Comments on: Why Don’t Rappers Realize Indie Rock Is Cool?

By: Damien Stram

Damien Stram — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:03:51 +0000

I happy to read this article, Thank you very much.

By: Crane

Crane — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:59:25 +0000

The thing is, it’s exactly the paragraph about “I know I shouldn’t like them, because teeny-boppers like them” which convinced me that the whole thing is tongue-in-cheek; admittedly, it’s not written by someone who is ace on the hip hop scene, but this is clearly facetious — at worst, the author is mocking his own stance as a hipper-then-thou knee-jerk rocker.

By: Lawson

Lawson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:11:08 +0000

I think this ’story’ is mainly an indictment on forced music journalism in general – y’know, “copy’s due, oh shit i better think up of two things in music completely unrelated and write on them”. there is a constant stream of articles like this that are so… artificial. like no one actually cares about this issue (maybe they do – 44 comments or smoething). good music writing talks to something important, relevant.

By: rogerniner

rogerniner — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:01:18 +0000

@Halfwit: At least I learned how to skank at an early age. God knows what I would have become if I was old enough to be allowed into "Monster Squad"

By: encyclopediablack

encyclopediablack — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:03:26 +0000

@spinachdip: Well, my point was Cat Power, The Mars Volta and others were on White People, thus the indie rock meets hip-hop collaboration.

By: janine

janine — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:00:58 +0000

@StuntKockSteeev: "Most rappers do have terrible taste in rock music..."

I wouldn't say that's true. To the producers and DJs I've interacted with, they listen to everything with Hip Hop ears: timbre and breaks, timbre and breaks, and that is all. Who cares if it feels good going into your ears?

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:35:31 +0000

I’ll take the Judgment Night soundtrack for $500, Alex.

By: natepatrin

natepatrin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:42:50 +0000

@StuntKockSteeev: Enh, fair enough, I guess. I should probably stop posting when I'm stressed.

By: bcapirigi

bcapirigi — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:08:52 +0000

i wonder where neon neon falls in this discussion...

also, am i the only one that always gets fishbone and lungfish confused?

By: Nunya B

Nunya B — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:52:55 +0000

Do you really want Kanye or whoever to collaborate with the Shins? Gwen Stefani’s first album was more entertaining than anything they’ve ever produced and while she may be “commercial pap” I’d much rather hear a collaboration that actually works instead of an OMG SUPERCOLLAB designed to cater to people who aren’t easily pleased.