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[ladbroke]

I believe that you can't really love music unless you can listen to anything and find something to appreciate about it. Growing up, however, this certainly wasn't my philosophy, so when my brother would sit in his room nodding back and forth to whatever black people were singing on MTV, I would have none of it. No way. I'm not some pussy

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[stackolee]

It's out there if you look hard enough.

[stackolee]

Try part two:

[stackolee]

Fuggit, why not some more:

http://www.f5records.com/Tracks/Uploads/634_11_Patty_Farmington_featuring_Sereng.mp3

[vinaceous]

Modern hip-hop is all flash, no substance, and flat out gross at points. I listen to something like "Bonita Applebaum" and I yearn for that kind of honesty and sweetness. It's possible to be sexual and also still humane. Does that make sense?

[insomniablues]

I actually don't think hip hop is unique among musical genres for being strongly associated with a certain lifestyle (non hip-hop examples that come immediately to mind: The Beatles, The Spice Girls). Even "indie" has been pitched to mainstream audiences to market movies, clothing, and everything else under the sun. Just look at the success of stores like Urban Outfitters; "authentic" or not, they're certainly appropriating elements of a musical genre to cater to an audience that wants the lifestyle that goes with the tunes. Along similar lines, films like Garden State and Juno derive much of their content from romanticized takes on lifestyles that revolved heavily around a specific type of music

[insomniablues]

Oh and I find Hannah Montana much more horrible than any of the hip hop stuff.