Originally posted by piddles
1. You spell it the same way because it is pronounced the same way, wouldn't be first time in the english language
But our fraudulent friend is so into shorthand, seems silly to me to add a letter when it's not needed, lol.
2. Where did black metal come from? oh that's right, NORWAY. Regardless of the type, Metal has generally been seen as a white thing (However, I
totally know about the giant hispanic metal following, it's not discussed as often so a lot of people who don't know their music scenes wouldn't
even think of that)
It may have originated in norway, but it has become HUGE in south america, etc. When you think of death metal, most people think Slayer, brazilian.
3. You disregard intelligent hip hop (particularly the kind brewing in LA at the moment). Yes topics have varied with an overall crime related theme
but that's not where it came from. Old School hip hop is straight up just about being funky and the best at hip hop. Just because a popular sect of a
movement has one opinion (i.e. rappers who just want a quick shock value buck out of kids who think they're gangsters listening to the music)
doesn't mean it represents the rest.
Funny you think i "disregard" it. I actually played a show many years ago (back when i made electronic music) with Del the Funky Homosapien (ice
cubes cousin) at a big party called D-Day. I like intelligent hip hop, i've been into the wu-tang clan since they've been around. But again, jesse
macbeth was saying rap, in general, doesn't talk about murder. We both know that isn't true.
That's like me saying all the metal kids are total lame fairies because of how much metal revolves around dragons and knight-lore. That's not fair
to the metal dudes who actually think that stuff is stupid.
You seem to be lacking in your knowledge as well. I've listened to metal for a long time, and none of the music i've listened to had ANYTHING to do
with dragons and knight-lore. It's mostly abstract lyrics against authority and religion.
Also the Mainstream Media's idea of metal is bands like Korn and Slipknot, multi-million dollar groups making money by singing about how miserable
they are. Is that metal?
That's nu metal. And yes, it is metal. I happen to be a big fan of both of those bands.
I can tell you don't like rap or hip hop but goddamn, don't forget to do your HW!
You can't tell SQUAT, obviously. I happen to like rap and hip hop, even the violent stuff. I know just about every DMX song by heart, he's one of my
favorite mainstream rappers to listen to. I like the beats swizz makes, i also used to make beats for my friends who rap, they still bug me to make
them.
You guys trying to paint me as some ignorant bigot is hillarious to me. I probably have more black friends than both of you, lol. Just because i
won't accept racism directed towards me, doesn't mean i'm a racist.
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