[Dynagroove] Don't Give Into J Splat...

[splaticus@aol.com]

Hey guys -
It wasnt me who posted the 'Join the Opposition' thread!!
But since my name keeps popping up in this discussion, here's my 2 
cents..

As a graffitti artist in the late 80's, I listened to Hip hop since its 
early days. As far back as I can remember, the lyrics  were mainly 
about hungry hustlers, making their way 'by any means necessary' in 
whatever street culture they hailed from.  People attempt to 
romanticize Hip Hop's roots, as they are likely to do with any scene.

Some of these artists survived long enough to make some bread, some of 
them even 'got rich or died tryin'. So they rap about that now. Thats 
cool for them. Some people live vicariously through these street corner 
superhero tales. I agree that the bling bling stuff gets boring to 
listen to after awhile.

At the end of the day, its all just fantasy. We dont really know if 
what theyre rapping about is fact or just ghetto fairy tales.
it all comes down to the beats.

The real J-Splat
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-----Original Message-----
From: BadIYE at aol.com
To: phathead at phatnetwork.net; dynagroove at dynagroove.com
Sent: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 19:52:42 EST
Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] Don?t Give Into The Submission...

Just to remind you what this thread was about in the first  place:  
J-splat
posted an invitation to join the OPPOSITION in which  he claimed a 
unity of
purpose and message between House and Hip Hop.  I  respectfully 
responded by
stating an opinion that the messages  from the two are currently 
incompatible.
THAT'S IT.  J-Splat and I  disagree and had a good respectful debate 
about it.
Aaron likewise  disagreed with me, and we had a good respectful debate 
about
it.   And Will stated his fundamental disagreement with me as well  
(even
though he said he didn't really care) and I simply  read his 
disagreement, left
it
at that and didn't even  respond.

Why then do I have to endure personal pot shots from people who  don't 
know
me about my living a so-called double  standard?  It's mildly annoying,
honestly.

imad
housesaladla.com
the GOOD life