>
>but those folks
>>sold records...if you look at video soul of that era, you
>>have rap, soul, funk, and jazz elements in "mainstream"
>>urban/black music....it was still there.
>>
>
>of course… I still have tapes. you can see it fading, losing
>its luster and vitality… slowly trying to parasite off
>hip-hop's burgeoning energy

not true....hip hop took a back seat to other black forms of music...for quite a while.....The host does not parasite the parasite...never happens...

>
>>>sure, we sample the hell out of Isaac Hayes' "walk on by"
>>>and "look of love", but when he dropped Branded, who gave a
>>>shit?
>>
>>Certainly Branded may not have been to the quality of black
>>moses, hot buttered soul, shaft, or sahara tahoe....but does
>>that mean that Isaac Hayes is not relevent to black music
>>today? I wouldn't say that. Today's popular music, whether
>>urban or otherwise, is primarily marketed to our young
>>people....and, not to be harsh, but I cannot use todays
>>young people's tastes as a guide to relvency...not even
>>close.
>
>right there you start to show how irrelevant YOU are

uh....no, warren coolidge is just a grown azz man...who could care less about what's popular....nor does he care about the tastes of young people, who are increasingly illiterate, and certainly not in any position to make intelligent decisions regarding artistic quality....they are submerged in their lower nature...their "Ka" and their "Ba" are out of sync...so, the best I can do in their regards is try and help them....an endeavor which will commence in the next few months, God willing...

106th and park....Trl....clear channel...don't do a damn thing for warren coolidge...I'd rather watch C-Span...while my Jacob Miller CD is playing in the back round.


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>>The other thing is that...in a lot of cases, I feel that the
>>perception of "old school" makes folks miss out on a lot of
>>good music...one would assume that a new Isaac Hayes album
>>is not going to be good, but to some maybe it was very
>>good...I mean, you liked Solomon Burke's new one
>>right....how many folks even know who solomon burke
>>is....that certainly didn't alter your openness to liking
>>his latest....
>
>
>
>on the hip hop side...take Krs one's prophets
>>vs. profits.....some are so hell bent on characterizing and
>>critisizing Krs...but missing the fact that this is a
>>quality album with one of, if not the greatest rapper ever
>>brining fire and brimstone and showing that he's still the
>>boss with the hot sauce....
>
>the Nelly shit proved that KRS is irrelevant and he knows it

If you think that KRS is irrelevant.....that's a problem...fortunately...and I'm confident about this....10 years from now...nobody's gonna remember the kid...but 50 years from now KRS and his music will still be influential in hip hop....

pop fads die ....and thats a good thing.


>
>
>
>>It's true though.....forget the Pfunk since you don't
>>respect it....but ask some young crate diggers....if not for
>>hip hop, they wouldn't dig...
>
>
>the music would be left to be
>>appreciated by old foggies like warren coolidge....hip hop
>>helped keep it alive..
>>
>>and relevent.
>
>not the artists, though,…. just their music. their OLD music

Fortunatley.....most folks see the relevence in black artistry...I mean, rock and roll wouldn't be what it is today if not for the ability to tap into the rich nuturing juices of black music....the one's that know will utilize it for the benefit...the ones that follow trends designed to market to illiterate young people will continue to be lost....