Originally Posted by Goofle11 (Post 1155728)

I got that as a trend throughout, but you would have to explain how that ties in with the lyric blastings posted.

Originally Posted by Antonio (Post 1155767)

oh no, someone in the music industry is a jerk. will everyone PLEASE think of the children?!!? D:

Taylor Swift's music is bland city, btw. your opinion on Kanye is your opinion on Kanye, so i'll leave it at that, but I will say that Kanye is one of my favorite artists.

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but anyway, I thought Section.80 was one of my favorite albums of 2011. (O)verly (D)edicated i wasn't as much into, but that was mainly for the beats. on both albums, it's hard to deny Kendricks raw talent and rapping ability. definitely one of the best rappers today imo.

but yeah, putting up songs just cause

Originally Posted by blastingas10 (Post 1155732)

I'm not trying to hate or disrespect rap or hip-hop, or anyone who likes it. I just honestly don't see much value in it. There is some that I like. But I think a lot of it is the same. A lot of it is about drugs and sex and money and anything that ties in with those subjects. Not all, though. There is some rap that I can respect and appreciate. I just have trouble seeing the musical and poetic value in the majority of it.

Originally Posted by blastingas10 (Post 1155735)

: But I guess the fact that a black man is saying "doobies" instead of "blunts" is quite creative. :laughing:

Originally Posted by blastingas10 (Post 1155835)

True. I don't care for her at all. But Kanye pulled a super douche bag move. Let's not forget, "George Bush doesn't care about black people".

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

Wow, your extremely typical.

Your way too emotionally invested in your perception of rap artists personality. Your not judging them on their musical contributions, but a stigma you have against their lifestyle choices.

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

Of course a lot of rap music is about sex, drugs and money. A lot of media in general is.

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

So what if kanye is a douchebag? Do you actually care? or are you so absorbed by media coverage that you can't differentiate your own opinion from the other generic talking heads.

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

At least Kanye is true to himself. You never have to question his authenticity.

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

I imagine most of the artists you perceive to be "moral", or have good values are really no different then kanye, they are just more concerned with public perception.

Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1155839)

Wow, your extremely typical.

Your way too emotionally invested in your perception of rap artists personality. Your not judging them on their musical contributions, but a stigma you have against their lifestyle choices.

Of course a lot of rap music is about sex, drugs and money. A lot of media in general is.


What is this moronic statement trying to insinuate?



So what if kanye is a douchebag? Do you actually care? or are you so absorbed by media coverage that you can't differentiate your own opinion from the other generic talking heads.

At least Kanye is true to himself. You never have to question his authenticity. I imagine most of the artists you perceive to be "moral", or have good values are really no different then kanye, they are just more concerned with public perception.

Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1155882)

First of all, he wasn't saying that he had something against rappers "lifestyle choices", he said he didn't like listening to rap music about sex, drugs, and money, things that rappers most exaggerate to the extreme. You think all rappers live how they rap? Two words: Rick Ross.

I for one only put up with that bullshit if it has a banging beat.

Also, the rappers themselves aren't making that great of a musical contribution, though you may believe otherwise. That would be the producer, or whoever provides the backing MUSIC. Without a producer, a rapper would only be a poet, and if you judged every rapper by their lyrical content only, there are plenty that would crumble (ASAP Rocky, Waka Flocka, Lil Wayne, Lil B, Schoolboy Q, etc.).



Definitely. But I don't get your point, does that mean you have to like it?



Most people in the media love Kanye and got over the taylor swift incident like 3 years ago. So I'd say blastingas is doing a good job of forming his own opinion. Sometimes people form opinions of bands regardless of how they sound. I'll never like Joy Division no matter how cool the "scene" was 30 years ago unlike some people :rolleyes:. Besides, there are millions of people who dick ride yeezy, why does it matter if a few think he's a douche (which he absolutely is)?



Kanye thinks he's the best thing that ever happened to music, that's hardly being true to himself.



What exactly are you basing this on? There are very few stars who I would rate as more full of themselves than Kanye, and I can't even think of another incident like the Taylor Swift grammy moment so it seems very unlikely to me that this statement is correct.

Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1155882)

First of all, he wasn't saying that he had something against rappers "lifestyle choices", he said he didn't like listening to rap music about sex, drugs, and money, things that rappers most exaggerate to the extreme. You think all rappers live how they rap? Two words: Rick Ross.

Originally Posted by blastingas10 (Post 1155887)

I hate the media. What's your point? And I don't agree with their lifestyle choices, but I'm not judging them because of that. I'm judging them based on their musical contributions, which are weak, especially lyric wise.