http://www.bootslap.com/BootSlap-Journals?blogid=7197&view=post&articleid=Build-a-Bridge-or-Burn-It&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

We have talked about the cultural and business aspects of Hip Hop in these last few articles, but what we have not touched on is WHY new school hipsters seem to shun the weight of cultural attachments.

http://www.bootslap.com/BootSlap-Journals?blogid=7197&view=post&articleid=Business-vs-Culture&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0

While it's true that the business of music is primarily an exploitation of art or talent for financial profit; are the evils that we attribute to the decline of cultural Hip Hop solely a fault of its business minded counterparts, or is there more to our story than we like to admit?