Gangster Vs. Underground (hip-hop, rap, title, quote, songs)

ProggyMan · 10-20-2007, 11:58 PM

Oh I know, wasn't saying it wasn't pop music, just defining it for you.

Sparky · 10-21-2007, 12:02 AM

oh, whups. My mistake

ProggyMan · 10-21-2007, 12:07 AM

I didn't say that's what I was doing so more mine than yours.

djchameleon · 10-22-2007, 08:26 PM

"gangster" and underground is pretty much related...this thread is kinda pointless.....you need to explain more what you think each is

ProggyMan · 10-22-2007, 09:06 PM

I provided a link for gangster and underground is pretty self-explanatory.

Sparky · 10-22-2007, 09:28 PM

yeah, but they're still the same thing a majority of the time...

making this a pointless comparison :-/

jackhammer · 10-23-2007, 07:36 PM

To the unititiated: Gangsta rap is the music that promotes guns, violence and bad language. Hiding this under some nice commercial beats. Underground is an artist that is not on general flotation on mainstream TV and comments on issues that does'nt need a big arsed woman shaking her booty (no matter how enjoyable it looks!) to sell. This is NOT the reality, but it is the conception that most people outside of the genre get. Rock music gets the same narrow minded misconceptions.

jacklovezhimself · 10-23-2007, 08:01 PM

well it kind of depends on what decade of "gangsta rap" your talking about

nowadays it's ****

however, in the early 80's to the late 90's it was the best it could ever been.

djchameleon · 10-23-2007, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

To the unititiated: Gangsta rap is the music that promotes guns, violence and bad language. Hiding this under some nice commercial beats. Underground is an artist that is not on general flotation on mainstream TV and comments on issues that does'nt need a big arsed woman shaking her booty (no matter how enjoyable it looks!) to sell. This is NOT the reality, but it is the conception that most people outside of the genre get. Rock music gets the same narrow minded misconceptions.

Okay, you did what I was asking Proggyman to do...explain what he thinks the two are , not throw links at me about what it is. I know what it is generally.

To me underground also promotes guns, violence, bad language and glorifies the ghetto. If you listen to most mixed tapes you'll find these same common themes that you think are strictly gangsta rap.

Sparky · 10-23-2007, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

To the unititiated: Gangsta rap is the music that promotes guns, violence and bad language. Hiding this under some nice commercial beats. Underground is an artist that is not on general flotation on mainstream TV and comments on issues that does'nt need a big arsed woman shaking her booty (no matter how enjoyable it looks!) to sell. This is NOT the reality, but it is the conception that most people outside of the genre get. Rock music gets the same narrow minded misconceptions.

Well, i mean...

okay

here, look at immortal technique, underground. But everything he raps about is about going to prison and shooting his friends mom (its sincere, not bragging).

I mean, thats as gangsta as it gets isn't it? But he tours with "the underground' artists. I think what you see on tv is simply just pop music dress 'gangsta' (w/e that really means, who knows)

I mean you see good charlotte on tv advertising themselves as 'punk' but would you agree with that then? Its the same thing

View Poll Results: Gangster Or Underground
Gangster	6	9.09%
Underground	53	80.30%
Tie	4	6.06%
Neither	3	4.55%
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10-23-2007, 07:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	To the unititiated: Gangsta rap is the music that promotes guns, violence and bad language. Hiding this under some nice commercial beats. Underground is an artist that is not on general flotation on mainstream TV and comments on issues that does'nt need a big arsed woman shaking her booty (no matter how enjoyable it looks!) to sell. This is NOT the reality, but it is the conception that most people outside of the genre get. Rock music gets the same narrow minded misconceptions. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-23-2007, 08:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
jacklovezhimself five years Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,248	well it kind of depends on what decade of "gangsta rap" your talking about nowadays it's **** however, in the early 80's to the late 90's it was the best it could ever been. __________________

10-20-2007, 11:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Oh I know, wasn't saying it wasn't pop music, just defining it for you.

10-21-2007, 12:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	oh, whups. My mistake

10-21-2007, 12:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	I didn't say that's what I was doing so more mine than yours.

10-22-2007, 08:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,451	"gangster" and underground is pretty much related...this thread is kinda pointless.....you need to explain more what you think each is

10-22-2007, 09:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	I provided a link for gangster and underground is pretty self-explanatory.

10-22-2007, 09:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	yeah, but they're still the same thing a majority of the time... making this a pointless comparison :-/