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Yeah, okay Nas, and every white kid I've seen at the mall wearing 'hip hop is dead" shirts…….
My point was that if there is struggle, there will always be hip hop. It's natural to write your thoughts down, especially when things are rough. There's no way "hip hop" is dead, because there is too much struggle and hip hop is rapidly spreading to areas that some kids in New York never knew existed.
You're just contributing to the negativity. Why would you hate on something you love? Hip hop in general has a real self defeatist attitude going on right now, and I'm really, really not into it..
What's beautiful? Kidding me? Music is an international language and hip hop is on the rise everywhere. This music is giving people inspiration, hope, and most of all a voice. If you don't understand the beauty of something as powerful as this music than I don't understand how you can be a true "fan."
No wonder you feel "hip hop is dead." Look at all the lames you just posted. I would probably feel the same way if I rocked the majority of that stuff. And respect for the music comes from many different angles. In wordplay alone hip hop is alive and kicking. Sage Francis, Vast aire and Vordul Mega, MF, Aesop, Canibus, Madlib, Sabac... I could go on forever. Even the "spirit" of hip hop is still around with dudes like Rugged man and Sean Price. Still talking about how much money they don't have.. haha..
Oh, Tupac.. The real OG that went to a private school for dance? Yeah.. He spits real talk, huh?
Oh yeah... Big > Pac in a big big way.
If you can honestly tell me that people like Talib Kweli, Nas, Mos Def, The Roots, Little Brother, etc (the list goes on and on) are not real with regard to hip-hop, then I think that we are listening to two different types of music...or maybe the rock you have been living under doesnt push that kind of music.
How acan you even put Pac and immortal technique in the same sentence? That is just hip-hop blasphemy. Pac is one of my all time favorites, and immortal is real nice, but to just use those two as a base is whack. And what do you mean "even the beats are weak"? Are you not listening to the music? Kanyes beats are sickening, from past to present. have you heard 9th wonder, Kev Brown, Just Blaze, Timbo? If you think that the majority of the beats that these powerhouses create are weak, then your opinion of good beats must be crazily skewed. I am truely shocked by that one.
Hip hop will always be around, and if you dont see it in front of your face, you just have to look in the right places and you will surely find it.
Hip-hop isn't dead, and there's still good stuff out there.
Originally posted by ready4whatever
but when you turn on your TV or Radio, do you enjoy what you hear?
I never mentioned Nas, I guess he see’s my point of view too, but regardless there are many more people that agree, I’ll even show you an article.
I never said hip hop will never continue to grow, but at this moment and time it is pretty much dead. I agree with you on one thing, as long as there is a struggle or some kind of cause people will express their emotions in music. Thank you for the obvious statement. It takes talent to make hip hop music, and not just experiencing the struggles. I’m aware many talented lyricists are not being recognized and heard and that is one of the reasons I am making my statement.
I have every right to express what I believe, and I don’t talk negative about the artists, but the hip hop industry. The majority of artists in hip hop right now talk about money, hoes, and cars. And the true lyricists with real talent are underground. To me that is a sign of a dead hip hop. I shouldn’t have to do extensive research to find good music.
I understand how music can affect people and inspire them, but I want your opinion on what you specifically consider a good example of this?
Funny to me, how I never heard any of those “rappers” except for Canibus. I really don’t see how you call my music “lame” when you have bad taste. And seriously how do you expect me to take you seriously after posting such a dumb and bias statement.
He spit more real talk than you can handle. If your hating on 2pac then it just shows me how ignorant of talent you really are. If you have to judge someone before you listen to their music then that’s too bad.
Without pac biggie would have never been recognized, and by even saying such a thing is truly “hip hop blasphemy” as you like to call it, to the fullest.
We loved everything hip hop. Then, about 3 years ago…we just stopped.
Why? Cus we don’t like songs that tell us how to dance. (I hated the
electric slide in 8th grade and 8th graders now hate the cupid slide
just as much)
Why? Cus we can’t relate to your 24 inch rims and diamond encrusted
watches like we could with your anger and frustration.
Why? Because every song on an album sounds just like the previous one.
Why? Cus we like things that sound different than the mainstream
(which is how we found hip hop to begin with).
Why? It’s simple, we don’t believe you anymore.