Brooklyn vs San Francisco (live, better, place, America)

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by slo1318

I dont see it. In what way? It may have been pop culture, but theres lots of bad pop culture. Like most pop music is throw away music, never to be heard from again.

There is nowhere in the cultural landscape of America you can turn to where you do not see the influence of Hip Hop. Modern dance, art, poetry, etc. all borrow HEAVILY from Hip Hop.

[Dub King]

Awe, well right back at ya buddy. Trust me you are not about to rock my world with you miraculous insight into what I know and don't know, how can you, it's impossible unless you are a mind-reader, lol.

Brooklyn devastates... absolutely devastates SF when it comes to rap and hip-hop. It's like King Kong versus and ant. SF isn't even on the hip-hop radar, all their 'stars' are local.

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

I won't turn this into a Hip Hop thread as its a surefire way for this thread to get locked, but know that you have no idea what the hell you're talking about other than Brooklyn's scene being five years deeper.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by slo1318

I dont see it. In what way? It may have been pop culture, but theres lots of bad pop culture. Like most pop music is throw away music, never to be heard from again.

Its real world effect? How things are marketed. It has also caused millions to take to the street, mobilize politically, and pool their resources to create lasting endowments to challenge institutional racism and our fundamental distribution of power and wealth.

No, wait. Its caused none of that.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

I meant dancing in general. Not a specific dance like the Harlem Shake.

Comparing the Harlem Shake to turfing is like comparing Soulja Boy to Nas. It really is.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by Dub King

Awe, well right back at ya buddy. Trust me you are not about to rock my world with you miraculous insight into what I know and don't know, how can you, it's impossible unless you are a mind-reader, lol.

Brooklyn devastates... absolutely devastates SF when it comes to rap and hip-hop. It's like King Kong versus and ant. SF isn't even on the hip-hop radar, all their 'stars' are local.

Again, continue to expose your own ignorance... you don't even sound like an actual Hip Hop fan, you sound like a bandwagoner. You probably can't even name 20 Brooklyn rappers rofl.

[RaymondChandlerLives]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

Um September 2012, getting the Nets, and the Devils.

Um, call me then. Pretty impressive that the '4th largest city in America' only went 50+ years without a sports team. Definite sign of a stand-alone city.

[Dub King]

If I had to have a smack-down trust me you'd get owned. Later, sucker.

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

Again, continue to expose your own ignorance... you don't even sound like an actual Hip Hop fan, you sound like a bandwagoner. You probably can't even name 20 Brooklyn rappers rofl.

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by Dub King

Not at all, that's just you very personal opinion. Brooklyn's got flavor to spare. I feel bad for SF, a whole city that thinks it's more important than it really is, quite the opposite of Brooklyn. FWIW, hip-hop is the most important musical movement of the last 30+ years - dismiss it at your own peril.

New York City overall yes. Brooklyn in particular, no. And no need to feel bad for SF, its doing just fine.

Whats important about hip hop, is there some big social movement reliant on hip hop? Isnt it just r&b by a new name. I do dismiss it, and there is no peril. Country sells as much as hip hop, do you dismiss it? Rock sells more than hiphop, country, and pop combined, do you dismiss it?

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by nslander

Its real world effect? How things are marketed. It has also caused millions to take to the street, mobilize politically, and pool their resources to create lasting endowments to challenge institutional racism and our fundamental distribution of power and wealth.

No, wait. Its caused none of that.

Scared me. Its just added to pop culture, thats it........no more no less, but thats ok.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by Dub King

If I had to have a smack-down trust me you'd get owned. Later, sucker.

net-thugging already? rofl