Ten things the north can do to be relevant again.

This is not a fucken term paper or an orientation , I write fast, and often am doing more than one thing at a time, sure I have typo's but at least my words are often multi-syllable words, and my logic is solid and my thoughts consist, not to mention I don't speak in either a dumbed down version of Ebonics nor clique (where every thought you say comes from a t-shirt, poster, or a rap record!)
Oh and I am sorry I must have missed you in the string theory, dark matter, dark energy threads, not to mention, the threads about the Moors and the significance of the Ankh! Just want to know if you are as rounded in other areas of matter besides down south music!

Actually I am. I add in were im knowledgeable and if Im not I enjoy the enlightenment. Im just pointing out the fact that you cant clown someone for basically the same thing you are doing. Im not the spelling police and never point out the million examples of spelling errors I see on here. And to be honest some of yours clearly were not typos but words you flat out spelled wrong.
 
Damn! I cant think of any. Yall niggas lost. Take your L like men and stop whining. Niggas like Budden and MF Doom have no charisma or appeal and never will blow. Nobody likes that boring ass backpack shit.Better hope Hov raps till hes 60. :lol::lol::lol:

the fact that cats like you always have the north coming out of your mouth and always on your your mind keeps us relevant. the reason you think we are not relevant is cause you listen to and like the garbage cookie cutter rap that 85% of the fake ass rappers from the south put out. make no mistake southern rap on a whole is garbage and true hip hop heads laugh at you guys. those of you that do get it, have our respect. but you sir are a clown, and i know you wish your backwards ass where from the north.
 
North stayin relevant? That's like sayin this is what water can do to stay wet. Fuck outta here.

c/s. and :lol: @ dude who said we actin like them south cats took our "bitches"..... fuck outta here. everybody and they momma know that when ny niggaz take the i95 we got bitches jockin us. we bag ya'll bitches:dance::dance::dance:
 

the fact that cats like you always have the north coming out of your mouth and always on your your mind keeps us relevant. the reason you think we are not relevant is cause you listen to and like the garbage cookie cutter rap that 85% of the fake ass rappers from the south put out. make no mistake southern rap on a whole is garbage and true hip hop heads laugh at you guys. those of you that do get it, have our respect. but you sir are a clown, and i know you wish your backwards ass where from the north.

Well really this thread is a response to a thread created by a NY cat. I have no problem with NY. Yall the hatin ass niggas jealous of the south's takeover. And by true hip-hop head you mean backpacker? Yall MF DOOM type cats are underground for a reason. Thats shit is trash. Yall musty ass broke backpackers are the clowns. Niggas rappin bout spaceships and dinosaurs and shit. Lookin all dingy and shit. GTFOH.
 
Let me say this. NY has never been popular at rap. Think about it. Besides Big and Jay-Z and 50 Cent (Puffy if you want to count him) all of the really MAJOR hip-hop acts have always come from other regions since Public Enemy fell off (Late 80's early 90's). :dunno:

Of course I'm a hip-hop fiend so I know the Naughty's, Wu's, Rakim's, Nas', etc... but they have never sold anywhere near as many albums as your Hammer's (Oakland), Eminem's (Detroit), Nelly's (St. Louis), Outkast's (Atlanta) Snoop and Dre's (Cali) or hell even back in the day your 2 Live Crew and Luke (Miami).

The one thing NY needs to do to get back on top is just accept that the best shit they do is NOT GOING TO BE POPULAR! Em has a NY flow and has made it popular and Outkast speaks on issues all the time so it's not intellect that is holding NY back. It's just you niggas ain't popular with how you do your best shit. So if you stop trying to do what's popular and do what you do best you will be back.

But you won't so this is a waste! :roflmao:

C/S.


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Actually I am. I add in were im knowledgeable and if Im not I enjoy the enlightenment. Im just pointing out the fact that you cant clown someone for basically the same thing you are doing. Im not the spelling police and never point out the million examples of spelling errors I see on here. And to be honest some of yours clearly were not typos but words you flat out spelled wrong.

Misspelling words and and thinking like a moron are two different things, you can spell check words but there is no help for the kats who think like retardants!
By the way I type very fast, so in case you haven't noticed sometimes typos happen when you are typing fast! The bottom line if you type as much as I do, as fast as I do, without a editor, there are bounds to be some typos!
If you gonna get after me, on BGOL, do so with the facts or try challenging my sense of logic, cause in this non-structured informal forum, what you have to say is more important than how its formatted!
In real life, people like me hire people like you, to make sure their work is on point!
 

