this is from an article at : http://slate.msn.com/id/2095696/
"Not everybody likes hip-hop. I don't just mean Fray posters—hip-hop's alpha artists aren't exhibiting a lot of hometown pride these days. Last fall, Missy told XXL: "When you turn on the radio, you can't distinguish the fake Jay-Z from the real Jay-Z. Back in the day, everybody pretty much had their own identity, originality and creativity. And now there's a formula." When I interviewed Jay-Z last November, he echoed Missy's sentiments: "It's all too predictable. When people put stuff out, it's like 'Here … is … the … thug … song. Here … is … the … club … song.' You can tell by hearing it once. Music is supposed to be unexpected. You wanna feel it like 'Ooooh!' " Jay-Z boiled these thoughts down to a few choice words while being interviewed for the New York Times: "Hip-hop's corny now." "
now while all these "industry people" are complaining about this, do they realize there are a lotta people with a definite VOICE and IDENTITY in rap (hint: tech n9ne)
what are they doing about the problem..?
well, i was gonna write some more but i gotta go
"Not everybody likes hip-hop. I don't just mean Fray posters—hip-hop's alpha artists aren't exhibiting a lot of hometown pride these days. Last fall, Missy told XXL: "When you turn on the radio, you can't distinguish the fake Jay-Z from the real Jay-Z. Back in the day, everybody pretty much had their own identity, originality and creativity. And now there's a formula." When I interviewed Jay-Z last November, he echoed Missy's sentiments: "It's all too predictable. When people put stuff out, it's like 'Here … is … the … thug … song. Here … is … the … club … song.' You can tell by hearing it once. Music is supposed to be unexpected. You wanna feel it like 'Ooooh!' " Jay-Z boiled these thoughts down to a few choice words while being interviewed for the New York Times: "Hip-hop's corny now." "
now while all these "industry people" are complaining about this, do they realize there are a lotta people with a definite VOICE and IDENTITY in rap (hint: tech n9ne)
what are they doing about the problem..?
well, i was gonna write some more but i gotta go
