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-Rick

Thanks a apportionment!

Thanks for the specificity. I don’t know Stereo too well, though my friends do. As I tried to make clear I wasn’t reacting to him and his mix as much as to the misinformed response to it. Nonetheless I do think that the response we’ve seen here has proved that this was something worth discussing, even if the jumping off point was off point.

I also agree about the limiting factor of language, it’s an interesting problem/opportunity.

What the world needs is creative people making art with and for their friends who they know and trust and that is exactly what Stereotyp was doing. He and Joyce Muniz (who raps on most of the mix that inspired the original rant) have been working together for years and years in fact she spends part of her time in Vienna and Berlin. Just because you don’t know what she is saying doesn’t mean that Stereotype doesn’t and your friend’s “barefoot baile” comment only points to his own prejudice about their collaboration.

In regards to DJing, I totally agree that if you find out something you are spinning has really messed up lyrics it should be taken out of circulation (no matter how dope) beyond that, if it feels right play it. Some basic contextual research is important but there will always be a limit to understanding an artist’s intention. I will keep playing De La Soul even though I never understood what their “eye patch” metaphor was supposed to mean and I will keep playing Bhangra because it brings joy to the dance-floor even for those, like myself, who don’t understand the lyrics – My hunch is that its cool but if someone is offended (or inspired) by the lyrical content I want to know about it. Personally, I will always enjoy spinning instrumentals the most because so many amazing emotional journeys of pure rhythm and sound are cut short by the specificities (and geographical boundaries) of human language.