[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Yes hiphop, whose stirring strains will be heard a hundred years from now when Duke Ellington has long been forgotten.

[Archangelsk]

Say what you will, I don't think there's a single person on this forum who would debate the merits of this screed with Mr. Tate without a heavily armed posse backing him/her up.

[martin_fierro]

* snort *

[R. Scott]

How long before it hits the "Oldies" stations?

[InvisibleChurch]

i think it's kind of cute how these rufftuff rapsters grunt/sing about killing and raping until they make it big like sniff doggy poop or ice t, THEN they start showing up in 'family fare' movies and commercials and acting oh so nice and polite .... until the VIBE awards come up ... what a load of poopy

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Something calling itself "Hip Hop Nation" was supposed to swing the election for Kerry. I guess they had too much ganja Monday night, slept in Tuesday and showed up to vote Wednesday.

[Bombardier]

What a load of manure. Hiphop is to music what a McRib sandwich is to barbecue: A distant relation at best. There have been so many talented black musicians, ranging from Louis Armstrong, to Duke Ellington, to Cab Calloway, Jimi Hendrix, and Smokey Robinson, that to group hiphop in with these greats is an insult to them! The hate, misogyny and sheer racist venom spewed forth from the average rap/hiphop CD is such that if it were to come from say, Twisted Sister (and we all know Dee Snider wouldn't spout that crap), there would be a huge outcry to ban such trash. Unfortunately, hiphop tends to appeal to the stupid and the tasteless who need something to legitimize their bigotries. God help this society if (c)rap is going to be around another thirty years.

[avenir]

I remember buying this "old school" LP years ago and reading a review of it in The Face (a brit-cool mag). They said something to the effect "Of course it will all be horribly dated in a year, but enjoy for now."

Oh well...

[DustyMoment]

Yes, the hiphop culture has much to celebrate. It is the leading cause of the dumbing down of the younger generations. It's founders hould be proud that they have had such a devastating effect on society.

I don't think that the bubonic plague was as devastating as hiphop.

Celebrate away.

[AmericanChef]

Shouldn't that be, "Watcha celebratin for, **ckin' bi*ch?"