SOME OF MY current favourite RELEASES...
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I started writing this in October of last year but I never exactly knew how to articulate myself when it came to expressing my views on this, so here goes nothing. Do we as a community lean towards ‘unserious artists’? And the thing is the lack of their severity isn’t based on the weight of their bars, yet how they present themselves. In music videos or any type of social media presence it is that they have, all indicate that somewhat toxic attitude that we’re drawn towards. We can’t avoid the idea that we like artist’s because of their music aside their personality, looks etc. Not saying I’d discredit an artist because I believe they’re ugly but, in our overall opinions these are extraneous variables. I said in another blog that we naturally resemble the artists we listen to, so is it a toxic community breeding toxic artists? I think we have to take into consideration that anything we enable is replicated in the industry, if the masses like it it’ll only be done more. I see it in myself too but I think it’s slightly different to others. I like artists that give off the ‘I don’t care vibe’ in terms of lack of care towards fame and popularity. To me when an artist cares less about this they always emit their natural selves in their music and you can always tell that they have fun with what they do, anything else is just a bonus. Not saying there’s anything wrong with seeing music as a career, but I’ve gauged that a lot of people that are under ‘tunnel-vision’ in that manner find it very difficult to accept defeat - as for one it’s not easy to get into the music industry - because they don’t know how to step out of their comfort zone. We also see a lot of that nonchalant vibe in the way artists take criticism from their music. There are definitely a lot of them out there that just release what they want all the time. Obviously they’re allowed to do this but after building a certain repertoire and fan base I believe we’re able to ask for the artist to represent specific sides that they’ve embodied in the past. Take for example Stormzy, the latest album he released was a disappointment to loads, it’s known that he’s in charge of his own creative directory but his fans were also missing grime Stormzy and I think it was slightly wrong for him to not take that into account. Again, it’s not him producing what the fans want because of the financial repercussions but rather because you want to keep the relationship you have with your fanbase; he’s built himself into a space where he’s allowed to have this much creative freedom but it’s always important to never forget your roots. And how can you desert a sound that put you into your current position? In the way I’m iterating it I make his fan base's reactions sound a lot more polite but in actual fact their approach of sharing their disappointment was nothing in comparison to how I’ve put it, sadly. That’s what makes our community toxic. It feels like everyone forgets what specific arts and artists have done for them over the years and lose all respect when one thing goes wrong, which might just be what’s causing our artists to rebel in such a stereotypical masculine manner. So how do we implicate this change we desire? And what effect will it have? I just believe that when artists reach a certain level it’s important that they do not get complacent or boisterous. Our society is very cyclical, those above us feeding negative energy will also be fed back negative energy, that’s just karma in her simplicity. Putting all types of energy into an artist's creation will naturally bring out the auras necessary for that project. Then the UK might be a tad less bad vibes. Is this what we represent? - Miriam.
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