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The omission of Hip Hop is rather startling from today's perspective (and even for the time). Having only a single rock album, on the other hand (and no Metal),

The omission of Hip Hop is rather startling from today's perspective (and even for the time). Having only a single rock album, on the other hand (and no Metal), might look prescient today.

teh_klev 7y ago
> The omission of Hip Hop is rather startling from today's perspective (and even for the time). That's a really good point, and well spotted. I'm amazed I hadn't noticed that being a fan of NWA et-al from that era. [edit] Upon further thought, I'm also wondering if there may have been objections from certain artists and/or they couldn't get contractual releases for this purpose - up until then I guess the rights were for CD/Tape/Vinyl/SACD etc, digital music may have been viewed with suspicion by some bands - e.g. Metallica. Just a thought.
- microtherion 7y ago
  As the article says, Apple bought 1 physical copy of these CDs for each iPod they pre-loaded to be on somewhat more solid legal footing. Digital rights would have had to be negotiated on a case by case basis, and at least for the Beatles records, Apple had a bad relationship with the copyright holder at the time.
  - teh_klev 7y ago
    Or maybe rap/hiphop just wasn't Job's bag. But it's not beyond the possibility that given the new format (yeah I know), there were possibly contracts explicitly for certain mediums (CD/vinyl) and some artists either didn't respond to contractual updates, or just plain said "no way".
rasz 7y ago
How many big caliber trend setting high society "journalists" invited to this shindig would be hiphop/rap connoisseurs you think? Fuck the police! Comin' straight from the underground A young nigga got it bad ‘cause I'm brown might not go down well with NYTimes, publishers of "N.W.A.is deliberately provocative, and the songs on ''Straight Outta Compton'' are vicious, sexist and stupid;"
- cholantesh 7y ago
  That was written in 1989, but fair point; I don't think they'd started propitiating Jay-Z just yet.
- microtherion 7y ago
  While those journalists surely would be delighted to hear their profession depicted on the Dylan CD: You try so hard But you don’t understand Just what you’ll say When you get home Because something is happening here But you don’t know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/ballad-thin-man/ https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/ballad-thin-man/
JudgeWapner 7y ago
Difficult to find hip-hop devoid of profanity, violence, lewdness, misogyny, or drug use (primarily marijuana, which was actively prosecuted back then).
- microtherion 7y ago
  (a) Not THAT difficult; there were always alternatives and (b) what exactly do you think "Mr. Tambourine Man" on the Dylan CD was about?

The omission of Hip Hop is rather startling from today's perspective (and even for the time). Having only a single rock album, on the other hand (and no Metal), might look prescient today.

teh_klev 7y ago

> The omission of Hip Hop is rather startling from today's perspective (and even for the time). That's a really good point, and well spotted. I'm amazed I hadn't noticed that being a fan of NWA et-al from that era. [edit] Upon further thought, I'm also wondering if there may have been objections from certain artists and/or they couldn't get contractual releases for this purpose - up until then I guess the rights were for CD/Tape/Vinyl/SACD etc, digital music may have been viewed with suspicion by some bands - e.g. Metallica. Just a thought.

microtherion 7y ago
As the article says, Apple bought 1 physical copy of these CDs for each iPod they pre-loaded to be on somewhat more solid legal footing. Digital rights would have had to be negotiated on a case by case basis, and at least for the Beatles records, Apple had a bad relationship with the copyright holder at the time.
- teh_klev 7y ago
  Or maybe rap/hiphop just wasn't Job's bag. But it's not beyond the possibility that given the new format (yeah I know), there were possibly contracts explicitly for certain mediums (CD/vinyl) and some artists either didn't respond to contractual updates, or just plain said "no way".

rasz 7y ago

How many big caliber trend setting high society "journalists" invited to this shindig would be hiphop/rap connoisseurs you think? Fuck the police! Comin' straight from the underground A young nigga got it bad ‘cause I'm brown might not go down well with NYTimes, publishers of "N.W.A.is deliberately provocative, and the songs on ''Straight Outta Compton'' are vicious, sexist and stupid;"

cholantesh 7y ago
That was written in 1989, but fair point; I don't think they'd started propitiating Jay-Z just yet.
microtherion 7y ago
While those journalists surely would be delighted to hear their profession depicted on the Dylan CD: You try so hard But you don’t understand Just what you’ll say When you get home Because something is happening here But you don’t know what it is Do you, Mister Jones? https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/ballad-thin-man/ https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/ballad-thin-man/

JudgeWapner 7y ago

Difficult to find hip-hop devoid of profanity, violence, lewdness, misogyny, or drug use (primarily marijuana, which was actively prosecuted back then).

microtherion 7y ago
(a) Not THAT difficult; there were always alternatives and (b) what exactly do you think "Mr. Tambourine Man" on the Dylan CD was about?