MTV greatest rappers ever, 8 out of 10 from NY, including the top 7! Zero from the south!

10. LL Cool J



9. Eminem


8. Ice Cube



7. Big Daddy Kane



6. KRS-One



5. Nas



4. Rakim



3. Notorious B.I.G.



2. Tupac



1. Jay-Z
 
Epinions.com Top 30 rappers, 24 out of 30 from the NYC!​

30. Joe Budden
Ridiculously underrated, Joe Budden IS releasing the best material these days. Budden's unique style and witty, captivating lyrics make him break the 30. Possibly a controversial choice, but in my eyes it's a certainty that he's going to be a legend. Joe has shown his ability to spit gritty rhymes and punchlines in 'Focus', he's shown he can be deep with 'Dear Angie', he's shown he can hold the listener's interest for vast amounts of time in '10 mins'. He can drop commercial stuff like 'Pump It Up' and he can freestyle. He can battle, releasing a trio of solid diss records directed at Game called 'Game Over', 'Big Shot' and 'What's Good?'. Currently the most versatile emcee in the game, no question about it.

29. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
The first emcee to blend humor and hip hop together successfully. Del's witty lyrics and consistency make him a dead cert for the top 30. As the leader of Deltron 3030 he released one of the greatest concept albums of all-time. Known for taking complex subjects and mixing them with thoughtful, yet humorous, lyricism on his albums - Del is certainly one of the most influencial and talented rappers to ever pick up a mic.

28. Redman
As one of the most popular members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Redman had to drop immaculately on every track to shine along with his fellow members and he did it with ease. Many thought he would struggle without his Wu-Tang brothers but he proved them wrong dropping a classic solo debut ('Whut? Thee Album') in which he kept his satirical, raw lyrics and introduced a unique mixture of reggae and funk to his music.

27. Canibus
Possibly one of the most talented emcees to ever drop a verse. Creator of one of the finest 'diss' tracks of all-time ('Second Round K.O.') and a supremely talented lyricist. It's quite a shame that critics panned his under-rated debut album and left a stain on his career that, for all his talent, Canibus simply couldn't wash away. After being verbally attacked by mainstream critics alike, Canibus sought to do what he does best and that is battle his way back on the scene. Canibus proved he's the finest battle emcee alive today and is a favourite of most underground hip hop fans.

26. DMX
The king of hardcore hip hop. The most recognizable voice in hip hop. As soon as you hear the gruff, vicious tone you know Dark Man X is about to drop some of the rawest lyrics we've ever seen. DMX has two classic albums under his belt ('Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood' and '...And Then There Was X') and a unique method of captivating his audience by using incredible emotion and brutal lyrics that makes him one of the most well-known rappers in the world today.

25. Prodigy
The more talented member of Mobb Deep. Prodigy is mostly known for dropping one of the most memorable and influential verses of all-time on Shook Ones Pt II. Unfortunately his recent work hasn't been quite as good and his solo album wasn't marketed well enough to sell commercially. Prodigy influenced well-known rappers such as Young Buck, 50 Cent and John Cena. He also introduced battle-rapping to the mainstream with Shook Ones and Drop A Gem On 'Em. Now that Prodigy (and Havoc) are getting the mainstream exposure they've always deserved alongside G-Unit, all I can say is: It's a shame it came so late in their careers.

24. GZA
The Genius. One of the most purely talented lyricists of all-time. GZA was one of the most slept-on members of the Wu-Tang Clan but made the best solo album out of all of the members. Liquid Swords is a masterpiece, every song holds a meaning and message that needs to get across. GZA uses complex lyrics, deep concepts, precise flows and flawless delivery to make every song notable. Truly one of the best lyricists of all-time.

23. Kurupt
'Calling Out Names' is one of the greatest diss records of all-time. A phenomenal freestyler with a natural talent for spitting raw and witty rhymes. The owner of one of the best flows in the history of hip hop, Kurupt has a classic album to his name ('Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha') and a recognizable voice. It is a shame, however, that more recent material he has dropped has been of a much lower quality.

