Define value (specifically in relation to art, or music, or both). Define how something is 'devalued' (specifically to art, or music, or both)). Define who ha

Define value (specifically in relation to art, or music, or both). Define how something is 'devalued' (specifically to art, or music, or both)). Define who has 'devalued' the 'whole industry'. Define why hip hop has been the 'most devalued of all musical genres'. Then tell me how this gnostic priesthood giving us mere mortals a peek at 'the real thing' is going to give all that value back to hip hop. There's no technological fetish here, simply a desire to live today and avoid a historical fetish. I don't live in the Renaissance Era or in the 'Swinging Sixties'. It's 2014 and it's sad that this group of people find actually addressing the problem of relevance and value in our day and age too difficult and instead recycle old, problematic forms. Of all the arts, digital has probably helped music the most. Send me a link to the 'Art' section on the App store. Does Wu-Tang really need validation from the institutions (the academy, galleries, museums, etc) that they don't already have from the millions of people who listen to their albums and go to their shows? Do you honestly think that this showing is going to help those artists who want to earn a 'middle-class paycheck'??? Because it seems to me altogether unlikely that most artists will be able to afford to put on a multi-location, state-of-the-art-security presentation like this. C'mon, be realistic. 'Rarity' is only one component of aesthetic beauty. All of the other ones need to be there to give something value. Increasing the 'rarity' to maximum does not an art object make. Patronage is nice if you've got enough $$$$$$. Hope you get the chance to see the 'holy grail' in your lifetime. Start saving.