"Many other shows warrant mentioning here (e.g.
MTV’s “Total Request Live,” “Yo! MTV Raps,” etc). What all of the above
have in common is that their content is driven by the corporations, not
the people. The truth is that “[w]hat we hear, see and read is only a
fraction of what is produced and is owned by an ever-shrinking number of
companies.7
Furthermore, despite their attempts to make
these programs seem like cultural traditions (with anniversary and
reunion shows, etc), they do not represent or reflect art produced for
or by real people. The processes of musical selection and promotion have
nothing to do with audience choice, and everything to do with corporate
social control and agenda. DMX once said,
“If you feed people dog shit
long enough they will learn to put barbeque sauce on it.”
(*emphasis mine)
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