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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Top 15 for 2k6 |
| Date | Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:05:13 -0500 |
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From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
> However, Sam, you say that you don't know enough about hip-hop to
> comment intelligently about it, but then go ahead and say that
> critics fawn over (basicallly) rappers who aren't coherent and/or
> articulate. This is a pretty broad generalization. Yes, there is a
> lot of crap out there that sells -- but basing views on rap on the
> lowest common denominator thugs would be like basing views on rock
> music on Nickleback. If anything, a lot of the most critically
> acclaimed rap of recent years has been music that has been very
> expressive -- The Roots, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, and many others.
Well, I wasn't gonna say, but...yeah. In fact, there's an entire
strain of hip-hop -- known dismissively by some as "backpack rap," in
pretty much exactly the same way that a lot of UK indie bands of the
late '80s were called "anorak pop" -- that's all about thoughtful and
articulate lyrics. But the majority of these acts are roughly as
well-known to the general public as the average Audities-beloved band.
S
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