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Originally Posted by Hardknock
Apples and oranges, man. Apples and oranges. "They work hard to get where they are today."  That's the best piece of bullshit I've heard today. You mean to tell me that "fiddy," "shady" "p-diddy" and the like all have MBA's from harvard or something? You think that they actually went to school to write rhymes? Give me a break.
I'll tell you what, when the debut video of the newest rapper doesn't feature him/her showing off all their shit (houses, bentley's, bling, bitches and ho's) and they actually rap about something that touches all of us in one way or another, (think Public Enemy) then I'll think about purchasing their album and supporting them. 'Till then, I'm a downloading thief as far as you're concerned. Fuck the RIAA, fuck this backward ass government that supports them and fuck these fake ass wannabe "rappers." |
Are you really comparing one genre of music to the entire industry? What about all the artists that work the smokey little bar rooms for years on end. Trying to figure out how they are going to pay their band or put gas in their car to get to the next venue? I see this every day in LA. Bands pouring thier hearts and souls into what they believe in and trying to make a living. What about the bands working with Independent Labels and producing albums for 5K or less? It's like this, if a farmer plants a seed and tends his crops for months his success is based on many factors. The weather, his ability to tend, his equipment....will all effect his yield. Bands are no differnt in this sense. They work against the elements of the industry to try to succeed. Would you steal the farmers crops, only because you can? Would you help yourself to his harvest and then tell him he is too successful and he deserves the loss? I know I would not. Just a thought.