Shields (Page 87-105)
Art is theft.
In many ways, hip-hop was born out of the Jamaican idea of turning record-playing into an art form.
Reality-based art hijacks its material and doesn’t apologize.
We want rougher sounds, rougher images, raw footage, uncensored by high technology and the powers that be.
Does this mean that we want “reality”?
Realness is not reality, something that can be defined or identified. Reality is what is imposed on you; realness is what you impose back.
Cultural and commercial languages invade us 24/7.
We seldom legislate new technologies into being. They emerge, and we plunge with them into whatever vortices of changes they generate.
My favorite hip-hop song this year is I Need a Doctor singled by American hip-hop artist Dr. Dre. The song features guest appearances from American rapper Eminem and singer Skylar Grey. This song actually told the real story about Dr. Dre and Eminem.
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