55. "RE: honest answers " In response to In response to 34 Sat Nov-02-13 06:30 PM by Amritsar
the tone of this reply
easy to see why you always rush to the defense of that other outlier
I'm sorry that the concept of the Black Musical Tradition, as it relates to hip hop , pisses you off so much.
I couldn't imagine enjoying hip hop and not understanding the shit in context.. .. that's just me though
are you really on the >lookout for jazz scales in basslines, and would you know them >if they were there?
idk how you could have read my o.g post and not understood that I AM someone who could recognize jazz scales in basslines.
I'm not a tourist in hip hop like maybe some others. My grandaddy was a jazz musician, pops played bass guitar. I'm capable of understanding the genre in the appropriate context in which it was created - fucking crazy, I know.
In other words, I can tell when some bullshit (without any foundation) is being passed off to me and what isn't. Apparently, some (in this post and elsewhere) cannot
"we take hip hop seriously. This isn't a game. This isn't a hobby. Most of you don't get it." - DJ PREMIER
>again, what is "appropriate"?
idk how to answer this. Where do i begin explaining what foundation is to a cultural appropriator?
> >what are some examples of what you mean?
I would link songs, but I don't care enough about you to do that.
It's saturday lol.... LIke I said in the o.g. post, either you understand this shit in the appropriate context - or you don't