WTF Happened to Rap?

buddy it died a long time ago. well not really. its underground while new rap is messing up the image. i bet one day it will pop out and own again

buddy it died a long time ago. well not really. its underground while new rap is messing up the image. i bet one day it will pop out and own again

hiphopballer

[QUOTE="hiphopballer"]

buddy it died a long time ago. well not really. its underground while new rap is messing up the image. i bet one day it will pop out and own again

Too_tight_shoes

Hip-hop equivalent of Chinese Democracy.

And it will probably be just as much of a letdown to the general public.

It's still around.

[QUOTE="Too_tight_shoes"][QUOTE="hiphopballer"]

buddy it died a long time ago. well not really. its underground while new rap is messing up the image. i bet one day it will pop out and own again

TM_Darkside

Hip-hop equivalent of Chinese Democracy.

And it will probably be just as much of a letdown to the general public.

meh, I don't care...never listened to it. :)

And 10 years a new generation are gonna be saying the same thing. Except they will look back on today's rappers as the best. Times change.Y2Jfan23

This is the only new rap song that I like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxmJfosgAfk

Rap happened to Rap.

Sadly, the only thing that can save it....is itself.

The best rap of the past 5 years has come from J-Roc and the Roc Pile.

Good mainstream rap may be dead, not rap in general.

This song by Nujabes and Substanial is lyrically awesome, and sends an intellectual/positive message:

(Contains some strong language): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXWN6JHEM4

It's sad man, it really is. I used to be a really, really big fan. Not only that, I produced, MCed, went to lots of shows, helped keep the local scenes going wherever I lived... Stuff like Biggie, Wu-Tang, 2Pac, Dre, Outkast, Pharcyde, the Roots, Common, Tribe Called Quest, NWA, Dre, Snoop, etc etc etc were classics. Rap has not been the same since Pac and Big died, and it hasn't even been good for years now, apart from Jay-Z, Nas, and a few others. I can't stand the current commercial stuff like Lil Wayne and T-Pain. It's just created this whole other dynamic of rap music where 2 people can be "rap music fans", but one likes Apathy, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Brother Ali, etc., and the other one likes T-Pain, Clipse, Lady Gaga and they will never meet in the middle. Honestly I think it's junk now, it's turned me off of rap entirely, and to say I was a "big fan" would be a tremendous understatement. Now I listen to more rock, and keep my reggae going, among others. In terms of rap I still listen to the same stuff I did 10 years ago.Hahadouken

i would not put clipse in that same sentence as t-pain, and lady gaga. Clipse is not crap like the other 2 listed.

Good mainstream rap may be dead, not rap in general.

This song by Nujabes and Substanial is lyrically awesome, and sends an intellectual/positive message:

(Contains some strong language): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXWN6JHEM4

On3ShotOneKill

Speaking of underground rap, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned P.O.S., Doomtree, Atmosphere, or Aesop Rock.

[QUOTE="On3ShotOneKill"]

Good mainstream rap may be dead, not rap in general.

This song by Nujabes and Substanial is lyrically awesome, and sends an intellectual/positive message:

(Contains some strong language): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXWN6JHEM4

chrisrooR

the same thing that has happened to disco ,,

vhs , beta tapes rugrats its forgotten , no one hardly listen to it ,it became hip hop and r and b ,

pop and rock ,,

rap died when alot of the old rappers died or went off to do somthing else

really the only rap i listen to is pac, biggie, nwa, some krs one, and lupe

This is WTF happened to rap. But it is more like a "praise the lord" WTF, since it is so awesome.

njean777

Blu and exile

fashawn

wale

j.cole

charles hamilton

lupe fiasco

B.O.B

clipse

raekwon, wu-tang in general

Kanye- when he isnt electro

freddie gibbs

the cool kids

the roots

i could keep on going....

dont forget wiz khalifa :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vB9hh516U

This is WTF happened to rap. But it is more like a "praise the lord" WTF, since it is so awesome.

taylor888

That...actually wasn't bad. And I despise rap.

It changed over time, just like every other genre. Not necessary a bad thing.

it happened to pop too

it went from michael jackson to justin bieber............

[QUOTE="Y2Jfan23"]And 10 years a new generation are gonna be saying the same thing. Except they will look back on today's rappers as the best. Times change.SapSacPrime

No dude, just no. You cannot compare the likes of Tupac and Biggie with Lil Wayne. The artists that I listed were not sellling their albums off of violence. The were all talented writers who just made great music.

No dude, just no. You cannot compare the likes of Tupac and Biggie with Lil Wayne. The artists that I listed were not sellling their albums off of violence. The were all talented writers who just made great music.

XxChicagoTedXx

Drake, Cudi, Wale can still save mainstream hiphopScarface_tm431

[QUOTE="taylor888"]

This is WTF happened to rap. But it is more like a "praise the lord" WTF, since it is so awesome.

ChubbyGuy40

That...actually wasn't bad. And I despise rap.

Rap/Hip-hop is better than ever. The only difference between the 90s and now is that the good stuff isn't on the radio and TV, but it's still there.

Nothing 'happened' to rap. It has always been terrible. It's rap that 'happened' to music.

Nothing 'happened' to rap. It has always been terrible. It's rap that 'happened' to music.

Elephant_Couple

Nothing 'happened' to rap. It has always been terrible. It's rap that 'happened' to music.

Elephant_Couple

[QUOTE="Elephant_Couple"]

Nothing 'happened' to rap. It has always been terrible. It's rap that 'happened' to music.

SuperSaiyanLink

Sorry. My taste is a little too sophisticated to enjoy the mind-numbing repetition, lack of melody, and lack of rhythmic creativity that is rap. While it might technically be 'music,' I don't even consider it that.

[QUOTE="SuperSaiyanLink"]

[QUOTE="Elephant_Couple"]

Nothing 'happened' to rap. It has always been terrible. It's rap that 'happened' to music.

Elephant_Couple

Sorry. My taste is a little too sophisticated to enjoy the mind-numbing repetition, lack of melody, and lack of rhythmic creativity that is rap. While it might technically be 'music,' I don't even consider it that.

[QUOTE="Elephant_Couple"]

[QUOTE="SuperSaiyanLink"]You're missing out.

the_new_guy_92

Sorry. My taste is a little too sophisticated to enjoy the mind-numbing repetition, lack of melody, and lack of rhythmic creativity that is rap. While it might technically be 'music,' I don't even consider it that.

Classical, jazz, and any kind of modern experimental or progressive music.