for real hip hop or enlightening material.

That's #1.

#2 - The Roots, Common, and Mos have exposure. the Roots are grammy winning artists, Common has been on BET for years, Mos Def gets BET, Video Music box, etc. play and the mothafucka had a huge billboard in Times Suare...people simply chose other music to like. THAT IS THEIR PEROGATIVE and isn't necessarily an indication of ignorance ANY MORE than its an indication that the music of these artists simply sucks.

#3 DANCE is fundatmental to black culture on so many levels. The fact that some relegate it to just shaking ass (which is what we were doing back in the real hiphop days of the Rooftop, LQ, US, the Fever) shows how much of this culture is not really understood or appreciated.

#4 maybe people dont' go to these shows because they don't want to be up around a lot of caucasians. When Common & the rest play Bedsty let's see how many caucasians show up then. I saw Juvenile in the Bronx, Biggie in Bedsty...maybe its the venues.

#5 our history shows that we not only accept difference WE INITIATE!