Quote Originally Posted by MacWQ33
I said TO ME LOL! Sorry for having you waste your time writing all that, but it was pointless.

Basically said that TO ME, I don't care what you call it...mainstream, independant, underground, blah blah blah...if I like it..I like it, if it's good, it's good. I think it's immature to like ONLY underground or ONLY mainstream just based on stereotypes...mainstream=gangsta rap...that's dumb, a lot of underground artists spit 'gangsta rap', it's a genre of rap, it doesn't mean 'mainstream' LOL, if anything, it's the opposite of mainstream. My favorites that I listed are because I like them, but I also think they are the best at what they do, better than all types of artists...that post might be the dumbest one I've read on this site...you compare Purple Haze [which doesn't exist lol] to underground LOL! If anything, the one's that made it are the dank buds, and the independant artists are the swaggity swagg trying to make a name, but can't quite get there [I know this isn't always the case].

Most artists were underground at one point obviously, but a lot were just smarter than others and turned their talent into a business opportunity. Not selling out, just being smart, why be broke or work a shitty job?...you don't call an artist who sells their painting's a sell out, just a good business man/woman.

Purple Haze (marijuana) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's a link to the Wikipedia article on Purple Haze, which clearly does exist, just not as one particular strain.

Basically, saying that something only holds true to YOU still makes you wrong... You can choose to believe theres no difference, but you're still wrong...

If you would read a little more carefully, I explained how independent rap is classed as underground when it's more than that... No independent rapper I can think of spits gangster rap, and I could probably name a couple hundred...

And what mainstream rap these days isn't gangster? There's maybe 4 or 5 groups or rappers that don't talk about how they killed somebody or sold some drugs, so fuck that logic.

The underground rappers not being able to make it is hardly ever the case... Take Slug from Atmosphere... He is RICH!! A millionaire, and still on an independent level, and still considers himself and is considered an underground rapper.

And it's fine if you think mainstream rap is better or whatever, that's all opinions, and I was just stating my opinion and showing you why there definitely are multiple subgenres of rap...

Psssh, and you tried to say it's all just music...

Country's still music fool

And I don't give a god damn what you say about famous rappers not selling out... Yes they did... The second you get on a Dr. Pepper commercial you've sold out... The instant you sign with a major, you most likely sell out...

That music is diluted for the masses.