Why is rap so popular?

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07-14-2008, 01:17 AM
Dedinho

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Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

No, there's not.

There's such thing as a label called "Emo Rap" which was created by the same ****ing idiots who misunderstand what "Emo" means in the first place, and add -Core to everything.

Is there a kind of MUSIC like that? No.

It makes me wonder... what can the future bring us, music wise..

We only ever get brought Labels now.... When will be our new sound in music...

A new instrument what plays a sound we have never heared before...

strange...
07-14-2008, 01:27 AM
fattymac21

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Originally Posted by TheWiseGuy

bferrel by you stating that its clearly obvious that you havent taken time out to actually listen to rap.......yea you might hear some stuff on the radio or tv but most of this new stuff is pretty lame.....and even some lame artists have a pretty good song with meaning to it.....how would you like it if someone judged rock as a whole after listening to about 3 or 4 shitty bands......youd say umm your stupid and list some good bands right.... so how about you listen to some good rappers before you judge the whole genre

/thread

Minus the grammar, that's what I have to say.
07-14-2008, 01:29 AM
Bryan

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Originally Posted by GrandHustle

Oh, and Fort Minor's good too. Another rapper who's songs aren't all about hoes, bitches, money, drugs, and violence.

You listen to too much mainstream crap, open your mind and listen deeper. Yeah, I can be deep too.
07-14-2008, 01:33 AM
Oisterman

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Originally Posted by Bryan

You listen to too much mainstream crap, open your mind and listen deeper. Yeah, I can be deep too.

Fort Minor IS decent though. They've got some cool beats man.
07-14-2008, 01:35 AM
fattymac21

btw, The Cool Kids ftw? lulz.
07-14-2008, 01:36 AM
xXTraitorXx

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Originally Posted by GrandHustle

Oh, and Fort Minor's good too. Another rapper who's songs aren't all about hoes, bitches, money, drugs, and violence.

Yea thats one I like
07-14-2008, 01:38 AM
Maizen

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Originally Posted by fattymac21

btw, The Cool Kids ftw? lulz.

Hell ****in yea the cool kids is whats up
nicest beats around and true hypebeast

and people check out m.i.a paper planes
07-14-2008, 02:06 AM
Synthaz

I don't really care how much everyone hates it,but some of the mainstream stuff is good too.Every rapper has that mainstream single you know,like look at Busta Rhymes 1st single off his new album.That shit is ridiculous,but the second single with Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda is awesome,The song is called we made it.
07-14-2008, 02:10 AM
Lorek

A. I only liked eminem at all to a certain point. Because he actually has meaning.

B. most POPULAR rap artists sing about doing hos and getting money and how they were poor and got shot up.
07-14-2008, 02:11 AM
Civil

The only true rap song, all you haters best be stepping.

I LOVE YOU MARKY MARK!
07-14-2008, 02:11 AM
BFerrell23

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Originally Posted by Xhosa

not all rap is bad there are some very lyrical rappers, they just dont get airplay because they dont do that gangsta stuff and you can say that about metal that there are some metal that sound real awful and the lyrics are crap but there are some metal artists that are real lyrical and that make good music, its not just rap but its all music.

P.S.: please dont talk about my english im failing my english class T_T, I cant spell or type good T_T.

I meant mainstream rap. I gotta edit that.

Edit: Fixed
07-14-2008, 02:15 AM
Jakuza

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Originally Posted by ChickenDewd21

ur all just h8ing on soulja boy, he got da rap game down packed n u just jealous. haterz everywhere we go, haterz everywhere we go! ;) u jst can rel8 cus u nevar supermanned dat ho, its basically when u **** on her back n teh sheet gets stuck 2 it n she looks like she got a cape on ;) dats supermannin u got 2 live da life b4 u start 2 make strife yameen??

***** shutup.
07-14-2008, 02:16 AM
Xhosa

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Originally Posted by BFerrell23

I meant mainstream rap. I gotta edit that.

Edit: Fixed

o, well i guess your sorta right then cause most mainstream rappers lyrics are hella bad there are only a few like kanye west and i dont even know if he's mainstream or not:stare:
07-14-2008, 02:18 AM
olaph

im not sure why its so popular

its probably because its marketed to your generation.

i personally can't stand rap/hip hop or dance music and im more into punk/soft rock
07-14-2008, 02:19 AM
BFerrell23

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Originally Posted by Jakuza

***** shutup.

Haha i remember at pep rallys crank dat would come on and people would start dancing. Oh and Will Smith rap=WIN
07-14-2008, 02:21 AM
Civil

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Originally Posted by BFerrell23

Haha i remember at pep rallys crank dat would come on and people would start dancing. Oh and Will Smith rap=WIN

