lol, no amount of of the shit roaches is saying will actually change anyones mind so whats the point of this thread, for example if someone thinks rap is wack now, how are u gonna change there mind or convince them.
gimmick said:hiphop died when tupac and big died IMO ...and all those other rappers after them are just trying to shock the rap game back to life.. some rappers came close .. but no cigar.....to this day . .till the resurrection of tupac and biggie ... the rap game will remain on life support ...
MAKaveli_10 said:Hip hop is the best when it isn't mainstream artists. Underground is where its at.
Are you joking? You obviously havent listened to that much norcal musicroaches said:8. Mac Dre - dead.
Yes, and he was the only good rapper in NoCal.
Sarcasm is a hard thing to get across on the internet. I hope for roaches' sake anyway.haunted said:Are you joking? You obviously havent listened to that much norcal music
kristof03 said:Here's my problem with hip hop. First let me say this. I love hip hop. I think it is THE movement that actually has the power to change things in this society that is becoming more and more of a joke to those who see thru all the bullshit. Now to my one problem with it. Hip Hop, and hip hop artists (that is, most of the ones we see becoming popular today), do not see the power that they have to change things for not only their own people and race, but for all races in America. I think it is ridiculous that a rapper that makes his living rapping about the struggles he faced in the hood does not spend his power and money to improve the situation of the people living in the same poverty as he did before corporate america paid him for his creativity. I think music as a whole does not belong to one person or corporation. It's a REVELATION from something higher and greater than yourself. Your talent is GIVEN to you, not created BY you. Why spend all your money on diamonds and ridiculous things like spinning chrome wheels, or thousand dollar pinky rings. What does that show? That you have money? Mothafucka we know you have money. DO something with it. I do not respect an self proclaimed artist that does not create for the sake of creation, or for the sake of creating something bigger than his ego. Give me a fucking break. Look at N'Sync, or any other corporate-created group or artist that does what his or her label tells them.. do you respect that? Does it make you feel good that you are supporting the rapper's diamond fund? Or would you rather see these albums represent something more?
I love Hip Hop. I just wish Hip Hop would start loving people back, and I mean people who LISTEN and support these artists because it makes them feel good. People feel music. It is not enough in my eyes for a rapper to just make music and waste his money on shit he doesnt need while his peers starve in the same ghetto he lived in. That's not acceptable to me. I'm just a normal human being that knows right from wrong. And this is what is wrong with hip hop.
Hate if you want.. tell me I'd do the same thing if I were rich (you'd be lying, not me).. but go outside for a second and look around. Why is the world fucked up and why are people dying and starving in the greatest country in the world? Why does this happen if we have individuals that make more than an entire ghetto combined and spend it on ROCKS. Fucking shiny rocks. Or better yet.. shiny metal. Who puts the value on that? We do. I think it is time hip hop put the value on something a little more real, like the fucking incredible people that keep the hip hop movement going: the headstrong poor in the slums .. the Gods in starving black bodies. How about we get them some food and respect they can create with (as opposed to destroy with) before we waste our money on shiny rocks and 20 cars?