Comments on Dj Judge Mental: Rappers Suffering from Deadly GDS

That is the best breakdown I have heard regarding ...

2009-01-04T13:25:00.000-05:00

That is the best breakdown I have heard regarding the subject. Back in the day not only were there gatekeepers, but there was artist development to mold that artist. Nowadays I go to live shows that are a hot mess, that with a little artist development and tweaking could make them superb. Excellent post.

Can I get an amen? Yo judgemental you have spoken ...

2007-11-20T08:56:00.000-05:00

Can I get an amen? Yo judgemental you have spoken the gospel truth about this and I am glad that I am not the only one that feels that way as well. A lot of these artists think that their shit is the next hot shit when it fact it is nothing but hot shit that needs to be pooperscooped and tossed in the garbage. The music has been on a steady decline and like you I hear a lot of music and do reviews and only a few are really and truly worthy of getting by and on to the masses. Everybody it seems is now either a producer or an engineer and they are the ones who are letting this stuff come into contact with the listening public when it shouldn't. I've just about heard it all where individuals (can't call them rappers or emcees) have taken it upon themselves to rhyme just about any and everything that they think should be rhymed about. I've heard rhymes about sunglasses, cameras with clicking sound effect added for clarity as well, spiderman, superman and even a ceiling fan. I shook my head in disbelief at this and wondered what happened and where did it all go wrong. I can certainly understand why Nas said hip hop is dead because it's crap like the above mentioned that has killed hip hop. I literally get hundreds of emails with mp3's from all over some of them sound decent enough to get spins on my show and the rest I just delete but it does take time to download and listen to at least a few minutes of it just to see what the artist is all about and usually in the 1st minute if the beat or the lyrics don't hit me it gets deleted. Every song all sounds the same, the industry needs to get away from that cloning shit because if it worked for one artist it don't mean it gonna work for the next and that is the perception that every wanna be has out there that they gotta sound like the next jim jones or diplomat or the next fab or soulja boy. Nobody and I mean even the big names aren't bringing anything consistent to the table anymore, it's the producers who are shining now more than the artists so basically the producer's beats is carrying the artist now. Where are the artists who could bring that heat and have you rewinding the shit to make you say goddamnnn? Not to diss anyone but if you an old school artist you need to stay that way and keep your legacy intact and stop trying to grab that brass ring one last time the shit just ain't gonna work. Has anyone heard MC Shan's new shit? Or what is it with LL trying to be hard now and be a thug? That shit just ain't gonna work just like hammer with that shit a few years ago. Where is blackmoon, where is dead prez, where is all the real talent out there that got shit to say? I've been doing this shit for way too long now to not know what the fuck I'm talking about and I'm sure there are others like me as well who feel the same way. "Not every line an artist says should be a hip hop quoteable"

Judge Mental. I feel you homie.myspace.com/DJSouth...

2007-11-19T19:30:00.000-05:00

Judge Mental. I feel you homie.

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I'm not sure how I got on your e-mail list, and ge...

2007-11-19T13:26:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure how I got on your e-mail list, and generally I blow unsolicited e-mails right outta my in-box. However, I have to say that I'm glad I didn't this time. I, like you, like rap when it's done well. But having worked closely with a hip-hop station for the past 7 years, I've seen my share of really bad stuff come in from really low-budget "artists". Four or five guys who show up at the door of the station without an appointment, but with a CD they burned at home, with no case, nothing written on it, wanting to know if they can borrow a pen and oh yeah, do you have something they can write on? When it's done right, it's tight. But with the advent of technology, everyone suddenly thinks that because they can, they should. So thanks for pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. It's good to hear the voice of reason in this business. Keep on 'em.

Dale Thomas
ClearChannel

wanted to post on your blog but i can't remember...

2007-11-19T13:24:00.000-05:00

wanted to post on your blog but i can't remember my password for the google account so here it is anyway

I feel you and congratulate you for managing to listen to hours of crap in the hope of finding a few tunes. I can't do it anymnore the cds are all hiding under my bed, which is great until I do yoga and see them just when I am trying to clear my mind!!!

Then of course I check my email and there are hundreds of songs to download. Most of which I know will be rubbish and they are MP3's which sound so horrible when played in a club anyway.

Shame there aren't more radio djs who are taste makers for their genres but then you would have to love music wouldn't you!

Perhaps thats why everyone drinks so much in clubs you would have to. We hear the same music that was on the radio BET MTV all day and then hear exactly the same shit in the club with generally shitty sound! Yawn who wouldn't turn to drink and drugs! LOL

ON a positve note i know there is some good music out there but its lost and i agree we need some kind of filter system so that we do get to hear the good stuff.

Just my morning rant

peace misbehaviour (dj my first party in 1984)

Peace Judgemental...You have hit the nail on the h...

2007-11-19T11:56:00.000-05:00

Peace Judgemental...You have hit the nail on the head with that GDS. I am a Dj as well (Dj L-Boogie,SC's Best Kept, internet/ mixtape Dj (www.thebestjams.com) and I have the same problem. Artist sending me tracks and saying "this is that next sh*t!" Yeah, right. Keep the blogs coming.