[geeks] homeowners assoc.

[dave at cca.org]

avriettea at speakeasy.net writes:

>>   Hey, I like reggae once in a while.  Rap, however...well, I like a
>> little MUSIC in my music.  Not angry inner-city denizens talking about
>> how they'd like to "shoot that mutha fucka" with a lot of
>> boom-boom-boom in the background.

>theres a lot of really good music coming out of the progressive hip-
>hop/rap arena right now. i've taken the liberty of putting a few of them 
>on a page for the curious.

>http://satan.posixnap.net/~alex/for_dave.html

>i hope youll take a moment and listen to them. it doesnt take much time, 
>and it might change your outlook on the whole genre. there is a lot of 
>interesting stuff happening there.

>enjoy. if youre interested, i've got lots more stuff you might like. i 
>dont believe there's a single genre without merit in the 'music scene' 
>today.

For comparison... imagine someone who has only listened to rap
all their life. You say "I like rock and roll." and they think
you mean Britney Spears, because that's what they hear blasting
out of people's cars driving by. Not fair, right?

The big pop rap acts are crap, just like the big pop acts of
any genre. (Except Public Enemy. They rule.)

On the other hand, metarap infuriates me. Rappers talking about
how much they have to say, rather than saying anything... ugh.
It's like Kiss singing about "rock and roll!!!!!".

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