Ep.45 - The Billie Eilish Debate
On this episode of DITD: After Billie Eilish's recent comments on Rap, the duo thought a deeper conversation needed to be had.
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Show Notes
Some time has passed since Billie Eilish made her comments on Rap. Hip-Hop has constantly had to defend itself from comments like these decades before Eilish was even born. It's a dead conversation on the surface.
But below the surface, there is a deeper conversation to be had. One of fighting for authenticity, why is it always Hip-Hop? One of confusion, why are artists like Eilish, Miley Cyrus & Post Malone getting chesty when previously it was washed Rockstars? The DITD duo looks into this and introduces a new angle to the overall dialogue.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (2:28)
Topic Intro - (23:15)
Breakdown of Eilish's comments - (25:23)
The conversations behind Hip-Hop - (27:21)
Broadening the scope: Storytelling & Realism - (34:39)
Miley Cyrus & Post Malone: Why are contemporary artists getting chesty? - (42:46)
Age & Race, the two roadblocks for new genres/sounds - (54:21)
Lighter Note - (1:08:59)
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