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Yeh I hate it too BUT its still HIP HOP.Every genre of music goes through a "lull".But you trying to make it sound like it in NO WAY resembles hip hop is ludicrous(not Ludicris,LOL).It still has "rhyming" which is a key component of Hip Hop and Rap.You may not like the style but its there.The rhythmic aspects are also there.Its rather "elitest" of some of you to expect that even though it was created in NYC,and that the stylistic sound of it has changed has been able to change into something else.I hated gangster rap back in the day.So did a lot of people.No matter how much you protest.It will change again and become something different but for now it is what is it is.
That's not Hip Hop; That's Hip Pop
Urban Dictionary Definition:
Hip Pop - the highjacking of a cultural movement to create fast cash by marketing and signing talentless artists who release music of this genre
You're still not getting it. Bronx River may have contributed more but it didn't start it.
It's like if you were born in the Dominican Republic but move to NYC when you're 1 years old, and you stay in NYC for the rest of your life. You would still be Dominican, that is your birthplace....despite being raised somewhere else.
BTW, More people consider Sedgwick and Cedar to be south Bronx than Bronx River due to it's location west of the Bronx River. In the article many people say south Bronx. And really, with all the abandoned buildings and rubble, it looked no different than Morrisania.
But I'm not gonna go back and forth. Most everyone recognizes Sedgwick ave as the official birthplace. You want to spin it around for your hood, then be my guest.....but we know that's not the case.
Im not trying to big up anything. Most of the legends come from the south bronx, and hip hop wouldnt be here with bambaataa and flash. The case is hip hop started in bronx river. People that really grew up in that era know what time it is
In reality kool herc played funk records and used the break beat, something alot of other djs in new york were already doing. Bambaataa was the first to play hiphop records, hiphop got its name and culture from the south bronx. Herc inspired all those djs though, thats the only reason they give him that respect. But the true core of the culture comes from bronx river and soundview in general. So u can act like the west gets more credit, but if you was to ask somebody from that era, where it was really going down at-south bronx all day
And its the south bronx thats accepted as the birthplace not the west buddy
Turn off your television and radio please and get your best music from the underground. I can name many Southern artists that you would like. Starting with Little Brother going to Cunninlynguists going to Strange Fruit Project.
Yeh Youre right.Phonte (from Little Brother ) did a song with Atlanta artist Algebra and Anthony David recently.
Hip Pop - the highjacking of a cultural movement to create fast cash by marketing and signing talentless artists who release music of this genre
So it was'nt hip pop when puffy/diddy/pditty/or whateva he calls himself now,was putting out those artist?Even M.C.Hammer.It wasn't just Puffy.Vanilla Ice?Remember?If you gonna quote a definition,use a real dictionary and a real definition,not a"hood one"LOL.:
Lol NaS is the G.O.A.T. he can say whatever he wants to.
I thought differently until he showed his true colors with that silly statement. Maybe it was just a publicity stunt to get some of the spotlight back onto him in some capacity. At least that's better than him attempting to rap over a southern beat(which he's not bad at) using southern slang.
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