The problem with blogging or rather bloggers

I am new to the blogging phenomenon. And the SCR is nowhere near the
upper echelon of the hip-hop blogosphere. And I don't have the
commitment or the qualoty of say Ian @ Different Kitchen, my man Joey @
Straight Bangin or Jay Smooth at Hip Hop Music. But when I do have is
some knowledge and credibility.

With this age of blogging comes the amateur journalist. Their realism is
what we celebrate.

Coincedentally, I personally think that bloggong along with the concept
of netflix, digital music services and internet porn (yeah I said it)
exemplify the brilliance and freedom of the information age.

What else comes is the uninformed, opiniated, pseudo-expert. With the
open ended access of the net it is impossible to institute intellectual
and professional barriers. While you get brilliant, insightful amateur
journalists you also get the 'haters.'

Cats who just want to throw stones and tear down people's
accomplishments. (Very much like Stephen A, Smith. Sorry just had to
slip that in there.) These are not critics because they lack the
ability, knowledge, and desire to offer constructive criticism.

This is a pandemic in Hip-Hop. Because the music and culture is so close
to the people we feel a strong sense of ownership. This sense of
ownership quickly leads to arrogance. That arrogance is manifested on
message boards and blogs where amateurs attack professionals.

While I feel the people and the fans are the most important part of
their culture I do think there needs to be ahigher level of respect for
those who make their living moving the culture forward.

I love basketball, play it, and follow it but I am simply not qualified
to debate Larry Brown. Dialogue, yes. Debate, no.

A lot these kids read allhiphop, watch BET and then want to straight up
challenge label heads and artists. It's like watching Court TV all day
and then debating Robert Morgenthau. Just silly.

Enough rambling. Enjoy the weekend.
Go Rhinos