SHOUT Magazine: Bay Area Hip-Hop: كانون الأول 2005

The creative landscape is changing. Technologies like Pro Tools, the iPod, and peer-to-peer networks have become mainstream in the digital age, creating a wild frontier of sorts in music. Independent artists can reach mass audiences once forbidden to them. These technologies are fostering the rise of “semiotic democracy”—where more and more people are no longer passive consumers of mass media, but active participants in creating culture. Cops vs Lawyers, Issue 3

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SHOUTCAST Volume 2.5 by DJ Icewater

Peep this quickie soul shakedown; DJ Icewater got out the long shovel and dug deep into the crates for you soul-brothers and -sisters. Classic Sly and the Family & The Headhunters are mixed up with contemporary joints from Lyrics Born, Colossus and the Crown City Rockers. It all goes to show that the Bay was ALWAYS funky and full of soul. Enjoy this half-hour treat for the holidays; rock it with your folks and make 'em say, "That hip-hop music is alright."