>In
>order to truly enjoy the
>essence of Voodoo, I think
>you had to study it,
>dissect it, really undestand it.

I agree. I dig the album, but you could tell that it wasn't something that your average hip hop head, pop, or even R&B fan would necessarily be feelin'. I remember the cats who told me they didn't like the album, and I remember thinking to myself "yeah, that's because you don't want to have to think about what you're listening to." And there is a whole mess of music out there that is made especially for these people.

>Heads ain't willing to do all
>that and they're to easily
>disracted

SO true. I hear so many of these if-it-ain't-undaground-it-ain't-right hip hop heads talk about how they aren't feelin' some song or some artist, and half of the time it's just an excuse for shit being over their head. I'm not refering to BrainChild or his post, I'm just speaking in general terms. Quest had a paragraph in his signature for a while that had a Wynton Marsalis quote...followed by Quest's version of the same quote...where basically he broke it down and explained that in order to further a musical genre, one must first possess the mental capability to do so. That leaves a lot of people in this business (no matter what the genre is) assed out.

Peace,
http://www.mindspring.com/~tracyhorn