22. Ras Kass
Ask any true hip hop fan who they think is the most poetically talented lyricist ever and they WILL have Ras Kass in their answer. Ras suffers the same problem as Chino XL, Canibus, Royce Da 5'9 and GZA, he's not commercial enough! But this is a good thing! Each one of Ras Kass's songs has a moral, he's not dropping Rap/R&B mixes like so many of today's mainstream artists, he's dropping pure lyricism and verses straight from his heart.

21. Ghostface Killah
Possibly the most marketable member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface is known for his versatility and having a legendary debut album ('Ironman'), a lyrically perfect album ('Supreme Clientele') and having a unique, quick-witted style to his lyrics. It's hard to find another emcee who is quite like Ghostface.

20. Black Thought
A major pioneer of alternative rap, leader of one of the finest hip hop groups around, a wonderfully consistent and naturally talented emcee. Black Thought is one of the most influential faces in alternative hip hop today. All of The Roots' albums have been notably good and contained the sort of versatile, polished lyricism that mainstream hip hop lacks today. A particularly talented battle emcee with naturally skilled raw lyrics. Without even dropping a solo album this man makes the top 20. Brilliant.

19. Method Man
The first solo star from the Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man combines rough delivery with poetic lyrics to form a fantastic mixture of hardcore and alternative hip hop that made him a star today. Releasing a lyrical masterpiece ('Tical') and three other solid albums, Method Man became known as one of the best New York has to offer.

18. Raekwon
In my opinion, the best overall emcee out of the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon has the sort of consistency that the other members were slightly lacking. Two classic albums ('Only Built 4 Cuban Linx') and 'The Lex Diamond Story') and a solid sophomore effort {'Immobilarity') have made him known as one of the most consistent rappers ever. His skill can be summed up through one song, 'Verbal Intercourse', the sort of flow that Jay-Z would envy, lyricism that makes 2Pac look like Vanilla Ice and a natural charisma that holds your interest and leaves you hanging on every word.

17. Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli possesses the greatest political awareness in the hip hop world. Bar no-one. Chuck D may have made political rap a recognized genre but no-one has done it with the correctness and lyricism of Talib Kweli. A well-rounded emcee who's concepts are lively and interesting, despite the fact that he's not someone I'd recommend to a beginner with hip hop he's still got to go down as one of the best.

16. Mos Def
Mos Def is perhaps the greatest alternative hip hop artists of all-time. Starting off as a legend-in-the-making before turning to acting and rap-rock. In my eyes, no-one is quite as versatile as Mos Def. He's a phenomenally talented poet, dealing with social and political issues through his music and forming one of the finest rap groups of all-time with Talib Kweli, Black Star. A class act.

15. Scarface
The greatest 'Dirty South' rapper of all-time. Bar no-one. Scarface is instantly recognizable for pioneering southern rap and defining it as an established hip hop genre. A former member of the best hip hop group of all-time, Geto Boys, Scarface may not be a chart-topper but his distinct flow, unique voice and complex lyrics established him as one of the greats. Classic.

14. Kool G Rap
Never mention the golden-age of hip hop without noting Kool G Rap as one of the biggest pioneers. Hip Hop would be nothing today without this man, as a leading member of the Juice Crew he never quite got the publicity he deserved as a hardcore emcee. Still a talented emcee, and will always be considered a legend in the world of hip hop.

13. Common
Common can do it all. Release a classic album ('Like Water For Chocolate'). Release a classic diss track ('The B***h In Yoo'). Address social and political issues through music {'One Day It'll All Make Sense'). Become a mainstream star without falling off ('Be'). Use a different style to his normal and still sound polished ('Electric Circus'). No matter what people think of his political views, Common has achieved everything that can be achieved and established his name as a major player in the industry.

12. AZ
AZ, the greatest flow to ever grace hip hop. What more can I say? Doe Or Die is one of the finest records ever released, 2 shockingly under-rated albums and of course Aziatic, a classic from the moment it hit the shelves. AZ has shown he can still, after all these years, drop a phenomenal album ('AWOL') and no matter how under-rated he is by the mainstream, he'll always be considered one of the most original and talented emcees ever to enter a mic booth.

11. LL Cool J
Now, much as I think he fell off after Mama Said Knock You Out - one of the best albums ever - I still place LL in the top 20. His debut album Radio is perhaps the perfect entrance into the hip hop game. LL's brash, witty, not to mention cocky and hostile rhyming delivery made him a star. Before LL, no-one had quite put so much emotion and confidence into their lyrics and delivery. Instantly recognizable, with a string of classic albums but like I said, he fell off after Mama Said Knock You Out.

