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9 Oct 2019 Conversations with Tyler Ben Westhoff on Synthetic Drugs, Dive Bars, and the Evolution of Rap
“I think that, in general, shorter is always better when it comes to CDs of any genre.”
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- Ben Westhoff
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- 9 Oct 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…And I feel just about all of them are too long. Why did they do this? What is the reasoning? I think you’re absolutely right, and I think the skits inflated all those albums. There was a time in hip-hop where you had to have not just one skit, but lots and lots of skits. They were very rarely funny. I think that, in general, shorter is always better when it comes to CDs of any genre. How often do you say, “This CD was too short?” Maybe once in a while. How often do you say a CD is too long? Very often. So maybe the cassette era was better for rap music?…
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