Rap is, well, kind of like punk was so long ago. Adults who fancy themselves cool appreciate it and defend it, hip kids left both styles as they jump the shark. And then there are the ones who come the table late, parrot those who have come before them and ultimately have become a clich? of themselves as well as the genre.
That's this interview, or at least how this old man sees it.
The heavily, think Justin and Brittany, accented artist being interviewed reels off his criminal past almost like a grocery list of requirement to earn street cred with the rap community. I ate a whole bag of em and em-s. There is a redeeming story at the end, but it comes after so far down the list of derivative culture and, well, the music sounds like just about every other rapper.
That aside, I will tell you the interviewer (who is the one we're really concerned with here), is really good. Detached by interested. Nice Voice. Well paced. Moves the interview along and keeps it from going down roads they shouldn't. This guy has a good long run in public radio and I hope he pursues it and has the opportunities afforded him in our industry.
If your station has programming produced by young folks for young folks, then this should be a part of that program. Hip Hop shows too. Maybe not so much for news shows.
Review of J-Money Interview
Steve Yasko
Posted on December 31, 2005 at 12:07 PM
This is a pretty darn good interview!
Rap is, well, kind of like punk was so long ago. Adults who fancy themselves cool appreciate it and defend it, hip kids left both styles as they jump the shark. And then there are the ones who come the table late, parrot those who have come before them and ultimately have become a clich? of themselves as well as the genre.
That's this interview, or at least how this old man sees it.
The heavily, think Justin and Brittany, accented artist being interviewed reels off his criminal past almost like a grocery list of requirement to earn street cred with the rap community. I ate a whole bag of em and em-s. There is a redeeming story at the end, but it comes after so far down the list of derivative culture and, well, the music sounds like just about every other rapper.
That aside, I will tell you the interviewer (who is the one we're really concerned with here), is really good. Detached by interested. Nice Voice. Well paced. Moves the interview along and keeps it from going down roads they shouldn't. This guy has a good long run in public radio and I hope he pursues it and has the opportunities afforded him in our industry.
If your station has programming produced by young folks for young folks, then this should be a part of that program. Hip Hop shows too. Maybe not so much for news shows.