YES! Go Fresh Price go!
07-14-2008, 02:25 AM
SickSense

**** mainstream rap
listen to sum underground stuff
Check out: Atmosphere, Eyedea & Ablilities, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks
old school rap is nice also
07-14-2008, 02:26 AM
Zynosphere

why is rap so popular? because people like it.
07-14-2008, 02:31 AM
skordakis

lol this thread is ridiculous. Ok lemme clear things up for everyone mainstream = rappers like 50 cents, kanye west, lupe fiasco, and ...i have to say it but flo rida :( oh so disapointing. The reason rap gets bad names from the haters, is because of rappers like 50 cent with g-unit and shit and flo rida (club rap music). Its because they make songs with no meaning just about dancing hoes bitchs money respect. lmao which some of u already no and its so funny. An actual good mainstream rapper is lupe fiasco, hes a lyrical genious, the lines he throws together have meaning and he knows what hes talking about. If haters actualy listen to real rap, like Jada, Styles.P, B.I.G., Ghostface Killah(the whole Wu-Tang Clan aswell), Jae Hood, Posta Boy, (all of D-BLOCK) for a matter of fact. I can go on for days listing rappers that are actually meaningful and rap about things that theyve been through so its real. Before you judge it u gotta know it.

Six, immortal technique is pretty sick eh :P at least we have a few of us that no what were talkin about, u ever heard of Nem-i-sis , hes from my town hes pretty good.
07-14-2008, 02:35 AM
Zynosphere

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Originally Posted by skordakis

lol this thread is ridiculous. Ok lemme clear things up for everyone mainstream = rappers like 50 cents, kanye west, lupe fiasco, and ...i have to say it but flo rida :( oh so disapointing. The reason rap gets bad names from the haters, is because of rappers like 50 cent with g-unit and shit and flo rida (club rap music). Its because they make songs with no meaning just about dancing hoes bitchs money respect. lmao which some of u already no and its so funny. An actual good mainstream rapper is lupe fiasco, hes a lyrical genious, the lines he throws together have meaning and he knows what hes talking about. If haters actualy listen to real rap, like Jada, Styles.P, B.I.G., Ghostface Killah(the whole Wu-Tang Clan aswell), Jae Hood, Posta Boy, (all of D-BLOCK) for a matter of fact. I can go on for days listing rappers that are actually meaningful and rap about things that theyve been through so its real. Before you judge it u gotta know it.

Six, immortal technique is pretty sick eh :P at least we have a few of us that no what were talkin about, u ever heard of Nem-i-sis , hes from my town hes pretty good.

lupe fiasco is a lyrical genius. so is talib kwali and imo, Common.
07-14-2008, 02:38 AM
Synthaz

Is it even possible to put Lupe and bad in the same sentence?What about Kanye?I don't know about Kanye but Lupe is ill with his go go gadget flow.He was on point with The cool,**** the superstar joint go listen to the rest of the album.

I'm sorry but you guys expect these rappers to just rap just to be rapping.Reality check,it doesn't work like that.They got bills to pay just like everyone else.What happens when an underground rapper goes mainstream?Then you're hatin' on him for sellin' out to "the man" as people still call it.
07-14-2008, 02:54 AM
Cereal&Milk

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Originally Posted by Zynosphere

lupe fiasco is a lyrical genius. so is talib kwali and imo, Common.
07-14-2008, 02:56 AM
skordakis

norrin, first i new of lupefiasco prolly when u new of him so u cant direct that to everyone there. and as for when undergrounders that do go mainstream they either make a stupid ****in song were they only start to care about the beat and base of the song, or they'll keep up theyre same ways like lupe fiasco did and become a rich "good" rapper.
07-14-2008, 02:57 AM
Jakuza

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Originally Posted by Norrin Radd

Let's all sit and laugh at this pretend-elitist irony.

"Yo, guy, mainstream hip hop sucks, so what I'm gonna do is advertise the 'underground' shit I like. Then when it becomes popular through word of mouth, I'm not gonna like it anymore.".

I was listening to Lupe Fiasco before you all probably heard of him through Kanye West (Yes, don't deny it). Lupe Fiasco is not a "lyrical genius", he has so good lyrics, let's not throw ourselves overboard into a sea of the man's sperm just because he happens to be the best of a bad bunch.

I first heard Lupe in '05, on the soundtrack of NFS: Most Wanted. He had a song called "Tilted" on it. Then I later heard him on MTV2 with his "Kick, Push" joint.

And whats wrong with under grounders going mainstream? It just means they are successful now.
07-14-2008, 03:01 AM
Cereal&Milk

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Originally Posted by Jakuza

I first heard Lupe in '05, on the soundtrack of NFS: Most Wanted. He had a song called "Tilted" on it. Then I later heard him on MTV2 with his "Kick, Push" joint.

And whats wrong with under grounders going mainstream? It just means they are successful now.

Sometimes they lose themselves and make shitty songs like Skordakis said.

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