Let’s talk about these dudes that started out when I started out who no longer represent Hip Hop and who are now megastar celebrities. All they can talk about is their opulent lifestyles, worldly possessions and hedonistic behavior. Some of them even do all of this in the name of New York, the birthplace of Hip Hop. Do they really represent NY? Who speaks more to these streets “Guru Version 7.0 The Street Scriptures” or these guys’ albums? Who speaks to the 5,000 people who rioted in Manhattan a couple of weeks ago over 180 jobs at the new M&M signature store that recently opened? Who speaks to the real struggle that goes on here? The other day a 14 year old young woman threw her newborn baby from a project apartment building, whose music speaks to that? Furthermore, what about these rappers endorsing companies who have always been enemies to the Hip Hop community? I guess they really need to make that paper regardless. On the other hand, I sacrificed the big money and the blinged out lifestyle in order to stay true to my art, this Hip Hop culture, and to my adopted city New York where I still live. I didn’t go for the Bently’s, Rolls Royces and Lamborginis. I love Hip Hop immensely and so does my partner Superproducer Solar who is born and bred in
New York! We would never misrepresent Hip Hop or betray it in any way, no matter how much money they offer us!
Here in America it seems as if my commitment to Hip Hop culture, my great musical and lyrical contributions as well as my vast talents and gifts have been largely overlooked whereas in Europe, the UK and the rest of the World everything that Solar and I have been doing has been embraced and applauded since its inception. The choice is yours Hip Hop Heads! Look out for Guru’s Jazzmatazz Vol 4 The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: “Bringing It Back” coming in April 2007 on 7 Grand Records!
Peace!!!!!!
Guru
very nice
but it goes deeper, yes, guro, hiphop changed in a bad way, and thats the truth. true, the good old heads, they're still doin the nice ish we all love, but think bout the future, the next generation are todays children - and when i think about the "sharing the knowledge" thing, i cant see any hope.
It's not only about none of these kids know about the roots, about the original boom bap ish, even when you focus on the pure technique how to make good ish they're lost, or do you believe any of these kids nowadays know about diggin? sampling? sp1200? mpc???!!! nah, man. All we can do is try to "teach" kids who are around us, try to get them on the "right way" and enjoy acts who're still repping real shit nowadays.
I doubt you will read this, or your promo-helper will tell you about this post, but thats just my opinion about that topic.
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