Enlighten me.

Mrd00d · 07-16-2011, 06:46 PM

I notice a lot of times when your post makes it to the bottom of the page on an active discussion, 50% of the time it doesn't get seen.

GuitarBizarre · 07-16-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Butler

A lot of the lyrics to these hip-hop artsist mean something. They are linked with drugs, guns, violence and sex because these are the re-occuring themes that have blighted their lives and they feel strongly about them.

These themes also sell well and bring in an audience who can relate to these artists in some way.

I addressed this theory in the original post, but here:

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Its gone beyond the point of caricature, for every rapper who treats their subject matter as being 'the streets' or 'the lifestyle' to be telling anything like the truth, you'd expect an urban apocalypse to be occuring every time you stepped outside your door in america! You'd expect it to look like Biff Tannen was running the casino in 1985 to hear most rappers talk, if you assumed they were all telling the truth!

jackhammer · 07-16-2011, 08:01 PM

Just posted this:
http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ml#post1085760

djchameleon · 07-16-2011, 09:30 PM

GB, most hip hop has different stories to them.

Sometimes they are reflecting about "the lifestyle" they have went through but not necessarily all the time, there are two threads that we've had around here that list off some stories all in one thread.

http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...tory-raps.html

http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...ing-songs.html

Kirby · 07-16-2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I addressed this theory in the original post, but here:

Have you ever been to Oakland? Or even heard about how Oakland and the Bay Area is?

djchameleon · 07-17-2011, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirby

Have you ever been to Oakland? Or even heard about how Oakland and the Bay Area is?

nah he thinks it's all over exaggerated and things like that don't go on in urban areas.

Mrd00d · 07-17-2011, 12:37 AM

I'm from the Bay Area. It's 75% talk.

djchameleon · 07-17-2011, 12:42 AM

In my area it's not talk.....well about 50% is but stupid crap happens when dudes are all talk and then it really happens to them.

Just two weeks ago this guy died because he was talking shit and didn't want to give up his chain so the stick up kid shot him and took his chain anyways.

Engine · 07-17-2011, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

I'm from the Bay Area. It's 75% talk.

I doubt your calculation, sir.
I've never seen Kirby post anything even slightly negative about anything / anybody so we should listen to him.

I know you live there. And I, myself, know some people who live in Oakland who are far from poor / ghetto / etc.
And if you live there then you must know that the 'gangsta ****' going on in east Oakland is not "75% talk."

Kirby: please take the floor - if you want it... I'm listening.

Sparky · 07-17-2011, 02:36 AM

It would be cool to do a geographic map that had an icon for each rapper and where their origin was, with local statistics like "average income/crime rates/prostitution/drug traffic" posted next to them. Just so we could have a quick go-to-guide for which rappers have genuine "street cred".

Then put it all in an aggregate meter. I'd say the total % of genuine "gangster" rappers is 57.94

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Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	I'm from the Bay Area. It's 75% talk. __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

07-17-2011, 02:36 AM	#50 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	It would be cool to do a geographic map that had an icon for each rapper and where their origin was, with local statistics like "average income/crime rates/prostitution/drug traffic" posted next to them. Just so we could have a quick go-to-guide for which rappers have genuine "street cred". Then put it all in an aggregate meter. I'd say the total % of genuine "gangster" rappers is 57.94