10. Chuck D
Ah, Chuck D, the pioneer of politically-infused rap. The greatest emcee of the golden-age. The most intense, cerebral rapper of the late-80's to early-90's. No-one did it quite like him, the fact that his only solo album ('Autobiography of Mistachuck') wasn't a masterpiece is the only reason he's not in the top 5. Everything his group, Public Enemy, released was classic and certainly worth every dollar.

09. KRS-One
KRS-One, leader of Boogie Down Productions - the group that influenced such big names as Mos Def, Gang Starr, Wu-Tang Clan, Talib Kweli, AZ, Ruff Ryders and Mr. Lif. The man who ended an opponents career with a diss track ('The Bridge Is Over' aimed at X-Clan's MC Shan). The man who made beef part of hip hop. The man who played a major role in making Political Rap a genre. The man who's recognizable flow and socially-conscious lyrics made him a major player in the game and a legendary figure in hip hop.

08. Jay-Z
Okay, many people don't consider Jay-Z a top 10 emcee these days but I can't see why. After all, he made one of the finest debut albums ever with Reasonable Doubt, established himself as someone you shouldn't start beef with on The Blueprint with 'Takeover'. No-one combined marketability with raw talent like Jay did except perhaps Pac and Biggie. Jay's wordplay and punchlines are on point and his flow recognizably good. Jay-Z is the face of hip hop and he deserves to be, too.

07. Big L
The best freestyler and battle emcee ever. Bar no-one. Big L influenced every freestyler that's battling today, his flawless flow and incredible rhyming ability made him one of the most promising talents to ever have come out of New York. His lyrics were shocking, I remember first listening to 'Put It On' and literally gasping at this man's use of rhymes and wordplay. An incredible talent who showed off his storytelling skills with "The Heist" and "Casualties of a Dice Game" and made one of the best songs ever, "Ebonics". It's a huge shame his career was cut short at the age of 24 by a gunman on the NY streets because he would have been number 1 if he'd been given the chance.

06. Ice Cube
You can hate him or love him, look at West Coast hip hop today and you'll see every single west coast artist has been influenced by Cube. A member of one of the finest groups of all-time, NWA, and the creator of two masterpieces of gangsta rap ('Death Certificate' and 'AmeriKKKas Most Wanted'). Ice Cube made the west coast a force in hip hop and, despite controversial political views, no-one used such a visceral and rebellious style as Ice Cube did.

05. 2Pac
Though slightly over-rated as a lyricist, 2Pac is the name that comes to any non-hip hop fan's mind when you ask them who their favourite rapper is. The reason is simple, 2Pac addressed every issue that it's possible to address and influenced every rap star out today. Me Against The World is his finest work, followed by All Eyez On Me. 2Pac has the greatest number of "classic" songs, 'Dear Mama' is a masterpiece, 'Changes' is the song that most fans have as their number 1 of all-time, Keep Ya Head Up is one of the most uplifting tunes I've ever heard, Brenda's Got A Baby is a fine example of good storytelling and I Ain't Mad Atcha is a brilliant retrospect on life in the 'hood. The list goes on. It's just a shame his career is somewhat tarnished by ludicrous conspiracy theories and constant attempts at resurrecting his music by putting acapellas on new beats by Eminem and other producers.

04. Big Pun
The biggest latino rap star ever, I remember buying Yeeeah Baby and listening to 'Off With His Head' over and over and over again. His music never got old. Despite his weight problems, Pun still delivered brilliant lyricism with a graceful, pacy flow that is an alien concept to most overweight rappers nowadays. Weight was always an issue with Pun and led to his downfall, you can only imagine what he would've been by the time he was 35 as his life was tragically cut short via. a heart attack aged just 28. Still an incredible asset who will never be forgotten. Without Big Punisher, Terror Squad is just 'Fat Joe and some other dudes...'

