(10-02-2014, 03:44 AM)Marburg Wrote: Hey Papa...isn't it ironic that it takes an older generation to point out the definition of 'sellout'...
Yes my friend, yes it is.
Us old guys are supposed to be the out-of-touch ones...
And you're right, there's no point in trying.
Tal, you also are correct in that there are rap/hip-hop artists well worth listening to.
For ME, this guy isn't in that list - you have your own tastes, and I'm not criticizing you or them.
I'm just saying, from my viewpoint, meh.
Ugh, mainstream sheep.
If you aren't listening to socially-concious auteurs that are making a real difference, why even bother? Ugh.
This 'til' individual has some learning to do; and I advise you, as all true consumers of fine art do, to start at the beginning of the text, please, ahmmhmm. I first introduce you to the Native Tongues. Here, a track from one of the finest artists within the collective: