let me address the issue.

You see back in the day there was an some sort of BALANCE in the media, what do i mean by this. Back in the day radio stations club dj’s used to play NWA along side tribe call quest.

I even remember the flack that NWA got when they came out for their lyrical content, from songs like

fuck the police

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which they defended the so called ” negative reviews” by stating that they are only talking about what they know… Fair enough and i agree. but on the other hand they had a positive side with songs like

express yourself click link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAmPhbpK6y8

you see BALANCE is the key !!!!!

right lets take it to the present day……

Today we are living among negativity in our every day lives from the were we live, what we see on tv, games we play as well as what we hear on the radio, war, crime to name a few

you heard the term sex sells, well the same goes for violence. dont get it twisted i been in the hip hop, rap, grime game since day one but let me tell you this…..

Record lables, radio stations know dat violence sells in the same way it sells in the film industry so all they care about is making units, fair enough its a business. but i have been in meetings with labels with my boy who was signed to a major who had just out prison totally reformed and wanted change his music to address his positive side. The label did not want to know, they just wanted to hear his negative side.

right back to grime ting yo i love grime, i love the music, i love the flows and i like the lyrics, but please when you say

there are elements for whom grime is negative reinforcement.

there is to much of that, or shall i say radio stations weather legal, pirate or online as well as TV and record labels push the type of grime with a lot of negativity. whether it is to sell units or to destroy something created from the street ( Dont get me started on the decline UK Garage )

and despite what you say music is a big influence to young minds along side other things the youth are exposed to in their life

So if you are in the game, just to make the papers and trust me talk about negativety and i m sure in time you will get signed. but also take responsiblity. However if you are a more than making paper talk about the poistive in your lyrics as well negative to let people know there are always two sides of a coin

I do not see a balance, knowing there are positive grime uk music out there. MAINTAIN THE BALANCE!!!!!!

I want to see and hear TRIBE CALLED QUEST/ DE LA SOUL grime being played along side the grime as we know.

It is in our hands to do what NWA did maintain a balance. So yeah Dotun raised a point purely because all he hears and see’s in the mainstream is just the negative side cause thats all they are promoting.

THATS THE PROBLEM
so i ask you this lets talk about the real issues and not crap you are posting on this forum

and i ask u and peeps in the forum to address that situation im all about BALANCE and if you think there is a BALANCE in our music fair enough, but if not lets join forces and let people know that grime is not all about negativity

M&A
Artemis
Please note that we can allow only one link per post, so I’ve left in the cheerful one. It’s all about balance.

August 6th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I am thinking of making the site all about my tpyos

…or change the name to “Tpyos R Su” perhaps…?

August 6th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I am thinking of making the site all about my tpyos

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I reckon you should! It makes the brain question itself and makes people more focussed.

I mean - even more focussed on what you have to say. And one says it so well.

Especially for one such as myself wot doesn’t know much about anything and can’t think for myself.

Saul appears to have knocked off for the day and is probably hanging around some waterfront somewhere, practising his Marlon Brando impersonation.

At least, that’s what he says he’s doing when he’s hanging around the waterfront…

It’s always a privilege to watch a genius at work, but this time the Master has outdone himself.

Note the fascinating evocation of the yodel with that deft flick of the keys.

Must be this working from home bit…