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I tend to listen to the instrumentals of a lot of hip hop to avoid the garbage and one of my favorite producers are Apollo Brown and Black milk, also D boys. They blend in that old SOUL sound.
I am not claiming that the D is better than any other place.....I am just claiming that I can find what I need from D music...without having to search some place else.
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I'm sorry but Philly>>>>>>>>>>Houston when it comes to rap. Philly's mainstream and especially underground rappers run circles around Houston rappers lyrically (better metaphors, double entendres, punch lines etc). Philly has the second most lyrically impressive rappers after NYC.
NYC
Philly
Detroit
Chicago/LA
Atlanta
New Orleans
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Miami
I wouldn't put Houston above Philly myself. But if you take in the underground and mainstream, I'd put it above Atlanta and New Orleans. More lyrical rappers in Houston just most on the underground and I'm not talking about SUC and swishahouse either.
Curren$y and lil Wayne ( I'm not a fan of either) is more relevant than anybody in NYC except Nicki minaj and jayz (legacy rapper). NYC rappers seem to be hot in NYC, but anywhere else, we don't see it. I'm not saying that they aren't talented, but they're just not as popular as other cities.
Lil Wayne hasn't really been relevant since 6 foot 7 foot and that's going on five years ago and curren$y is mostly underground. If you count curren$y, you might as well count ASAP Rocky. But when you're talking about an entire scene, not just the music, no isn't above NYC.
Lil Wayne hasn't really been relevant since 6 foot 7 foot and that's going on five years ago and curren$y is mostly underground. If you count curren$y, you might as well count ASAP Rocky. But when you're talking about an entire scene, not just the music, no isn't above NYC.
I agree with that too. I've never been a fan of lil Wayne. Ever. ASAP Rocky is heavily influenced by the south, particularly Houston, so if he lifts NYC stature in rap, he would also lift Houston's by default. Back to Lil Wayne.. He's almost always on the radio if not only for his own singles, but other artist as well; currently he's on Monica's new single. Nobody from NYC not named Nicki Minaj is getting much airplay except in the NYC area. Philly falls into the same category as NYC, aside from Meek Mill, Philly artist don't get spins outside of the Philly region. That's the reason why NYC, Philly, and I'm also adding Toronto back to the same tier because of Drake.
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I agree with that too. I've never been a fan of lil Wayne. Ever. ASAP Rocky is heavily influenced by the south, particularly Houston, so if he lifts NYC stature in rap, he would also life Houston's by default. Back to Lil Wayne.. He's almost always on the radio if not only for his own singles, but other artist as well; currently he's on Monica's new single. Nobody from NYC not named Nicki Minaj is getting much airplay except in the NYC area.
That's a fair assessment. I just downloaded Jadakiss' new album that everyone's raving about (not bad so far), and I've never even heard the Future-assisted single ever played on Power 99. I think hip hop as a whole is suffering on radio/sales (unless your name is Future, Fetty Wap, Drake, Nicki or Rae Sremmurd), and definitely needs something BIG to happen soon (like a new Jay or Kanye album). Even NYC is struggling--seems like radio (I know, I know, underground, but that takes effort. When I'm driving, I do just like to turn on the radio to see what's buzzing/payola paid for) is just a collection of one-hit garbage singers and Drake/Future features.
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