As a strong black woman, Iâm kind of pissed that we lost all those talented female lyricists and R&B singers who got Thanos snapped out of existence in the late 90s because they didnât want to sell sex. It makes me want to slap a bitch for calling it âempowermentââŠ
At least my inner black woman is angry af because of that.
The music industry is garbage, pure garbage. Sony and Universal execs have a special place in hell.
The music industry is garbage, pure garbage. Sony and Universal execs have a special place in hell.
Modern labels have shamelessly sampled music from other culture, without understanding the significance, and thatâs truly pathetic.
One such song I came across was from Travis Scott (I think?), which was sampled from a song made by Bhakti reformists, who, way before the era of colonialism in India, spoke against brahmanism, casteism, elitism and womenâs right, in the 7-8th century in India. And the lyrics? Totally the opposite of whatâs in the sample - objectifying women like replaceable toys.
They also did the same to the Italian anti-fascist song âBella Ciaoâ. Now itâs a stupid pop song, and people think that this is some random, catchy stuff that is played in the carnival.
Yes, the music industry is predatory as shit. Most of the âstarsâ, unless they negotiate their contracts the right way and become actual legends, end up in debt or suicided.
Iâve been thinking lately about the industrialization of music. Used to be before the gramophone youâd play music in your house. Sometimes youâd be bad. And everyone was fine with it. We just did it to enjoy it. Sometimes you and your neighbors would go to that one barn everyone was gathering in where the best musicians in town would play. They were your neighbors and friends. But now we donât know our musicians. We donât make music. We just consume it. I think we need to reclaim music. I think everyone should download DAWs and just⊠Fucking⊠Suck. And share their suck with friends and family. What you produce doesnât have to be polished, or good, it just needs to be tour own.
It desperately needs a cursor in the text and racism not completely done being spelled to make it more obvious that itâs what the angry white boy is typing and not what heâs responding to.
One of his many children is trans, and she has disowned Elon for his terrible behavior. He doesnât respect her identity, pretends she is a stereotypical trans person (the right wing stereotype), and pretends he wasnât an absent father to her.