Comments on: The B-Sides: Pacific Division Interview http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/ I'm a Bartender, I Do Great Things. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Digi Gems: Killa Cali | DANOMI http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-39021 Digi Gems: Killa Cali | DANOMI Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:08:15 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-39021 [...] Check out The B-Sides: Pacific Division Interview [...] […] Check out The B-Sides: Pacific Division Interview […]

]]> By: Slav http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38539 Slav Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:45:34 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38539 Quan, my bad if I came across harshly. The questions are pretty good. Shit, when I see Pac Div next, which should be pretty soon because their publicist is one of my closest friends, I'll ask 'em. A blogging friend of mine recently raised an issue with The Knux being featured/implied as an L.A. act. Dudes are from N.O. and relocated, and are meshing in with the emerging scene here in L.A. I'm underwhelmed. My thing is, because they appeal to certain journalists (Jeff, I'm talking about you, your taste is suspect, lol) they get love whereas someone like Crooked I doesn't. Quan, my bad if I came across harshly. The questions are pretty good. Shit, when I see Pac Div next, which should be pretty soon because their publicist is one of my closest friends, I’ll ask ‘em.

A blogging friend of mine recently raised an issue with The Knux being featured/implied as an L.A. act. Dudes are from N.O. and relocated, and are meshing in with the emerging scene here in L.A. I’m underwhelmed. My thing is, because they appeal to certain journalists (Jeff, I’m talking about you, your taste is suspect, lol) they get love whereas someone like Crooked I doesn’t.

]]> By: quan http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38497 quan Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:35:49 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38497 Wow, that was kinda harsh. I mean, I thought it was an interesting issue and I'm still mulling it over. The assertion was that if rap is anything, it is about repping where you're from and expressing the experiences and culture and what-have-you of living in that area. Which seems pretty decently accurate for rap history until you get to the Internet age. So I guess my question should've been, does this still apply? Has it evolved to repping something else or have the rules just been completely broken? What do these new Internet-savvy emcees tell us about this? Which is yeah, pretty nerdy and pretentious. But I'm a blogger for chrissake. Wow, that was kinda harsh. I mean, I thought it was an interesting issue and I’m still mulling it over. The assertion was that if rap is anything, it is about repping where you’re from and expressing the experiences and culture and what-have-you of living in that area. Which seems pretty decently accurate for rap history until you get to the Internet age. So I guess my question should’ve been, does this still apply? Has it evolved to repping something else or have the rules just been completely broken? What do these new Internet-savvy emcees tell us about this?

Which is yeah, pretty nerdy and pretentious. But I’m a blogger for chrissake.

]]> By: Slav http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38479 Slav Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:58:41 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38479 Quan, your comment's pretty incendiary, but I'll give it a pass because you're bringing up Noz, a character who's not even on my radar. PacDiv is good music. Period. To take issue about whether they're from L.A. or not is idiotic. Anyone who's lived in L.A. knows that one thing that people here do is move around. I've lived in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood and San Gabriel Valley - in the same year. Taking up the issue of whether PacDiv rep L.A. enough is some nerd shit. Jeff, great interview, particularly how you stuck it to them about the major labels. Quan, your comment’s pretty incendiary, but I’ll give it a pass because you’re bringing up Noz, a character who’s not even on my radar.

PacDiv is good music. Period. To take issue about whether they’re from L.A. or not is idiotic. Anyone who’s lived in L.A. knows that one thing that people here do is move around. I’ve lived in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood and San Gabriel Valley - in the same year.

Taking up the issue of whether PacDiv rep L.A. enough is some nerd shit.

Jeff, great interview, particularly how you stuck it to them about the major labels.

]]> By: quan http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38463 quan Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:23:36 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2008/09/30/the-b-sides-pacific-division-interview/#comment-38463 I remember Noz took issue with PacDiv because, even though they were from LA, they didn't really rep LA so much as they repped Myspace and the Internet. And I think the same can be said with probably the Knux and Blu. What do you think? Do they need to rep LA more to really be considered LA rappers and/or for us to claim them for the city even? I remember Noz took issue with PacDiv because, even though they were from LA, they didn’t really rep LA so much as they repped Myspace and the Internet. And I think the same can be said with probably the Knux and Blu. What do you think? Do they need to rep LA more to really be considered LA rappers and/or for us to claim them for the city even?

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