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Elspode · 08-13-2005, 11:29 PM

Syc, I will admit to finding value in some rap and hip hop, particularly when it is positive, and executed in a musical manner. I find Black Eyed Peas "Where is the Love" to be an elevating piece of music. I love several numbers from Outkast's last album, because the brothers have a real sense of musicality about them, and not just drums and bass and samples and loops.

I'm not a musical tight ass...I just see no reason for people to sell attitude as a product. It gets kids killed. Hell, it gets the "artists" killed.

I'm no racist, either. I just see BS for BS, and am unwilling to attach some social validity to inherently antisocial behaviors and communications. Sly Stone was one fucked up dude, and he ruined his life and wasted his talent, but he made some of the most positive, uplifting and just plain damn *funky* music of the past fifty years. I just played a bunch of Sly and the Family Stone last night, cranked loud, marvelling at what a genius the son of a bitch is. If these other flavas of 'da day are so damn talented, let's see them do something good with their music and words. Let them unite in cooperation instead of divide in threat and bluster.

08-13-2005, 11:29 PM	#18
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Syc, I will admit to finding value in some rap and hip hop, particularly when it is positive, and executed in a musical manner. I find Black Eyed Peas "Where is the Love" to be an elevating piece of music. I love several numbers from Outkast's last album, because the brothers have a real sense of musicality about them, and not just drums and bass and samples and loops. I'm not a musical tight ass...I just see no reason for people to sell attitude as a product. It gets kids killed. Hell, it gets the "artists" killed. I'm no racist, either. I just see BS for BS, and am unwilling to attach some social validity to inherently antisocial behaviors and communications. Sly Stone was one fucked up dude, and he ruined his life and wasted his talent, but he made some of the most positive, uplifting and just plain damn funky music of the past fifty years. I just played a bunch of Sly and the Family Stone last night, cranked loud, marvelling at what a genius the son of a bitch is. If these other flavas of 'da day are so damn talented, let's see them do something good with their music and words. Let them unite in cooperation instead of divide in threat and bluster. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 08-13-2005 at 11:32 PM.