Why is it not respectable to be a rapper from the suburbs?

[Music Fiend]

Maybe not all of them have a mental defect, but I've been in the industry before and I have friends that are rappers. For the most part they the most bytch made sensitive people out there. For every J.Cole there is 5 Rick Ross's.

Really. Hmmm I never thought about that. Can you describle the mental defect? Pllus the only thing about cole is if he rapped about the burb content mostly he'd get shytted on. Although I agree cole is real af, I also know he does the kdot and drizzy move where he talks from a "hood" perspective. Like tale of two citiez.

IMO who would wanna be a rapper in 2015 unless you ready to take criticism of every move.

Like overcompensation?

 

[YvrzTrvly]

John brown king of the burbs revival tour?

I sure hope so....legend

 

[fukkyalifestyle]

talk shyt about rappers while being a J. Cole fan brehs

Im not really a j cole fan, jump to conclusions and make yourself look dumb brehs.

 

[fukkyalifestyle]

Really. Hmmm I never thought about that. Can you describle the mental defect?

IMO who would wanna be a rapper in 2015 unless you ready to take criticism of every move.

Like overcompensation?

Over compensation, dumb, selfish, egotistical, liars, frauds, cowards. I mean I love Hip Hop and not all rappers are like this but most of them are. At the end of the day it is showbusinesses, anyone that wants to be famous has issues.

 

[Hyperion]

I think the reason for this is simply because most of the listeners come from the suburbs, and they listen to music as some form as escapism. They want to hear stories from a foreign environment, something interesting that they're not hip to. So suburban affairs aren't going to be as interesting of a story to tell compared to hood affairs, because a lot of drama comes from that. Which would you rather hear, the story of how someone grew up in a harsh environment and had to push through all odds to succeed? Or, the story of someone who had an average life, living in an average house, going to an average school and sleeping with their average girlfriend.. and somewhere along the way, they wanted to rap?



Now, granted... Just because you come from a neighborhood that was relatively peaceful, doesn't mean you don't have issues that people can relate to. And that also doesn't mean you don't go through issues either. Everyone does. For a hood rapper, it's easier to find inspiration. All he has to do is go outside or look out his window. The suburban rapper can't do that. But in a way, this is more of a blessing than a curse, because this forces him to be creative and he's got a lot more to prove. It doesn't matter who you are, if you're self-aware of the world, you can write about topics that can touch anybody. Whether you're hood OR suburban. Tupac was active but he reached everyone, because not every song of his was "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" or "To Live and Die in LA". He had Changes, Brenda's Got A Baby, Dear Momma and many more. So if anything, it's the hood rapper that's at a disadvantage, because he's in a box. There's only so many things he can write about. The suburban rapper has more opportunities to see the world, and therefore, has a much wider range of topics he can touch on. Look at J. Cole. He's in the Top Three and didn't move a single Ki.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Cause black people see a life with low fukkery and go

They want you to be on some bullshyt so they can look up to you. Cats can get mad but it's the truth.

Being fukkery-less = corny

 

[Music Fiend]

I think the reason for this is simply because most of the listeners come from the suburbs, and they listen to music as some form as escapism. They want to hear stories from a foreign environment, something interesting that they're not hip to. So suburban affairs aren't going to be as interesting of a story to tell compared to hood affairs, because a lot of drama comes from that. Which would you rather hear, the story of how someone grew up in a harsh environment and had to push through all odds to succeed? Or, the story of someone who had an average life, living in an average house, going to an average school and sleeping with their average girlfriend.. and somewhere along the way, they wanted to rap?



Now, granted... Just because you come from a neighborhood that was relatively peaceful, doesn't mean you don't have issues that people can relate to. And that also doesn't mean you don't go through issues either. Everyone does. For a hood rapper, it's easier to find inspiration. All he has to do is go outside or look out his window. The suburban rapper can't do that. But in a way, this is more of a blessing than a curse, because this forces him to be creative and he's got a lot more to prove. It doesn't matter who you are, if you're self-aware of the world, you can write about topics that can touch anybody. Whether you're hood OR suburban. Tupac was active but he reached everyone, because not every song of his was "Ambitionz Az A Ridah" or "To Live and Die in LA". He had Changes, Brenda's Got A Baby, Dear Momma and many more. So if anything, it's the hood rapper that's at a disadvantage, because he's in a box. There's only so many things he can write about. The suburban rapper has more opportunities to see the world, and therefore, has a much wider range of topics he can touch on. Look at J. Cole. He's in the Top Three and didn't move a single Ki.

I somewhat agree, I was with my burb rapper bros the other week and a chick they knew asked them to come through to their spoken word performance. Her and another cat up there were killing the stage and they were both obviously not from the hood. It was weird how much love they were being shown.

I thought to myself, why cant rappers from okay backgrounds have a lane in hip hop. We get on stage and talk about alcoholism, love, racism, prejudice, lack of self-love, all things that are relatable when theres no music. BUt somehow if we put a beat in front of it, we're no longer "credible".

But I agree with what you said. Kinda how I told my homie who raps.He was saying he hates being from the burbs cuz he's limtied in what he can talk about without coming off as a inauthentic. Like he wants to talk about being broke and having no money and being "homeless" for a period in college (which is true) but he feels the ppl who know him will look down on him because he could technically call his mom who would give him money if he asked. He just chose not to after he was 18.

 

[Hyperion]

I somewhat agree, I was with my burb rapper bros the other week and a chick they knew asked them to come through to their spoken word performance. Her and another cat up there were killing the stage and they were both obviously not from the hood. It was weird how much love they were being shown.

I thought to myself, why cant rappers from okay backgrounds have a lane in hip hop. We get on stage and talk about alcoholism, love, racism, prejudice, lack of self-love, all things that are relatable when theres no music. BUt somehow if we put a beat in front of it, we're no longer "credible".

But I agree with what you said. Kinda how I told my homie who raps.He was saying he hates being from the burbs cuz he's limtied in what he can talk about without coming off as a inauthentic. Like he wants to talk about being broke and having no money and being "homeless" for a period in college (which is true) but he feels the ppl who know him will look down on him because he could technically call his mom who would give him money if he asked. He just chose not to after he was 18.

I can see why your dawg didn't wanna go write about it, cause yeah, people would've easily said "should've just went home, nikka. " It's tough.

Suburban rappers do have a lane, since J. Cole, Drake, Chance the Rapper and Logic are popular. Hip Hop heads love those types. If you notice, Hip Hop heads are also suburban themselves. In the underground scene, those types get a bunch of love. So I think the real issue here is the audience. J. Cole and Drake can appeal to the hood while being themselves, because they write about topics that anyone can connect to. That's the most important thing about being an artist.. whether your music can connect or not. And people can connect in many ways.

Honestly, the only way for this type of phenomenon to stop is for a suburban rapper to come out and outwork, outperform and finesse on almost everybody. If there's one thing I've learned about this culture, it's that people bandwagon and follow trends like a motherfukker. (see: popular usage of 'woes' after Drake coined the term on Know Yourself, even though the term already existed years before) So if they stick to their guns and do what needs to be done, I guarantee shyt would change. The game changed when Kanye came in. And when Drake came in. Even more recently when Kendrick came in. Who's to say it can't change again?

 

[Prynce]

I only find burb rappers corny if they rap that tough shyt.