DonasaurusRex
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psshhhhh even Kanye know his flow aint nothin but a finger roll . Great producer though he knows what sound to go for on his tracks.
This is way intelligence in hiphop needs to return
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psshhhhh even Kanye know his flow aint nothin but a finger roll . Great producer though he knows what sound to go for on his tracks.
Not on Yeezus, that shit was fucken garbage.
He's another one that lost his damn mind.
Well, he did before his last album anyway. Went from making radio bangers to some...skewed dreck.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Lets have more threads about what zany high jinx Justin Beiber pulled off this week or or whether beating off into a cake is a culinary act of terror or a biological warfare. It's certainly better than relevant discussions of a living sub-culture.
The real problem I have with rap is not the sound, but rather the lyrics and overall message. I'm not a prude, religious, or "save the kids" nut, but I'd say 98% of the shit that is produced these days is awful to listen to if you use your brain.
It's often hateful, racist, misogynist, elevates "thug life" and crime, the list goes on. The days of classic groups like Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys have passed, and in it's stead we have Kanye and Dre who are proclaimed "artists" because they use the medium for so called "social commentary" wrapped up in abhorrent lyrics (that nearly always fall into the aforementioned tropes).
[I should make a caveat for a guy like Macklemore who actually is trying to preach something worthwhile.]
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It's often hateful, racist, misogynist, elevates "thug life" and crime, the list goes on. The days of classic groups like Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys have passed, and in it's stead we have Kanye and Dre who are proclaimed "artists" because they use the medium for so called "social commentary" wrapped up in abhorrent lyrics (that nearly always fall into the aforementioned tropes).
[I should make a caveat for a guy like Macklemore who actually is trying to preach something worthwhile.]
/end rant
richardhawk
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Every. Single. Time.
Only rapper with something to say.
The guy that made the song about buying shitty clothes in thrift shops.
The real problem with Macklemoore is that, even though he has made good songs with good messages, the only ones that get bumped on the radio is the one where he raps about buying skeet blankets for 99 cents. No one cares about the message, they just want that banger.
Same Love gets played on the radio all the time.
Eh, Jonylah Forever, Hood Now, Lamborghini Angels, All Black Everything, etc.
he can still do it. my favourite lines from Yeezus probably came from Lupe anyway
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Intelligent hiphop is saved all thanks to one very special white man! *sheds single tear*
Extra Sauce
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nevermind
You gotta link me to some shit because from what I googled dude sounds like an Atmosphere ripoff and frankly Atmosphere does it better.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Yup. It's too bad Killer Mike is on that record though.
Holy Order Sol
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Well Eminem's hardly in his prime anymore. We need a new great white hope.
No I kid, it's not as simple as that. It's hard to market lyrics that require people to think. Jessica Black had a song in the top 40's about Friday that literally made no sense, but people ate it up. It's the same thing here.
But intelligent hip hop hasn't gone away. It's just become slightly harder to find.
The Good version of Thrift Shop
The song MTV executives came all over.
I like Macklemoore but yeah, there are other people with similar messages who are better at this. Atmosphere is definitely one. Hell, most people on Rhymesayers are running circles around modern pop rap artists.
He is an Atmosphere ripoff. Or Mac Lethal+
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
I got nothing against Macklemore but Slug is on a whole other level. Plus he's been doing it for much, much longer.
Edit: people know Atmosphere is two dudes right?
I_D
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Immortal Technique talks about some weird stuff sometimes. He might be a conspiracy theorist.
I do agree, though. Rap nowadays really blows.
I was reading a book on my porch literally just yesterday and some car was parked nearby.
The chorus of the song he was blaring was "My dick. My dick. My big and mighty dick." Or something to that effect. It made me think of the Mighty Ducks, though, so I wasn't too upset by it.
It's really weird to see twelve-year-olds singing about getting fucked up and fucking hoes, though.
I do agree, though. Rap nowadays really blows.
I was reading a book on my porch literally just yesterday and some car was parked nearby.
The chorus of the song he was blaring was "My dick. My dick. My big and mighty dick." Or something to that effect. It made me think of the Mighty Ducks, though, so I wasn't too upset by it.
It's really weird to see twelve-year-olds singing about getting fucked up and fucking hoes, though.
PhoenixDark
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I can't stand lazy shit like this, to be honest. I'm so tired of people listening to the radio and deciding to proselytize on the state of music - not just hip hop. There is so much artistic, conscious, introspection hip hop out there today. Yet you wouldn't know that because you just listened to the radio or some recommended video on Youtube. Let's be real: you wouldn't even know who Macklemore was if his song wasn't played a billion times this year.
How about you go listen to some hip hop beyond the radio. Hell, even mainstream rappers are more conscious than they were 5-6 years ago. You have no excuse.
C'mon man.
MuddyDonut
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yeah but hip hop sucks nowadays amiright XD
The Great White Hope
It's common. It works best when they get people who know what they're talking about and stand for something people can get behind but...yeah.
I have never heard anyone refer to his music as catchy. He is a technically shitty rapper...
All you need to know about Immortal Technique:
He likes Alex Jones.
WTF are you talking about? You're dismissing Technique outright because he's willing to have discussions with Alex Jones? Are you that daft?
That may have been true in his early career but today his technical aptitude is on par with current standards at the very least.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I have no idea.
Teehee
Rastafarian42
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Lol thats a coincidence.
Net_Wrecker
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I'm convinced these OT hip-hop threads are made to troll GAF-Hop. Linking to Immortal Tech, more "95%+ of hip-hop is _______" posts....this has to be done purposely.
XANDER CAGE
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There's plenty of perfectly "intelligent" (as if making not specifically politically charged music doesn't also require intelligence) socially conscious hip hop out there right now, as there has always been.
Nah, he is still ass. Just not as ass as before.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
♬♬ One of these things is a real example... one of these things I pulled out my ass... now it's time to play our game... Its time to play our game ♬♬
Angelus Errare
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Well it happens with anything traditionally black. I mean the number of people I've had tell me that Adele saved soul music just makes me hate people. Or how Amy Winehouse was one the greatest neosoul artists ever...bitch ain't even NeoSoul. Or how Justin Timberlake is the best R&B artist of all time. Great white hope every.single.fucking.time.
I really want to start trolling country-gaf and tell them that Darius Rucker is the best country singer of all time. Finally...a country singer with something to actually say.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Immortal Technique is to rap as fedoras are to clothing.
I think they're dismissing him because he's hot garbage as well as a truther.
It's called ignorance. Many people don't look beyond mainstream and the radio sadly.
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