(well kind of, im not saying ppl should all be like madlib, MJ/prince were obv hardworkers too, but they didnt seem to think talking about how hard they worked was of interest to anyone - i think 'but i worked hard at this!' is used as a defence when accused of turning in poor music).

people seem to think the music business is like other corporate business where just cos they work hard everyone else should applaud them for it. but i dont care how many hours you put in, i just care about what it sounds/looks like.

i think the 'hard work' thing is related to rappers obsessively talking about 'staying on their grind'. but they have it confused. they think this means they should have a new mixtape out every 5 minutes and that we should reward them for being prolific (or merely visible), regardless of what those mixtapes sound like.

actually i think its too late - most people think like this too. 'oh but he has 3403943049 albums done'. i dont get it though. and i really cant keep up either. (maybe im jealous of the kids who seemingly have time to listen to everything).