The Fan: A Lost Art

Seems like everybody wants to rap all the while they're never really a fan of the music, the culture for that matter. I wonder if the people who buy cd's are true fans of the artist(s)? The idea of just being a fan and appreciating what someone does is passé. Because of technology and access...folks actually become rappers themselves. What defines a rapper seems to be subjective. Cause if I tell it...someone else will say otherwise. But I will say that with the flux of groups, and mixtapes and 8-Mile. Everybody and their auntie is spittin'THAT HOT SHIT...THAT HOT 16

I like to check out everybodies stuff, see what this artist has to say. I've been involved with this music for a long time and never stopped considering myself a "student" of it. Taking a step back and just listening is not a bad thing...don't size it up as,"oh...i could do better" or "i don't like how such and such sequenced their track"...no, try to maintain an innocence if you will about it. Stop trying to be that 100th nigga on the stage with a mic mumbling to the 35 people in the audience.

Thank you,

Uncle