I go onto alot of different forums, mostly Hip-Hop/Rap. And whenever the question comes up of what's happened to the game, the usual answer is "It's the South's fault. The shit they puttin' out ain't real hip-hop.", or something to that effect.
Now granted, it is alot of wack shit in the South. But that could easily also be said about the North, East and West. But that's not what I'm here to speak on.
What I want to know is, who is in the position to say something is real or if it isn't? If the topic really does apply to that musician's life, then isn't that alone credible enough to be deemed as real? Even if it is as simplistic as "Poppin' bottles and fuckin' models".
Now rather you can relate to it or not is a different story. Alot of people can't relate to Soulja Boy, but shit, that's also true about Scarface or Biggie rappin' about pushin' kilograms of Cocaine.
So once again, who has the right and how can someone say the music isn't real anymore?
Now granted, it is alot of wack shit in the South. But that could easily also be said about the North, East and West. But that's not what I'm here to speak on.
What I want to know is, who is in the position to say something is real or if it isn't? If the topic really does apply to that musician's life, then isn't that alone credible enough to be deemed as real? Even if it is as simplistic as "Poppin' bottles and fuckin' models".
Now rather you can relate to it or not is a different story. Alot of people can't relate to Soulja Boy, but shit, that's also true about Scarface or Biggie rappin' about pushin' kilograms of Cocaine.
So once again, who has the right and how can someone say the music isn't real anymore?