Comments on: Ghetto Metal

By: Tamara Ephraim

Tamara Ephraim — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:44:20 +0000

I would like to know what I can do to be apart of this movement! I am 32 and I have been listening to metal pop punk classic rock alternative every since I can remember and I have suffered royally to be who I am no thanks to blacks who have outcasted and dogged me my whole life! On top of that
I live in mississippi amongest these closed mined negroes who hate you if you are different from them.I am so ready I have waited for something like this my entire life.I am looking for my people.True ghetto people don’t deserve ghettometal because they are to closed- minded to understand it anyways.

By: Helen L. Simmons (Event Coordinator-GHETTO METAL)

Helen L. Simmons (Event Coordinator-GHETTO METAL) — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:35:52 +0000

Just an inside note:
Although M-1 and DMX are affiliated with Ghetto Metal the movement itself was actually STARTED by BAZAAR ROYALE. His eclectic mix of rock, funk, and hip hop was always his style. Bazaar decided that an outlet was needed for himself and others just like him. M-1 supported Bazaar in this movement. DMX’s involvement springs from the fact that Bazaar Royale is the first artist AND first hip hop rock artist signed to DMX’s Bloodline Records label. Therefore there’s a natural support for Bazaar from DMX not to mention this is in turn has opened DMX up even more creatively (check him and Bazaar on tour this summer). Don’t get it twisted> IT IS A MOVEMENT and BAZAAR ROYALE started it not to make a comeback, not to cooly feed off of the masses but because he believes in the power of his voice and the voice of hip hop rockers all over. By the way, so what .biz is in the url? You should HOPE more artists become BETTER business folk. You can’t feed your family guitar strings and amplifiers for dinner…..

By: Rob Fields

Rob Fields — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:07:45 +0000

Infamous:

I hear you. But, I’m trying not to be cynical or defensive here, even though I can see the many questions that arise once you see that DMX is involved. But maybe this becomes a way to really engage folks that have not previously considered rock. And by that, I mean that they’ll begin to take up the invitation that rock offers: true creative freedom. At the end of the day, it’s all good. After all, no matter what they use or how they express themselves, the output will be filtered through an African American aesthetic and sensibility.

So, yeah, let’s keep an eye on this.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Rob Fields

Rob Fields — Tue, 08 May 2007 10:03:02 +0000

Michael:

Thanks for sending the link. I think the big takeaway is that, call it what you will–Afro-Punk, Black rock–it’s about a state of mind. That’s what we need to get to. I also love the quote from Chaka about the fact that there’s a lot of blues in punk.

By: Infamous

Infamous — Tue, 08 May 2007 09:45:32 +0000

Interesting. Seems like a marketing rubric so far, however. Note the “.biz” in the URL…

Industry vets trying to stage a late-game comeback or genuine movement?

Wait and see…

By: Michael A. Gonzales

Michael A. Gonzales — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:53:37 +0000

my two cents: http://www.popmatters.com/music/columns/gonzales/050413.shtml