What kind of rap do you like?

Landon · 10-20-2010, 11:39 AM

Pretty much 85% of the rap I listen to is Eminem, the other is more upbeat, catchy stuff.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-20-2010, 12:44 PM

Well, I'm in Houston. So Chop N Screw is still pretty big down here. And I do jam to Screw sometimes. But overall, I'd say a good 70% of what I listen to is older school stuff. 90s classics like Wu-Tang, Biggie, etc. Also really love The Golden Age. Slick Rick gets quite a few spins in my car. I do love my underground stuff, however. And like ThePhanastasio, I like more abstract / intelligent stuff.

emostreetguitar562268 · 10-20-2010, 07:28 PM

i know i will get killed for this, but whatever.

i like mainstream stuff somewhere in the middle of laid back and in-your-face WITH A MESSAGE. Im not usually a fan of killing raps or whatever (although i will admit to liking a couple kill raps), but i really love it when the rapper puts some of his life into the lyrics.

R4TR Drummer7 · 10-20-2010, 07:57 PM

Gangsta rap like Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg. Cypress Hill

Unrelenting · 10-21-2010, 11:38 AM

the 2 most listened to rap artists for me are Lil Wayne and Vinnie Paz

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-21-2010, 09:46 PM

I think it is now, Jester. Although I guess it all really depends on when you grew up.

~~Dirty~~ · 10-21-2010, 10:35 PM

When someone asks me what music I like... I say old school stuff like Nas, Wu Tang, Big L, etc.

Your idea of what is old school isn't the end all to the discussion. It's just your opinion dude.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-22-2010, 12:12 AM

Yeah, I'm with Dirty on this one.

Jester · 10-22-2010, 03:45 PM

Old school hip hop = 80's hip hop.

Golden age hip hop generally begins in the late 80's -> mid 90's.

Look, on a timeline of hip hop, the 90's is far from the beginning; it's not old school.

If 90's is old school, according to you guys, then what's 80's?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-22-2010, 03:45 PM

Old school.

Quite being an ass, this is incredibly subjective. I've heard plenty of people refer to the early to mid 80s as Golden Age hip hop. There's no one standard. Heck, even wikipedia reads it "usually cited as being a period varying in time frames during the 1980s and 1990s" and the artists most commonly "assoicated with the phrase are Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop

I don't even use the phrase because personally I think it's stupid. To me, anything 15 years or older I generally lump into "old school". It's not like those phrases are even genres themselves, so there's practically no solid ground to debate these terms on. Just categorize it however you want: your right. he's right. I'm right. we're all happy. let's get funnel cake.

10-21-2010, 11:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	the 2 most listened to rap artists for me are Lil Wayne and Vinnie Paz __________________ My lastfm

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Old school. Quite being an ass, this is incredibly subjective. I've heard plenty of people refer to the early to mid 80s as Golden Age hip hop. There's no one standard. Heck, even wikipedia reads it "usually cited as being a period varying in time frames during the 1980s and 1990s" and the artists most commonly "assoicated with the phrase are Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_age_hip_hop I don't even use the phrase because personally I think it's stupid. To me, anything 15 years or older I generally lump into "old school". It's not like those phrases are even genres themselves, so there's practically no solid ground to debate these terms on. Just categorize it however you want: your right. he's right. I'm right. we're all happy. let's get funnel cake. Last edited by someonecompletelyrandom; 10-22-2010 at 03:51 PM.

10-20-2010, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Landon Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 145	Pretty much 85% of the rap I listen to is Eminem, the other is more upbeat, catchy stuff.

10-20-2010, 12:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Well, I'm in Houston. So Chop N Screw is still pretty big down here. And I do jam to Screw sometimes. But overall, I'd say a good 70% of what I listen to is older school stuff. 90s classics like Wu-Tang, Biggie, etc. Also really love The Golden Age. Slick Rick gets quite a few spins in my car. I do love my underground stuff, however. And like ThePhanastasio, I like more abstract / intelligent stuff.

10-20-2010, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
R4TR Drummer7 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 29	Gangsta rap like Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg. Cypress Hill

10-21-2010, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I think it is now, Jester. Although I guess it all really depends on when you grew up.

10-21-2010, 10:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~Dirty~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 981	When someone asks me what music I like... I say old school stuff like Nas, Wu Tang, Big L, etc. Your idea of what is old school isn't the end all to the discussion. It's just your opinion dude.

10-22-2010, 12:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Yeah, I'm with Dirty on this one.

10-22-2010, 03:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	Old school hip hop = 80's hip hop. Golden age hip hop generally begins in the late 80's -> mid 90's. Look, on a timeline of hip hop, the 90's is far from the beginning; it's not old school. If 90's is old school, according to you guys, then what's 80's?