Comments on: Can’t Live Without It? http://illtelligent.com/stereo/2008/05/02/cant-live-without-it/ STILL livin' and jivin' and diggin' the skin he's in Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Avery http://illtelligent.com/stereo/2008/05/02/cant-live-without-it/#comment-16409 Avery Mon, 05 May 2008 10:08:55 +0000 http://illtelligent.com/stereo/?p=700#comment-16409 most definitely. in fact, not only has hip-hop provided a lot of jobs for the people who love it, it's also provided jobs for a lot of people who hate it. no question that it's a global financial force. the question is, will we ever be able to control it again? most definitely. in fact, not only has hip-hop provided a lot of jobs for the people who love it, it’s also provided jobs for a lot of people who hate it. no question that it’s a global financial force.

the question is, will we ever be able to control it again?

]]> By: brotherbrown http://illtelligent.com/stereo/2008/05/02/cant-live-without-it/#comment-16380 brotherbrown Mon, 05 May 2008 02:48:28 +0000 http://illtelligent.com/stereo/?p=700#comment-16380 Think about this: We were still in the vinyl record and broadcast TV era when hip hop began. Scratching and mixing was one of the talents. The video era had not really begun because that was the very beginning of cable TV. Hip hoppers were on the leading edge of videos, and though it's hard to watch a lot of those early videos, a whole lot of behind-the-scenes jobs were filled by a lot of, shall we say, non-traditional movie makers, and the industry is a lot more open than it used to be. Hiphop also became the inroad to Hollywood. Yes, a lot of stupid movies were made, but stupid movies have always been made. Will Smith and Dana Owens are marquee stars. Think about this: We were still in the vinyl record and broadcast TV era when hip hop began. Scratching and mixing was one of the talents. The video era had not really begun because that was the very beginning of cable TV. Hip hoppers were on the leading edge of videos, and though it’s hard to watch a lot of those early videos, a whole lot of behind-the-scenes jobs were filled by a lot of, shall we say, non-traditional movie makers, and the industry is a lot more open than it used to be.

Hiphop also became the inroad to Hollywood. Yes, a lot of stupid movies were made, but stupid movies have always been made. Will Smith and Dana Owens are marquee stars.

]]> By: Can’t Live Without It? | The Blews (Black-News) http://illtelligent.com/stereo/2008/05/02/cant-live-without-it/#comment-16340 Can’t Live Without It? | The Blews (Black-News) Sun, 04 May 2008 17:34:03 +0000 http://illtelligent.com/stereo/?p=700#comment-16340 [...] Avery Tooley wonders: since hip hop has such a huge generation gap now, when will old-school hip hop...: “While I would argue that rap is still a young man’s game, there is a growing body of people who came of age listening to it, who are now in the neighborhood of 40 years old. While I’m not exactly sure whether there could be an FM radio station that plays strictly classic hip-hop, I don’t think that Adult Contemporary stations should stay away from it [thinking that rap is for a young audience and people over age 35 don’t listen to rap anymore]. But there are whole sounds and movements that, as far as you might know from listening to the radio, never existed. 21 years ago, LL spoke for many of us when he said he couldn’t live without his radio. Seems that if we had to depend on the broadcast stations to hear that song, we’d have to.” [...] [...] Avery Tooley wonders: since hip hop has such a huge generation gap now, when will old-school hip hop…: “While I would argue that rap is still a young man’s game, there is a growing body of people who came of age listening to it, who are now in the neighborhood of 40 years old. While I’m not exactly sure whether there could be an FM radio station that plays strictly classic hip-hop, I don’t think that Adult Contemporary stations should stay away from it [thinking that rap is for a young audience and people over age 35 don’t listen to rap anymore]. But there are whole sounds and movements that, as far as you might know from listening to the radio, never existed. 21 years ago, LL spoke for many of us when he said he couldn’t live without his radio. Seems that if we had to depend on the broadcast stations to hear that song, we’d have to.” [...]

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