Whats real hip hop?

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Negativity ruined it. Cats think that rapping about drug dealing, swag, smoking drugs, and murder is one of the four original elements of Hip Hop

But what if that's whats going on in their region.. Shouldn't a rapper from the hood have a right to rap about whats going on in his neighborhood?

 

[Roberto Dinero]

but but but so called real mcs have advertisements and sponsorships as well.

Yeah that is true. In hip hop lots of people have been getting endorsments for a long time. I don't really agree with it. But the hip hop mentality has been "we gotta get paid" for a long time. Dudes been getting endorsements almost since the beginning.

I mean, who's to say what's real? People have different tastes. I guess to me, the main thing that makes ur music bogus is dumbing it down or people that don't put their heart and soul into their music.

 

[Wild self]

But what if that's whats going on in their region.. Shouldn't a rapper from the hood have a right to rap about whats going on in his neighborhood?

Rap about it in the sense of glorifying it, no. Hip Hop began as a way to overcome shyt and get people out of trouble through the four original elements. Not to harp about it and stay in the same conditions. People think that being "real" is doing reckless shyt and getting into trouble and the "keeping it real" connotation is all fukked up because of that.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Yeah that is true. In hip hop lots of people have been getting endorsments for a long time. I don't really agree with it. But the hip hop mentality has been "we gotta get paid" for a long time. Dudes been getting endorsements almost since the beginning.

I mean, who's to say what's real? People have different tastes. I guess to me, the main thing that makes ur music bogus is dumbing it down or people that don't put their heart and soul into their music.

Nothing wrong with getting paid.

Rap about it in the sense of glorifying it, no. Hip Hop began as a way to overcome shyt and get people out of trouble through the four original elements. Not to harp about it and stay in the same conditions. People think that being "real" is doing reckless shyt and getting into trouble and the "keeping it real" connotation is all fukked up because of that.

But what if they rapping about it but not living it?

 

[Wild self]

Nothing wrong with getting paid.

But what if they rapping about it but not living it?

Rapping about it in the 3rd person is OK as long as you tell the consequences of it. And not use that as a badge of honor. Too many people can't tell the difference in it and harp about being a "real nikka" when all they do is get into trouble. We need something that can uplift all people in the hood. Not just the ones doing crime, but the aver 9-5ers and so on. Hip Hop is overcoming shyt and to be a better person, not to exploit danger zones.

 

[Roberto Dinero]

Nothing wrong with getting paid.

Nothing wrong with it but at the same time its kinda corny. Trying to sell me some stupid shyt. But then again both athletes and actors get endorsements so its only natural for rappers to want that same kind of paper.

Although rappers have also done a lot of unpaid advertising in their music pretty much since the beginning so I dunno. But that was more about the current street trends than anything else.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Real hip hop consists of:

Minimal flashy jewelry
Dirtiest of drum sounds/kits
Not sounding like a cotton pickin ass nikka

 

[Yoda]

You say Drake, i say wu tang
you say lil wayne, i say macklemore
you say nikki minaj, i say cage

REAL HIP HOP!

 

[Big Mel]

@Poitier

stop sweating me. kthanxbye.

 

[Ashtrey]

Kendrick Lamar

 

[Poitier]

@Poitier

stop sweating me. kthanxbye.

You sound like a white girl, Brother Mel.

 

[Big Mel]

You do seem like the type of armchair revolutionary to chase that gray puddin'.

 

[Poitier]

You do seem like the type of armchair revolutionary to chase that gray puddin'.

Brother Mel, it's time to take your pills. There's no reason to have a chip on your shoulder, breh. Dusty nikkaz give The Coli a foundation to learn from and stand on

I might not agree with some of your inane opinions but have the utmost respect You're probably my favorite poster in The Booth. Now take your insecurity elsewhere, gnat.

 

[MINT]

it's real hip hop

 

[Big Mel]

Brother Mel, it's time to take your pills. There's no reason to have a chip on your shoulder, breh. Dusty nikkaz give The Coli a foundation to learn from and stand on

I might not agree with some of your inane opinions but have the utmost respect You're probably my favorite poster in The Booth. Now take your insecurity elsewhere, gnat.

No doy. I've had fans my whole life. You've gotta take yourself seriously though.