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Originally Posted by Tom Yum
Ever listen to The Pharcyde?
In one of their songs, they make fun of that very aspect of the music industry, mocking a corporate-type guy directing the set of a rap music video trying to make it more "ghetto" and therefore more marketable.
The business-side of many things is obvious enough to those who take the time to think through it.
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The business side of things is not obvious. If you aren't in the industry, then you don't know what is going on. How could you? And the Pharcyde video may have shown Corporate trying "ghetto-fy" the song and video, but no video to date shows the ramifications that artists face when they try to keep their artistic integrity intact and their music positive.
Its not impossible. Look at Kanye West, but he's the exception, not the rule. The article makes fine points about all this. Try reading it.
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Originally Posted by Tom Yum
You're talking about the hip hop consumer?
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I was talking about two or three on this site.