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Originally Posted by donsolo  Sorry dude,
I just hope that you're going through some sort of phase.
It's just such a terrible mindset to think that fame = good.
I wish I could rant, but I just can't. It's just so disconcerning to hear you put it that way.
There's music and then there's music business. Hopefully you'll come back to some sense of altruistic purpose. |
no, I think you may be confused on what I was trying to say. The main reason for posting this thread to see what people's views were on the music business and it affect on the the original concepts of hip hop culture. I simply stated that it (the "it" being the music BUSINESS and it's product, music) was getting a bit too refined and boring. I am talking about the music too, this is seperate from the FAME that that said music may bring. I dont have a terrible mindset, and when in the business of music, you have to realize that today's music biz is BORING. Not only artistically, but promotion and marketing is now a cookie cutter operation. I dont where in my statements did I say anything that wasnt trying to help people. What Jazz musicans were doing to the music and themselves during the Bebop age wasnt exactly "for the people". Sure, a few may have related to Miles Davis' tough guy image, but most were put off by the self-centered bebop musicians. So, why is it that everytime someone MUSIC and BUSINESS together someone gets all artsy-fartsy.
The core of hip hop is expressing ones' emotional state, like all other forms of art. But when your intend is to sell it, you cannot forget about who you are expressing that state to. Why is MY mindset terrible?? An artist that cannot express theirselves in a manner that others get is a bit selfish, dont you think??
Back to the original idea of my post:
it isnt only about the music and how its made, its about the pyschological effect it has on its culture and what our responsiblity as human beings is to its maintainence.
Please discuss...
Creativity and business CAN and SHOULD go hand and hand. So, why the terrible mindset, brother??