Im sick of what mainstream hip hop has become. Ever since Nas proclaimed hip hop was dead over a year ago, people have started mindless beef with him taking the message personal. Now one year later nothing has changed. The dope artists don't sell and the clowns make a little money. Everytime I hear Hot 97 which is the huge rap station in New York they say this is hip hop and the Soulja Boi joint comes on. 50 is the biggest clown. In the I get money video he proclaims that "this is hip hop". That is not what hip hop used to be. Even when Puff and Jay were blowing up into major superstars you still had diversity. What are we hip hop heads suppose to listen to?
And of course you gotta have those rappers who act hard even though they fake as hell. That brings us back to 50 and Tony Yayo who both claim to be hard when they got their asses kicked by Ghostface Killah who is one of the realest. The irony about this is that Ghostface never talks about what he did he just uses his actions speak more than words. Styles P who is real does talk about what he did but he glorifies doing something good with your life. Im not saying all rappers who act hard are all fake. Uncle Murda is one of the realest, he glorfies killing cops and shit like that. Even though he is a very ignorant person, that is what he grew up with, he is a product of his own environment.
Now another problem with hip hop is the hip hop heads who just pounce on every young rapper and calls him the best alive or even a GOAT. Like a lot of the people who go on the hip hop sites. Lupe Fiasco who is an alright but incredibly overated rapper annoys the crap out of me. People are calling him the greatest of all time even though he has put out one album and the album was dope because of the production. Hip hop heads are also too ignorant to give some dope mainstream rappers a chance.
One more problem with hip hop which may be the most important is the record labels. The record labels sign rappers like Joe Budden and Papoose and others and then drop them. Then put their labels behind the Young Leeks that dont pan out. Or put under weak rappers who have no talent like Young Jeezy. The Joe Buddens and Papooses of the world won't be able to put up a legacy because by the time they find a label that gives them full control of the album until they are in their early 30s.
I love hip hop and not all things you love can be perfect but this shit is embarassing when people ask you "oh you are one of those 50 cent fanboys?" because that is the perception from people who don't listen to hip hop.
Peace.....
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For real. I almost feel embarrassed to express my like for hip hop to those that I don't know very well, because here in the suburbs, people think you are trying to be a "gangster" if you like rap/hip hop. And some people are completely retarded and can't comprehend the concept when you explain to them that not all rap is about gang life, fucking bitches, and getting new spinners for your ride. And while I do listen to some of the same music I just ridiculed, acting like a normal suburban white kid won't change a person's opinion about you that you are a "wankster."
... Here in the suburbs, there are those that completely despise hip hop, and those that claim to be fans but listen to fake-ass rappers like Lil Wayne, TI, 50 Cent, Soulja Boy, Young Jeezy, etc.
Some of you may hate me for saying this, but I also believe JMT can be extremely fake sometimes also. Specifically in one example, Heavy Metal Kings, "We got that gangster, gangster shit. We got that murder, murder shit!" That's just one example, and I still think Vinnie Paz is one dope underground MC, but he ain't innocent.
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