Is Tupac Corny?

~~jwb~~ · 09-17-2019, 06:06 AM

I listened to rap most of my life... Since I started listening to music really

I was into more mainstream **** till I was 15 or so then I discovered the internet and I started listening to underground(see: backpacker) **** and older 90s rap like Wu Tang cause I got bored of the crunk era ****.

Then I started exploring other genres like rock and jazz and classical etc. I still like other genres I just got burnt out on music discussions online so I rarely talk about music cause I find it boring to talk about.

I still post in the hip hop section cause that's the only genre I can still muster up the passion talk about.

As for rappers being corny I can handle that. I can handle it being white too. Eminem's first few albums are basically every bit as white trash as ICP. But he can actually rap. He has respect for the art form and as such he is respected by other rappers.

The Batlord · 09-17-2019, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

He has respect for the art form and as such he is respected by other rappers.

What does this have to do with you?

Lucem Ferre · 09-17-2019, 02:44 PM

I said this same **** to my friend. 2Pac is corny because he's a product of his time that didn't age well. It's mostly because of the flow. However having his dick sucked as if he's the greatest of all time didn't help his music from becoming corny.

ICP are also corny but they own it. To call them trash or unlistenable is just the trendy hip hop opinion people jump on.

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Originally Posted by jwb

But he can actually rap. He has respect for the art form and as such he is respected by other rappers.

If you don't think ICP has respect for hip hop you really don't know **** about ICP. If you think they don't have respect in hip hop you're living in the past. Interviewers are calling them hip hop legends now.

Plus, if you like Eminem then you have to respect the influence they and Esham had on his style change between Infinite and the Slim Shady EP. The whole Slim Shady gimmick was inspired by Detroit hip hop. Hell, the whole idea of Bonnie & Clyde (and Kim) was inspired by Twiztid's Murder Murder Murder because he heard it back when it was a House of Krazees song.

To echo Batlord, their story telling is their pinnacle. I'd say it's on par with Slick Rick.

The Batlord · 09-17-2019, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

I said this same **** to my friend. 2Pac is corny because he's a product of his time that didn't age well. It's mostly because of the flow. However having his dick sucked as if he's the greatest of all time didn't help his music from becoming corny.

ICP are also corny but they own it. To call them trash or unlistenable is just the trendy hip hop opinion people jump on.

If you don't think ICP has respect for hip hop you really don't know **** about ICP. If you think they don't have respect in hip hop you're living in the past. Interviewers are calling them hip hop legends now.

Plus, if you like Eminem then you have to respect the influence they and Esham had on his style change between Infinite and the Slim Shady EP. The whole Slim Shady gimmick was inspired by Detroit hip hop. Hell, the whole idea of Bonnie & Clyde (and Kim) was inspired by Twiztid's Murder Murder Murder because he heard it back when it was a House of Krazees song.

To echo Batlord, their story telling is their pinnacle. I'd say it's on par with Slick Rick.

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09-17-2019, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	I listened to rap most of my life... Since I started listening to music really I was into more mainstream ** till I was 15 or so then I discovered the internet and I started listening to underground(see: backpacker) and older 90s rap like Wu Tang cause I got bored of the crunk era **. Then I started exploring other genres like rock and jazz and classical etc. I still like other genres I just got burnt out on music discussions online so I rarely talk about music cause I find it boring to talk about. I still post in the hip hop section cause that's the only genre I can still muster up the passion talk about. As for rappers being corny I can handle that. I can handle it being white too. Eminem's first few albums are basically every bit as white trash as ICP. But he can actually rap. He has respect for the art form and as such he is respected by other rappers.