When did conscious rap become "uncool"?

[FRIED MASON]

As much as it pains me to say it, J Cole is bringing back acceptance to conscious music in the mainstream. of course, he stole Blu whole steez but thats another story.
My boy @Yoda can break it down better.

 

[TEH]

Who are all these conscious artists who can't rap and have boring beats (like so many in this thread are referencing) I'm struggling to come up with even one name?

 

[mr. smoke weed]

The problem with many conscious rappers isn't the lyrical content, it is that the actual music simply isn't good. They fail to realize that they're selling music, i.e., Immortal Technique.
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Immortal Technique probably sold some of the most records for a non mainstream artist breh. Y'all are labeling anything you don't really like as concious
What's concious about 2pac exactly?

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

nikkas saying conscious rap was never popular but NaS got 8 solo plat and 1 group plat album

 

[mr. smoke weed]

nikkas saying conscious rap was never popular but NaS got 8 solo plat and 1 group plat album

NaStradamus a concious MC? How do you figure? He has concious tracks yes. But also has tons of sons about murder robberies etc.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

NaStradamus a concious MC? How do you figure? He has concious tracks yes. But also has tons of sons about murder robberies etc.

You can say that about almost any rapper. Does he not have more conscious songs than unconscious? And you cherry picked his least conscious album to fit your agenda. Why didn't you name Gods Son,untitled(******),the lost tapes,hip hop is dead,life is good,distant relatives,streets disciple. All projects since Nastradamus. Name one of those albums that arent conscious.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

when gangsta shyt took over

 

[Wacky D]

Who are all these conscious artists who can't rap and have boring beats (like so many in this thread are referencing) I'm struggling to come up with even one name?

if you need to ask then youre just as un-cool as they are.

 

[TEH]

if you need to ask then youre just as un-cool as they are.

I'm being sarcastic though

 

[Blackout]

When gangsta rap became the only thing being played on the radio thanks to labels not caring about conscious rappers.

Which sucks because conscious cats now have less room to breathe socially.

Nowadays the only way conscious rap hits the radio is if a popular rapper who doesnt usually rap conscious makes a conscious song.

 

[Wacky D]

When gangsta rap became the only thing being played on the radio thanks to labels not caring about conscious rappers.

Which sucks because conscious cats now have less room to breathe socially.

Nowadays the only way conscious rap hits the radio is if a popular rapper who doesnt usually rap conscious makes a conscious song.

theres been plenty of conscious and "conscious" rappers being pushed.

and theyve always been the first ones to get critical acclaim from the media.

 

[Blackout]

theres been plenty of conscious and "conscious" rappers being pushed.

and theyve always been the first ones to get critical acclaim from the media.

No they aren't these days. Variety in the mainstream rap scene is at an all time low in these current times.

Labels are mainly pushing gangsta rappers and giving them all of the promotion and opportunities.

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

b-bu-but flavor flav had a song called 'get off my dikk and tell your bytch to come here'

No. That was Ice Cube. Not only are you a fool, but a dumbass as well.

 

[Wacky D]

No they aren't these days. Variety in the mainstream rap scene is at an all time low in these current times.

Labels are mainly pushing gangsta rappers and giving them all of the promotion and opportunities.

what mainstream are you watching?

mainstream hip-hop basically consists of bama rappers and weirdo industry plants.

"gangsta rap" died with death row. now if its street rappers youre talking about. its mostly just meek millz & fly-by-night bamas.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

You can have a party record that's also "conscious"

You can but if you look at the the clip and some other interviews with Flash/Melle Mel they talk about at first, not wanting to do the message because of the content.