NSW

I'm no rap expert, and I've only heard a limited number of songs from either of these guys, but I personally like Tupac more. Biggie seemed more like some sort of gangsta novelty bling rap (yeah, I'm not sure what it means either), good when you want to get down at a club but not really for normal listening (not for me anyway). Tupac is just easier to listen to and has better flow.

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someonecompletelyrandom

What Biggie have you been listening to? Tales about violence, HIV, selling crack, and self doubt aren't exactly the things that get people dancing.

NSW

Yeah, really only the radio play stuff. Same with Tupac. Like I said, I'm not expert.

Perhaps you can give me some idea where to start with Biggie to expand my knowledge a little?

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Captain Awesome

Aside from self doubt, most club rap is based around violence, drugs, sexist bull**** and yes, even sexually transmitted diseases. People dance to the strangest things (probably because they don't even listen to the words they just want a "good beat")

Also what about Big Poppa or whatever it's called. "Through your hands in the air if yous a tru playa!!!!" typical dance stuff.

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NoMorePain

and exactly which artists and which songs specifically can you name?

Captain Awesome

for what? Club rap? Just take a look at the charts or pretty much any mainstream gangster rapper. They all get their tracks played in clubs and they're all about guns, drugs and having sex with their ho's. It's so ****in pathetic.

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the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page,
I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air,
from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair."


"Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears
Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

NoMorePain

well if theres so many, name some. and quote them, please, because im curious.

lets look at a few:

Say Ah: good club R&B track, about alcohol, girls, dancing, typical club stuff. nothing about guns drugs or hos

Say Something: Nothing about hos guns or drugs

How Low: fun club song, gets the girls wild. but theres nothing about guns drugs or hos.

Captain Awesome

Anything by Ludacris, 50cent, anyone from Gunit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, Three 6 mafia, Pitbull, T.I, Chamillionaire, Juelz Santana, Kid Cudi, Swizz Beats, Dizze Rascal, Dr Dre, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, MOP, Snoop Dogg, ying yang twins, Lil Wayne, Daddy Yankee, Yung Joc, e40, Tech N9ne... need I go on?


I think you'll find that the "girls" tend to be referred to as Ho's. and "typical club stuff" is getting drunjk, doing drugs, having sex, showing off bling, holding your gat bla bla bla. It's all the same and this isn't just opinion it's undeniable fact, go listen to the rap music they play in clubs, I mean actually listen to the lyrics.

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"If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage,
the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page,
I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air,
from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair."


"Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears
Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"