>...the stuff iTunes and Amazon does not carry ...out of
>print rare releases from years past ...sure i can get the
>latest Katey Perry album, but how about that vinyl only
>indi-hip hop underground release from 96????

Sure, there's probably a gang of super obscure stuff you could bring up as not being on there, but it's not like you can only find Katy Perry or Bruno Mars, either:

Gangrene "Vodka & Ayahuasca​"
KRS-One "BDP Album"
Has-Lo "Conversation B"
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah "Well Done"

These are off my amazon wishlist and I'd think by any reasonable measure those could be called under the radar/indy/obscure releases.

If the argument is amazon or itunes aren't up to snuff because they don't have every single piece of recorded music ready to download then I guess we'll never have something that could make everyone happy.

But as for your specific "vinyl only indi-hip hop underground release from 96" example, I agree, that's where a megaupload serves a valuable purpose of helping share a forgotten gem. Shame we don't have music stores anymore. But that's still a VERY specific situation lol.


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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

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