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"'The Tipping Point' and GD."


  

          

this is about Malcolm Gladwell's tome, not the last Roots album.

have you read it? in the book, Gladwell asserts that certain cultural phenomena (fashion trends, disease epidemics, crime waves) don't catch on gradually, but explode because the right person (or wrong person, depending on the phenomenon).

this seems to hold true in the universe of Okayplayer too; there was a time when *no* one would have repped the Dips and now...well, you know.

i know we have some amateur social scientists here (bongo, Olu, Lardlad) ; and i was curious as to whether anyone could point to some popular trend *here* that could be traced back to a "Patient Zero."

(or failing that, titties)

~G.D.

  

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'The Tipping Point' and GD. [View all] , Quixotic, Tue Aug-30-05 02:05 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
deephunk claims a list as long as your arm
Aug 30th 2005
1
we are fossils. and our bones are showing through the rubble.
Aug 30th 2005
2
that's in every group, tho.
Aug 30th 2005
5
i read it a while back when i was @ bluefly...the whole company
Aug 30th 2005
3
ahhh...i'll give swigga the edit w/the original post included
Aug 30th 2005
4
two off the top:
Aug 30th 2005
6
these are new >>>^^^^
Aug 30th 2005
12
:::I used to post like this back in the day:::
Aug 30th 2005
16
fyp: bfnh.
Aug 30th 2005
27
not the originator, but the one who popularized
Aug 30th 2005
101
      ^^^^cosign
Sep 02nd 2005
119
This would be much easier to determine if we had ALL the archives
Aug 30th 2005
7
Aug 30th 2005
8
i think we should start by defining interesting tipping point-like
Aug 30th 2005
9
well, Dipset.
Aug 30th 2005
11
      i think many of us just grew up though.
Aug 30th 2005
15
      in this case tho...
Aug 30th 2005
21
      hoping not to offend
Aug 30th 2005
28
      wait....FIRE
Sep 02nd 2005
106
      hmmmm
Aug 30th 2005
22
      what does dove living in harlem have to do with anything?
Sep 02nd 2005
120
      wait....
Aug 30th 2005
34
      this seems to be general elitist pop-culture anyway.
Aug 30th 2005
35
      didnt the anti-backpack movement kinda
Aug 30th 2005
36
i think there are a few small 'word of mouth' examples...like sa-ra
Aug 30th 2005
10
that goes into the whole lemming mentality though.
Aug 30th 2005
13
why folks gotta be lemmings though
Aug 30th 2005
18
eeh i'd argue that the lesson
Aug 30th 2005
26
the lemming thing is kinda specious.
Aug 30th 2005
23
nah it's about access
Aug 30th 2005
24
Brainchild for Sa-Ra ?
Aug 30th 2005
14
i wanna say Prov is responsible
Sep 02nd 2005
116
Dwele
Aug 30th 2005
47
3 types of people comprise Dipset and other phenomena
Aug 30th 2005
17
and those who know not a Dipset from a Dipthong
Sep 02nd 2005
113
Interesting concept
Aug 30th 2005
19
right.
Aug 30th 2005
25
      the ^5 crew ?
Aug 30th 2005
31
      yes, them. and Expertise too.
Aug 30th 2005
69
           what about the christians ?
Aug 30th 2005
76
                they had better manners before the ^5ers.
Aug 30th 2005
80
      I agree about the social conservatism
Aug 30th 2005
42
I'd like to examine the rise of 'nigga' usage.
Aug 30th 2005
20
as would i.
Aug 30th 2005
29
really? i dont recall an increase. BUT.
Aug 30th 2005
30
I would point to crich's posts
Aug 30th 2005
38
RE: I'd like to examine the rise of 'nigga' usage.
Aug 30th 2005
32
yeah mayne
Aug 30th 2005
33
look no further than straight outta compton
Aug 30th 2005
37
Dude, I'm talking about GD
Aug 30th 2005
39
      it was a smaller community then.
Aug 30th 2005
43
      stacy, bin, praverbs
Aug 30th 2005
44
      Bin who just declared everyone should stop using it?
Aug 30th 2005
