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02-27-2014, 04:13 AM | #81 (permalink) | |
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I realize that. I was applying the same principle to illustrate that the acts that don't make several randoms' lists of favorite artists doesn't make them underrated, or not a household name. I'm pretty sure that most people who listen to said music casually would know of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Ice Cube.
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02-27-2014, 04:15 AM | #82 (permalink) | |
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The poster said that the average hip hop fan would know who Ice Cube is. Hip Hop is a genre that specifically targets children and especially in that age range so we can not forget about the youth. I didn't say it was impossible but it is very unlikely a 13 year old would know the impact of artists that were before their time. I am not going to expect a 10 year old to know about Slick Rick, Krs One, Wu Tang, NWA, etc these are rappers way before their time (10-20 year gaps) Unless you had parents that were bumping this type of music in your childhood Last edited by Soulflower; 02-27-2014 at 04:24 AM. |
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02-27-2014, 04:18 AM | #83 (permalink) | |
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People my age are not going to know about Ice Cube and I would be surprised if they even knew he rapped and was in one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time |
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02-27-2014, 04:20 AM | #84 (permalink) | ||
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First it was 13-25 which is already a huge age gap in thinking, then you started to just stick with the low end. 13 and now it's down to 10. Based off of your first age range, teens normally tend to rebel from the mainstream stuff they are hearing and dig deeper. So I'm more willing to bet that teenagers know who listen to rap casually AND the ones that are hardcore fans know Slick Rick and Ice Cube.
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02-27-2014, 04:22 AM | #85 (permalink) | |
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When I was 13 I knew about those artists as well but that was because of my father. He exposed me to the oldies at an early age but most children are not afforded the same opportunity. Unless children have parents or some type of caregiver figure that exposes them to music before their time they are not going to be knowledgeable. I never said that it was impossible but it is unlikely they would be exposed to music before their time. Typically children are just aware of artists from their generation, current pop trends and easy accessible music. |
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02-27-2014, 04:24 AM | #86 (permalink) | |
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Like I said, I don't think I actually know someone who hasn't at least heard of Ice Cube. I haven't asked all of them, but the point is that I know a lot of people who do know who he is, many of them aren't even fans, some of them haven't even heard his music. He is very influential, and a lot of people know who he is. I think that's a much better argument for him being rated properly than "Google search has millions of hits on 'ice cube is underrated'" is for him being underrated. That's just me, though. |
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02-27-2014, 04:35 AM | #88 (permalink) | |
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The average 13 year old does not listen to 10-20 year old artists before their time unless you are cultural figures like MJ or Elvis where the music is just so easily accessible there is just no escaping it. The only old rappers that I can think that a 13 year old might possibly be knowledgeable of is 2pac and Biggie but then again that is not a 100% guarantee. They might know who they are but not much on their music. |
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02-27-2014, 04:41 AM | #89 (permalink) | |
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I do not think this has anything to do with rebelling. I think this is a case of children's exposure and lack of exposure to certain artists that were before their time. It is not rational to conclude that all teenagers rebel and therefore all teenagers listen to music before their time. How do you know that? If we would to go off of your argument... how would you be able to tell that a teen that likes Slick Rick likes him because he is rebelling against mainstream music and not because he or she parents exposed them to Slick Rick? |
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02-27-2014, 04:46 AM | #90 (permalink) |
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This is definitely true for me. When I was 13 I was a big 2Pac fan, had all his albums and the vast majority of people in my school had heard Changes and that was it. And 'Notorious' by Biggie, don't even think people had heard Juicy tbh.
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