So I'm sitting here in front of my 6 year old Toshiba Laptop. Not to say it's prehistoric, because it still serves me well aside from the occasional crash. I'm sitting here and I'm illegally downloading music. Listening to previously downloaded illegal music. I'm literally copying Illegally downloaded music to my Zune Media Player as we speak, or as I type I should say. (Right now it's transferring a Melanie Fiona remix album).
So again, I'm sitting here listening to, downloading, and transferring illegal music and reading about Mos Def's recent album sales. And all I can think is "Damn...why didn't he sell more records?" I then (vocally) blame it on the fact that people don't know good music when they hear it. LOL...i know. I caught myself and gave my brain a mental slap. Owech...wait...owch...ouch, that's it. (...hard slap). Guess I need a name tag to put on my shirt that says hypocrite. I'm probably the biggest music fan in the world but I might buy one album a year...if that.
I have an image of myself in 20 or 30 years with a basement full of records, cds and cassettes of the classics that shaped me into who I am or will be. But until then, I'm the keeper of an always near-empty leather wallet that's unable to contribute to the sales of little round discs...but hey we're in a recession and even the price of food has gone up. And if the battle is between my ears and my stomach, my stomach uppercuts my eardrums everytime. (TKO)
Ok, I'm sorry...kind of rude of me. No introduction, no smile, not even a handshake. I'm always straight to business. Anyway, I write under the name [IMPERIAL]. I am a [CHICAGO NATIVE]. I am a quarter of a dollar [YEARS] old. I am [BLACK]. I am [ME].
(smiles) (shakes your hand)
-[imperial out]
So again, I'm sitting here listening to, downloading, and transferring illegal music and reading about Mos Def's recent album sales. And all I can think is "Damn...why didn't he sell more records?" I then (vocally) blame it on the fact that people don't know good music when they hear it. LOL...i know. I caught myself and gave my brain a mental slap. Owech...wait...owch...ouch, that's it. (...hard slap). Guess I need a name tag to put on my shirt that says hypocrite. I'm probably the biggest music fan in the world but I might buy one album a year...if that.
I have an image of myself in 20 or 30 years with a basement full of records, cds and cassettes of the classics that shaped me into who I am or will be. But until then, I'm the keeper of an always near-empty leather wallet that's unable to contribute to the sales of little round discs...but hey we're in a recession and even the price of food has gone up. And if the battle is between my ears and my stomach, my stomach uppercuts my eardrums everytime. (TKO)
Ok, I'm sorry...kind of rude of me. No introduction, no smile, not even a handshake. I'm always straight to business. Anyway, I write under the name [IMPERIAL]. I am a [CHICAGO NATIVE]. I am a quarter of a dollar [YEARS] old. I am [BLACK]. I am [ME].
(smiles) (shakes your hand)
-[imperial out]
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Nice Job!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can tell I am going to enjoy your writing style!
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I think the same way every
ReplyDeletetime I decide to go and check
how my favorite artists record
sales are, im sittin there
complaining while on frostwire
:/ i know its bad but
im a college student and i cant
always afford to go get the new
CD from the store however
I WILL PURCHASE: Blacksummersnight & The Ecstatic.
I really like your writing style
very nice indeed
-PeAcE
Thanks Eclectic. And after I wrote this, I MADE myself pick three albums to buy. The winners were The Ecstatic, Blacksummersnight, and Santigold (give me a late pass for that one).
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