Rap the discussion, good or bad?

[Num Nums]

So i'm wondering what is people's from pw community opinion on Rap/Hip-hop. I'm wondering what you think about

it as a genre also.

[Nara]

Oh it died a long time ago.

[Furl]

Raps my favorite genre, but it's the weirdest genre too. The worst rappers get the most famous (Weezy, Drake, Mac Miller, etc), while the good and best rappers stay at the bottom or somewhere inbetween (Edo G, Masta Ace, Meek Miil, etc). The whole rap industry has at this point become a joke. It's mostly about how you market yourself. Some rappers make fun of this in their rap (Lil B). Lil B is arguably the smartest rapper alive because he has two styles, based, and real ****. Not gonna go into it but if you compare his tracks "Wonton Soup" to "Myspace" or "R.I.P. The Rap Game" you'll be able to tell which is which (he spits the realest **** in his real tracks and although some of them don't rhyme much at all it could be compared to poetry over a beat.

[Hooch]

Not my style :)

[Rihana Pm Me]

the rap game is defiantly shaping up, alotta good br0s coming up

 

but id still rather kick it old school with some tribe called quest, digable planets, and what not.

[Oh Garrett]

love rap/hip hop but ALL new music coming out right now isn't very good. not just rap. It's all about promoting your media companies image. Look at justin bieber. They hand him a sheet of paper with lyrics meant to appeal to 15 year old girls. and before him it was the jonas brothers. and after him it will be another kid promoting the same material with a slightly different sound and voice.

 

as gang starr said... mass appeal

[Acid-Sun]

Some is cool, I have heard really stupid rap about how cool/interesting the rappers are, but I have also heard really good rap about real things and daily problems with good messages. The same can be found in any genre there is good rap and there is bad rap just like there is good *insert genre* and bad *insert genre*.

[Father Justin]

Not into such a genre, more into Alternative/Screamo so I can't discuss this with you lol. :(

[Derp]

atm no

 

rap died with all the legends like 2pac, eazy e, biggie.

 

all the mainstreamshit right now is ****.

[penguinz0]

I can listen to anything besides partying, bitches and money.

[Su lc l De]

Not too big on rap. Some of it is ok. I like Kid Cudi.

[Azrael]

It's usually bad, but I like some of it.

[Antoine]

There's good stuff from every single genre, so I never try to make sweeping generalizations about music, e.g. "i hate rap", etc.

[Furl]

legendary based music

[Num Nums]

I hate it when people say hip hop is dead because it has changed overtime. Not to discredit the artist in the past but the same things they talk about is not that much different from the topics of today. Especially referring to NWA. Hip hop was also just a nation thing back in the 90s and now its international which is awesome. I'm being able to experience hip hop in asian cultures, australia, and the UK.

 

But as many of you have said it is a joke. More and more artist are coming out with no

talent at all and they are bent on selling an image. Plus the fact that everybody thinks they

can become a rap artist just makes the game even more saturated and played out.

 

I'm still new to this genre as I only really started listening to it like 2 years ago. Also as

others said most of the really good music is not mainstream is all underground.

[F4T]

Nwa

[Hugh]

Oh it died a long time ago.

 

your an idiot

 

I must admit, most of the hip hop I listen to could be classed as 'oldschool' but theres still some real quality coming out, music just adapts to peoples tastes.

[Unknown]

I love it. Underground is where its at. (Not that I don't listen to mainstream, but rap is far from dead)

[Num Nums]

I love it. Underground is where its at. (Not that I don't listen to mainstream, but rap is far from dead)

 

Yeah this is exactly how I feel.

[Nippon]

I enjoy some hip hop. Wu-Tang, NWA, Mos Def, more generally lyrics with an interesting message and nice smooth flow. I don't understand how this belongs in debates.

[Viesturs]

We had a huge argument with one of my friends. We were arguing whether such "artists " as lil wayne, etc. etc. are rappers or pop artists, me implying the latter.

After a lengthy argument we both decided to share with each other a selection of songs which, in our opinions, best represented the rap genre.

Most of his songs were catchy, boring and repetitive. Funnily enough, he said the same thing about my list.

 

Anyway, this is what I consider to be rap:

 

Black Star (Talib Kwali & Mos Def) - Respiration

Big Pun - Capital Punishment

Terror Squad & Big L - Bring em back

Terror Squad - Rude boy salute

Lowkey - Hand on your gun

Lowkey & Immortal Technique - Voices of the voiceless

Jurrassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

Outkast - Rosa Parks

Lupe Fiasco - Hip hop saved my life

K'naan - Kicked & Pushed

Q-tip & Korn - End of time

 

 

Ofc, there're a lot more songs/artists I listen to but this is the general style of music I like :)

[Num Nums]

We had a huge argument with one of my friends. We were arguing whether such "artists " as lil wayne, etc. etc. are rappers or pop artists, me implying the latter.

After a lengthy argument we both decided to share with each other a selection of songs which, in our opinions, best represented the rap genre.

Most of his songs were catchy, boring and repetitive. Funnily enough, he said the same thing about my list.

 

Anyway, this is what I consider to be rap:

 

Black Star (Talib Kwali & Mos Def) - Respiration

Big Pun - Capital Punishment

Terror Squad & Big L - Bring em back

Terror Squad - Rude boy salute

Lowkey - Hand on your gun

Lowkey & Immortal Technique - Voices of the voiceless

Jurrassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

Outkast - Rosa Parks

Lupe Fiasco - Hip hop saved my life

K'naan - Kicked & Pushed

Q-tip & Korn - End of time

 

 

Ofc, there're a lot more songs/artists I listen to but this is the general style of music I like :)

 

OMFG I <3 your list and your correct the artist you listen to are actual rap artist or Mcees. Lil wayne, drake,

and all of the mainstream artist are in the game for the money 1st art 2nd. Here is the list of artist that I enjoy

and are underground...

 

Shing02- luv sic series (part 1,2,3,4, and 5)

Blu & Exile- First thing's first

CYNE- Steady & arrow of god

Nujabes (DJ)- album Metaphorical Music

Substantial- Think Different

Nas- One Love (from the album illmatic)

Kondor (DJ)- Let me think

TOKIMONSTA (DJ)- Simple Reminder

Immortal Technique- Dance with the Devil

 

and many more but those are some jams that I listen to on the regular

 

[Aidan]

not mai thang.

[Davld]

If you think it's only the mainstream rap industry going down the ******* you're wrong.

[Num Nums]

not mai thang.

 

I know, its cuz i'm your thang ;D