tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928580560962218724.post3196075657364762122..comments2024-02-29T04:43:58.533-08:00Comments on Hip Hop Lives: Traditions of Filipino Performance: Tastemakers of the Metro? Philippine hip hop DJs shape hip hop's "soul"MVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03187883523022766262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928580560962218724.post-68542320281391598442012-10-02T03:55:47.436-07:002012-10-02T03:55:47.436-07:00This is a really interesting and thought provoking...This is a really interesting and thought provoking article. I think what Manila super clubs are experiencing is not that much different to super clubs around the world that prefer to stick to the safer option of playing House/ Electro music and cheesy commercial pop. For some reason club owners have a belief that this sort of music is the only form that will attract a higher class of clientele and less trouble makers likely to get into fights. <br /><br />I think Hip Hop music in general is now a lot more mainstream and commercial and this is reflected in the music of certain artists and their new music releases. Where I do think Manila's clubbing scene if suffering is the fact that nearly every club plays the same songs, sometimes in the same order over and over again, every weekend it is the same. I think a readjustment needs to be made in terms of the balance. In other countries they are able to diversify people's music options by having separate rooms for different genres of music, so you will have commercial and dance music on the ground floor and play hip hop and rnb on the first or 2nd floor of a super club. Alternatively DJs have licence to vary their sets more so you have segments of 5 or 6 tunes of different styles rather than the same monotonous sounding music over and over. What I also think is an issue is the fact that a lot of time even the medium and small sized clubs play the same tedious music as every other place, even ones in lounge bar setting which is very disappointing as a Hip Hop fan. I did however attend a Styles Entertainment night at Aracama in Fort Bonifacio on Monday night with DJ Jena where they played classic Hip Hop n Rnb but this night occurs on a Monday night which is not exactly accessible to people who work fulltime jobs. <br /><br />Real music will always have its place and will never die, it's just about being able to find the right balance where it can be played as an alternative to the mainstream sounds you hear everywhere else.<br />vibesin.comhttp://www.vibesin.comnoreply@blogger.com