The Rap Education Thread (hip-hop, single, genre, quote)

ProggyMan · 10-11-2007, 09:07 PM

Go get mad at Wayfarer, god. He's the one breaking the rules.

voodoochild · 11-17-2007, 03:45 AM

definately an interesting article.

keynotez · 12-09-2007, 02:54 PM

interesting article

megadon · 03-05-2008, 04:37 AM

About time real recognized real

joderu95 · 04-30-2008, 06:25 PM

My god that is an exhaustive introduction. Well done.

This is a genre that I really loved when I was younger and I would like to get enjoy again. But it has changed, evolved I suppose into something that generally doesn't interest me. It seems, and maybe I'm wrong here, that the stories in the songs have deteriorated and the topics are pretty much the same from rapper to rapper. Lots of glorification of pimping (which just cracks me up because this has always been a punchline not a badge of honor), objectification of the female of the species, ostentatious jewelry and lots of gold studded canines (both the tooth and dog).

In short it has left me behind and that is ok. When Run D.M.C., N.W.A., Ice-T, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and others like that became outdated I did too.

TROY148 · 07-29-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by joderu95

My god that is an exhaustive introduction. Well done.

This is a genre that I really loved when I was younger and I would like to get enjoy again. But it has changed, evolved I suppose into something that generally doesn't interest me. It seems, and maybe I'm wrong here, that the stories in the songs have deteriorated and the topics are pretty much the same from rapper to rapper. Lots of glorification of pimping (which just cracks me up because this has always been a punchline not a badge of honor), objectification of the female of the species, ostentatious jewelry and lots of gold studded canines (both the tooth and dog).

In short it has left me behind and that is ok. When Run D.M.C., N.W.A., Ice-T, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and others like that became outdated I did too.

I have to disagree with you here, he who seeks will find- it's not too hard to find hip-hop that hasn't been infected with the virus of corporate B.S. I dunno, maybe you just mean the hip-pop played so often on the radio but by no means has hip-hop become exclusively pimps and ho's.
Try: Mos Def ("Black on Both Sides" is one of my personal favs but don't bother giving his other two albums a full listen), Blackalicious, The Roots, Common (old-school stuff and "Be"), Lupe Fiasco, etc... there's plenty of variety.

~~radio city~~ · 03-13-2009, 06:18 PM

BIG shrimp

Do I win?

Dr_Rez · 08-03-2009, 06:31 PM

After reading that introduction again I found one problem. Easy-E was easily the biggest member of NWA. Even Dre was first to admit it.

IamAlejo · 08-04-2009, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

After reading that introduction again I found one problem. Easy-E was easily the biggest member of NWA. Even Dre was first to admit it.

Eh, Dre and Snoop destroyed Eazy E on "****** with Dre Day", and Ice Cube got em all with "No Vaseline". Combine that with both of their more prominent solo careers, and I'd agree with the post as is.

Dr_Rez · 08-04-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by IamAlejo

Eh, Dre and Snoop destroyed Eazy E on "****** with Dre Day", and Ice Cube got em all with "No Vaseline". Combine that with both of their more prominent solo careers, and I'd agree with the post as is.

Thats beside the point though. When the original NWA lineup was n full force they considered Easy and Ice Cube the fathers of it all.

12-09-2007, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
keynotez Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	chris brown interesting article

04-30-2008, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
joderu95 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 93	My god that is an exhaustive introduction. Well done. This is a genre that I really loved when I was younger and I would like to get enjoy again. But it has changed, evolved I suppose into something that generally doesn't interest me. It seems, and maybe I'm wrong here, that the stories in the songs have deteriorated and the topics are pretty much the same from rapper to rapper. Lots of glorification of pimping (which just cracks me up because this has always been a punchline not a badge of honor), objectification of the female of the species, ostentatious jewelry and lots of gold studded canines (both the tooth and dog). In short it has left me behind and that is ok. When Run D.M.C., N.W.A., Ice-T, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and others like that became outdated I did too. __________________ Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? ~Pink Floyd

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10-11-2007, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Go get mad at Wayfarer, god. He's the one breaking the rules.

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~~radio city~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11	BIG shrimp Do I win?