What is Bling-Pack Music ???

J-DILLA R.I.P. (1974-2006)

THE TITLE OF THIS BLOG IS IN PART THE TITLE OF THE CURRENT MIXTAPE THAT I AM CREATING WHICH WILL HAVE A LINK HERE IN THE FUTURE FOR A FREE DOWNLOAD. BUT ANYWAYS "BLING-PACK" IS A COMBINATION OF THE STEREOTYPICAL CATEGORIES THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY HIP HOP MEDIA/AND RECORD COMPANIES TO LABEL SPECIFIC GENRE OF HIP HOP MUSIC. I WILL BRIEFLY EXPLAIN: IN THE POST GOLDEN DAY ERA OF HIP HOP "traditional hip hop" was labeled "BACK PACK RAP" THIS LABEL WOULD BECOME THE STAMP FOR ANY ARTIST PROMOTING TRADITIONAL, CONSCIOUS, AFROCENTRIC,BOHEMIAN, OR EXPERIMENTAL (READ SIDE BAR ARTISTIC) EXHIBIT #1-ME(SMILE)



READ THIS ARTICLE FROM IMAGEYENATION.COM (http://www.imageyenation.com/?itemid=507). THE BIGGEST STEREOTYPE BEING THAT ITS CONSUMERS AND SUPPORTERS ALL ROCK BACKPACKS EVERYWHERE.THEN AS HIP HOP BECAME A BUISNESS THAT CONSUMED THE GLOBE LABELS CHOSE TO MARKET ARTIST THAT EXEMPLIFIED MATERIALISM THUS SPAWNING THE LABEL"BLING BLING RAP". THE FUNNY THING ABOUT IT IS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT ECCENTRIC LIVING , FLASHY IMAGERY, AND HIGH PRICED AUTOS,CLOTHING AND JEWELRY WERE MORE ABOUT BLACK CULTURE THAN ANYTHING LOOK AT SOME OF ERIC B AND ALBUM COVERS
or RUN DMC
OR SLICK RICK I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS...

I was ridiculed the other day for having a rolex. I don't apologize for that or My Last Range Rover i had. That cars craftsmanship saved my life in the auto accident where i was rear ended by another vehicle. People of African Decent have always been eccentric as hell.See pictures of KIng Tuts TOMB (www.kingtut.com) Now i don't want to hear 16 tracks about the size of your rims and i wont make a cd that has that content but that is part of our culture... so Bling-pack is just the amalgamation of all of what i am. Buy your conscious rap fan girlfriend a diamond engagement ring and see if she objects. And in the words of the late great "J-DILLA" DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND copy and past this link to listen (http://nerdwithswag.com/2007/04/17/j-dilla-diamonds-prod-by-nitti/) ending note Hip-hop has never been completely one thing but a mixture of things related and unrelated...