back the clock on progress
09-30-05, 04:33 AM
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Black music culture is turning back the clock on progress
I am appalled by the constant barrage of misogynistic and homophobic rap/hip-hop artists coming out of some of the labels in America. Once it was the case that black music artists changed the world for the better but now it's a case of wallowing in inane, hateful lyrics and dumb wails. I'm at least glad that Kanye West had the guts to launch a broadside at these sewer-dwelling sleaze-buckets.
09-30-05, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by GoVegan
I'm sorry if this is off-topic, but I just wanted to mention that my horse just had his first birthday party and I finally taught him a second trick.
Although if you look at it, it's pretty much the same trick, just dressed up a little differently.
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Originally Posted by art
I am appalled by the constant barrage of misogynistic and homophobic rap/hip-hop artists coming out of some of the labels in America. Once it was the case that black music artists changed the world for the better but now it's a case of wallowing in inane, hateful lyrics and dumb wails. I'm at least glad that Kanye West had the guts to launch a broadside at these sewer-dwelling sleaze-buckets.
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Originally Posted by majorjoe23
But what if the albums contain rapper on rapper action?
It's a hypocrisy that the industry doesn't come out with such CDs, despite the complete lack of consumer interest in it. It's obvious that consumer demand will spontaneously appear once such Barbara Streisand/G-Money duets are released. The industry is simply afraid of that combination.
A bunch of Barbaraphobes, that's what they are.
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09-30-05, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by art
I am appalled by the constant barrage of misogynistic and homophobic rap/hip-hop artists coming out of some of the labels in America. Once it was the case that black music artists changed the world for the better but now it's a case of wallowing in inane, hateful lyrics and dumb wails.
09-30-05, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by sfsdfd
We need more Barbara Streisand in our gangsta rap.
It's a hypocrisy that the industry doesn't come out with such CDs, despite the complete lack of consumer interest in it. It's obvious that consumer demand will spontaneously appear once such Barbara Streisand/G-Money duets are released. The industry is simply afraid of that combination.
A bunch of Barbaraphobes, that's what they are.
- David Stein
It's a hypocrisy that the industry doesn't come out with such CDs, despite the complete lack of consumer interest in it. It's obvious that consumer demand will spontaneously appear once such Barbara Streisand/G-Money duets are released. The industry is simply afraid of that combination.
A bunch of Barbaraphobes, that's what they are.
- David Stein
Now that is sig material!
09-30-05, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spacecowboy1
Personally as a black American, I've felt that black music has been dying a slow death for some time now. And sadly, the R&B genere is virtually dead.
I'm as white as they come, but my roommate is half black and he acts like he's 100% when it benefits him, but the other day we were sitting outside of our apartment when my neighbor drove up (he's black) and he was listening to something I've never heard before, that sounded pretty cool so I asked my all knowing african brotha of a roommate what it was and he had no Idea since it was obvious that lil John wasn't grunting
. So I asked my neighbor and he told me what it was (I can't remember now) anyhow we got to talking and my roommate was listening to some dreg at the time and I asked my neighbor what he thought about it and he's like "man I don't listen to that shit" too funny
09-30-05, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sfsdfd
We need more Barbara Streisand in our gangsta rap.
It's a hypocrisy that the industry doesn't come out with such CDs, despite the complete lack of consumer interest in it. It's obvious that consumer demand will spontaneously appear once such Barbara Streisand/G-Money duets are released. The industry is simply afraid of that combination.
A bunch of Barbaraphobes, that's what they are.
- David Stein
It's a hypocrisy that the industry doesn't come out with such CDs, despite the complete lack of consumer interest in it. It's obvious that consumer demand will spontaneously appear once such Barbara Streisand/G-Money duets are released. The industry is simply afraid of that combination.
A bunch of Barbaraphobes, that's what they are.
- David Stein
09-30-05, 07:41 PM
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Funny thing is that I love rap more then ever now,your just listening to that crap on the radio and then pre-judging it from there when most people know that enjoy rap is from the underground,stuff you dont here on the radio,BET,MTV etc.
Its there you just have to find it,and as for K.West both his albums where the suq.
Its there you just have to find it,and as for K.West both his albums where the suq.
09-30-05, 08:05 PM
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Alot of these rap/hip-hop artists are plain adolescent jerks wallowing in imitation for the purpose of being considered "cool" or "hip". They couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag yet they land these contracts with Suge Whatsisname and sundry other wankers. I have absolute disdain for them from go to whoah. Oh, they're such big boys, singing about ho's and bitches, **** and fannies. Marvin Gaye had more talent in his cuticle than these sorts have combined.
09-30-05, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by art
Alot of these rap/hip-hop artists are plain adolescent jerks wallowing in imitation for the purpose of being considered "cool" or "hip". They couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag yet they land these contracts with Suge Whatsisname and sundry other wankers. I have absolute disdain for them from go to whoah. Oh, they're such big boys, singing about ho's and bitches, **** and fannies. Marvin Gaye had more talent in his cuticle than these sorts have combined.
09-30-05, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by art
Alot of these rap/hip-hop artists are plain adolescent jerks wallowing in imitation for the purpose of being considered "cool" or "hip". They couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag yet they land these contracts with Suge Whatsisname and sundry other wankers. I have absolute disdain for them from go to whoah. Oh, they're such big boys, singing about ho's and bitches, **** and fannies. Marvin Gaye had more talent in his cuticle than these sorts have combined.
or
You can check out this guy Caushun he's supposedly the first openly gay rapper (not that's anything wrong with that)
10-01-05, 01:23 AM
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I was listening to some compilation cd's containing soul/disco music from the 60's and 70's, and it struck me that this was "real" music. Hugely, hugely talented artists were making music back then. You could sing to it, it lifted your spirits, and it was actually musical. And there was none of this homophobic, sexist drivel that passes for "hip" today.
10-01-05, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by art
I was listening to some compilation cd's containing soul/disco music from the 60's and 70's, and it struck me that this was "real" music. Hugely, hugely talented artists were making music back then. You could sing to it, it lifted your spirits, and it was actually musical. And there was none of this homophobic, sexist drivel that passes for "hip" today.
I think this argument could be easily expanded to include the current US metal scene. Despite the fact that metal is popular in all forms throughout the world, MTV, clear channel, and the big labels in the US insist on pushing nothing but mean spirited, "brutal" metal which is nothing but agitated noise and grunting (literally) about how much they hate everything and how everything should DIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! The guitar solo, any hint of actual technical skill in playing, and any "real" singing has been eliminated, and is disdained as "wanking" or being "cheeseball".