You r dead wrong! Whether a Whigga or a Nigga, if its corny, true hip hop headz can dig it!Quote:
Originally Posted by ThaShaolinAssassin
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You r dead wrong! Whether a Whigga or a Nigga, if its corny, true hip hop headz can dig it!Quote:
Originally Posted by ThaShaolinAssassin
The question should be, how can u NOT like this even if u dont understand it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SaqurakiHanamichi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJNbvqfh9k
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I know that i dont understand french, but i love this shit!
Personally...Its the accent. The only uk rappers i favor are slick rick and Ollie Bates/Illustrate.
Americans dont even give rappers from places in the US that dont usually have rappers much of a chance. So if you arent from ATL, Houston, NY, VA, Philly, Chicago, Detroit or St.Louis youre going to have a hard time breaking in and even most of those cities only got like 1 or 2 rappers/groups recognized.
these americans ur talking about make the best rap every mc could die over there tomorrow and everyone would be like ???? who gives a fuckQuote:
Originally Posted by P-Noid Brown
the reason americans are so closed minded to euro hip hop is cuz we both have a different idea as to what hip hop is. generally speaking europeans believe that they are more enlightened than americans so they appreciate intelligent hip hop where as america is a capitalistic society so we like that wack shit that talks about money, cars and jewelry. it really sucks to be looked at that way by other countrys but it's the truth. but hey at least we do have dope shit like wu tang, jedi mind tricks, imortal technique etc,.
this might be a news flash but the whole fucking world is a capitalistic society. CREAM is true for the entire world these days. Sounds like you talking about hip-pop anyways. Real hip-hop is alive n' well here in america it just don't get the shine it should due mainly to corperate dollars doing what they do, payola n' all that other shit. My guess is that those corperate pigeons exist in every country.Quote:
Originally Posted by ckretwon
i don't know a lot about european hip hop but i do know that art reflects ones view upon society. now, what do they talk about in euro hip hop? and what do they talk bout in american hip hop?
American hip-hop itself is so broad in spectum, to generalize is pointless. What I'm saying though is that there's plently of real hip-hop out there talking about real issues right now, it just doesn't get the shine it should due to corperate machines intent on dumbing everything down.
if your lookin for particular examples, the new Pharoahe Monch is talking about struggle, redemption, the negatives of gun violence, relationships from where they start to how bad they can end up, and finishes off with revolution.
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Originally Posted by Visions Unseen
This is true, in the uk the music of choice is grime, we have a channel here called channel U which along with american urban music also strongly promotes british urban music. The vids by these uk artists are just as bad as any of 50 Cent's and all those southern rappers shit. It's all the same, I would be lying if I said the uk appreciated real hip hop more because even though the genuine shit is popular to some degree and does do well, that dumb abc shit does 5 times better.
word, that elements of easily digestable music is made for mass consumption just like fast food burgers.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAURO, DA GRIM LATIN
no real seasoning or flare, not really good for you at all, but its quick and its cheap.
if people really looked at what they were consuming they wouldn't touch that shit. I see the music as being the same way. The less they say, the less substance they put into the music the greater the chance people will like it. At that point all a song has to do is be catchy.
Notice how crunk & other club music chants some gibberish incessantly?
It's all just to drill it in your head.
......this is why.....this is why....this is why I'm hot :r
Ha ha......word.
Europeans live the shit man. For an example.. the dutch hiphop scene goes way back. It all started in the U.S of course, but it didn't take long before it flew over.. Some of you act like europe started doing this shit yesterday or something. Dig it or not, we have the right to love hiphop too. We shouldn't even be thinking like this, - hiphop is peace love and unity.. come on now.
hip hop is a broad spectrum but for the most part the shit that sells or the shit that is popular says a lot about that society.
as a whole yeah, but the individual parts? not really, corperate america and pop music don't say much of anything about Austin, Texas nawmean?
I guess its all about where you're at. I feel like we're on a whole other level here but this is a very musical city.