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Originally posted by baltassoc
No, you're being overly sensitive. I could have been more specific, admittedly, and narrowed the "rap" field to "the crap they play on MTV," which is what I meant, but I didn't.
I also wasn't trying to be too judgemental: this site is (or was) all about the Benjamines too. Nothing wrong with that. I was just trying to wrap my head around the fact that when I thought the term "sell out" at seeing Snoop Dog selling cell phones, and the negative connotation that invokes, I was perhaps imposing a cultural assumption that is inappropriate (or perhaps simply irrelevant) in the rap context. I'm willing to accept that, but as my post noted, my biases are such that while I can see relaxing the standard (i.e. selling out is okay), there is still some limit (custom written songs and redickulous videos are still too far).
So I ask again: is selling out really "selling out" when making money is considered a definative positive in the underlying cultural paradigm? And if so, isn't this really more honest than the pablum rock artist try to spout about not being in it for the money?
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I am not r4eallly following this but I believe the sell out comes from the fact that Snoopy Dog Dog started as a gangsta rap pioneer and is now a corporate suckup. the gangsta is gone. no more gin and juice.
