Every time I think music can't get any worse, I turn the radio on and hear shit like Racks, the 336 Boyz (boys? whatever), K-Stylis or that Tony Montana song. I can't lie sometimes it's catchy and I end up listening to the whole song or even singing along, but only when I'm by myself and never in front of anybody who I even remotely care about what they think of me. I've only used rappers because, that's my favorite genre to criticize because it's the genre I love the most and spent the most time with, we grew up together. BUT, please believe all other popular genre's have successful sucky leading artist I'm looking at you kesha, beiber, ciara, and kreayshawn. For the majority of the post I will stick to hip hop because it's the one I'm the most disappointed in and also it seems to have the most consistency of sucky artist.
Now I know I did name two local acts, but hey if your from another city please by all means insert your shitty local artist on the radio, cuz' those muthafuckers are every where they're like annoying ass cock roaches with loud voices on. The sad part is that these guys who for the most part suck and somehow believe that their little radio success will lead them to overall success umm no, just stop seriously, you suck and most of us hate that your on our radio for 3minutes and 46 seconds or however the fuck long your shitty ass song is. I was going to quote some of the lyrics from these local guys, but then I thought na there's a bigger issue and, plus do I really need to waste my time on their lyrics? You know they suck I know they suck let's just move on.
Like I said in the opening, Hip Hop and I grew up together, I was born in '81 the music started in the early 80's depending on who you ask. So I, for the most part heard it all at some point in time during my life, I was very much influenced during hip hop's golden age during the 90's. I remember it being dominated by dancing ass MC Hammer, NWA bring in that west coast gangsta music that my friends and I weren't allowed to listen to. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul's back-packery introduction, Nice and Smooth and Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince more fun partying style music. I'm not forgetting the originators like KRS One, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and the godfather of thug hip hop music Kool G Rap click the link or google him youngin's. I'm just speaking of the 90's where Hip Hop was mainstreamed and popularized to the point where I found out biggie died because this white girl I was messing with at the time called me at 10 in the a.m. crying about it. That's the golden age to me where not only was Hip Hop really becoming popular but the music making and skills of the artist were starting to mesh and fit together perfectly. Now the actual music making and production has far surpassed the actual skills of 95% of most rappers nowadays.
Who's the hottest rapper now? Lil Wayne? Nope he's singing now, Drake? He's always been a singer who can rap a little bit. Wiz? more of just a nigga who's high all the time who has a bunch of hippie's who listen to him 'cuz they're high too. J Cole *falls asleep snoring*zzzzzzz*wakes up abruptly* huh? oh yea my bad I fell asleep just thinking about a J Cole album sorry he's boring.(seriously who even says "who dat" anymore? shit is wack fuck outta here!) Wale? nope can't be he's doesn't move enough units same goes for Lupe (IMO is probably the best from a content standpoint of them all) I like B.O.B. but he's kinda stuck in between drake and Lupe category, singer good rapper nice content but doesn't move units like say a Wayne or have the features like a Rick Ross(did I really just type that? *pulls out a gun and kills self* ). Ahhh yes now on to the so called thug, dope boy category so there's Jeezy, Rick Ross, Gucci (GUCCI!!!!!) Ace Hood, wait what? They're not all the same guy who just changes his voice a little on each song?? really?? no way!! welp, huh...go figure, you learn something new everyday I guess. You get my point, those rappers are all the same they're hot for a few summers two at best then they flame out, Jeezy is going through it now, Ross your next I hope you've been saving your money brotha.
So that pretty much leaves us with just Kanye' (I don't count Jay Z because he came out in the 90's and is the undisputed heavy weight champ period) The sad part is Ye' started off as a producer the best part is that as an artist he's continued to grow and get better even though he's cheating a bit because he can make the best beats for his style, because he make's his own. I think as far as longevity, ability, skills to match the production, marketabilty and star quality it's Ye'. I say that to say that compare any Kanye' song to any of the top rappers of the 90's and it's no contest. Bigge? Nas? Eminem? Jay Z? Pac? Scarface? Big L? (google him) even Prodigy of Mobb Deep(shook ones verse is my trump card) Would he even be in the top 5 of Wu-Tang (meth, rae, ghost, gza, odb)? Na I don't see it, but today? 2011 he's easily one of the best every body's top 3 albums should include his from this year. Now don't tell Kanye that though I don't think his ego could handle it, but he's really not in the same class of those rappers it's like basketball after MJ retired we were stuck with Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and a bunch of high schoolers who should've taken more time to work on their game it just wasn't the same brand of basketball it just wasn't as good.
Now we're stuck with these Rapper-N-B dudes like Roscoe Dash, seriously Roscoe wtf!!! Are you a singer,rapper what? tell us what do you do besides hooks?? I need to know I'll be huddled in a corner holding myself and rocking back-n-forth mumbling rapper? singer? ,and periodically letting loose a manical laugh before I can figure it out. The music has been morphed, and blended so much that Big Sean (big? really nigga? gtfoh) and drake are arguing about who stole Ja Rule's style first. Come on fella's be for real nothing your doing is new or original, nothing! Then we got this racks shit (nope I'm not linking that crap), really you can't have a hot song if the first 3 times anyone hears it they have no idea what your saying? Have you seen this clown? If you can actually sing the chorus to me verbatim you'll win a cookie then a swift kick in the nuts or a punch in the tit (I'm an equal opportunist), for cheating 'cuz you looked that shit up!! No one knows what he's saying not even him 'cuz he's a ratard. Don't even get me started on Nikki Minaj, Waka (Voting Good!), Rocko, OJ da juiceman(who I'm pretty sure is a heroin addict). All terrible if you can be Parodied and the Parody is just as good as anything you make? Houston you have a fucking problem.
I say all this to say that I love hip hop music, I love it so much that I'll suffer through her tryst with every wanna be rapper, dope boy, gangsta, so called rapper singer or rap-n-b artist there is. I'll even listen to their music when it's on the radio or t.v. just because the beat is nice and the hook is catchy. Yes I will, I'll deal with the auto-tune era which for some reason refuses to die or go away. I understand auto-tune is the equivalent to HGH and steroids in sports, for rap-n-b artists, but we've had enough stop abusing us with your terrible singing thank you. I just need Hip Hop to occasionally drop a hot album every 6 months and when that happens I'll turn off the Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party and every other artist or group that actually tries to make good music, so I can listen to Watch the Throne, or whatever Wale and B.O.B calls their latest album. You know why because I'm loyal, and I truly love music, all music, good music and especially Hip Hop music.
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