1/4/08 I'm Not Black
Yeah, I thought that might get some attention. The truth of the matter is, in some respect, I don't fit the demographic. Let me 'splain...
Afte taking the time to download some new CDs and my Friday morning podcasts I forgot my iPod at home. I was distracted (totally my fault) by the kids and just left it there next to the computer. This meant rolling with the radio if I wanted tunes. I tuned into 103.3 Jams, one of the local "urban contemporary" stations here in KC. I heard a new song by Fabolous and another from Mary J. Blige's album but the majority of it was the three-note, finger snappin' garbage polluting the airwaves these days. Then it was time for the commercials. This was where I determined that I am not the demographic that Black radio stations cater to typically. I do not own/want dubs for my car. I am not trying to get years of late child support payments from a deadbeat parent. And since I didn't know about it last year, I seriously doubt I'll be in attendance to the local Second Annual Freak 'Em Dress Ball. The only commercial that appealed to me was one for the Steve Harvey Show, and I hardly ever listen to that either.
Am I missing something here? Is everyone who listens to urban radio in a complete financial state of disarray? It's reasons like this that I don't subscribe to Clear Channel/Radio One way of getting new music.
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Divorce lawyers, chromed out cars, and various bleep outs of every cuss word I can think of (and others, including n@gga) don't endear me to the vibe of the radio stations these days. i used to think i was getting old, but the more i think about it, the stations are getting old- stagnating with their "blackness."
in the words of Butta, "those who know...KNOW" ...it's just time for those who KNOW to SHARE.
good post, bruh!
Hmmm . . . I never thought of it as not being black - I look at it from a maturity standpoint. When I think "urban contemporary," my mind automatically thinks "younger set . . . and those older folks who can't let go." When I'm without my own music, I'm automatically looking for "adult contemporary R&B" on the dial.
you are so on with the points you make here. in the car, i listen to the ipod, if i don't have it, i'm jumping around from station-station, and never listening to ads just for the reason you describe. that's why i like listening to what's on cable radio or satellite at home -- or simply just uninterrupted mix shows.
i think it is a level of maturity. these things do appeal to someone out there. i suppose.