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NYC is aging badly. The average age of a New Yorker is 36, the average age of a Manhattaner is like 40... Can rap survive this in NYC? Well given that rappers THEMSELVES in NYC are all old they might just stand a chance.
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NYC breeds the best mc's LYRICALLY hands down. The Boroughs be deep with rappers, and so many dudes can spit that raw.Even the young Black and Latinos coming up in NY, all center around lyrical ability and flow. NYC just aint gettin its shine from the media right now. But TRUST ME, they will reign again.
Hahaha..Yea, we need that 1998 Killa Cam back on. That was my Moderator cut: stuff man. You ever heard his joints with Children Of the Corn?(Killa Cam, Big L, Mcgruff, Mase? Classic bars my dude..Right now, I listen to DITC,Show & AG, Party Arty(RIP), D Flow..They holdin it down..
Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 02-23-2009 at 12:22 AM..
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Ny hip hop is so great because are rappers are actually from the toughest streets in the country unlike these new school 18 19 yr old rappers from Atlanta who dont know Mod cut: language the ny rappers have those good intresting criminal stories which grab peoples attention about shootouts drug dealing and crime (not glorifying but their intresting topics) the ATL rappers grab attention by doing the Stanky Leg YouTube - STANKY LEG VIDEO BY: GS BOYZ
These sentiments allow any idiot with a rap sheet to become a rapper; one of the reasons this hip hop thing is on life-support. The fact is most of the celebrated lyricists with poetic, song-making, story telling abilities, did not primarily talk about "shoot outs and drug dealing". Those who did were good poets and good writers FIRST. Pun was known for his flawless and witty use of multis and what i refer to as "attitude" rap, not "shootouts" on prospect or moving 200 tones of weight as proclaimed by people like the clipse. Mobb Deep (pre gay-unit) also falls in the "attitude rap" category.
Those who don't have the skills, are the ones who need the thug element to have a "career". Why bother finishing high school/college, learn how to structure and write songs, use various rhyme schemes or generate concepts for songs, when you can just drop out of school, put on your timbs, shoot up a party and have a career? "People" like "uncle murda", will NEVER be able to make a song like THE ENEMY by BIG L or CLONES by The Roots. An idiot like Maino supposedly does 10 years and now he's a "rapper". * yawn *
How many of these so called "street" guys can make a song accompanied by a video like this? YouTube - The Roots - Clones
Hahaha..Yea, we need that 1998 Killa Cam back on. That was my Moderator cut: stuff man. You ever heard his joints with Children Of the Corn?(Killa Cam, Big L, Mcgruff, Mase? Classic bars my dude..Right now, I listen to DITC,Show & AG, Party Arty(RIP), D Flow..They holdin it down..
Nah I havent, ill have to check it out. I got into cam around the time he dropped SDE, Big L has always been dope as well. But yeah, 90's hiphop will always reign supreme, too many classics
Totally forgot about Joell Ortiz. That cat is NICE! And I'm sure you guys remember Cormega, who was homies with Nas prior to having a fallout with him. Now I think they're on good terms again. Mega's flow was always sick. I'm hoping he drops a new record soon too.
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I'm not in NY so I don't thoroughly know the local scene but the only hope NYC has to once again reign supreme in Hip-Hop is Papoose, Joell Ortiz and Saigon
Cormega is nice with the verbal word play. However I must say his delivery is kind of lackluster. The similarities to Nas don't help him shine which probably plays a part in why isn't well known.
Ever hear of Immortal Technique?? He's from Harlem. We don't have many lyrical rappers anymore, sorry..
Best, Hands down. New stuff is too far reaching, but I dunno how someone can listen to a song like Caught In the Hustle and not relate and try to be better. "If the solution has never been to look at yourself, then how do you expect to find it anywhere else?".
If only we all followed that saying, society wouldnt be a bunch of half weight, chump, pity seeking sorry people.
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