Its time we admit: Rap Game was in better shape when NY was gatekeeping :francis:

[gho3st]

you just about to get a bunch of NY posters crying and being mad to be honest

Im from the south my guy. Miami to be exact...

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Im from the south my guy. Miami to be exact...

I was basically saying NY poster traditionally don’t take criticism well and get defensive as hell when people point out their fall off as the number one rap city.

 

[gho3st]

I was basically saying NY poster traditionally don’t take criticism well and get defensive as hell when people point out their fall off as the number one rap city.

got it. My bad...

 

[The Pledge]

Internet changed the concept of entry barriers/gate keepers for music.

Best thing that could have ever happen to music.

Gatekeeping creativity

 

[Capitol]

You cant gatekeep shyt if you don't own the means of distribution

 

[mson]

I thought we been came to that conclusion.

 

[SNG]

I feel like it’s between the east and west. A lot of dope artist come from the West and I feel like a lot of artists in the west are more reality rap. East Coast hip hop is more flashier and more about bars. South I feel may not have the lyrics like the east and the west but they shine in flow and delivery for me.

This why Drake was such a force in hip hop he combines all styles of the coasts together and I feel like he kind of killed the whole regional sound thing tbh. But Kendrick may have brought back to that but will see.

But to answer the question rappers made more money when the East was dominating.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Rap was better when everyone had their own regional sound.

The only unoriginal region out there is NY. They just got out of that trash drill wave, rapping on UK DRILL BEATS


NY niccas don't want to admit that most of their music is basura right now

 

[Nokids]

I feel like it’s between the east and west. A lot of dope artist come from the West and I feel like a lot of artists in the west are more reality rap. East Coast hip hop is more flashier and more about bars. South I feel may not have the lyrics like the east and the west but they shine in flow and delivery for me.

This why Drake was such a force in hip hop he combines all styles of the coasts together and I feel like he kind of killed the whole regional sound thing tbh.

Another thing people forget is he’s not even American so he really could blend all the sounds together.

I agree New York rap had political, gangsta shyt, and party shyt

West coast did too but sometimes the beats might be a little too palm Treeish

To me rappers back then seemed more mature even though they were in their 20’s

 

[Po pimp]

I’m just trying to figure out about what year did NYC stop gatekeeping, so I can know what era the OP is saying rap was at its best.

 

[Nokids]

I’m just trying to figure out about what year did NYC stop gatekeeping, so I can know what era the OP is saying rap was at its best.

1984-2008/10 ish maybe and what op is saying(looks like) is the gate keepers were the record labels and dj’n

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

This is cap. Do u know how much beef the south has had over the years? U wanna get me started? The problem is u nikkas keep comparing a whole fukkin region to ONE city. What happened is we were basically locked out of our own radio stations and been paying for it ever since.

Probably cause the east coast has always been irrelevant outside of NYC

Which is especially bad considering the city is marginally relevant itself nowadays

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

NYC had political rap on MTV during the day ( Public Enemy) and created a Stop The Violence movement (KRS) that influenced the West Coast to do something similar with All In The Same Gang. Plus we brought consciousness to the forefront with the Zulu Nation( before the Bambatta madness). And our 5% influence that had Ice Cube saying "I met Farrakhan and had dinner now you ask if I'm 5 percenter." NYC also had the better lyricists.

The West Coast unshered in the gang culture

The South ushered in the stripper and dumbed down rap culture.


In conclusion....OP is 100% correct.

The same KRS was out here saying his 9mm goes bang


Kool G Rap was talking that street talk around the same time

Schooly D was rhyming about killing nikkas in the mid 80s and started that shyt

Yes,the west brought in gang culture because that’s what was happening out there ,just like East nikkas rhyming about what was out there .


Idk how yall can talk down on the west for the gang shyt then praise the street shyt East coast was on especially in the mid 90s.

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Also that shiny suit shyt NY was on made it a whole lot easier for the bling shyt the south was on to pop

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

That goof @Nuuko u quoted don't care about the west coast. He's a Kendrick bot who only cares about Kendrick. I can't believe yall nikkas let these nikkas run rampant the way they have since this battle cause they used to get shut down immediately. The last few months is the most that nikka has ever posted on this site.

Same reason they let you post when you should be stocking the shelf

 

[Mike Wins]

It was better before the Telecommunications Act allowed Clear Channel to buy most the major radio stations and all them stations played whatever the major labels wanted.