Let’s be REAL. They were both pretty underground at the time and unless you were heavy into mixtapes or listening to Stretch & Bob — chances are most of yall ain’t know neither of em.
People gotta do the work. We have access to more information than ever, walls have been broken, we can’t be passive about what we consume anymore, gotta be intentional and smart. This is the world as it is today.
The problem is how to find it. Who to trust to give you what you need.
It’s the 3rd tier on the knowledge level.
You know you don’t know the information
but
You don’t know where to go to find the information
“Fishes are in the sea” when looking for a particular fish
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Sure Good music is being celebrated (even tho good is subjective, I know what you mean) … it’s absolutely being elevated BUT are we supporting the ones elevating what we deem as good ?
@RobMarkman I think the conversation is more so about what’s being peddled to the forefront and what’s not.
Mediocrity is a badge of honor now. The music they pushed onto the casual listener is why the convo is so heavy at the moment.
There’s always good music, it’s just not celebrated.
Whenever I called and needed to fact check a story, Clark always picked up… he always wanted to help make sure we were telling the story the right way.
I miss Clark.
Everything you want from Hip-Hop is out there, the music, the media… it’s out there for you, all the things you say is missing is actually out there.
The bullshit is out there too.
The beauty is, y’all can choose what you want, just gotta be intentional about it.