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Originally Posted by Engine
1) His current age plus his success in underground hip-hop = he's a very successful underground hip-hop artist. He's not making a lot of money but he does it anyway. He doesn't wait tables, he pays his rent by making music.
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What was the original point of this? That because you think he never endured a typical job that his album wouldn't be from that perspective?
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3) Absolutely wrong. Unless you're talking about artists who are very young and willing to subsist on almost no money (like living in a van), most "good" artists work very much within the confines of society and the way that much larger sums of money is normally generated (i.e. an investor pouring lots of ducats into promoting them and selling their merchandise which is the real commodity of commercial musicians. I know I don't need to explain this to you but you brought it up). To reference my point #1, most musicians don't make a reasonably sound living without getting within the confines of commercially successful record labels (i.e. society) even if its a very low-paying underground hip-hop label like Def Jux or Rhymesayers. They all have to make enough money to support themselves somehow. The way small, poor labels do it without wealthy investors? Employ talented artists who will work hard and garner the support of devoted fans. Duh.
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Thankyous sir, quite astonished i must say.
When i said all artists are a spokesperson for a life outside of societal confines(not necessarily living it themselves, but advocating for it) i was addressing this comment specifically, i shoulda made that clearer my bad.
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Whatever his personal situation, I have always looked up to him as a spokesperson for those of us who want more out of life than clock-punching as well as for being a defender of the idea that capable people can make at least a meager living by creating art.
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I mean that could represent anybody from twizted sister to matisyahu really. I 'm just trying to pick on you for giving aesop some-what i believe to be(!!)-lame praise.