SMDtheMC
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- Nov 30, 2009
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- Rochester, NY
In the recent thread about what's quality hiphop I got into a bit of a tangent of how hiphop culture came to be how it is today...basically in summation a divide started in 96 between true school backpacker types that focused on the culture of hiphop an unwritten code of sorts Vs. Shiny Coat more ignorant brand of hiphop that was more concerned with making money off of the music; and the shiny coat cats ended up winning commercially which basically led to its current state of affairs....
What I wanted to talk about was if there is a parallel in Drum and Bass.
Both genres are similar in that they were started by the DJ/ Producer and eventually added MCs as a compliment to the DJ, however, with hiphop eventually the MC surplanted the DJ in importance; is this happening with Drum and Bass? I am A. from America and B. relatively new to Drum and Bass so I am a bit ignorant on this part of Drum and Bass.
Of what I do know, is when General Levy did his track back in the early 90s, he was frowned on, and seen as a leech to the drum and bass culture; and I like that, I see a parallel there being he's making jungle because "its what's hot right now" and he was thus shunned by the real junglists...
is this still how the culture is? Is this why Chase and Status is hated on recently?
And furthermore is this anti-commercialism necessary in order for a music to retain it's essence?
Are the sub-genres in Drum and Bass not only a reflection on the actual sound but also the listener of the sound? i.e. Crunk hiphop fans are considered more ignorant and Underground hiphop fans are considered nerds...is there a parallel with Jump Up and Liquid?
Basically I'm making this thread as a discussion on Drum and Bass culture, not just the music but the fans etc; take this as an opportunity to give your analysis or views on where it's going where it should be going, where it could've gone; what's right what's wrong, and how you feel about it...
What I wanted to talk about was if there is a parallel in Drum and Bass.
Both genres are similar in that they were started by the DJ/ Producer and eventually added MCs as a compliment to the DJ, however, with hiphop eventually the MC surplanted the DJ in importance; is this happening with Drum and Bass? I am A. from America and B. relatively new to Drum and Bass so I am a bit ignorant on this part of Drum and Bass.
Of what I do know, is when General Levy did his track back in the early 90s, he was frowned on, and seen as a leech to the drum and bass culture; and I like that, I see a parallel there being he's making jungle because "its what's hot right now" and he was thus shunned by the real junglists...
is this still how the culture is? Is this why Chase and Status is hated on recently?
And furthermore is this anti-commercialism necessary in order for a music to retain it's essence?
Are the sub-genres in Drum and Bass not only a reflection on the actual sound but also the listener of the sound? i.e. Crunk hiphop fans are considered more ignorant and Underground hiphop fans are considered nerds...is there a parallel with Jump Up and Liquid?
Basically I'm making this thread as a discussion on Drum and Bass culture, not just the music but the fans etc; take this as an opportunity to give your analysis or views on where it's going where it should be going, where it could've gone; what's right what's wrong, and how you feel about it...