Keavin, that was strong words. I applaud you for saying that...
When a person really starts to take time out and look back an the many blessings and the hard work it took to own something of real quality, and then knowing in the back of your mind, you will need to have your affairs in order and release those earthly things you cherish so much; can be a troubling question for some people.
I never understood the hip hop fad. I knew something was wrong when I first heard Rapper's Delight with Chic's Good Times samplings.
But at the same time, whatever it takes to better yourself from a poverty rich culture and glamorizing it, and getting paid on the hype is what it takes for some people to start other wonderful things. Hey, live and let live... My sins are mine, and their sins are theirs.
No different from a man who invents a cartoon mouse who gets people to spend billions every year.
No real human can exist in this idealized world. In places where music is only a back-drop, nothing can I get from it, for it was never the vision from their creators.
There is no way in hell, would I give my Alembic to anyone who supports music mediocre level.