STRATEGY_510 said:
Did I? Maybe you can explain that to me since I wasn't addressing every mixtape DJ in history. The only people who should be offended by my comments are the ones who know it describes them.
ok, I'll try.
"Instead of using the work of other people (who probably don't even know you exist) and their names to help advertise a cheap attempt at pretending to be in the music business"
It sounded to me that you were making a generalization about DJ's who make mix tapes that exclusively contain commercially available tracks (with no original lyrics or beats on them).
I was trying to make the distinction that there are two ways that can be done:
1) a real DJ putting in work on the tracks in a way that brings something new to the table in how the tracks are creatively presented (mixing, scratching, remixing, overdubs, blends, efx, slowing & chopping, whatever)
2) a fake ass DJ who wants to sell a "mix CD" that's capitalizing by cramming as many as the currently hottest songs on one disc. There is no semblence of DJ skills happening, lame-ass gimmicks are used to transition between songs (explosions, gunshots), sound quality is often poor, etc.
#1 is what I try to do.
#2 I personally feel is about the same as bootlegging full CD's in front of California Check Cashing. The difference is you can get these in Rasputin's Amoeba, etc. Sometimes these look like they're made with the artists blessings. That's fine I guess, but I still don't have time for them for the reasons stated above.
Both are technically illegal as you know.
When you made the comment, you didn't make that or any distinction, so I had to guess that you were making an overall generalization.
If I was wrong, which it sounds like maybe I was, my apologies.
STRATEGY