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21 Responses to “Killer Mike on Audience Responsibility”
Well there just isn’t enough people who give a fuck about music enough for them to spend time on the internet just to find out about new artists, as dope as they may be. That’s how I think it is.
I have many friends who love hip hop music, is what they listen to. But they like to listen to the same god damn Gangstar record year after year and occasionally they might try something new if they happend to like what I play when they are in the car with me.
Music is killing the other forms of art right now, nobody reads peotry and there’s not alot of people reading anything at all. And still, as dominating music is as the way we experience art most people just don’t care enough to want to find out about music they don’t already know about. And they certainly doesn’t feel they have a responsibilty to do so.
So if these artists that in my opinion deserves to be heard more is going to be heard more, what need to change is somehow people will have to start choosing what to listen to by thinking about the product, rather than just listen to what the people sorrounding listen to (or however people who are not music nerds reasons as they put music on their ipods).
That’s just a theory, a theory that someone else probaly explained better somewhere else.
It’s a simple argument, but I buy it. I remember when I was a kid, the library is where I lived – I found music there, and I would sometimes troll the microfilm just because it was interesting – but I was limited by what they on file there. It’s overwhelming what people have access to now. A few minutes ago, I decided that I wanted to hear more from B.o.B. than that “Should Have Been…” comp from earlier this year, and about 20 minutes later, I have three new mixtapes of music on my computer. That’s just crazy.
But that’s also why people come to this site. Noz somehow got his hands on a shitload of rap music and absorbed it while most of us were just soaking up what they played on The Box or Yo! MTV Raps or whatever. I knew guys like that in high school and college. You’d be like, “Oh! I just heard _____,” and they’re like, “Oh, I’ve BEEN into that.” CBRAP is a filter like the radio used to be…
In a way, though, this nearly unlimited accessibility is too overwhelming. It’s hard now for an artist to grow in the public spotlight and expect the listener to grow with them. New material is released at such a high rate as established and aspiring rappers have learned to exploit the internet better than any other artists. It seems like tens of mixtapes are released weekly and while a relatively small number are consistently good, most have at least some good songs on them.
Because of this perpetual tidal wave of new music I have to choose which to listen to, and this means that if I find an artist unimpressive the first go around, I’m far less likely to give attention to subsequent efforts. Our attention spans are short in such a fast paced market, and if you’re not putting out new material quickly enough, you’re liable to lose some of your audience. And then of course, the emphasis shifts from quality to quantity. It’s an interesting conundrum.
I hear you, August – but you could argue that the pace of release is a little closer (though certainly not identical) to the pace of release that artists had to match about 30-40 years ago. The string of Beatles, Dylan, Elvis Costello and David Bowie albums that people consider to be classics came out over the course of about 5 years per artist. You released something each year, and then you toured like a motherfucker. One difference is that the record label was relevant, but not monolithic – and they allowed you to release a total dud of a record and then live to record another day…whereas now, they are irrelevant and have no patience anyway.
Some good Dubshit right here follow this link…
VULCAN ! Return of the Daleks Vol. 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?cygwwfmnm4h
Sam Dunkin dj/beatmaker/producer
Currently wrking with Poe Boy Music Group
“BRILLIANT MINDZ KREW”
no, its up to the artists to create dope music…and in hiphop the fact is artists frm the past make better music then artists of the present…if the dope music is made u will hear about it off the internet…the revolution will not be televised in other words
“The most famous celebrities now are people who fall out of a club drunk, show they cooch, and say ‘It’s hot!’…
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…
…
…
…
Doesn’t take any particular talent to do that”
‘In my City’ is def top ten rap songs of the year for me.
KM is a great artist, but part of me thinks if/when he retires he could be a Chuck D style commentator and be way more effective than Chuck ever was (no disrespect to Chuck D). That said, I know he’s tried his hand at blogging and maybe there’s just not so many people who have ears to hear what he has to say.
speaking of talent going unnoticed – anyone listening to a kid named ‘marky’ from dc? he’s got a nice remix of diddy’s ‘angels’ floating around. are people feeling that ‘angels’ track btw?
Tumblin' Erb
December 17th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Well there just isn’t enough people who give a fuck about music enough for them to spend time on the internet just to find out about new artists, as dope as they may be. That’s how I think it is.
I have many friends who love hip hop music, is what they listen to. But they like to listen to the same god damn Gangstar record year after year and occasionally they might try something new if they happend to like what I play when they are in the car with me.
Music is killing the other forms of art right now, nobody reads peotry and there’s not alot of people reading anything at all. And still, as dominating music is as the way we experience art most people just don’t care enough to want to find out about music they don’t already know about. And they certainly doesn’t feel they have a responsibilty to do so.
So if these artists that in my opinion deserves to be heard more is going to be heard more, what need to change is somehow people will have to start choosing what to listen to by thinking about the product, rather than just listen to what the people sorrounding listen to (or however people who are not music nerds reasons as they put music on their ipods).
