but it's two terms that unfortunatly get lumped together (by myself included.) we may have created it but it's unfair to make them one and the same. to it and to us.

>Where is the cool black performer that doesn't fit into an
>already established idea of cool?

one could say pharrell. one could say 'ye. those would be unpopular choices here tho. i'on't know. i agree w/ you. there should be more of those kinda cats.


>I can see how you would get that. I think the other post
>about Cody, especially the fact that the man was
>dirty/unkempt/unpleasant gets more at the idea of a
>rejection of the concept of cool than this one does. But
>w/o the context of Cody, the concept of cool is lost. With
>Cody, the concept of cool is immaterial as people make
>decisions on what they think about cody.

to be honest, i never really saw that other shit about cody. i really got no beef w/ him. or afkap for that matter.

me and afkap just seem to have polar opposites in pretty much e'rry thing to do w/ music, so maybe that had to do w/ me reading in to it negitivly.

>It will be someone new.
>
>I remember when Dre was name dropping the Hives.
>
>It's black folks i'm concerned with.
>
>If the typical black high school had a talent show, we both
>know the "ghetto rockers" (if they even existed) would get
>looked at funny. We both know as soon as they step out on
>stage not wearing the uniform, some mf'er in the crowd is
>gonna say some shit outloud to the rest of the crowd and the
>crowd is gonna laugh. And even if the rock shit is onp oint
>for some rock shit, if it doesn't bang/groove or funk...
>You know what's gonna happen.
>
>That's the reality we live in.
>
>Tell me I'm wrong. Give me some hope.
>
>one
>k. orr

you kinda right about that "new band" shit. i'on't know...i guess i'm just hoping that's a sign that tastes are broading.

unfortunatly, you prolly right. even w/ my self, most of the time, i can't get w/ alotta rock.

unless the drums are right. how sterotypical is that? lol.

i would hope that someday tho...you'd just be able to see like...the lead singer of pretty girls make graves and mobb deep just chilling. for nothing other than expanding the boundries that we got.

i'on't know, fam. you prolly right.