03. Nas
Nas is the most versatile emcee ever to grace a mic booth. No exceptions, the man has proven time and time again that he can take any concept complex or simple and turn it into a classic. One of the few rappers to have fallen off and immediately returned to top form in the space of two consecutive albums. You can say he relates race to everything, you can say his tone is boring, you can even say he got destroyed by Jay-Z but you'd be making yourself look foolish. Nas made a top 5 of all time diss record ('Ether'), a top 5 of all time album ('Illmatic'), numerous classic songs ('The World Is Yours', 'If I Ruled the World' and 'Nas Is Like' just to name a few) and made himself known as one of the greatest emcees of all time. Streets Disciple, his latest release, is another brilliant release and he's proven he can still battle with the fantastic diss track 'MC Burial/Don't Body Yourself'. Brilliant.

02. Notorious B.I.G.
I find it surprising that people can call Biggie over-rated, to be honest. Depicting ghetto violence as his main theme in his lyrics and using a phenomenal flow, recognizable voice and cool, cocky delivery to brilliant effect to produce 2 classic albums ('Ready To Die' and 'Life After Death'). Songs like 'Juicy', 'Hypnotize' and 'Big Poppa' defined hardcore rap as a solid genre. Biggie's tale of two men performing a robbery ('Gimme The Loot') is known as a top 10 song of all-time. 'Suicidal Thoughts' is a classic song. There are no flaws with Biggie except he didn't release many albums, but his unreleased material is available and it is just as good. Biggie is a martyr to the game today, and should be recognized as a top 5 emcee by everyone.

01. Rakim
Oh, yes... Though Rakim never really broke into the mainstream without Eric B. and though he never became a name synonymous with hip hop to most casual fans. Rakim influenced AZ, Nas, 2Pac, Canibus, Lil' Cease, GZA, Method Man, Ghostface, Cormega, Aceyalone, Onyx, Blackchild, Kool G Rap and Gangstarr just to name a few. Every emcee out today owes something to Rakim. His immaculate lyricism and flawless flow made an impact on the industry right from the start, his confident, uncompromising delivery and witty, cocky lyrics make him a class act. Rakim made the use of 'multies' a commonplace in hip hop, whilst most emcees were using one-word rhymes at the end of each bar, Rakim was using rhymes at every opportunity and pioneering the use of conceptual lyrics. And still, even almost 20 years on from his debut, his lyrics sound original and fresh. Untouchable.
 
The V Community top ten! 8 out of 10 NYC!​

1# Tupac
2# Biggie
3# Jay-Z
4# Nas
5# Rakim
6# Eminem
7# Mos Def
8# KRS/Scarface [came in at a tie]
9# NWA
10# Talib Kweli
 
Dude did your really just bring up MTV and Epinion's as hip-hop gospel! :roflmao:

Only on BGOL. I didn't say anything disrespectful about NY. Did you read? I said the best shit ya'll do is not POPULAR so stop trying to be it. Dude posted people who have again done shit to try to be popular and failed like ya'll usually do.

The shit ya'll do is great but it's not going to sale to the masses. The top selling artists of all time are from other regions minus a few from NY. Do what ya'll do and stop bullshitting with gimmicks and tricks is my take. :dunno:
 
Misspelling words and and thinking like a moron are two different things, you can spell check words but there is no help for the kats who think like retardants!
By the way I type very fast, so in case you haven't noticed sometimes typos happen when you are typing fast! The bottom line if you type as much as I do, as fast as I do, without a editor, there are bounds to be some typos!
If you gonna get after me, on BGOL, do so with the facts or try challenging my sense of logic, cause in this non-structured informal forum, what you have to say is more important than how its formatted!
In real life, people like me hire people like you, to make sure their work is on point!

I doubt very highley that your education and intelligence surpasses mine so you would not be hiring me, more likely working with or below me. Im on my phone with no spell check and can still spell. And for the record ignorance and intelligence has no region it calls home. Some of the southern bruthas are intelligent and thought provoking, some northern dudes are ignorant, embarassing dumbasses and vice versa. Being from a specific city or region does not make you some deep thinker or some idiot. It comes down to the individual person.
 
Epinions.com Top 30 rappers, 24 out of 30 from the NYC!​

I counted 11 that are not from NY by the way...