That’s just a theory, a theory that someone else probaly explained better somewhere else.
December 17th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
termanology?
December 17th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
THIS VIDEO IS TRUE, AND KILLA KILL IS RAW, BUT WHY THE FUCK DID HE EVEN BOTHER MAKING THIS VIDEO???????
THIS WONT CHANGE SHIT BECAUSE THE ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING THIS WILL BE PEOPLE WHO LIKE GOOD MUSIC ALREADY!!!!!!
ITS LIKE HE MADE THIS VIDEO JUST TO SHOW OFF ABOUT HOW REAL HE IS
December 17th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
It’s a simple argument, but I buy it. I remember when I was a kid, the library is where I lived – I found music there, and I would sometimes troll the microfilm just because it was interesting – but I was limited by what they on file there. It’s overwhelming what people have access to now. A few minutes ago, I decided that I wanted to hear more from B.o.B. than that “Should Have Been…” comp from earlier this year, and about 20 minutes later, I have three new mixtapes of music on my computer. That’s just crazy.
But that’s also why people come to this site. Noz somehow got his hands on a shitload of rap music and absorbed it while most of us were just soaking up what they played on The Box or Yo! MTV Raps or whatever. I knew guys like that in high school and college. You’d be like, “Oh! I just heard _____,” and they’re like, “Oh, I’ve BEEN into that.” CBRAP is a filter like the radio used to be…
December 18th, 2009 at 12:28 am
In a way, though, this nearly unlimited accessibility is too overwhelming. It’s hard now for an artist to grow in the public spotlight and expect the listener to grow with them. New material is released at such a high rate as established and aspiring rappers have learned to exploit the internet better than any other artists. It seems like tens of mixtapes are released weekly and while a relatively small number are consistently good, most have at least some good songs on them.
Because of this perpetual tidal wave of new music I have to choose which to listen to, and this means that if I find an artist unimpressive the first go around, I’m far less likely to give attention to subsequent efforts. Our attention spans are short in such a fast paced market, and if you’re not putting out new material quickly enough, you’re liable to lose some of your audience. And then of course, the emphasis shifts from quality to quantity. It’s an interesting conundrum.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:58 am
fuck immortal technique tho
December 18th, 2009 at 8:30 am
“ITS LIKE HE MADE THIS VIDEO JUST TO SHOW OFF ABOUT HOW REAL HE IS”
lol
December 18th, 2009 at 8:59 am
I hear you, August – but you could argue that the pace of release is a little closer (though certainly not identical) to the pace of release that artists had to match about 30-40 years ago. The string of Beatles, Dylan, Elvis Costello and David Bowie albums that people consider to be classics came out over the course of about 5 years per artist. You released something each year, and then you toured like a motherfucker. One difference is that the record label was relevant, but not monolithic – and they allowed you to release a total dud of a record and then live to record another day…whereas now, they are irrelevant and have no patience anyway.
December 18th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Some good Dubshit right here follow this link…
VULCAN ! Return of the Daleks Vol. 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?cygwwfmnm4h
Sam Dunkin dj/beatmaker/producer
Currently wrking with Poe Boy Music Group
“BRILLIANT MINDZ KREW”
December 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i don’t want to own immortal technique or termanology
December 18th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
no, its up to the artists to create dope music…and in hiphop the fact is artists frm the past make better music then artists of the present…if the dope music is made u will hear about it off the internet…the revolution will not be televised in other words
December 18th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
as far as pace of music: once again dancehall reggae owns hiphop
December 18th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
A better excerpt(?)
“The most famous celebrities now are people who fall out of a club drunk, show they cooch, and say ‘It’s hot!’…
…
…
…
…
…
Doesn’t take any particular talent to do that”
December 18th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Killer Mike always comes with the real. I still bump “That’s Life” on the reg.
December 19th, 2009 at 10:46 am
‘In my City’ is def top ten rap songs of the year for me.
KM is a great artist, but part of me thinks if/when he retires he could be a Chuck D style commentator and be way more effective than Chuck ever was (no disrespect to Chuck D). That said, I know he’s tried his hand at blogging and maybe there’s just not so many people who have ears to hear what he has to say.
December 21st, 2009 at 4:51 am
word to killer mike.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:24 am
speaking of talent going unnoticed – anyone listening to a kid named ‘marky’ from dc? he’s got a nice remix of diddy’s ‘angels’ floating around. are people feeling that ‘angels’ track btw?
for anyone interested in marky remix… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSYD7HvZPyk …synths are a surprisingly welcomed addition.
December 24th, 2009 at 10:47 am
he is right
December 29th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I agree. Termanology and Immortal Technique are necessary albums.
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:58 pm
killer mike watches anthony bordain?
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