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He’s got a point. On the other hand, it’s not like people know where—or even who—DJ Vadim is. As an artist he has remained on the fringes of hip-hop music for his entire career...
...Some of the stuff Missy Elliott’s done in the past few years is more innovative that most of the underground hip-hop I’ve heard,” he says. “Yet there’s stuff in the mainstream which I think is also devoid of…of anything. Like Ja Rule, DMX…it’s just...
Actually, there are several aspects of mainstream hip-hop—particularly in the United States—that aren’t Vadim’s cup of tea. One of these, he says, is the massive commercialization of hip-hop, where many people become hip-hop artists just for the money...
...this for the money, bitches and hoes,” he says. “Sometimes people judge hip-hop and think, ‘That’s what hip-hop’s all about: money, bitches and hoes.’ And that’s not true. It’s like saying all R&B is about women taking their clothes off and not being able to sing...
...ideas. Songs like “Overexpose,” “The Pacifist” and “Your Revolution” speak not to “money, bitches and hoes,” but to social issues that generally escape mainstream American hip-hop...