28. "imho the problem is the same one a lot of 'heads' have too" In response to In response to 27 Wed Apr-13-11 01:42 PM by lonesome_d
the desire to earn respect from Academe (or in the cae of academics, the desire to show why it's deserving of study/respect/consideration) mean they wind up shortchanging hip hop's key musical elements and innovations in the attempt to shoehorn it into Academe's frame of respectability.