What is Hip Hop/Rap in 2013?

Gen. Stasia

Simple Question.

_Menace_

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

Gen. Stasia

_Menace_ wrote: »

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

To who?

_Menace_

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

_Menace_ wrote: »

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

To who?

Mostly the mainstream.....


but Kendrick Lamar changed that imo

Gen. Stasia

_Menace_ wrote: »

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

_Menace_ wrote: »

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

To who?

Mostly the mainstream.....


but Kendrick Lamar changed that imo

Or What appears to be the mainstream but forget about them. What about you?

ChicagoBears

To me hip hop is several things..

1. Needle in the haystack; I use this analogy because the quality stuff is there, just you have to go look for it and support it, which I do (Shad, Common, Talib, etc.)
2. Poisonous: I have said this in several threads, this is one of the most detrimental forces in our community. If you think about it Kanye and Jay, etc are some of the biggest coons around. Who owns hip-hop? Not blacks. Why are most of the messages so negative. I understand in the club no one wants to hear messages and that's fine. But it just seems in hip hop now nothing but destruction is ubiquitous.

Gen. Stasia

ChicagoBears wrote: »

To me hip hop is several things..

1. Needle in the haystack; I use this analogy because the quality stuff is there, just you have to go look for it and support it, which I do (Shad, Common, Talib, etc.)
2. Poisonous: I have said this in several threads, this is one of the most detrimental forces in our community. If you think about it Kanye and Jay, etc are some of the biggest coons around. Who owns hip-hop? Not blacks. Why are most of the messages so negative. I understand in the club no one wants to hear messages and that's fine. But it just seems in hip hop now nothing but destruction is ubiquitous.

This is real tho. The Streets (Meaning average people in our communitys) have stop influencing it and started being influenced by it smh.

ChicagoBears

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

ChicagoBears wrote: »

To me hip hop is several things..

1. Needle in the haystack; I use this analogy because the quality stuff is there, just you have to go look for it and support it, which I do (Shad, Common, Talib, etc.)
2. Poisonous: I have said this in several threads, this is one of the most detrimental forces in our community. If you think about it Kanye and Jay, etc are some of the biggest coons around. Who owns hip-hop? Not blacks. Why are most of the messages so negative. I understand in the club no one wants to hear messages and that's fine. But it just seems in hip hop now nothing but destruction is ubiquitous.

This is real tho. The Streets (Meaning average people in our communitys) have stop influencing it and started being influenced by it smh.

That's it right there fam. I only view it as ENTERTAINMENT. I notice with a lot of blacks, we engage in this "rat race," to try to be like Jay or smash all the chicks in the world. Niggas are just so lost its sad.

NoCompetition

Yall should of seen it during the "keep it real" years of the 90s. Or the earlier 2000s. Wanna talk about people thinkin rap was real? Check the historically low crime stats now vs the 90s. I was in teens and 20s in that era. It aint flawlwss now but overall its 1000 times better now as far as mentalities. Real sh!t. Check the stats crime is at like a 50 year low and teen pregnancies are lower, dropout rates, etc. It aint as bad asyall makin it out. Especially in most places.

Peezy_Jenkins

niggas on a beat rappin, while pseudo intellectuals complain

Rock Well

I went to a Jay Dee tribute and an old school Hip Hop party last night

andre_1024

There's something for everyone..

Which is a good thing...

Bklyn's_OX_KING

ChicagoBears wrote: »

To me hip hop is several things..

1. Needle in the haystack; I use this analogy because the quality stuff is there, just you have to go look for it and support it, which I do (Shad, Common, Talib, etc.)
2. Poisonous: I have said this in several threads, this is one of the most detrimental forces in our community. If you think about it Kanye and Jay, etc are some of the biggest coons around. Who owns hip-hop? Not blacks. Why are most of the messages so negative. I understand in the club no one wants to hear messages and that's fine. But it just seems in hip hop now nothing but destruction is ubiquitous.

I just learned a new word but yeah, I agree.

I'm looking for that rare and original infectious rap music. Something different. Something for me to be like, He/ she is the one.

Jamaica

I like the movement that is taking place in NY. Joey BadA$$, Fred Da Godson etc, I like what they're doing.

Reggie80

It's a continuing evolution that's still in it's infant stages of it's existence compared too other genres.

Whether you like it or not nothing can give you the feeling or introspect as a dope hip hop song.

People criticize and clamor for the old days but those days aren't coming back it's in a new place and I will continue too be a supporter whenever good shit is made just like any other time in it's history.

Long live the best music on earth hope that shit never fades...13 and beyond bitches we here and ain't going nowhere.

P. Town

Music. Stop being so damn difficult

Gen. Stasia

ptowndonte wrote: »

Music. Stop being so damn difficult

To you. You can't say what something means to somebody else nor try to downplay it because u don't feel the same.

Rahlow

Simple Answer:

I don't know

plocc

Hip Hop: Talib, Absoul, Techn9ne,MF Doom.

Rap: Future, 2Chainz, Gucci Mane, Rozay, T.I..

Best examples I could think of right now.

P. Town

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

ptowndonte wrote: »

Music. Stop being so damn difficult

To you. You can't say what something means to somebody else nor try to downplay it because u don't feel the same.

It's music girl. All that Hip-Hop is my life shit is corny and played out. Listen to the damn music if you choose to and move on with your day.

DMTxCannabis

Hip-Hop/Rap was in 2013 was what it was in 2012..

Stopitfive

I would love for someone to provide empirical evidence that hip hop is a significant social influence... parents, teachers, peers...
anyway, hip hop lives off the radar... its not on the radio... its not on tv...

antarticp

_Menace_ wrote: »

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

_Menace_ wrote: »

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

To who?

Mostly the mainstream.....


but Kendrick Lamar changed that imo

not yet we still got more futures and french montanas ... then we do kendricks and J Coles ... the day trap rappers talking about its hard out here for a pimp ... then you know the GAME HAS CHANGED officially

antarticp

MY ANSWER .....a way to make money lol

Wild Self

_Menace_ wrote: »

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

_Menace_ wrote: »

hot beats,catchy hook,and mediocre lyrics

To who?

Mostly the mainstream.....


but Kendrick Lamar changed that imo

Every 10 years, there is a massive change/ shift in Hip Hop. 1983 brought Run DMC and LL Cool J. 1993 brought Snoop Dogg and Wu Tang. 2003 Brought 50 Cent and Lil Jon. Kendrick is going to guide Hip Hop this next decade. Especially when he is having crazy success (700k and selling more) while Chief Keef flopped and still can't reach Chris Brown's first week sales lol.

Gen. Stasia

ptowndonte wrote: »

Gen. Stasia wrote: »

ptowndonte wrote: »

Music. Stop being so damn difficult

To you. You can't say what something means to somebody else nor try to downplay it because u don't feel the same.

It's music girl. All that Hip-Hop is my life shit is corny and played out. Listen to the damn music if you choose to and move on with your day.

I repeat to YOU. See ur a fan which is understandable but i actually am a Rapper and like to Rap so to say that Hip Hop or Rap is just music would be stupid on my end being that i spend time, money and resources on something i have no emotional attachment to.