49
      i defn dont say nigga that damn much.
Sep 02nd 2005
110
      LOL i was reading it like who here is from compton?
Aug 30th 2005
45
N.....W.....A
Aug 30th 2005
41
blame: Praverbs/Ike Moses.
Aug 30th 2005
56
or thank a nigga.
Sep 02nd 2005
105
seriously though, blame whitey.
Sep 02nd 2005
108
yes...me too n/m
Aug 30th 2005
103
what about the Real Estate craze ?
Aug 30th 2005
40
i think thats more a reflection of the outside world
Aug 30th 2005
46
      chuuuch.
Sep 02nd 2005
118
who started putting themes on the days of the week?
Aug 30th 2005
48
good one
Aug 30th 2005
53
actually wasnt it positive friday?
Aug 30th 2005
      man, I didn't start noticing those till a year ago.
Aug 30th 2005
77
Confession Wednesdays- StacyAdams
Aug 30th 2005
59
i think the positive fridays one was first
Aug 30th 2005
62
      confession wednesday vs. positive friday
Aug 30th 2005
79
      Positive Friday was the first...
Aug 30th 2005
81
myspace links in general but in the sig...i guess replaced...
Aug 30th 2005
50
friendsters servers were slow and shitty, myspace was faster
Aug 30th 2005
57
to follow AnaStezia's lead: usage of 'bitch' in reference to women.
Aug 30th 2005
51
I would totally blame crich for that.
Aug 30th 2005
54
yeah, i'd agree.
Aug 30th 2005
65
not totally
Aug 30th 2005
89
do you think there was a larger population of
Aug 30th 2005
55
when and why did okp move from friendster to myspace?
Aug 30th 2005
52
when people start making post about myspace girls
Aug 30th 2005
60
ahhhh...very very good memory...i think u may have it.
Aug 30th 2005
64
progression: geocities....blackplanet...myspace
Aug 30th 2005
63
Brainchild kicked off the "I'm Moving To NYC" thing, i think.
Aug 30th 2005
66
Brainchild kicked off the "I'm Moving To NYC" thing, i think.
Aug 30th 2005
67
who came up with the idea of having separate boards?
Aug 30th 2005
58
how did it become okay to be gay up in here?
Aug 30th 2005
61
it's quite the chicken and the egg thing
Aug 30th 2005
68
the ^5ers were after us & Janey.
Aug 30th 2005
72
who the hell is the ^5 crew?
Aug 30th 2005
75
      Keybored, CocoaScholar, 7Shy, Afrikankween (i think), and someone
Aug 30th 2005
83
      were there 5 high-fivers ?
Aug 30th 2005
85
      there were at least those 4.
Aug 30th 2005
88
           those 4 were the core of it anyway
Aug 30th 2005
90
                what was their gimmick exactly?
Aug 30th 2005
92
                     They co-signed each other
Aug 30th 2005
95
                          lol
Aug 30th 2005
99
                               no. for real
Aug 30th 2005
100
      hell to the no
Aug 30th 2005
96
      RE: Keybored, CocoaScholar, 7Shy, Afrikankween (i think), and someone
Aug 30th 2005
98
      I believe that was...
Aug 30th 2005
84
well i know for women, damali made it cool
Aug 30th 2005
73
yes, definitely Damali. she made me feel comfortable being out here.
Aug 30th 2005
86
the first coming out post?
Aug 30th 2005
74
okay to be a newbie
Aug 30th 2005
70
*pulls out history book*
Aug 30th 2005
71
we can't leave out bfnh for some of the stuff started here...
Aug 30th 2005
78
      hak was/is a pioneer.
Aug 30th 2005
94
           Fa sho...
Aug 30th 2005
97
.
Aug 30th 2005
82
X.
Aug 30th 2005
87
x = .
Aug 30th 2005
93
period.
Aug 30th 2005
91
. breakdown
Sep 02nd 2005
114
Stand Alone Complex?
Aug 30th 2005
102
lol
Aug 30th 2005
104
*whoosh*
Sep 02nd 2005
111
shitting on mexicans
Sep 02nd 2005
107
word
Sep 02nd 2005
121
from napster to audio galazy to the seek (and yousendit).
Sep 02nd 2005
109
oops, audio galaxy.
Sep 02nd 2005
112
the rise of little brother & 9th wonder
Sep 02nd 2005
115
*files this info away for future E. Brown, Dumhi & Dunnt releases*
Sep 02nd 2005
117

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