DMX is on a whole nother level than wale. I don't even listen to wale cept for like 1 or 2 songs. Drake, eh some of his songs are ok. DMX was right tho, there are a lot of shitty rappers these days.
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Everyone is an expert in the music and culture that they like and identify with.
The incident was bizarre/amusing in that Devlin thought he was safe to comment on a culture outside his own personal experience from the sanctity of the broadcast area but thanks to social media he was quickly confronted and rebuked. It makes the game more interesting.Last edited by stretch; Thu Feb 21, 2013, 02:36 PM.
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stretch wrote: View PostEveryone is an expert in the music and culture that they like and identify with.
The incident was bizarre/amusing in that Devlin thought he was safe to comment on a culture outside his own personal experience from the sanctity of the broadcast area but thanks to social media he was quickly confronted and rebuked. It makes the game more interesting.
Very often people aren't experts in the music and culture they identify with. Everybody likes to see themselves that way but it's certainly not the case. The word expert is a pretty strong one. And Devlin was making the same joke he always makes which is how uncool him, Jack and Leo are. And I think that was exacerbated by the fact that Wale was front row big Pimpin' and calling out Rudy Gay. I think at that point Devlin thought he'd call him out.
Now I work in the music business. I'm a professional songwriter, certainly not in Rap or R&B but I know a fair number of the artists and I've never heard of him. That doesn't mean he's not significant or that his work isn't great. Most of the great artists have a tendency to fly under the popular radar because what they're doing is edgier than AM radio will embrace. It's pretty obvious that Devlin struck a nerve with Walle, otherwise the guy wouldn't have went hunting him. When somebody says they wouldn't do something because they're bigger than that...I think it's kind of a direct reference to things like this. Would Dre have cared or done that? Eminem? JayZ? I don't think so...
The great artists define the culture...they don't let the culture define them.
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Gman wrote: View PostIf this was only true...
Very often people aren't experts in the music and culture they identify with. Everybody likes to see themselves that way but it's certainly not the case. The word expert is a pretty strong one. And Devlin was making the same joke he always makes which is how uncool him, Jack and Leo are. And I think that was exacerbated by the fact that Wale was front row big Pimpin' and calling out Rudy Gay. I think at that point Devlin thought he'd call him out.
Now I work in the music business. I'm a professional songwriter, certainly not in Rap or R&B but I know a fair number of the artists and I've never heard of him. That doesn't mean he's not significant or that his work isn't great. Most of the great artists have a tendency to fly under the popular radar because what they're doing is edgier than AM radio will embrace. It's pretty obvious that Devlin struck a nerve with Walle, otherwise the guy wouldn't have went hunting him. When somebody says they wouldn't do something because they're bigger than that...I think it's kind of a direct reference to things like this. Would Dre have cared or done that? Eminem? JayZ? I don't think so...
The great artists define the culture...they don't let the culture define them.Last edited by stretch; Thu Feb 21, 2013, 03:09 PM.
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Gman wrote: View PostIf this was only true...
Very often people aren't experts in the music and culture they identify with. Everybody likes to see themselves that way but it's certainly not the case. The word expert is a pretty strong one. And Devlin was making the same joke he always makes which is how uncool him, Jack and Leo are. And I think that was exacerbated by the fact that Wale was front row big Pimpin' and calling out Rudy Gay. I think at that point Devlin thought he'd call him out.
Now I work in the music business. I'm a professional songwriter, certainly not in Rap or R&B but I know a fair number of the artists and I've never heard of him. That doesn't mean he's not significant or that his work isn't great. Most of the great artists have a tendency to fly under the popular radar because what they're doing is edgier than AM radio will embrace. It's pretty obvious that Devlin struck a nerve with Walle, otherwise the guy wouldn't have went hunting him. When somebody says they wouldn't do something because they're bigger than that...I think it's kind of a direct reference to things like this. Would Dre have cared or done that? Eminem? JayZ? I don't think so...
The great artists define the culture...they don't let the culture define them.
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[QUOTE=Gman;192038]If this was only true...
Very often people aren't experts in the music and culture they identify with. Everybody likes to see themselves that way but it's certainly not the case. The word expert is a pretty strong one. And Devlin was making the same joke he always makes which is how uncool him, Jack and Leo are. And I think that was exacerbated by the fact that Wale was front row big Pimpin' and calling out Rudy Gay. I think at that point Devlin thought he'd call him out.
Now I work in the music business. I'm a professional songwriter, certainly not in Rap or R&B but I know a fair number of the artists and I've never heard of him. That doesn't mean he's not significant or that his work isn't great. Most of the great artists have a tendency to fly under the popular radar because what they're doing is edgier than AM radio will embrace. It's pretty obvious that Devlin struck a nerve with Walle, otherwise the guy wouldn't have went hunting him. When somebody says they wouldn't do something because they're bigger than that...I think it's kind of a direct reference to things like this. Would Dre have cared or done that? Eminem? JayZ? I don't think so...
The great artists define the culture...they don't let the culture define them.[/Q
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IamNotAmirJohnson wrote: View PostSpeaking of relevance, who listens to AM radio?
i tend to listen to FAN590 a TON more on my way home everyday than any other station. I'd rather listen to random sports jibber jabber than whatever diarreah came out of drake or nicki minaj's asses and somehow managed to get fully converted into an audible format.
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heinz57 wrote: View Postpeople who prefer talk radio over pop music.
i tend to listen to FAN590 a TON more on my way home everyday than any other station. I'd rather listen to random sports jibber jabber than whatever diarreah came out of drake or nicki minaj's asses and somehow managed to get fully converted into an audible format.
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