What does "Green Wave Whashes Over Mainstream Shopping" mean?It's the title of a passage about shopping and...

Answer 1

Anything "green" is good for the environment. And it is a "wave" as a fad or craze. But people need to achieve a balance. For example they will go out of their way to save a plastic shopping bag, but leave their 300 watt computer on all day long, burning pounds of coal in a power plant a hundred miles away.

Answer 2

Yeah, it's pretty much the content. Mainstream just means you're signed to a major label, but you can still be a credible, original artist. For example, The Roots, Ghostface Killah, Common, etc. are all mainstream, but content wise isn't commercial -- they're not gonna get much airplay compared to Young Money, Soulja Boy, 50 Cent, etc., you know? Commercial artists are usually industry made or sell outs that follow trends, rip off underground/creative less-popular/indie artists styles, and just doing it for the money. edit: I wouldn't say Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane are commercial. None of them rappers are being told what to do as an artist. All three of those rappers have 100% creative control over their music. Sure they get i put from their associates, i.e. Wayne got Cash Money and Young Money, but Wayne is the boss. Same w/ Jay-Z, he had Biggs and Dash, but that was it, Def Jam wasn't telling Jay how to make The Blueprint or The Black Album. Commercial rappers are Ludacris, Kanye West, Wale, etc. Why? For doing songs w/ Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. They sold out! You don't sell Wayne making songs w/ Gaga and Bieber. He's collaborating w/ Eminem now and his biggest song to date "Lollipop" featured Static Major -- who the **** is he, again? Wayne also works w/ Robin Thicke -- who's dope. And since we're throwing around the word avant-garde, "Shooter" is a more "experimental" song than anything in Nas' discography. ****, Jay-Z is, more or less, the Radiohead of hip-hop.

Answer 3

i would imagine it refers to consumers' increasing interest in 'green' products (eg products that are recycled, recyclable, fair trade or otherwise ethical or environmentally friendly)