@heathen75 said:
@MarcRecon said:
@mrbojangles25 said:
Just about anything and everything about mainstream and most of non-mainstream rap, that is not the actual music, is about publicity and swagger. I doubt this is any different.
Even if it is genuine, it's still bullshit.
This coming from a hip hop fan, by the way. I'm not being critical, just saying we shouldn't care.
Agreed, I come from the era of hip hop(80s-90s)when the artists where truly talented and the lyrics had constructive content, they weren't focused on ego and materialism. The only time I listen to the so-called artists of today is when I'm hired to Dj....other then that, I have no idea who's who.
Late 80's rap is where its at. KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Digital Underground, Slick Rick and Eric B. & Rakim. Back when rap was fun before gangsta came in and took over. Early 90's gave us the Hiero's & Living legends then came the white rennaisance in the late 90's early 2000's with Mac Lethal, Atmosphere and Idea & Abilities to name a few.
Oh yeah, that was definitely the Golden era of TRUE hip hop! I have to say this though, NWA gets a lot of blame for putting hip hop on the path that it's on today, but that's not totally true. They weren't angels, but they did expose what was going on with police brutality and other issues in urban communities. It was the record labels that exploited the issues and made it cool to be a gangsta rapper, criminal, thug, etc ect
Hip Hop basically went corporate because the Porn, Alcohol, Movie and fashion industries jumped on the bandwagon. Most rappers who where positive or at least really talented rarely got signed, because it was more about how the so-called artist projected the negative sterotypes about people who lived in urban environments. Thank goodness for the internet though, because now the true artist can create his or her own platform, they don't have to get backed by labels who are only exploiting garbage.
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