Comments on: T Pain Obama Auto-Tune http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hip Hop Producer http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1658520 Hip Hop Producer Thu, 13 May 2010 07:25:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1658520 Rap music has experienced a radical increase in popularity in the last five years. In the year 2000, rap became the second-best-selling genre in music, capturing 12.9 percent of the year's $14.3 billion in total record sales ("Rap/Hip Hop" Sc 1). Though rap is no stranger to criticism, that criticism has increased in both quantity and vociferousness at about the same rate as the number of rap albums climbing the charts. And the growing evidence that, apparently, in order to achieve commercial success, each rap album must be more negative and offensive than the last does not help to address these criticisms. Unfortunately, the critics miss most of the rarely-seen other side of the genre: Hip-hop, rap music that is true the art form's roots of black empowerment and social progress. But black empowerment and social progress don't sell nearly as many records as the themes of mistreating women, abusing substances, and accumulating vast piles of wealth, Rap music has experienced a radical increase in popularity in the last five years. In the year 2000, rap became the second-best-selling genre in music, capturing 12.9 percent of the year’s $14.3 billion in total record sales (“Rap/Hip Hop” Sc 1). Though rap is no stranger to criticism, that criticism has increased in both quantity and vociferousness at about the same rate as the number of rap albums climbing the charts. And the growing evidence that, apparently, in order to achieve commercial success, each rap album must be more negative and offensive than the last does not help to address these criticisms. Unfortunately, the critics miss most of the rarely-seen other side of the genre: Hip-hop, rap music that is true the art form’s roots of black empowerment and social progress. But black empowerment and social progress don’t sell nearly as many records as the themes of mistreating women, abusing substances, and accumulating vast piles of wealth,

]]> By: 888 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586638 888 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:17:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586638 only in america :D only in america :D

]]> By: Uncle Dave http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586192 Uncle Dave Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:02:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586192 #4: Very funny. Toon and tune are pronounced the same. "You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish" -- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Tune_a_Piano_but_You_Can%27t_Tuna_Fish" rel="nofollow"><u>REO Speedwagon</u></a> #4: Very funny. Toon and tune are pronounced the same.

“You can tune a piano but you can’t tuna fish”
– REO Speedwagon

]]> By: Lowfreq http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586177 Lowfreq Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586177 Looks like Anatares Auto-Tune killed more than one industry. Kudos. Looks like Anatares Auto-Tune killed more than one industry. Kudos.

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586176 pedro Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:19:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586176 What is it with Kimmel saying Autotoon instead of Autotune? What is it with Kimmel saying Autotoon instead of Autotune?

]]> By: adoggz http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586156 adoggz Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:20:07 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586156 nice grill on bama there nice grill on bama there

]]> By: blah http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586148 blah Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:59:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586148 It looks like they did permission: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EvV4sSaWYgo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EvV4sSaWYgo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> It looks like they did permission:

]]> By: Jmrouse http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/10/05/t-pain-obama-auto-tune/comment-page-1/#comment-1586138 Jmrouse Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:22:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=59579#comment-1586138 Well that's great. They just ripped off the whole concept of the "Auto Tune The News" guys. I hope they at least got permission, because that's blatant stealing of a comedy bit and routine. If you have no idea what Auto Tune the News is, check this out: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Well that’s great. They just ripped off the whole concept of the “Auto Tune The News” guys. I hope they at least got permission, because that’s blatant stealing of a comedy bit and routine.

If you have no idea what Auto Tune the News is, check this out:

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