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Actual this is where the whole debate just gets deaded:
This thread fucking sucks.
Seriously how can anyone who regularly reads ILM still think that this is an example of good writing? Oldest fucking argument ever.
Its like the silent majority from the radiohead, er, 90s poll voting just reared its ugly head at the beginning of the thread.
The idea that hip-hop is losing cultural irrelevency is just ridiculous.
Further, the idea that Dizzee rascal is the lone savior of hip-hop ignores all the home-grown dizzee rascals that have been changing american hip-hop while all kids w/ converses (here in the states, that is) were busy talking about grime as the saviour of hip-hop.
I don't know how anyone can argue that crunk is a regressive movement, argue that sonically it's just a repetition of the past bcuz it wears its influences on its sleeve - it's like ppl read threads on crunk and take what information they want from them (it has something to do w/ miami bass!) and then try to force it into their "hip-hop is dead" worldview (it is just repeating miami bass!)
How fucking annoying.
Seriously, you want to see some amazing hip-hop? Check out the fucking ass-shattering production lil jon dropped this year, on the trillville/scrappy record, his own solo record, and various R&B records. Or check out all the shit that's bubbling in houston (swishahouse, slim thug, mike jones, paul wall, chamillionaire, z-ro, etc. etc. etc.), and go over to governmentnames.blogspot.com and check out dlk's list of the THIRTY best Bun-B verses of the year, or check out all the shit coming out of Atlanta, with T.I. being heralded as the new Jay-Z on the cover of vibe and guys like lil weavah about to break through, never mind the fact that new orleans two biggest labels, cash money and no limit are STILL pumping out quality material...and then of course there's rick rock and the bay area's sudden rise with foundation's "hyphy," bay area legend e-40 signing to lil jon's label, memphis still has a gang of artists coming out thru hypnotized minds (lil wyte's album is pretty great) etc. etc. etc. etc. Hip-hop is dead? Fuck you.
-- deej. (sel...), January 5th, 2005.
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