Comments on: “WE DON’T HAVE TO DREAM NO MORE.” – CHRIS RYAN ON AMANDA BLANK, QUOTING STRINGER BELL

By: Steve Schroeder

Steve Schroeder — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:43:10 +0000

Oh I read it!
i feel your comments.
spank rock is NASTY.
thanks for speaking on that.

By: jshep

jshep — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:35:50 +0000

steve u should read the thing - they are not dissing Cool Kids like that (other than the fact that Chris thinks they sound like Digable Planets, and that they spend too much money on streetwear) - that irony thing is more an in-general statement. i like cool kids, too (i interviewed them for VIBE!: http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/10/cool_kids_profile/ ) , but i see the point - i think one of the main problems with so-called "hipster rap" is that a lot of what is touted lyrically is sort of coming from this sheltered standpoint (i.e. ppl raised in suburbs glorifying glocks) , or promoting stuff that ppl wouldn't tolerate from non-hipster rappers - for instance, spank rock is 9000 times nastier than even lil wayne, half the time... but I've had arguments with ppl who like spank rock who think non hipster rappers are misogynistic, which is a double standard rooted in culture at best, in race at worst. So I guess I would say that sometimes, worse than any hipster rap (most of which I like a lot, including kid sister, spank rock, cool kids and kanye west) are FANS of hipster rap. LOLzerz!!!

By: Steve Schroeder

Steve Schroeder — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:06:50 +0000

i don’t quite get the backlash.
what is ironic about the cool kids. their music seems pretty sincere to me (if not their cool dude attire).
was it as equally as ironic/hipster to like tribe back in the day?
the concern is that this music is safer for the whiteys to like, right? that was the case with tribe, but tribe made good music. cool kids “black mags” is a pretty bumpin song to me.
people who like “real” hip hop don’t like this brand of hip hop? not hard enough? because it’s being sold to indie crowds? posturing? but hip hop is ALL about posturing.

By: DJ Brokenwindow

DJ Brokenwindow — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:43:45 +0000

Amen. Life is too short for doing this kind of ironic participation.
I think that irony (esp concerning music) is the way that people get into things while keeping themselves safely at an arm’s distance until it is acceptable (safe) enough to put down their arm. That way they can know all about it the minute it becomes cool, but not be seen as a overzealous geek prior to that moment.