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2695883, RE: LOFL
Posted by Nick Has a Problem...Seriously, Mon May-07-12 04:55 PM
>Also tribe. Plenty of black people know Doom, though. I got
>turned onto him by this black kid from Atlanta who didn't even
>own a computer. I brought him up at my coffee shop and the
>African immigrant kid who works there knew him. Neither of
>them knew BDK. I don't know if my anecdote is as scientific as
>asking my girlfriend but that's what I've got.
>
>I don't understand why T.I. isn't a legend. He has at least
>one classic, got a lot of critical acclaim, crystallised the
>trap genre, got as much of a push from his mixtapes as 50
>did... what is he missing?

Like my man said about dilla up top, go into any barbershop in the hoods of America and ask them about DOOM or Madlib and see the looks you get. I'm black and I know DOOM but I'm not the average rap fan in the hood. You talking about coffee shops and African immigrants. Come on fam.