Sunday, February 23, 2014

Information or damnation?

http://youtu.be/corY-FZAZog Probably out of any other rapper, hip hop artist Lil B has used technology extensively to promote his music and connect with his fans. Throughout his solo career, he has put out thousands upon thousands (and i mean thousands) using multiple myspace pages and Youtube. His style and tone varies, sometimes its lazy and party-going (but mostly for satirical reasons, other times its hard hitting and poignant. either way, the "BasedGod" primarily uses the internet to get his quirky messages out. so its interesting that he released this song "Age of Information". Here, he questions how much technology really advances the human race, citing the prevalent hold of racism and hate throughout the world.But, despite these issues he voices, Lil B still certainly uses technology as his primary tool. I wonder if he truley sees the value in the technology he uses...

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