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DwnWthVwls 07-12-2015 10:53 AM

Yeh white people were going crazy over this in the 80s!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Jaz...ce_discography

The Batlord 07-12-2015 11:24 AM

This is not the 80s. This is 2015. If Will Smith went on tour he'd get a bunch of crackers there to see an actor and sing along to the Fresh Prince theme.

Key 07-12-2015 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1613903)
This is not the 80s. This is 2015. If Will Smith went on tour he'd get a bunch of crackers there to see an actor and sing along to the Fresh Prince theme.

To be fair, Will Smith wasn't the worst actor/rapper that came around. I actually found his music quite listenable.

DwnWthVwls 07-12-2015 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1613903)
This is not the 80s. This is 2015. If Will Smith went on tour he'd get a bunch of crackers there to see an actor and sing along to the Fresh Prince theme.

Yeh but the majority of his fan base back then were black people and I'm sure a lot of them would love to see a 80s throwback show of songs from their first few albums. I'd love to see him and Jazz play their old stuff. It's just people like you who don't know much about his rap career that pigeon hole him into the Fresh Prince persona.

Key 07-12-2015 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1613908)
Yeh but the majority of his fan base than was black people and I'm sure a lot of them would love to see a 80s throwback show of songs from their first few albums. I'd love to see him and Jazz play their old stuff. It's just people like you who don't know much about his rap career that pigeon hole him into the Fresh Prince persona.

This song is ****ing amazing


DwnWthVwls 07-12-2015 11:34 AM

I have that album, it's fun.

OccultHawk 07-12-2015 11:35 AM

Rae and Ghost are doing a 20 year anniversary tour of Cuban Linx. I'm thinking whitey might have to mind himself at that show but we'll see.

Key 07-12-2015 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1613914)
I have that album, it's fun.

He was genuinely a fun artist to listen to because his overall persona was down to earth and entertaining. His lyrics weren't half bad either.

The Batlord 07-12-2015 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls (Post 1613908)
Yeh but the majority of his fan base back then was black people and I'm sure a lot of them would love to see a 80s throwback show of songs from their first few albums. I'd love to see him and Jazz play their old stuff. It's just people like you who don't know much about his rap career that pigeon hole him into the Fresh Prince persona.

I'm sure people who grew up in the eighties love Will Smith for his music, but they also don't generally spend money on albums or concerts the way that young kids do. Whenever I hear about throwback artists going on tour, the crowd tends to be disproportionately young. If older artists want to keep going, then they need to take in younger fans, cause their original fanbase will age out of their music fan phase.

The Batlord 07-12-2015 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1613918)
Rae and Ghost are doing a 20 year anniversary tour of Cuban Linx. I'm thinking whitey might have to mind himself at that show but we'll see.

I've been to see Wu Tang, and there was definitely a large black audience, but they're also a famous group even today, so it's not really fair to compare them to older artists who don't have the same name recognition in this day and age.

And I didn't have to mind myself. Everybody was too busy smoking weed to give a **** about all the white people.


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