We need to show more vulnerability humanity and falliability
Rapping is NOT easy
It happens yo the best of us.
@dik cashmere
@therealjondoe
@woodchuck
What unpopular opinions do you have? Hip-Hop/Rap edition
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We need to show more vulnerability humanity and falliability
Rapping is NOT easy
It happens yo the best of us.
@dik cashmere
@therealjondoe
@woodchuck
Oh and Reason wrong as f**k
Now I know why I never really liked that guy
Cons is a sucka
Told ya
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Biggie and Kane would have made an ill EP
I dont think the average rap fan understands just how bad that 50 Cent v Wu Tang beef was.
I agree Biggie would have been the best ever
Unpopular opinion:
Fantasy betting has completely taken over sports. All major sports!
The money the leagues make from gambling/ gambling ads is so much greater than the money made from casuals, that the leagues don't have to cater to casuals AT ALL anymore.
Just insert another FanDuel commercial and watch the money roll in.
Fantasy betting has completely taken over sports. All major sports!
The money the leagues make from gambling/ gambling ads is so much greater than the money made from casuals, that the leagues don't have to cater to casuals AT ALL anymore.
Just insert another FanDuel commercial and watch the money roll in.
@27:00
He right about Joe and then went crazy wrong
Yes I want the apology to be loud.
But Chris keep that women name out ya mouth. Especially when you saying Irv was disrespectful.
So nobody can say Irv wrong EXCEPT YOU? Joe was wrong to check Irv publicly embarrassing his friend.
its like Dame can't keep Jay out his mouth
Irv RIP and now Chris cant keep Ashanti out his mouth.
Just STOP.
He right about Joe and then went crazy wrong
Yes I want the apology to be loud.
But Chris keep that women name out ya mouth. Especially when you saying Irv was disrespectful.
So nobody can say Irv wrong EXCEPT YOU? Joe was wrong to check Irv publicly embarrassing his friend.
its like Dame can't keep Jay out his mouth
Irv RIP and now Chris cant keep Ashanti out his mouth.
Just STOP.
Joe was right about everything related to producing and song creation
DVD era was better
I think the culture NEEDED DMX more than it realized
Styles is right again
I disagree with Kendrick
I dont want to hear ANYONE say nigga no more
I dont want to hear ANYONE say nigga no more
We must talk about name:
1. Father MC had bad name; it would have been better if Hip Hop pioneer Busy Bee had that name.
2. Salt N Pepa was always confusing to me; I thought they got the name because of skin color shade, but I was wrong:
peep it: The name Salt-N-Pepa originated from a lyric in their early single "The Show Stoppa" where they said, "We go together like salt and pepper". When the group, then named Super Nature, had a hit with the song, fans and radio stations started referring to them as "Salt and Pepper," leading their producer to change the group's name to Salt-N-Pepa to capitalize on the popularity and relatable symbolism of salt and pepper representing different personalities that complement each other.
3. 50 Cent just stole his name from a hood legend: a legend who used to rob drug dealers; that legend's real name was Kelvin Marti. So the Rapper 50's name is Curtis Jackson, really the names Curtis and Kelvin together sounds like two black males in a McDonald's commercial who got their first jobs and the neighbor is so proud of them.
4. HWA, Hoes With Attitude should have been called HWCR, Hoes Who Can't Rap.
5. MC Hammer had a little known side kick the 2 Bigg MC, he was the hype man. Then one day, he disappeared and I never saw him again. Really, him and Hammer made a great team; however the 2 Bigg MC never got the opportunity to rise to the heights that Hammer did. Side note: his real name is Kevin Wilson.
6. Terminator X, hands down, had one of the best name in Hip Hip, it sounded like a Superhero and an Arch-Villain all at once. Also, Terminator X never said anything so you never knew what was on his mind. His real name was Norman Rogers. I would have loved to see him and Eric B have a DJ battle of DJs who don't talk at all. (I know they talk now, but rarely back then did they say anything)
7. Nice and Smooth (members: Greg Nice and Smooth B), simple name....but they were Nice and Smooth literally...lol & they were just nice and smooth, though. What trips me about them is that they got Tracy Chapman to clear that "Fast Car" sample for their song "Sometimes." How did they do that? Well, Smooth B talks about Tracy Chapman how she got way over 50% of the publishing, but it was worth it. Hell, Tracy didn't even clear that "Fast Car" sample for Nicki Minaj, decades later; Tracy had to sue Nicki when Nicki released her song with Tracy's sample on it.
8. Straight outta Houston: Ghetto Boys vs. Geto Boys, why the name change? It's not clear, why. I tried to do my Googles. The first two albums they used "Ghetto Boys" and they changed it to "Geto Boys."
edit: more on the Ghetto Boys.....well they broke up and then became the Geto Boys:
Mo' Info:
When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. Formed as the Ghetto Boys, the group consisted first of Raheem, The Sire Jukebox, and Sir Rap-A-Lot. When Raheem and Sir Rap-A-Lot left, the group added DJ Ready Red, Prince Johnny C, and Little Billy (a dancer who came out on stage to warm the crowd up before the rappers took to the stage). Little Billy would later become Bushwick Bill. The first single the group released was “Car Freak” in 1986, which then followed with two LPs “You Ain’t Nothin’/I Run This” in 1987, and “Be Down” in 1988.
The group released their debut album in 1988 entitled, Making Trouble. With the release receiving very little attention, the group broke up shortly thereafter and a new line-up was put together with DJ Ready Red, and the inclusion of Akshen (aka Scarface born Brad Jordan, in Houston) and Willie ‘D’ Dennis (born in Houston), both aspiring solo artists. After suggesting that Little Billy join the group as a rapper, Willie D wrote “Size Ain’t Shit.” It was recorded three days later by Little Billy, who did such a good job rapping his first ever rap, that he was offered a contract, added to the group as an official member, and became Bushwich Bill.
