tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post4999502672401001941..comments2023-11-03T07:36:56.380-02:30Comments on I BLOG BECAUSE I CAN: Ecko Under Fire / The Status of Hip HopE. Spencer Kytehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05510447452210137674noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-73298786950848727232007-11-04T13:10:00.000-03:302007-11-04T13:10:00.000-03:30This debate has continued over at TSF.Click the li...This debate has continued over at TSF.<BR/><BR/>Click the link in the content to get there and see where it has expanded to.E. Spencer Kytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510447452210137674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-27184745004575859542007-11-03T22:04:00.000-02:302007-11-03T22:04:00.000-02:30Chalk:You tell me not to attack Bonds and his lega...Chalk:<BR/><BR/>You tell me not to attack Bonds and his legacy but you're attacking Ecko. Then again, ain't nothing new there...<BR/><BR/>Mizzo:<BR/>I agree that trash on the radio ain't hip hop. I was simply trying to illustrate that it isn't the same as it was when it was a cottage industry about the basics and beginnings.<BR/><BR/>I still don't agree that Ecko is giving the finger to Hip Hop,E. Spencer Kytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510447452210137674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-5456195546013343202007-11-03T11:32:00.000-02:302007-11-03T11:32:00.000-02:30Exactly David. Shouldn't be hard to fathom Spencer...Exactly David. Shouldn't be hard to fathom Spencer. You DON'T take your ball and run from Hip Hop!<BR/><BR/>While I'm at it...the trash you hear on the radio these days is NOT Hip Hop! <BR/><BR/>Maybe that's why you are excusing Ecko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-60924064592703176912007-11-03T02:16:00.000-02:302007-11-03T02:16:00.000-02:30Spencer, you're right when you say "hip hop isn't ...Spencer, you're right when you say "hip hop isn't a colour and isn't a race, it's a culture and a way of life."<BR/><BR/>But Hip Hop is about Unity -- that's why you close your fingers when you make a peace sign -- Unity (-- I learned that from Meth & Ghostface).<BR/><BR/>This "savvy marketing ploy" as you call it is the antithesis of Hip Hop because it's Capitali$ing on Divisiveness and Hate.<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-31831701261389200142007-11-02T23:47:00.000-02:302007-11-02T23:47:00.000-02:30Mizzo:Sorry you're eyes are hurting but I do admir...Mizzo:<BR/><BR/>Sorry you're eyes are hurting but I do admire the conviction.<BR/><BR/>Are you calling branding the ball bullshit? Because Ecko didn't say "Ima brand this fucking ball. Fuck Barry Bonds!" People voted and everyone could have... the send it to the Hall as is side could have won. If it did, would you still rock Ecko?<BR/><BR/>What don't you agree with? Where do you stand on the E. Spencer Kytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510447452210137674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368494055063801765.post-34124559378386583012007-11-02T23:37:00.000-02:302007-11-02T23:37:00.000-02:30Wow! You miss my point wholeheartedly. Everyone in...Wow! You miss my point wholeheartedly. Everyone in the hood that purchased his shit didn't know about his "savvy marketing ploy" or whatever you characterized it as. Dude, I'm at my keyboard strong this very second sans ecko unlmtd glasses. My eyes hurt like hell, but I stand by my conviction. Trust me that I'm full out.<BR/><BR/>Fuck Mark Ecko! Do you really think the demography that made him Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com