I used to consider myself a purist. Full Album copies, then albums excluding unwanted tracks. Nowadays individual track playlists are my goto. Plenty of Tv commercial music is a snippet of some of the best moments of songs. The sample generation is an extreme of this progression with improv lyrics most fresh.
These movies allowed me to appreciate:
The Get Down series
A Tribe Called Quest documentary
8 Mile
50 years of Hip Hop- How Come?
Having been a music fan for over 50 years, it’s been fun to see all the different musical genres that have come and gone in popular music.
In the the 50s it was Rock n Roll. Then in the 60s we had Psychedelia, in the 70s Punk, in the 80s New Wave, in the 90s Grunge. It was always interesting to see how music changed into the next new thing.
At the latest Grammy awards, which I did not see, there was a segment called 50 years of hip hop.
I’ve personally never been a big fan of the genre, there are some songs I have liked, but that’s ok. Everyone has their tastes. What I am surprised about is Hip Hops longevity. It just seems like for the last 25 years a lot of music hasn’t really changed much. There has been no " next new thing"as far as I can tell.
How Come? Anyone feel the same way or care to comment. Am I just getting old??
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Look, hip-hop has been a cultural mouthpiece for decades. It's still the most widespread music genre in the world, along with jazz. Cultural gatekeepers and bigots will deny its value by pointing out the superficial and the extremes while resisting seeing through to the deeper artists. The genre has its weaknesses, like all genres. But to deny its musicality and deride it like you're echoing faux news talking points? I mean, to me free form jazz is mindless, atonal wanking. But I'm not going to deny its musical artistry and relevance to many. |
@dayglow i doubt many here have been exposed to a decent hiphop immersion. |
@simao You could be right. I just assumed the majority of the Audiogon members are highly intelligent and view/listen to music without bias. |
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