Bravo to Erykah Badu for representing the real in this letter. Thanks to our man Davey D for hipping us to it. We do enjoy techno, house and all other forms of electronic music, but we think she is making a good point here about artists and true art.
What do you think about it?
How yall gone stand by and let our music turn into pop techno cornball ass music. We dont own our music no more. Come to think of it, did we EVER own it? when I say own our music , Im not talkin bout the artist Im talkin bout the people let me be quiet. I wanna hear from the young people? easy for me to complain about this techno-pop cause i have a taste for something else. but how do u feel? These rappers ought to be shame of they damn selves, Im talkin bout the mc s rappin over this pop techno music. I believe in pimpin the system buy got DAMN! not like this. #pop-technosongs. I like the idea of no distinction in race when it comes 2 music, but SOULkeepers, U dont give up the boom bip and the hump 4 the payday. I love house and techno as a side dish. But now its served as the main course AND thats ALL u gone get. like chittlins in the back house. I love music PERIOD. just not ready to say goodbye to the boom bip and the hump .. kinda painful for my generation to see. just strange 2me. Yes, no1 wants 2B poor again. artist have2 sacrifice integrity of the music sometimes 2 make ends meet. this is understood.but gotDAMN now. if youve never tasted good p*ssy your satisfied with ass hole. (thats terrible aint it .) lol
– Erykah Badu