>The Beasties have made a couple of great records. But they have more in
>common with Pearl Jam than with any rap artist. You can make rap music and
>still have no idea what hip-hop is. The Tibetan concerts are alterna fests
>because that's the Beasties audience. They have zero influence on the
>hip-hop community.
I diasagree. They are alternafests because of the *other*
bands in the lineup and probably because that's what the
majority of fest-going-kids look like.
Actually, I was suggesting that The Beasties are influential
artists, not rappers perse. I think in terms of their videos,
clothing line, and music they've permeated the culture to a
degree which has not yet been acknowledged or realized.
FYI, some of their hip-hop is more authentic than "authentic"
hip-hop.
-JF
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