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a548456
United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL
AUG 23, 2005 01:27 PM
a548456
United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL
AUG 23, 2005 01:27 PM
AUG 23, 2005 01:29 PM
AUG 23, 2005 02:14 PM
PointBlank said:
Spike said:
PointBlank said:
Spike said:
I blame the influence of R&B, Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap and the sad fascination with ghetto culture that's crept into modern music 
I blame Jazz. Or Rock. Or Punk. Or whatever tired excuse that always gets brought up by people who don't know what they're talking about.
Excuse me, but exactly what are you suggesting that I don't know what I'm talking about? Ten years ago, the music industry came up with the MOBO awards. Now, if I'm watching MTV I have to play 'spot the white guy'... Gangsta Rap, R&B and Hip Hop have not only gone from the underground to mainstream, but completely flooded the market. Is it any wonder kids look up to people like Eminem, 50 Cent and Nelly as role models and try and emulate the way they dress, act and speak?
Which is exactly what people have been saying about EVERY form of youth culture for the past 200 years.
The question is, who is more insufferable: those who criticise youth culture, or those who defend it solely on prinicipal. It's the age old battle between overbearing critique and brainless virtue.
a548456
United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL
AUG 23, 2005 04:44 PM
Jeff_Fries said:
PointBlank said:
Spike said:
PointBlank said:
Spike said:
I blame the influence of R&B, Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap and the sad fascination with ghetto culture that's crept into modern music
I blame Jazz. Or Rock. Or Punk. Or whatever tired excuse that always gets brought up by people who don't know what they're talking about.
Excuse me, but exactly what are you suggesting that I don't know what I'm talking about? Ten years ago, the music industry came up with the MOBO awards. Now, if I'm watching MTV I have to play 'spot the white guy'... Gangsta Rap, R&B and Hip Hop have not only gone from the underground to mainstream, but completely flooded the market. Is it any wonder kids look up to people like Eminem, 50 Cent and Nelly as role models and try and emulate the way they dress, act and speak?
Which is exactly what people have been saying about EVERY form of youth culture for the past 200 years.
The question is, who is more insufferable: those who criticise youth culture, or those who defend it solely on prinicipal. It's the age old battle between overbearing critique and brainless virtue.
Well, I'm not so much criticizing youth culture, just calling it as I see it 
venomkid
I'm lost
January 2003
AUG 23, 2005 01:26 PM