I said this numerous times. That's industry shit, let them do what they want.
However I am given pause to consider how much longer I can take that position before I also join in on railing against any sort of integration. I'm seeing commercials that have corny white rapper passing out CDs and stealing the "unlikely rags to riches" story our artists such as Too Short and others have has since the 80s.
I'm seeing week long documentaries that supposedly show us how hip-hop has influenced mainstream society, yet the same show really shows how much influence the industry and mainstream society have had on our music and culture.
I'm beginning to believe we are seeing the devaluation of our art form through constant valuation of it. The more people talk about how much money can be made doing it the more culture vultures we will see circling overhead.
This is partially our fault. We champion artists like Jay-Z and Kanye West for being, at least at first, genuinely talented voices for the underprivileged that have achieved status and wealth through the artform. Now these same artists champion the corporatization of it, the change from "good CNN" to some Bloomberg media bullshit that most can't relate to.
However I am given pause to consider how much longer I can take that position before I also join in on railing against any sort of integration. I'm seeing commercials that have corny white rapper passing out CDs and stealing the "unlikely rags to riches" story our artists such as Too Short and others have has since the 80s.
I'm seeing week long documentaries that supposedly show us how hip-hop has influenced mainstream society, yet the same show really shows how much influence the industry and mainstream society have had on our music and culture.
I'm beginning to believe we are seeing the devaluation of our art form through constant valuation of it. The more people talk about how much money can be made doing it the more culture vultures we will see circling overhead.
This is partially our fault. We champion artists like Jay-Z and Kanye West for being, at least at first, genuinely talented voices for the underprivileged that have achieved status and wealth through the artform. Now these same artists champion the corporatization of it, the change from "good CNN" to some Bloomberg media bullshit that most can't relate to.
