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Personally, hip-hop has always been about creation, more or less taking it to another level.Although, lately I haven't seen to many strides to create with the exception of a choosen few. I guess the big question is who do you feel has try to make an impact toward keeping the tradition alive and who hasn't?
Homie, again you never cease to amaze me. Keep up the good work. And you that "silent" influence to challenge ones thinking. Now everything you said is real deal talk. Nothing more, nothing less.
I love all kinds but hip hop, rap are my greatest loves so be true to what u do but we the corporations seems to choose what they feel will make them the most money what sells so they limit our music we should demand
what we want hear u keep hearing the same stuff on radio day after day therefore alot of listeners become brainwashed an some artist do what the corps. say sells but we can change that u can play that but don't limit
or force other artist to conform u out miss out on alot of talent doining this!
I keep seeing hiphop being blamed for all the gang culture, and being blamed for the kids wanting to be hustlers. What the labels have been putting out feeds into that stereotype of hiphop, Hiphop is a great outlet for messages of truth and education for the masses. People like Krs 1 and have always maintained this spirit in hiphop. If you take the time to listen to a lot of the words of "Real Hiphop" there is a message of corrupt govt, currupt police and peoples freedoms being stamped on. There are history lessons, in a lot of tracks. The powers are trying to shut down hiphop and the voice it provides for many people to have a say and try to make a difference. First they tarnish its name.....ie hyping gangster rap and making it commercial, and heard by kids, feeding bullshit of materialism and self obsession. As well as the movies making a crime lifestyle look glamorous.
Then they degrade the education, making it harder for children to leave school with a basic level of intelligence, hence taking away chances the person might have had to make a better life, crime goes up.
Then they blame the hiphop(which is really a great source of freedom of speech), for all of the ills that are created by problems much bigger than just hiphop.
Taxes have risen dramatically in recent times as well as higher fuel bills, stealth taxes. I know im feeling the pinch.
Hiphop is not at fault, its what the labels put out as hiphop thats what is at fault, the labels are corporate. And corporations either pay off the government or do its bidding, which 9 times out of ten aint for our benefit its for the benefit of globalism, and centralisation of power, and taking away rights including freedom of speech(rap included). Call me a paranoid delusionist, but I can see a bigger picture in the demonisation of hiphop.
Honestly todays's "radio rap" is horrible! I can't even listen to it. However the inde rap scene is blazing!! In Phoenix where I live, Shows every weekend, huge fanbases, good music, no radio support!!! Check me and some of my Fellow AZ artists out, Hip Hop is alive in AZ!!!! www.myspace.com/ivory
My view is that people have seem to forgot about that REAL hip-hop. Now, it's all about pop lock and droppin, chicken noodle soup, and buying a "Shawty" a drink (LMAO). Anyway, I think it's time for people other than Jay, Nas, Common and others who have been here since 96 and earlier to step up. Us, 21-30 yr. olds know about hip hop, but it's seems that the majors are only playing to teeny boppers, not educated, college, just coming of age people like myself who would like to listen to more real lyricists, not chanters. If I want a chant, I would go to a protest. Speaking of which, why hasn't anybody protested to the radio and TV stations concerning the sides being taken of the music that they want to play, and the music that deserves to be played. I loved it when back in the 90s, HIP HOP was being played, regardless of the record label, artist, style, etc. If it was good, it got played. If it sucked, well. find it the landfill. Some of these records out now SHOULD be in the landfill. Hell, the landfill should be a paramount right about now. I'm sorry if this is a rant, but this is my view, people. Lastly, I would love to hear more FEMALE MCs. NO, not Lil' Kim, or Remy Ma. Somebody like a Jean Grae, L Boogie, MC Lyte. Girls with something to say other than sex and material BS. That's all for now, to be continued...
^^^So...when you wuz a kid, there wuz no chanters or ridiculous nursery rhyme songs? Becuz I know there wuz a lotta cornball stuff dat go way back in the 80's...but yall say dats REAL Hip Hop? Only 21-30 year olds know about Hip Hop? What's the definition of a REAL lyricist? Hell, what's the definition of REAL? I didn't know Hip Hop wuz fake now, sumbody gotta put me up on this.
Everybody has their own definition of what's real according to what they like to listen to. Their can be no "Real Hip Hop" because everybody likes one emcee and not another. TO ME I like Nas so TO ME he's real hip hop. But also TO ME I am not a fan of Lil Wayne so TO ME he is commercial/mainstream (fake) hip hop.
Thanks for explaining my cause. To edit myself a lil' bit, I'm just saying that lyricists are a rare thing right about now in the mainstream. What I said was a rant. Not to piss anybody off. True, there were BS rappers back in the 80s and 90s. True, there were nursery rhyme beats and chants way before any of the stuff out now. To ME, I was raised during the Native Tongue, DITC, DILLA Soul, ATCQ, and Philly resurrection era. To me, that's the style that I liked. The only thing I'm questioning is, Why is it that the majority of people who listen to the radio like hearing more simple, easy to digest songs than to hear something that is different. Understand that the industry is about money, not MUSIC. ME as a MUSIC lover would love to hear different songs on the radio. Anybody from Philly here on Rawkus know what I'm talking about. On the urban stations (no names, find 'em out) the same 10-15 songs play on the radio every 15 minutes. No new music. Feels like you're listening to elevator music. I'm not hating on the entertainers in the game, do and be you, pimpin'. I'm hatin' on the artists that are going Platinum and Diamond bringing out trash... THAT'S what I'm hating on. Once again, Reason, thanks for detailing what I tried to say. D. Sci, this is what I meant!
