All I'll say is
Submitted by LynnS on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:21am.

Don't criticize stuff you don't understand. I'm not a huge rap fan, but there is rap I like and some I absolutely love. Sampling is audio collage; a well-done sample completely changes the tenor and meaning of the original. Your criticism is like criticizing Picasso and Braque for using collage techniques rather than for the content of their art. I'm not saying all rap is high art; 90% of everything is crap as the old rule says. I'm saying that sampling is not plagiarism; it's a legitimate technique.

Listen, you don't like rap? That's fine, they don't make it for you. :)

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Lynn Siprelle * Fairy Blogmother

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