What is backpacker Rap? Why do brehs hate it?

[Mike Wins]

seriously what kinda vibe can you catch from something like this

That was uncomfortable to watch. Everything about it awkward as hell

 

[Deltron]

Was just listening to this mix a few weeks ago..Brought back so many memories

that podcast is dope

 

[Unknown Poster]

j-live is/was dope...had the best part on repeat back then

I saw J-Live open up for Talib Kweli in 2005. He was rapping and cutting and scratchin on the turntables at the same time! It was awesome.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

seriously what kinda vibe can you catch from something like this

The funny shyt is that I've never ever been able to get into Aesop's music at all. Not a fan. But dude actually has a nice pen game. And he even gets some dope beats at times. I just can't rock with the voice or delivery.

 

[get my pool]

The term “backpack rap” reminds me of cacs tryna put me on binary star, what ever the fukk that is.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

To me, there are 3 different types of "Back Pack" rap

1. The OG Duck Down/Black Moon/Native Tongues type....

2. Simply, hiphop that wasn't full blown commercial: Within this branch there were 3 types

a. the most popular of the underground (in the sense that these people actually worked with legit mainstream rappers/producers) which was people like Mos Ded, Talib, Common (before kanye stimulus), Roots, Little Brother, Slum Village, Mf Doom, Madlib, etc....

b. the next step down, which was people like Jurassic 5, Murs, Brother Ali, Slug, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Non-Phixion, Jedi Mind Tricks etc...

c. the true bottom of the undergroud: that real corny nerd-rap type sh1t by acts I can't even name





I liked all levels of backpack rap outside of 2c types

You pretty much nailed it perfectly

 

[Dboy41]

Because people would see rather rappers make songs about killing other black people.

 

[Champagne Kudo]

It always seemed like it was more the rappers who hated being referred to as backpackers

lupe is a great example of this

 

[Harry B]

The era also coincided with the era where people tried to reintroduce tagging, b-dancing, and due to those things they always wore backpacks to pack their equipment

 

[Harry B]

But really it’s just non-violent underground rap.

And me doing a show's getting everyone nervous. Cus them hipsters gonna have to get along with them hood nikkas

Blassic

 

[Urbanmiracle]

Man thank god for back pack rappers. Because being black isn’t just street shyt or hood shyt. I’m glad there’s a lane for regular “squares” as myself to express ourselves with hip hop. The blog era was dope and everyday you found new and original artist from all over doing their thing. They try to make it a bad thing because nikkas from the hood have a chip on their shoulder about blacks from the “burbs”. Back pack rap saved hip hop because it was getting stagnant. We need another form of it now with all these drill rappers sounding the exact same.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Because people would see rather rappers make songs about killing other black people.

yeah because that's "real"

 

[darealvelle]

Man thank god for back pack rappers. Because being black isn’t just street shyt or hood shyt. I’m glad there’s a lane for regular “squares” as myself to express ourselves with hip hop. The blog era was dope and everyday you found new and original artist from all over doing their thing. They try to make it a bad thing because nikkas from the hood have a chip on their shoulder about blacks from the “burbs”. Back pack rap saved hip hop because it was getting stagnant. We need another form of it now with all these drill rappers sounding the exact same.

I agree with this.

 

[Apollo Kid]

The crowd has no idea the gems that are being played

 

[imfromthesouthside]

Man thank god for back pack rappers. Because being black isn’t just street shyt or hood shyt. I’m glad there’s a lane for regular “squares” as myself to express ourselves with hip hop. The blog era was dope and everyday you found new and original artist from all over doing their thing. They try to make it a bad thing because nikkas from the hood have a chip on their shoulder about blacks from the “burbs”. Back pack rap saved hip hop because it was getting stagnant. We need another form of it now with all these drill rappers sounding the exact same.

Why is it y’all call everyone who ain’t a gangster a square? shyt is corny. It reduces down to two categories, street or square.