http://obnoxiouslisteners.disqus.com/We Gave Up on the Radio a Long Time AgoenMon, 08 Jun 2009 00:49:50 -0000http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/the-new-danger-mos-def/#comment-10605744<p>"His voice is annoying, the beats are eh." - this is simply your opinion, nothing more or less; obviously different people may have different opinions.</p><p>"his voice sounds like a Black Dracula on meth, weed and cocaine." - can't really comment because I'm not familiar with Black Dracula, but this does seem like a bit of a harsh assessment.</p><p>"He's not very much of an activist" - Nirav simply stated that a recurring theme in this album is gov't scare tactics... this is a fact which I don't really think can be denied.</p><p>"[He] tends to star in stupid films" - I think The Italian Job is a decent movie and Mos did a good job acting in it; I can't really speak to his other films.</p><p>"[He] has lyrics which make the Sugar Hill Gang sound "deep"." - This statement is so incredibly absurd that I'm not gonna waste any more time than this responding to it.</p><p>"Hip Hop is dead, like all the other genres have died." - What? Seriously? So *all* music is dead then? What planet are you from? Or do you only listen to the radio? If you prefer older music then fine, I've got no problem with that. But to make a statement like this is to do nothing short of advertising your blatant ignorance.</p><p>Your next few sentences go on to use the word "Gay" in a derogatory way six different times, which tells me that you are most certainly in middle school or high school. Don't worry, you'll grow out of this phase eventually... and if you are already in your 20's then I truly and deeply pity you because you have the maturity level of a 13-year old.</p><p>"It really can't be revived because it is not the music of this generation or rather was not created by their hands." - So the longest a musical genre can possibly last is a single generation? Congratulations, you have once again let your ignorance shine though. Music, like all other art forms, is meant to grow and evolve with the times. Art is a product of its era. Case in point - jazz music. Over the past century it has evolved immensely from New Orleans to Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal, Free Jazz, Latin Jazz, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Experimental, etc. Evolution is necessary for the survival of living things - why should it be any different for music?</p>blankMon, 08 Jun 2009 00:49:50 -0000http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/the-new-danger-mos-def/#comment-899721<p>Agreed. In the world of hop hop, his voice is great and/or amazing. When you here people like Weezy singing Lollipop or a 100% synthesized T Pain running a chorus, you can help but say 'amazing' to someone like Mos Def. It's way better simply in comparison. But in the overall world of singing, he is simply good :-&gt;</p>Nirav ShethTue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:14 -0000http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/the-new-danger-mos-def/#comment-899628<p>Definitely a groundbreaking hip-hop album, and it definitely may take several listens before it is appreciated. I would classify Mos's singing as 'surprisingly good' though, as opposed to 'amazing'. I certainly agree that his voice has grown immensely, but I think when words like 'amazing', 'epic', etc. are overused, they somewhat lose their meaning. One can argue that in the world of hip-hop he has a great voice, but in the grand scheme of things, probably just a good one.</p>blankTue, 15 Jul 2008 13:33:33 -0000http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/the-new-danger-mos-def/#comment-889853<p>Love.</p>Dhru PurohitMon, 14 Jul 2008 15:46:22 -0000