two words: ninja tunes
On 11/12/02 12:33 PM, "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Creen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DJ > Entropy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:22 PM > Subject: RE: (313) Hip Hop and Techno (was 8-Mile) > > >> >>> While I can see that many techno converts have come from a hip hop >>> background, I'd be inclined to side with Cyclone that especially today, >> it's >>> not terribly in-favor in the hip hop world. Even in the past this is > true. >> >> I know plenty of current hip hop fans who are also massively into techno. >> Its certainly not true to say that hating techno is an ingrained part of > the >> culture, as was suggested in the original post. >> Also, we need to be clear here on whether were talking about B-boys or > Puff >> Daddy fans... > > I don't know. I've always seen the world of underground hip hop as being > pretty receptive to incorporating or listening to other styles, but what > percentage of the hip hop world is listenening to or participating in > underground hip hop? I don't mean De La Soul, but the band that presses 1000 > copies of their own record. If this was the culture Eminem came from, it's > not the culture he helps define today. So yeah, I'm seeing mainstrem hip hop > (which doesn't need to be defined by Puff Daddy) this way, but it's just a > generalization. I know many exceptions, but I think the rule holds true. Hip > hop is a big world. > > Tristan > ===== > Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com > Music: http://www.mp313.com > Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > New Mix in mp3, 'Live in Iowa City' available for > a short time from http://phonopsia.isoprax.com > > >