Redman and Joe Budden are from NJ. Del, Black Thought, Kurupt, Rass Kass, Scarface, Tupac, Common, Ice Cube and Canibus is from Canada (he been fronting all this time according to LL)! :lol:

And the fact that this list has Scarface but no Outkast member is testement to itself. :smh:
 
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Well really this thread is a response to a thread created by a NY cat. I have no problem with NY. Yall the hatin ass niggas jealous of the south's takeover. And by true hip-hop head you mean backpacker? Yall MF DOOM type cats are underground for a reason. Thats shit is trash. Yall musty ass broke backpackers are the clowns. Niggas rappin bout spaceships and dinosaurs and shit. Lookin all dingy and shit. GTFOH.

jealous ???? LOL. cats like you just dont get it. we aint jealous and yall aint take over shit !!!!! yall destroyed what used to be hip hop music,and the joke called rap is what is left. we aint jealous, we are PISSED that you guys have made a mockery of hip hop !!!! turned it into a joke. the fact that you have to ask what i am talking about when i say "REAL HIP HOP HEADS" shows me that you know nothing on this matter. i dont even know why i respond to you cause you aint on my level when it comes to speaking on the matter of HIP HOP.

side bar: to my true hip hop heads from the south and true hip hop artist from the south take no offense to what i say, and yall should know that i am not talking about you guys.

"ONE"
 
I counted 10 that are not from NY by the way...

Redman and Joe Budden are from NJ. Del, NWA, Kurupt, Rass Kass, Scarface, Common, Ice Cube and Canibus is from Canada (he been fronting all this time according to LL)! :lol:

And the fact that this list has Scarface but no Outkast member is testement to itself. :smh:

My bad Joe and Red are from NJ and as for Canibus :lol: but they all got put on in the NYC area!
 

My bad Joe and Red are from NJ and as for Canibus :lol: but they all got put on in the NYC area!

Black Thought too. Had to add him...

Any way re-read what I said. Shit is true and if NY get away from that "trying to sell millions on every pop" mentality they may actually start selling millions again! :lol:
 
I doubt very highley that your education and intelligence surpasses mine so you would not be hiring me, more likely working with or below me. Im on my phone with no spell check and can still spell. And for the record ignorance and intelligence has no region it calls home. Some of the southern brothas are intelligent and thought provoking, some northern dudes are ignorant, embarrassed dumb-asses and vice versa. Being from a specific city or region does not make you some deep thinker or some idiot. It comes down to the individual person.
If you were truly reading my writing with comprehension, you would have known that I said the very same things you said! To paraphrase my earlier thread, I said that there are just as many wack rappers today in the north as there are in the south, the main difference is that we in the north, tend not to defend the fuckery, while brothers down south, get very emotional, and tend to take any insult to any southern rapper as personal!
I have proposed that the south do what we are trying to do up north, that is start a anti wack movement, as an effort to get back to real music! And in doing so, call out the wack rappers in your region, especially the coons!
 
Black Thought too. Had to add him...

Any way re-read what I said. Shit is true and if NY get away from that "trying to sell millions on every pop" mentality they may actually start selling millions again! :lol:

We as black people need to get back to our essence and stop trying to do what we is told is hot! It used to be that we were the ones that set trends, now we are reduced to doing nothing more than following them! Man how the mighty have fallen!:smh:
 
jealous ???? LOL. cats like you just dont get it. we aint jealous and yall aint take over shit !!!!! yall destroyed what used to be hip hop music,and the joke called rap is what is left. we aint jealous, we are PISSED that you guys have made a mockery of hip hop !!!! turned it into a joke. the fact that you have to ask what i am talking about when i say "REAL HIP HOP HEADS" shows me that you know nothing on this matter. i dont even know why i respond to you cause you aint on my level when it comes to speaking on the matter of HIP HOP.

side bar: to my true hip hop heads from the south and true hip hop artist from the south take no offense to what i say, and yall should know that i am not talking about you guys.

"ONE"

I'm gonna respond to this one with the same thing I said up top. We didn't kill hip-hop. It was dead when NY handed over the keys! :lol:

All this shit started with Nelly. :dunno:

Nelly did what muthafuckas had been trying to do for a long time. Make a simple record that sold like hot cakes. Shit hadn't been done since Vanilla Ice. Hammer worked his ass off on his records and shows. Ice just ran a baseline and shit took off.

Well Nelly actually had something unique but after that NYC saw the money Nelly got and them niggas lost they goddamn mind. R&B artist on the hook here, pop sample there, dumbed down lyrics here. Well the south studied what Nelly did instead of going against it like NY did and waaa-laaaa...

