-----Original Message-----
From Steven C. Barr: "...They, of course, would define their efforts, as
well as current
rap/hip-hop/urban-dance hits, as "music!" I tend to suspect that we
wouldn't...!"

My point is that when one can't possibly earn a living or raise the
financial backing to build a career, it leaves us with a talent pool
composed mostly of well-heeled posers seeking little more than to make a
fashion statement. Hip-hop was often compelling music before the posers took
over.

Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN
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