Duke Ellington was an extremely popular musician and entertainer etc, a highly intelligent man with great vision. It's a fair point to make the juxtaposition or contrast to the kind of entertainer figure that is extremely popular today.
That had so little to do with Ellington but at least we got a picture of the late Mr. Crouch wagging a finger at youth culture. No one would claim Lil Wayne as high art so why the comments?
He is correct though, certain rappers degrade woman and promote drugs (selling or using), I wouldn't call that a positive influence on anybody. That said I like hip hop, just not the trash.
Thom Avella I'm glad he does. He exposes a stark contrast in cultures. That's important... and he's one of the few who's brave enough to do so in public forums.
did he trash hip hop or did he trash lil wayne? i think it's an important distinction. fact is that the popularity of someone like lil wayne says a lot about our culture today. but jazz has been an underdog for so long that maybe this really isn't anything new.
Don’t blame lil Wayne. He is a product of the problem in this country. I am a studying jazz pianists and I think hip hop is just as important as jazz was in the early years. Don’t discard something just because you don’t understand or like it. As humans we all have something to say.
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Duke Ellington was an extremely popular musician and entertainer etc, a highly intelligent man with great vision. It's a fair point to make the juxtaposition or contrast to the kind of entertainer figure that is extremely popular today.
How did he go 65 years without hearing about Little Richard
damn bruh why'd he have to attack weezy
That had so little to do with Ellington but at least we got a picture of the late Mr. Crouch wagging a finger at youth culture. No one would claim Lil Wayne as high art so why the comments?
Man, he can't go five minutes without trashing on hip hop, can he?
@Thom Avella I agree. Unfortunately there is a lot of elitism in the Jazz community.
He is correct though, certain rappers degrade woman and promote drugs (selling or using), I wouldn't call that a positive influence on anybody. That said I like hip hop, just not the trash.
Thom Avella I'm glad he does. He exposes a stark contrast in cultures. That's important... and he's one of the few who's brave enough to do so in public forums.
did he trash hip hop or did he trash lil wayne? i think it's an important distinction.
fact is that the popularity of someone like lil wayne says a lot about our culture today.
but jazz has been an underdog for so long that maybe this really isn't anything new.
Don’t blame lil Wayne. He is a product of the problem in this country. I am a studying jazz pianists and I think hip hop is just as important as jazz was in the early years. Don’t discard something just because you don’t understand or like it. As humans we all have something to say.
We get it you hate rap Stanley find a new punching bag
Crouch has his opinion. You have yours. Still, part 3 @ 2:40 is telling.