Now after about 5 years of this formula losing for NY they were getting way less money and getting desperate. Nas started telling hoes "they owed him for ice" and fucking Ghostface was "cher chez la ghosting" and...You get the picture. :lol:
 
We as black people need to get back to our essence and stop trying to do what we is told is hot! It used to be that we were the ones that set trends, now we are reduced to doing nothing more than following them! Man how the mighty have fallen!:smh:

Dude it's a young man's sport. Young people drive trends in music. Always have. The young like to dance and party. The most grown up hip-hop has ever been was during the Puffy Bling era. Because they were talking about shit that the average young person could not obtain.

Young people can dance, fuck and get fucked up. NY did it this way in the early 80's, early 90's and in the 00's. Ya'll just didn't notice how rediculous ya'll were with it until now! :lol:
 
NYC fucked up rap too, when G-Unit decided to take the rape world infatuation with beef, and turn it into the WWE, as a ploy for marketing!:smh:
The south fucked up by piling on tons and tons of the cheesiest, worthless garbage music that have ever been made, if you were to compile a list of the worst rap song in the history of music, the south would have at least 75% of the worst songs ever. And thats not some bullshit hate either!
So there is enough fault and blame to go around all over.
The bottom line, is are we ready and willing to clean up the mess?
 
NYC fucked up rap too, when G-Unit decided to take the rape world infatuation with beef, and turn it into the WWE, as a ploy for marketing!:smh:
The south fucked up by piling on tons and tons of the cheesiest, worthless garbage music that have ever been made, if you were to compile a list of the worst rap song in the history of music, the south would have at least 75% of the worst songs ever. And thats not some bullshit hate either!
So there is enough fault and blame to go around all over.
The bottom line, is are we ready and willing to clean up the mess?

We are and have been for years. Ya'll tend to think the Soulja/Gucci connection is our greatest hero's.

We have given ya'll some of the most forward thinking acts in the last ten years. Outkast, Goodie Mob, Scarface, Devin The Dude, Ludacris, TI, UGK (before you start with that shit Raekwon, AZ and even Nas was on some coke fantasy shit so fuck that) and plenty more.

What new progressive act has NY produced in the last ten years. Last ten. Not from the era of Big and Jay-Z...:dunno:
 
NYC fucked up rap too, when G-Unit decided to take the rape world infatuation with beef, and turn it into the WWE, as a ploy for marketing!:smh:
The south fucked up by piling on tons and tons of the cheesiest, worthless garbage music that have ever been made, if you were to compile a list of the worst rap song in the history of music, the south would have at least 75% of the worst songs ever. And thats not some bullshit hate either!
So there is enough fault and blame to go around all over.
The bottom line, is are we ready and willing to clean up the mess?

Listen man, its a waste of time trying to get people from the south (especially ATL) to understand this. Killa Mike, 3000 or Big Boi couldn't do it. Goodie MOB will give a list of reasons why there's bullshit coming out the south. They're going to wake up one day will their bullshit radio stations flipped to Techno music. Until then they still think the world revolves around them and hates them at the same time.

The truth is that the world of music is moving on with or without the south.
 
Dude it's a young man's sport. Young people drive trends in music. Always have. The young like to dance and party. The most grown up hip-hop has ever been was during the Puffy Bling era. Because they were talking about shit that the average young person could not obtain.

Young people can dance, fuck and get fucked up. NY did it this way in the early 80's, early 90's and in the 00's. Ya'll just didn't notice how rediculous ya'll were with it until now! :lol:

Hip Hop has always been multidimensional, I have no beef with simple kids music, or stripper club joints, shit Luke got love for bootie music way back when! The difference is that there was always a sense of balance, sure there were some simple dance rap songs, but back then there were the Public Enemy or the Rakim to balance them off. Even Pac had a way of balancing some of the bullshit he rapped about, with songs that had substance.
But in today's music, is all about guys being playa's and ballas and women being hochies and hoe, hear that over and over again, and its no wonder why our race is acting out the way we are!
We need to take control of our self identity and away from the nigg@s and hoe mentality we have recently embarrassed! How can we expect other to stop looking at us as a 2nd rate individual, if we do everything in our power to glorify being one!
 
