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Should Writers Tell Rappers About Girl Talk?: A Post-Millennial Dilemma [Modern Problems]
Posted on June 25, 2008
MTV's James Montgomery recently found himself in a bit of a kwinky-dink when he realized he was listening to Girl Talk's Feed The Animals on a plane while LL Cool J, whose Mama Said Knock You Out is sampled with impunity, sat in first class, oblivious to the lift. Should the writer leave coach and (if he doesn't get tackled by a member of L's entourage or an undercover agent) reveal this thievery to the superstar? It's an entirely post-millennial dilemma, one that's right up there in the minds of today's music journalists with 'If you are talking to Paris Hilton on a red carpet, do you ackn...
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