I don't know, I think you need to check yourself. A great hip hop DJ is going to know music back to the 1950s at least.
What makes you think there's more to learn? Yes, the classical library spans more years, but the library of recorded music is growing at an exponential rate. I'm quite certain that there is more recorded hip hop music available today than there is recorded/transcribed classical music. Are you aware of the volume of LPs and tapes that are circulated amongst the DJ community? It's enormous, and spans all genres, including classical music. There's an insane amount of music to learn, and the great DJs do learn it.
And if that's true, then your reasoning that Conservatories exist because there is so much classical music to learn has no foundation.
Conservatories are just the white way of teaching kids how to make music. Hip hop has its own methods.
I can tell your intentions are in the right place, but have you ever considered the possibility that there might be something racist about the notion that classical music is somehow special?
What makes you think there's more to learn? Yes, the classical library spans more years, but the library of recorded music is growing at an exponential rate. I'm quite certain that there is more recorded hip hop music available today than there is recorded/transcribed classical music. Are you aware of the volume of LPs and tapes that are circulated amongst the DJ community? It's enormous, and spans all genres, including classical music. There's an insane amount of music to learn, and the great DJs do learn it.
And if that's true, then your reasoning that Conservatories exist because there is so much classical music to learn has no foundation.
Conservatories are just the white way of teaching kids how to make music. Hip hop has its own methods.
I can tell your intentions are in the right place, but have you ever considered the possibility that there might be something racist about the notion that classical music is somehow special?