"Skillz speaks on Hip Hop Died? in personal email" Thu Oct-05-06 12:57 PM by okayplayer
So late last night Dan forwarded me this email he received from Skillz speaking on his new song Hip Hop Died? I thought the email was on point and wanted to share, so I called Skillz and he said sure. Read on...
me and Khari produced it. Dice had the hook for awhile but never really did anything with it. I had been buggin him about that hook since we were on the okayplayer tour supporting true notes together. It just felt right..Khari did that beat in 20 mins. I dont really have alotta songs where Im really saying something ya know? this one is different...I love this music..this music has done so much for my life. most people just heard HIP HOP DIED and think Im on the same ol shit everyone is on cuz the south is running the game right now...but im not..upon listening you hear that Im saying I HEARD SOMEONE SAY HIP HOP DIED? thats why its a question mark at the end of the title. This music is made by us but its changing thiers lives..Im saying is it dying? am i too blind to see it if it is. and if it is dying maybe WE are responsible for it. i feel that hip hop if it isnt careful will maybe go the same route that jazz music went..after a while the people wont care...they wont support it or come see it... Same shit...different music
So now I wanna know, what do you think about this? -gingerlynn