Hip Hop has always been multidimensional, I have no beef with simple kids music, or stripper club joints, shit Luke got love for bootie music way back when! The difference is that there was always a sense of balance, sure there were some simple dance rap songs, but back then there were the Public Enemy or the Rakim to balance them off. Even Pac had a way of balancing some of the bullshit he rapped about, with songs that had substance.
But in today's music, is all about guys being playa's and ballas and women being hochies and hoe, hear that over and over again, and its no wonder why our race is acting out the way we are!
We need to take control of our self identity and away from the nigg@s and hoe mentality we have recently embarrassed! How can we expect other to stop looking at us as a 2nd rate individual, if we do everything in our power to glorify being one!

Did you buy the Idlewild album? :dunno:

I did but most people didn't. Shit was dignified and elegant and progressive but niggas complain that shit ain't in the marketplace today. :smh:

Did you even hear the last Young Jeezy album? Give it a listen and I bet you will be surprised at the subjects he touches on in that disc. TI is the same, Luda, Killer Mike's last album.

But ya'll don't hear me...
 
Listen man, its a waste of time trying to get people from the south (especially ATL) to understand this. Killa Mike, 3000 or Big Boi couldn't do it. Goodie MOB will give a list of reasons why there's bullshit coming out the south. They're going to wake up one day will their bullshit radio stations flipped to Techno music. Until then they still think the world revolves around them and hates them at the same time.

The truth is that the world of music is moving on with or without the south.

It is unavoidable. Nothing last forever.
 
I'm gonna respond to this one with the same thing I said up top. We didn't kill hip-hop. It was dead when NY handed over the keys! :lol:

Say no more!!!

Say no more!!!

They ain't trying to hear you nor will they ever admit that their lack of creativity was what killed Hip-Hop. NY created trends. Then they started following them:smh:
 
We are and have been for years. Ya'll tend to think the Soulja/Gucci connection is our greatest hero's.

We have given ya'll some of the most forward thinking acts in the last ten years. Outkast, Goodie Mob, Scarface, Devin The Dude, Ludacris, TI, UGK (before you start with that shit Raekwon, AZ and even Nas was on some coke fantasy shit so fuck that) and plenty more.

What new progressive act has NY produced in the last ten years. Last ten. Not from the era of Big and Jay-Z...:dunno:

As I said embrace the good rappers from the south your list includes some of my favorite rappers, but kick the scrubs to the curb, I mean you can still make hot club joints, but it shouldn't come at the expense of holding a good rapper back!
In NYC there is a underground movement going on, involving rappers you never heard of, most of them gets no air play! But they are willing to sacrifice their careers and air play in order to keep their integrity and the purity of the craft of their art!
Many of them are very nice, and there is a grass roots movements to support them, the same should be done for all real mc's regardless of their region!
 
Did you buy the Idlewild album? :dunno:

I did but most people didn't. Shit was dignified and elegant and progressive but niggas complain that shit ain't in the marketplace today. :smh:

Did you even hear the last Young Jeezy album? Give it a listen and I bet you will be surprised at the subjects he touches on in that disc. TI is the same, Luda, Killer Mike's last album.

But ya'll don't hear me...

I got the album and the dvd (no bootleg either) Two of my favorite rappers are Andre 3000 and Krazie Bone, not the most popular but in my mind two of the most gifted rappers ever! And neither one of them are from NYC.
 
As I said embrace the good rappers from the south your list includes some of my favorite rappers, but kick the scrubs to the curb, I mean you can still make hot club joints, but it shouldn't come at the expense of holding a good rapper back!
In NYC there is a underground movement going on, involving rappers you never heard of, most of them gets no air play! But they are willing to sacrifice their careers and air play in order to keep their integrity and the purity of the craft of their art!
Many of them are very nice, and there is a grass roots movements to support them, the same should be done for all real mc's regardless of their region!

We do that in the south but we get labeled by what is popular. Especially by NYC. Most of our biggest artists started out underground and that includes Nelly and Jeezy. Jeezy had like 3 mixtapes that he booked tours off of before TM101 ever dropped. BOOKED TOURS!!! That's what we can't get ya'll to understand. This Halle Berry shit is not what we play down here on a regular basis. :smh:
 
The thing people miss is that most rappers from the 90's wouldn't be signed today. Or they wouldn't be played on the radio. Bringing up the NY old guard is stupid because they established themselves looooong before music became watered down.
 
regardless of what the outcome of this thread will be, the south will always, always stay losing....period.
 
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