OP says rap went from "philosophers to poets to pimps and gangsters Beyond how idiotic that statement is lets take a look at some "philosophers" from the old days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG405y51cVk Song is about bitches, alcohol, drugs and materialistic items. Such philosophic statements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41qC3w3UUkU Diss song on biggie, about murdering him and his crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUawT_tl7sg Song about murdering everything that breaths. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrQtOoQRpc Song about crime my brain is swelling from all of these philosophical 90's rap. All themes found in 80's and 90's rap can be found in todays rap. No exceptions. Mainstream or underground. Emotional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZOy6t1vVtE Crime ridden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=histRy-jy64 Reflectional song about material things and what they mean to someone who came from nothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra06U_Dio9s Completely ignorant version of the above theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-hq_CHNH0 So like im sayin, OP thread is pointless. His narrow view of hip hop as a whole is inhibiting his ability to form any logical statements about rap.
Okay, my bad. But I kind of conceded the point a few posts ago. But you were busy digging up all them youtube vids, huh Thing is, the good stuff doesn't reach me, and I don't have your shiny PhD on rap Btw, rap is a derivative of hip hop, just like funk is a derivative of reggae. Saying rap is hip hop is like saying funk is reggae. Edited coz ninja'd.
You dont need to teach me what hip hop is. Hip hop is a culture, rap is the music that comes from that culture. So what I was saying is, your inability to understand the hiphop culture dstops you from making a sensical statement about the intricacies of the rap genre.
Well okay man. You were correct. I was way off. That do it for you, I hope. Btw, why all that rage? Am I not entitled to an opinion? Or are you just completely unable to be civil?
There's nothing intricate about rap. Negative. Hip Hop is Hip Hop, The rap genre neglects to recognize the 5 elements.
Idk but anything hip hop rb drug dealling music. It blow righ now ... The past 2 years has been garbage. It all started going bad with ace hood
So much good rap out there these days and loads of new shit being done with the genre, if anything it's rising in my eyes.
End of a era* rap is changing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXg5xP4IlQ give these boys a chance, kings of metephores.
Look at some jedi mind tricks, aotp, outerspace, immortal technique, diabolic, snowgoons, viro the virus, reef the lost cauze Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
yeah but that was when the genre itself was not mainstream Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
The digital age brought more music of all kinds. Anyone can get their music out there now. It's good because there's more variety, but bad because you've got to dig through more music to find what you really like.
Idk man, I've been looking at the game for awhile and yes it has declined, but I think it's coming back up.I'm a firm believer that kendrick is saving the game. He's essentially proved you can be mainstream and still be a sick rapper.And besides, your not seeing the game as a whole. There are so many beastly rappers out, some mainstream and others borderline.Flatbush Zombies, Vince Staples, Logic, Joey Badass, Ab-Soul, all of Slaughterhouse, even OF has dope Earl and Domo.Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum