>I'm not saying hip hop isn't original..not at all. But you
>can't fairly compare someone who actually played the
>instruments, arranged the music, and the musicians...with
>someone who manipulates the final product..

the massage is the medium

>it's just not comparable..

It is, just not on a one to one level. Except you started by admitting hip-hop is original despite the fact by your definition it shouldn't be. Rather it doesn't have to be. Under these conditions the artist that is able to bring something noteworthy enough to be called original, well that has to be respected.

So there are parallels which can be made on the measure of originality. And so I say the measure of originality for their medium between Jimi and Dilla are on a parallel level. Strictly talking music originality. Dilla has some shortcomings, yet arguably because of them, it could be said that the breadth of Dillas influence has the ability to dare I say it have a broader, in a direct sense, influence than Hendrix's, this could be argued as being enough to weigh out the shortcomings he has.

I'm strictly speaking musical here. The only personal element that comes into play is their both passing early in life, and the way that's affected the sense of overall output with them.

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