Ahh... rap, hip-hop, urban music, gansta rap, inner city noise, off-colored pollution, jungle music, dope rhymes, ill-tainment, the game or however you refer to it. I'm here to say that "it" is dead. So dead.
The death rattle occured over some 120 months ago, or ten years to others. I think it's safe to say that it died with Tupac and Biggie. Of course there have been a few heavy hitters on the long journey to the present. In my personal opinion I'd say Jay-Z, Mos def and Kanye are a couple. But they can't do it all alone. Southern rap has ruined hip-hop culture by slaughtering our ari-waves with their redundent computer beats and idiot proof lyrics. Not to mention destroying pop culture with those asinine dance moves. Seriously, it's as if a paralyzed man attempted to bust a move.
Doesn't anyone remember Biz Markie and Dougie Fresh? EPMD and Maughty By Bature? Why do we allow this garbage to persist? It's like "Flowers For Algernon", we cannot accept any less now. And yet somehow we have. What is that about? And why is it that those old school rappers haven't return? rap badly needs to be rescued. Where are our hip-hop saviors? Laying low watching reruns o f"Rock"? This is a Rap Depression here! the 1930's of hip-hop.
There needs to be a rebirth. And it can start by refusing this maggot shit they've been calling rap. Slam the radio stations with requests for old school rap, write and spit your ownshit--who knows, you might be the breath of fresh air we need, and although that latest Lil Jon hit single may be catchy--deep down ya know it isn't good.--->
Come on people, we're better than this. now let's get our shit together and accept nothing less than true, banging, hip-hop madness.
Fight the power!
The death rattle occured over some 120 months ago, or ten years to others. I think it's safe to say that it died with Tupac and Biggie. Of course there have been a few heavy hitters on the long journey to the present. In my personal opinion I'd say Jay-Z, Mos def and Kanye are a couple. But they can't do it all alone. Southern rap has ruined hip-hop culture by slaughtering our ari-waves with their redundent computer beats and idiot proof lyrics. Not to mention destroying pop culture with those asinine dance moves. Seriously, it's as if a paralyzed man attempted to bust a move.
Doesn't anyone remember Biz Markie and Dougie Fresh? EPMD and Maughty By Bature? Why do we allow this garbage to persist? It's like "Flowers For Algernon", we cannot accept any less now. And yet somehow we have. What is that about? And why is it that those old school rappers haven't return? rap badly needs to be rescued. Where are our hip-hop saviors? Laying low watching reruns o f"Rock"? This is a Rap Depression here! the 1930's of hip-hop.
There needs to be a rebirth. And it can start by refusing this maggot shit they've been calling rap. Slam the radio stations with requests for old school rap, write and spit your ownshit--who knows, you might be the breath of fresh air we need, and although that latest Lil Jon hit single may be catchy--deep down ya know it isn't good.--->Come on people, we're better than this. now let's get our shit together and accept nothing less than true, banging, hip-hop madness.
Fight the power!
1 comment:
This is not what I had in mind. My plan was to have a black person deglorify rap, because if I do it I'm "racist"
All rap is bad rap. Not just the new rap. Tupac and Biggie are just as bad as 50 cent. If your song starts off with gunshots and cop sirens, you're an asshole.
Tsk, tsk Jenny.
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