Hip-Hop 2012
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this vid is pretty much exactly how detroit exists in my mind
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
which is weird given it's shot in london!
Sectionfive
bandwagon house
rajgoldberg
'92 Toronto Brew Jays.
That Ice Burgandy tape from last month is one of the better Trap-A-Holics releases of the year, so far.
outraygeous
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Frankie Boyle has got a very good taste in the rap musics
"The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation"
http://www.hiphopisread.com/2012/04/secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music.html
"He explained that the companies we work for had invested millions into the building of privately owned prisons and that our positions of influence in the music industry would actually impact the profitability of these investments. I remember many of us in the group immediately looking at each other in confusion. At the time, I didn’t know what a private prison was but I wasn't the only one. Sure enough, someone asked what these prisons were and what any of this had to do with us. We were told that these prisons were built by privately owned companies who received funding from the government based on the number of inmates. The more inmates, the more money the government would pay these prisons. It was also made clear to us that since these prisons are privately owned, as they become publicly traded, we’d be able to buy shares. Most of us were taken back by this. Again, a couple of people asked what this had to do with us. At this point, my industry colleague who had first opened the meeting took the floor again and answered our questions. He told us that since our employers had become silent investors in this prison business, it was now in their interest to make sure that these prisons remained filled. Our job would be to help make this happen by marketing music which promotes criminal behavior, rap being the music of choice. He assured us that this would be a great situation for us because rap music was becoming an increasingly profitable market for our companies, and as employee, we’d also be able to buy personal stocks in these prisons. Immediately, silence came over the room. You could have heard a pin drop. I remember looking around to make sure I wasn't dreaming and saw half of the people with dropped jaws. My daze was interrupted when someone shouted, “Is this a f****** joke?” At this point things became chaotic."
http://www.hiphopisread.com/2012/04/secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music.html
"He explained that the companies we work for had invested millions into the building of privately owned prisons and that our positions of influence in the music industry would actually impact the profitability of these investments. I remember many of us in the group immediately looking at each other in confusion. At the time, I didn’t know what a private prison was but I wasn't the only one. Sure enough, someone asked what these prisons were and what any of this had to do with us. We were told that these prisons were built by privately owned companies who received funding from the government based on the number of inmates. The more inmates, the more money the government would pay these prisons. It was also made clear to us that since these prisons are privately owned, as they become publicly traded, we’d be able to buy shares. Most of us were taken back by this. Again, a couple of people asked what this had to do with us. At this point, my industry colleague who had first opened the meeting took the floor again and answered our questions. He told us that since our employers had become silent investors in this prison business, it was now in their interest to make sure that these prisons remained filled. Our job would be to help make this happen by marketing music which promotes criminal behavior, rap being the music of choice. He assured us that this would be a great situation for us because rap music was becoming an increasingly profitable market for our companies, and as employee, we’d also be able to buy personal stocks in these prisons. Immediately, silence came over the room. You could have heard a pin drop. I remember looking around to make sure I wasn't dreaming and saw half of the people with dropped jaws. My daze was interrupted when someone shouted, “Is this a f****** joke?” At this point things became chaotic."
CrowleyHead
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^^^ What that guy said.
Gangster Rap had survived for about a minimum of 4 years as a commercial artform LONG before 1991, remember NWA getting on the Billboard charts?
The histrionics in that rant are clownish.
Gangster Rap had survived for about a minimum of 4 years as a commercial artform LONG before 1991, remember NWA getting on the Billboard charts?
The histrionics in that rant are clownish.
outraygeous
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I like the beats in the background of the film. That was a positive for me