prefuse 73 is ----- Original Message ----- From: "jonathan morse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sean Creen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DJ Entropy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 1:35 PM Subject: Re: (313) Hip Hop and Techno (was 8-Mile)
> 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 > > > > > > >
