tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414428.post112881233239090451..comments2023-09-28T10:48:28.812+01:00Comments on Chantelle Fiddy's World of Whatever: Guns And GangsChantelle Fiddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859217778638566160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414428.post-1129040836309781162005-10-11T15:27:00.000+01:002005-10-11T15:27:00.000+01:00p.s. should add, with reference to your comment "t...p.s. should add, with reference to your comment "they're not likely to then read your interview with Skepta..." again, I don't think people should be immediately tagged by what they say on the mic, and I'll reiterate point about not assuming what's behind the bars. This also relates back to my 'problem' of distancing myself from content because It's the energy and overall feel that I'm into. People should read the book, read the interview, listen to the music and form their own opinions. My voice is just that - mine.Chantelle Fiddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859217778638566160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8414428.post-1129040276553600362005-10-11T15:17:00.000+01:002005-10-11T15:17:00.000+01:00I can see your point but I wouldn't assume to know...I can see your point but I wouldn't assume to know so much about my life. My friends certainly aren't participating in gun crime and Smash Hits doesn't allow me to deal in grime yet. I write about the music I love, which ultimately isn't a reflection on the lyrical content but the sound as a whole. The difference perhaps between myself and an impressionable 13 year old is that because I know the difference between right and wrong, the lyrics have little negative impact, although I am suitably tired of the same old shanking/gat bars. I've also had moments where I've been close to quitting this because I simply can't hack the contradictions or the people. As a result of this I had to re-structure way I work and who I work with. I don't name names but there's a number of people I don't support through choice, primarily because of way they live their lifes. I'm real to myself. Despite what some may or may not think, I do voice my opinions on this stuff to the artists, although not on a public forum. It's simply too draining to draw out everything that's weak about the music and society. As far as I can recall, I don't glorify gun content?! Nor do I take most lyrics too literally. Half the people that chat it aren't telling the truth, and I think it's sad that MC's are stuck on the same old subject matters and not being real to who they are. Like my point about being a coward (there's plenty of people I could have had arrested) I believe most artists too deserve this tag. They're scared to stand up, be different and speak for what they want and who they want to be incase it's rejected by street code or their peers. A basic assumption to a bigger puzzle but you get the point... However MCing is also an artform. Look at someone like Plan B and he's not chatting about what he does, but what other people do. Often lyrics can be taken too much at face value and I try not to judge anyone without knowing what has gone into their work. I'd hope people have the respect to do the same for me (certainly not the case in most instances). Anyway I'm rambling... but point I'm really trying to make is although not right, half people don't chat reality. That book is the reality though. And I would recommend everyone reads it. I've already told a number of people in the scene to do the same and I'll be interested to hear their feedback when they have.Chantelle Fiddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859217778638566160noreply@blogger.com