The current state of hip hop

[herbollah]

hip hop and rap are really bad , man. i can't listen to either of them. someone jumping around with a mic spouting out crap like "shoot that beeatch" or "nigga , nigga , nigga" just ain't my cup of tea

[SpiritLevel]

MegaOctane12 agreed!

[Big Calhoun]

those lame generic rap songs strike chords with so many college kids. a lot of my friends think they are the best fucking songs ever. ever been to a bar in a big 10 school? people eat that shit up. i for one am tired of hearing about how big your rims are or how your car has candy paint. i think every paul wall song has the same lyrics just in differnet order. paul wall and mike jones recycle lyrical lines like no one's business. i hate all the rap thats on the radio or MTV. its all the same.

Dejayou30 For The Win!!

This is the crux of the issue. Hip hop and rap have always been about one thing, responding to the masses. The songs that are getting the most air play now are what the primary listeners want to hear and what's important to them...materialistic BS. For rap and hip hop to change, the culture that listens to the music has to change.

Prime example...OutKast. IdleWild is probably THE BEST hip hop album out right now. Original beats, original music, thought provoking lyrics. But many listeners want bump that album because there is no talk of rims, bling bling, big booty bitches, etc. People start buying more albums from groups like OutKast and The Roots and you'll slowly see artists like Young Jeezy/Wayne/Payne/Jock/Whoever else slowly fade away.

[pogmoasal1]

the only good rappers around are outkast and luda
of corse i hates the raps
it all went down hill once adidas with no laces went out of style
well maybe more when people started gettin shot
let me correct that agian when people started getting shot
for no reason except they were the better artist now
who cares if one gets shot cause 15 others will replace him
and sound exactly the same

[hempilation311]

ok since some apparently didn't hear me the first time, "chain hang low". that's all i gotta say about the current state of rap. creativity hangs low and so does my head when i hear this song

[smok3y]

Uk hip hop is becomin pretty big these days, Once people stop trying to compare them with U.S Mc's then maby we can blow world wide..
Aint nothing decent comin out from the states these days, prefer to listn to some old school stuff like the old wu albums, 2pac, biggie, eric b and rakim etc..
I still do like to listn to the underground stuff, likes of Imortal Techniqe,dead prez,rass kass, Mos Def, Krs one,Gangsta..

[DannyMan]

What about underground hip hop?

Or am I the only person who listens to that junk?

Certainly not my friend! I, too, belong in the underground.
I used to be into Punk and metal.. then one day I was watching a 411 Skate video, and heard Atmosphere on there.

Haven't listened to any punk/metal for over 3 years now. I find that underground beats almost always flow so well with the lyrical abilities some of those MC's possess. It's pure genius and art at it's best! :thumbsup:

[DMB4257Heels]

You wanna hear some real good hood rap, listen to D-Block (Styles P, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Ghostface). There the shit and by the way 50 Cent is the biggest faggot ever haha.

[JuggaloAtTheDoor]

they're in it for the money, and ur right they rnt very tallented..

[budsmoker]

you all need 2 listen 2 bone thugs n harmony