that other post was starting to depress me a bit...

i really thought OKP had officially gone off the deep end.

i see there is still some common sense...

i can go back to lurking now, knowing some of ya'll regulars still ride for the art form...

i came out of retirement cuz i thought there weren't enough voices in that other post.

all that said, ain't shit wrong with using live instruments and synths. its just that sampling has been and will always be the backbone of hip hop and the most distinguishing factor that separates this genre from others....(that, and rappers). Producers don't think in absolutes, and that other post was going towards this fascist sentiment about what is futuristic and next level...nonsense.