Being the center of attention has its advantages. It provides a functional protection from secretive people and it patents your ideas as fast as you create them.
The problem is right now, power is everything. Hip hop is being weighed by its effect on the culture.
The positive side of making culture appeal is fine. The problem is every positive reason to love the culture is twisted to augment social filters. And because no one is visible to be accountable, the artists are taking blame for everything.
Technology has given a voice to countless artists. However, it has drastically weakened the impact of that music on their audiences. How do you measure music's importance beyond it's problem solving efficiency?
Concerts send a strong message and defy politics if only for a few minutes. Artists give hope for relationships that are organic and emotionally satisfying. Songs that are imperfectly targeted can reach people that are overlooked by everything else. Music is important and technology is vital to sharing it well.
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