phillybronx
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first & foremost... I am all for supporting the genre & BUYING the music... be it freestyle or ANY music. BUT... lets face some HUGE facts here...
the mp3 format is NOT going to go away.
I do agree w/ the fact of...why do I need to buy an entire album for 1 song.. (regardless of genre)
Being a DJ....( I work for Big Apple Ent.).. I see what we go through at times finding music & as sad as it is to say the... even w/ the monthly promos, the dj tools, the comps, the platinum series..etc.. we still need to download music to make everyone happy.
where i see the point to buying the music & supporting the genre...
the point of mp3 & file sharing is also greatly understood.
Lets also not forget how much it cost for a CD these days...$15 easy...
and the company cost of producing that 1 cd.... less than a $1.
I think w/ all the vinyl, cassettes & cd's I HAVE purchased (& still will do so when needed)... WE the consumer have MORE than paid our fair share to the industry.
the sad truth is the people who suffer are the fans....b/c of cost & the artists who don't have a multi million dollar contract.
On a side note.. Here at CF.. i was under the impression we ALL had a right to our opinions... while the buy a cd opinion is ok... so should the mp3 i want to share.
& a grandmaster status should not be exploited to impose your own will...
i am not looking tomake enemies....& i am totally on the fence about this... could go either way.. BUT I think we ALL need to respect eachother decisions of how we share & promote not just freestyle...BUT all music. b/c this is a HOT topic that is not going away anytime soon.
MP3 sharers... take note... there is also a tasteful, discreet way to pass along what you have & want. AGAIN... it's a respect among us all..
BOTTOM LINE.. LETS ALL JUST DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET THE MUSIC OUT THERE!!!!!
MY RESPECT TO ALL OF YOU...!
PHILLY BRONX
the mp3 format is NOT going to go away.
I do agree w/ the fact of...why do I need to buy an entire album for 1 song.. (regardless of genre)
Being a DJ....( I work for Big Apple Ent.).. I see what we go through at times finding music & as sad as it is to say the... even w/ the monthly promos, the dj tools, the comps, the platinum series..etc.. we still need to download music to make everyone happy.
where i see the point to buying the music & supporting the genre...
the point of mp3 & file sharing is also greatly understood.
Lets also not forget how much it cost for a CD these days...$15 easy...
and the company cost of producing that 1 cd.... less than a $1.
I think w/ all the vinyl, cassettes & cd's I HAVE purchased (& still will do so when needed)... WE the consumer have MORE than paid our fair share to the industry.
the sad truth is the people who suffer are the fans....b/c of cost & the artists who don't have a multi million dollar contract.
On a side note.. Here at CF.. i was under the impression we ALL had a right to our opinions... while the buy a cd opinion is ok... so should the mp3 i want to share.
& a grandmaster status should not be exploited to impose your own will...
i am not looking tomake enemies....& i am totally on the fence about this... could go either way.. BUT I think we ALL need to respect eachother decisions of how we share & promote not just freestyle...BUT all music. b/c this is a HOT topic that is not going away anytime soon.
MP3 sharers... take note... there is also a tasteful, discreet way to pass along what you have & want. AGAIN... it's a respect among us all..
BOTTOM LINE.. LETS ALL JUST DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET THE MUSIC OUT THERE!!!!!
MY RESPECT TO ALL OF YOU...!
PHILLY BRONX