After the Geto Boys’ Grip It! On That Other Level caught the ear of hip-hop impresario Rick Rubin (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys), Rubin re-mixed and re-recorded tracks from the album. He was ready to release it on his Def American label in 1990 when distributor Geffen balked at “Mind of a Lunatic,” a track which described necrophilia with a murder victim. By late 1990, Rubin had found another distributor, Giant Records, and the album was released — as The Geto Boys — that same year.
Where I got those three paragraphs from, the link:
first-avenue.com
1. Father MC had bad name; it would have been better if Hip Hop pioneer Busy Bee had that name.
2. Salt N Pepa was always confusing to me; I thought they got the name because of skin color shade, but I was wrong:
peep it: The name Salt-N-Pepa originated from a lyric in their early single "The Show Stoppa" where they said, "We go together like salt and pepper". When the group, then named Super Nature, had a hit with the song, fans and radio stations started referring to them as "Salt and Pepper," leading their producer to change the group's name to Salt-N-Pepa to capitalize on the popularity and relatable symbolism of salt and pepper representing different personalities that complement each other.
3. 50 Cent just stole his name from a hood legend: a legend who used to rob drug dealers; that legend's real name was Kelvin Marti. So the Rapper 50's name is Curtis Jackson, really the names Curtis and Kelvin together sounds like two black males in a McDonald's commercial who got their first jobs and the neighbor is so proud of them.
4. HWA, Hoes With Attitude should have been called HWCR, Hoes Who Can't Rap.
5. MC Hammer had a little known side kick the 2 Bigg MC, he was the hype man. Then one day, he disappeared and I never saw him again. Really, him and Hammer made a great team; however the 2 Bigg MC never got the opportunity to rise to the heights that Hammer did. Side note: his real name is Kevin Wilson.
6. Terminator X, hands down, had one of the best name in Hip Hip, it sounded like a Superhero and an Arch-Villain all at once. Also, Terminator X never said anything so you never knew what was on his mind. His real name was Norman Rogers. I would have loved to see him and Eric B have a DJ battle of DJs who don't talk at all. (I know they talk now, but rarely back then did they say anything)
7. Nice and Smooth (members: Greg Nice and Smooth B), simple name....but they were Nice and Smooth literally...lol & they were just nice and smooth, though. What trips me about them is that they got Tracy Chapman to clear that "Fast Car" sample for their song "Sometimes." How did they do that? Well, Smooth B talks about Tracy Chapman how she got way over 50% of the publishing, but it was worth it. Hell, Tracy didn't even clear that "Fast Car" sample for Nicki Minaj, decades later; Tracy had to sue Nicki when Nicki released her song with Tracy's sample on it.
8. Straight outta Houston: Ghetto Boys vs. Geto Boys, why the name change? It's not clear, why. I tried to do my Googles. The first two albums they used "Ghetto Boys" and they changed it to "Geto Boys."
edit: more on the Ghetto Boys.....well they broke up and then became the Geto Boys:
Mo' Info:
When the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. Formed as the Ghetto Boys, the group consisted first of Raheem, The Sire Jukebox, and Sir Rap-A-Lot. When Raheem and Sir Rap-A-Lot left, the group added DJ Ready Red, Prince Johnny C, and Little Billy (a dancer who came out on stage to warm the crowd up before the rappers took to the stage). Little Billy would later become Bushwick Bill. The first single the group released was “Car Freak” in 1986, which then followed with two LPs “You Ain’t Nothin’/I Run This” in 1987, and “Be Down” in 1988.
The group released their debut album in 1988 entitled, Making Trouble. With the release receiving very little attention, the group broke up shortly thereafter and a new line-up was put together with DJ Ready Red, and the inclusion of Akshen (aka Scarface born Brad Jordan, in Houston) and Willie ‘D’ Dennis (born in Houston), both aspiring solo artists. After suggesting that Little Billy join the group as a rapper, Willie D wrote “Size Ain’t Shit.” It was recorded three days later by Little Billy, who did such a good job rapping his first ever rap, that he was offered a contract, added to the group as an official member, and became Bushwich Bill.
After the Geto Boys’ Grip It! On That Other Level caught the ear of hip-hop impresario Rick Rubin (LL Cool J, Beastie Boys), Rubin re-mixed and re-recorded tracks from the album. He was ready to release it on his Def American label in 1990 when distributor Geffen balked at “Mind of a Lunatic,” a track which described necrophilia with a murder victim. By late 1990, Rubin had found another distributor, Giant Records, and the album was released — as The Geto Boys — that same year.
Where I got those three paragraphs from, the link:
Geto Boys - First Avenue
Though the controversial subject matter of gangsta rap wasn’t much of a barrier to popular success during the ’90s, the Geto Boys’ recordings proved almost too extreme for widespread exposure....
Joe dont lie he just a storyteller
There is a difference
Nahright & Eskay dont get enough recognition
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Gene Deal gonna regret one day soon all the talking he has done on the death of Big
Joe is right
Everybody hates everybody
Glad to see Mike sober and getting the recognition he deserves
That liquor had a choke hold on him
I disagree with BDK
Relapse was not THAT bad
Hov right
AMG's Bitch Betta Have My Money (1991)should be more popular than Rihanna's Bitch Better Have My Money (2015).....
Wtf? You know this wasn't a good thing but all this foolishness built an era
I think this more and more each day.
This should be in the same tier as illmatic reasonable doubt and ready to die.
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