Gangster Vs. Underground (pop, genre, Polish, rapper, quote)

ProggyMan · 10-20-2007, 02:04 PM

So yeah.

jackhammer · 10-20-2007, 04:31 PM

Underground. with a few exceptions it's the only Hip Hop I prefer. Admittedly my knowledge is pretty limited.

Sparky · 10-20-2007, 04:52 PM

uh..

not to sound too condescending..
but im not seeing the point of this, seeing as how a lot of the time they're the exact same thing..

underground isn't a genre, its just, well, underground..

ProggyMan · 10-20-2007, 05:15 PM

See many gangster rappers in the underground? Bascally underground vs. mainstream.

sleepy jack · 10-20-2007, 06:59 PM

Last time I checked mainstream and gangster weren't synonyms.

ProggyMan · 10-20-2007, 07:43 PM

How many mainstream rappers aren't gangster though? 5, 6? Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli...

anticipation · 10-20-2007, 08:46 PM

MF DOOM > both of those.

Sparky · 10-20-2007, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProggyMan

How many mainstream rappers aren't gangster though? 5, 6? Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli...

what exactly do you mean by gangster?

its just pop music really...

ProggyMan · 10-20-2007, 11:32 PM

http://rap.about.com/od/genresstyles/p/GangstaRap.htm

Sparky · 10-20-2007, 11:43 PM

"B.I.G. and his producer, Puff Daddy, meshed gritty narratives with polished pop beats entirely designed with clubs and pop charts in mind"

its essentially pop music, pretty much all of that you see on MTV is marketed as "gangsta rap".

View Poll Results: Gangster Or Underground
Gangster	6	9.09%
Underground	53	80.30%
Tie	4	6.06%
Neither	3	4.55%
Voters: 66. You may not vote on this poll

10-20-2007, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Gangster Vs. Underground So yeah.

10-20-2007, 04:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Underground. with a few exceptions it's the only Hip Hop I prefer. Admittedly my knowledge is pretty limited. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-20-2007, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	uh.. not to sound too condescending.. but im not seeing the point of this, seeing as how a lot of the time they're the exact same thing.. underground isn't a genre, its just, well, underground..

10-20-2007, 05:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	See many gangster rappers in the underground? Bascally underground vs. mainstream.

10-20-2007, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	How many mainstream rappers aren't gangster though? 5, 6? Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli...

10-20-2007, 08:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	MF DOOM > both of those.

10-20-2007, 11:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	http://rap.about.com/od/genresstyles/p/GangstaRap.htm

10-20-2007, 11:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	"B.I.G. and his producer, Puff Daddy, meshed gritty narratives with polished pop beats entirely designed with clubs and pop charts in mind" its essentially pop music, pretty much all of that you see on MTV is marketed as "gangsta rap".