>social media and blogs might have changed methods of
>communication, but the idea that connections/access haven't
>always been part of music strikes me as inaccurate. and are we
>really comfortable with the claim that a significant
>percentage of people in entertainment haven't always been
>motivated by dreams of stardom/wealth?
>
>personally, i find arguments about how ______ used to be
>ideologically pure but is now perverted by _______ are usually
>rooted in revisionism.


In this case it's rooted in "iliveditsawitknowitism"

When there was little money in it, dudes were still doing it. Rappers wanted to show that they were the illest MC, producers wanted to make the dopest beats, DJ's (who were also often the producer) wanted to be #1 on the 12's. This was in the days when going gold was something that nobody but the absolute dopest acts did and platinum meant you crossed over (i.e. "Walk This Way")

People did it for reasons other than gettin paid, 'cause if that's all that was on anyone's mind there would have been far more rappers out there.

Don't get me wrong, money was part of it, but a small part.

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I miss Tha D... But I'll never move back there.


R.I.P. Disco D