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i think we've all been contributed to it. the internet and technology like it, is to blame, due to speed. software gave way to the things that really made hip hop what it was...
there are pillars of hip hop, that a good portion of those that are engaging in concerning hip hop never actually knew. everyone thinks they can rap, but in the "game" today there are few true lyricists. how about DJ's that are using actual vinyl? and folks that do true graf work? and breaking is completely irrelevant in hip hop right now. me being one of them.
the internet allowed weak ass bootleggers like myself to get a hold of people's music faster. and while i was grabbing it because i was a fan and wanted to get tracks, i didn't realize out of childishness and greed, that my actions were helping to aid the destruction of the culture i claimed to have loved.
napster, limewire, bearshare, azerus, and all these like it, all played a major role in destroying it. fruity loops, reason, cool edit pro, and all the software while producing great sounding music, took away from the "rawness" that made hip hop what it was. when we began editing and using midi and shit like that, we took away what made it what it was.
freestyles aren't freestyles anymore because everyone's gotta be spitting the hottest shit, rather than just coming real with it. why write and try and compete with other folks in the moment at the studio. pro tools, software and stuff like that has made it easy to make a huge catalog, but i've spent enough time at school to know that digital doesn't hold a candle to true analog shit. i heard the luda track with premo, and while it was solid, it was missing that true premo feel. Besides him not using his signature snare...anyhow radio killed the analog star.
if i could go back in time, i would do that. learn about true hip hop, and listen to real emcees, and never turned on my computer, television, or the radio.
Last edited by TreHolla; 12-01-2008 at 04:46 PM.
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