We (Pinnacle & The Antidote) had a show last night. And it was phenomenal, the band was hyped up, the crowd's energy was amazing, which gave our entire band more to feed off of and give back to the crowd; which in turn gave the crowd more to feed from and give back to us... it was like an orgy smörgåsbord last night, everybody was feeding off of everybody else. Sounds sick huh? Well, I am sick a sick emcee; and the band is my antidote, so it's fitting. (And yes, sick, in many different uses of the word). So after the show, we encountered a barrage of compliments, comments and praise; and in the midst of the hugs, handshakes and hi-fives, there was one particular comment that stood out like a male at a fun-party. This middle aged white man walks up to me and daps me up; no, he did not give me a firm hand shake, he dapped me up! And he said, "I hate hip hop... but you were awesome!!!" The conversation progressed from there, but that comment really got me thinking. This is really not the first time that I've heard a similar comment, but I usually hear it from females or non-black males between 20 and 30. Why do so many people dislike Hip Hop? Is it because of the overuse of the materialism? Or the prevalence of misogyny? Is it because money + cars + clothes + hoes = successful? I suppose; but if art imitates reality then I have no business emphasizing that I need any of these material possessions to attain "success" because these are not where my values lie. Either way, I think it's powerful to be able to say Pinnacle & The Antidote has effectively converted non-Hip Hop lovers to the other side! MMWWAAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! However, the question still remains, what kind of band are we? Are we more of a Hip Hop band because we have a flashy, slick tongued emcee? Or are we more of a rock band because we boast a quartet of instruments used in a traditional rock band and our guitarist is a BEAST and exudes greatest through his searing guitar solos Either way, Pinnacle & The Antidote is on the road to being, well, successful in our own right and we intend to continue to convert non-believers on our path. I just want to be... successful.
~ Pinnacle, The International Hustler
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