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It's like he didn't even see the artists that I named on the other page. Even NYers co-sign LB and Cunninlynguists which IMO put out the best album in 2006.
I just said he never meant that hip hop was dead and he used the title to motivate better music.......its changed for the worse.
You basically repeated what I said. It's just a big publicity stunt for yet another disgruntled NY rapper to get some of the spotlight on his slowly fading career.
shall I go on? Now if you said Southern rappers of today, I'd agree and no KONY, I NEVER liked that song as well as any other Bad Boy song that came out in 1997. Can't have your cake and eat it to. That was just as bad as the bling bling rap that was out in 1999/2000.
Your straight hating if you say this song was trash
I agree too... People just stop mentioning R&B and went straight to Hip Hop. How many times we have to hear the same phrases over and over again. If Southern Hip hop is so bad then tell those northern rappers to get on there Grind. And for those who dont care for whats mianstream then why not just buy underground music sense everyone says its better.
I'm not a current fan of much west coast hip hop these days. It's like being 'underground' is the new thing, which in itself completely defeats the purpose. NYC certainly has the most legends in my mind, but my fave style of rap midwestern: Bone Thugs N Harmony, Twista, Tech N9ne, Eminem(90s), Crucial Conflict, etc.
Lupe Fiasco, Lyfe Jennings, Chip Tha Ripper, Kid Cudi, Royce da 5'9", Brother Ali, POS, and Hi Tek are my faves from the midwest recently.
I'm not a current fan of much west coast hip hop these days. It's like being 'underground' is the new thing, which in itself completely defeats the purpose..
it's not a "thing" to be underground. It's a choice you make...a choice to forfeit huge amounts of money so that you have control over your own music, and not be a corporate pawn. That's what being "underground" is. It's a synonym for "independent" pretty much, and I'll tell you that on the west coast (Bay Area/Northern California especially) rappers have been doing independent/underground hip-hop by the boatloads, since the 1980's. It's that important to most rappers out here that they have complete control over their own music, and the money making process.
Underground hip hop = no rules on what you can record, and no CEO's taking 90% of the money YOU made. Commercial hip-hop..now THAT'S the the real problem, if you ask me...
it's not a "thing" to be underground. It's a choice you make...a choice to forfeit huge amounts of money so that you have control over your own music, and not be a corporate pawn. That's what being "underground" is. It's a synonym for "independent" pretty much, and I'll tell you that on the west coast (Bay Area/Northern California especially) rappers have been doing independent/underground hip-hop by the boatloads, since the 1980's. It's that important to most rappers out here that they have complete control over their own music, and the money making process.
Underground hip hop = no rules on what you can record, and no CEO's taking 90% of the money YOU made. Commercial hip-hop..now THAT'S the the real problem, if you ask me...
Atlanta - Xscape, TLC, Monica, Usher, Neyo, etc - substance
Bay Area - Envogue, Keyshia Cole, Tony! Toni! Tone!, etc
Detroit - Motown
New York - Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, and Mariah Carey.....all about substance.
Philly - love jill scott
Houston - We did have the Biggest selling Female group, and also H-Town.
U forgot a couple for nyc-luther vandross for one. But detriot takes it if your going to count motown. Nyc takes it if where talking about the last 20 years.
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