2001-10-08 | ENDTRODUCING

a future page in my book about music, with fun lists and stuff (seriously). this was inspired by the dj shadow classic "why hip hop sucks in '96"

"WHY HIP HOP STILL SUCKS IN '01"

it's ($till) the money

it's the gold

it's the ice (platinum)

it's the drugs

it's the guns

it's the ego's

lack of respect

no love for an art form

no realization that it is in fact an art

turning an art form into a get rich quick scheme

it's the biters

it's the "r&b factor"

too many guitars

no fun at all

computers and over-production

sample clearance

lack of proper representation on mtv or radio

bad skits

too many skits

fake phone calls from celebrities hyping your lp

too many album fillers

prince paul not producing other peoples albums enough

prince paul not making his own albums enough (you can never have too much prince paul)

radio djs mentioning damon albarn as the brains behind "Gorillaz", but never mentioning Dan "the Automator" Nakamura

kool keith not working with prince paul enough, and with automator at all

no Yo MtV Raps

direct effect

lame veejays and deejays endorsing hip-hop

whack emcees

too many collaborations

disgusting editing on production of award shows

ghostwriting

no imagination

unoriginality

no pac and biggie

feuds

censorship

(TO BE CONTINUED{AND HOPEFULLY MORE ENTERTAINING NEXT TIME})

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