Thread: "If he can do it so can I" Why hip hop has deteriorated
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by andgar923
"If he can do it so can I" is something I've heard for years now by aspiring rappers. I've must've met dozens upon dozens of aspiring rappers working here at the music dept at the college. And I must've ran across many more all across various hip hop boards online.
"So what?" some of you are thinking.
Well.... before aspiring rappers looked up to Kool G Rap, Rakim, Scarface, Big Daddy Kane,...
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Originally Posted by v-unit
lol didnt read but does the girl die in the end?
Yeah its kinda long... .sorry.
I'ma try and edit this if people care enough about it. So much I needed to talk about, I actually left out plenty of stuff.
Re: "If he can do it so can I" Why hip hop has deteriorated
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Originally Posted by v-unit
lol didnt read but does the girl die in the end?
Yeah its kinda long... .sorry.
I'ma try and edit this if people care enough about it. So much I needed to talk about, I actually ...
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Originally Posted by nash4eva!gosuns
Wow. That's a lot of info.
Unfortunately, that's how it always is.
Sales>>>>>>>anything.
True to a degree.
But the label's existence was never challenged.
The internet really made them emphasize the sales>>> anything even more.
Large record labels are literally ...
Re: "If he can do it so can I" Why hip hop has deteriorated
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Originally Posted by nash4eva!gosuns
Wow. That's a lot of info.
Unfortunately, that's how it always is.
Sales>>>>>>>anything.
True to a degree.
But the label's existence was never challenged....
Re: "If he can do it so can I" Why hip hop has deteriorated Quote: Originally Posted by ROCSteady Yes, but the whole premise of your thread is that asipring rappers look to take the easy way out to produce shallow music like Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Lil Boosie etc.. The Game may not always be the most genuine rapper at times but technically, it's not fair to compare him to trash in terms of delivery or cadence....
Quote: Originally Posted by andgar923 So you think that hip hop today is as good as it used to be? Having multiple sub genres doesn't make it better or worse, it just means there's more styles, that's all. And there was plenty of sub genres back then as well. Diversity isn't new or exclusive to this millennium. I'm probably the minority on this forum, but to me flow and the beat are just as important, even more...
Re: "If he can do it so can I" Why hip hop has deteriorated Quote: Originally Posted by andgar923 Hip hop used to be the urban equivalent to punk music, but times have changed. I'm not sure I understand your post exactly, so I'll add something that I wanted to add in my original post, but edited for length. And maybe that's what you're referring too. The ease of recording has been very cost efficient and...
on wacka flocka flame's facebook page, it says.. "gucci mane taught me to rap. he told me this s hi t's easy." or something like that.. and thus, wacka flocka flame came about
Pretty much spot on, but I think we're gonna see a wave of new artists soon that are hungier then ever.. not everyone wants to be a garbage radio rapper.. theres lots of guys out there that want to create their own legend... so as the labels keep ignoring the truth, the truth will eventually break through... its happening in the metal/hardcore scene.. so many freaking awesome bands are around right now and 95% of them are underground with...
Quote: Originally Posted by Al Thornton Interesting read, what do you think will happen in the next ten years in hip hop? Some is going to get shot for being fake, and then hip hop will finally be back on course.
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