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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tunde [SMTP:tunde@arches.uga.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 1998 12:04 AM
> To: ukoh@slu.edu
> Cc: Rick Martinez; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: MTV sucks!!!!
>
> On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 ukoh@slu.edu wrote:
>
> >
> > MTV is in the BUSINESS of selling pop ( soda pop, bubble gum popular
> > culture). MTV can only cater to so many viewer and it seems that
> those of
> > us into hiphop and not drip-drop (ie Puffy, MAse, Lil Kim, etc)
> won't be
> > represented. I'm madder at BET than MTV. MTV is a white
> organization out
>
> Rap city is still ok in my opinion. They dont show underground, but
> they
> show a lot of hiphop videos that MTV wouldnt dream of ashowing. As far
> an
> the R & B video shows go, R & B is crap now, so all they have to show
> is
> crap. Except for this one dude Rachid...anyone know when his album
> comes
> out\?
>
>
> > to get paid. What true hiphop is saying, many of those lil white
> kids
> > won't understand. Sad, but true. :) ima
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Rick Martinez wrote:
> >
> > > I don't really pay attention to that type of media. But today I
> saw that
> > > horrendous Puffdaddy w/ jimmy page video. That's what you get when
> a
> > > loser artist sells his soul to the devil, SAD!!!
> > > His music sucked when he first did Notorious BIG production,.
> There's no
> > > substance or soulful groove to it. It seems MTV is continuing to
> push
> > > (c)rap down the viewers throats instead of real hip hop
> (Gangstarr,
> > > Jeru, Rakim, KRS-one, Tribe, De La soul, Pharcyde, Company Flow,
> Roots,
> > > Goodie Mob, Mosdef, DJ Shadow, Mood, etc.) You got the picture!!!
> > > I did see the "Brown Paper Bag" and "Watching Windows" by Roni
> Size's
> > > Reprazent. that was only once or twice in a sea of mediocrity.
> People
> > > like Roni Size, Massive Attack, Portishead, Maxwell,
> Jamiroquai,etc. are
> > > to good for MTV. There should be an XTV, that plays excellent
> music
> > > 24-7, with no filler (12 angry viewers, mtv Jams)! I'd watch
> X-TV!!!
> > > Does anyone agree?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Ima
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> > Self empowerment is not gained
> > by branding others perceptions to your soul.
> >
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