The current state of hip hop

[MastaChronic]

i just mean they were generally douchebags. one beat off at a party after having a beer, in front of everyone, and came into the fire then blamed it on being drunk. then later he got feeling on this girls tits while she was sleeping. the other was a rich kid who decided to buy about 10000 dollars worth of dj equipment then grew bored with it about 3 months later. also it wasnt like these things were isolated incidents or just bad things happening to good peopole both are thier personalities in a nutshell. i guess that isnt a legitimate reason for hating the band, but their music is. both grew bored with icp once they got older, im normally not the person to say this but they are an incredibly immature band and im sure that in a few years you wont like them either. they are gimmick

beating off in front of everyone? roflolcopter. if i was drunk id bang a chick in front of everyone but not beat off. and it would have to be mor ethan just one beer, maybe a couple 40s.
as for not being down, ive been down since i was 5, their music has always been a part of my life and i'll be down with the clown til im dead in the ground.

[getcrunk]

rap has gone the usual cycle that all popular music goes through. a new genre starts out and its the shit. then money gets its grip on things and generic talentless people come to the fore front. people then get tired of it and move on. for example.....

80's
van halen, quiet riot, ac/dc>>>>>>>>poison, cinderella, whitesnake etc.

90's
nirvana, pearl jam, alice in chains>>>>>>>nickelback, and a bunch of other generic popish grunge bands that i forgot about because they suck etc.

2000's
run dmc, public enemy, nwa>>>>>>>>>>>>mike jones, 50 cent, Big Joe etc.

footnote: rap was never really all that good but i will admit it has gotten much worse

[Matt the Funk]

i classify mainstream hip hop as pop now. recently ive been listenin to Asheru. he did the theme for Boondocks

Yeah man Asheru is dope I can't find any full albums though.....

[Meenstreek]

Who's copping Hip Hop is Dead (Nas) tomorrow? I will along with More Fish (GFK)!!!

[RIP ODB]

Who's copping Hip Hop is Dead (Nas) tomorrow? I will along with More Fish (GFK)!!!

There are a few good hip hop albums that came out this year.

Fishscale by Ghostface
Rotten Apple by Lloyd Banks (not bad)
Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse

and I hear The big Bang by Busta Rhymes is good although I have only heard a couple tracks. I'm gonna grab the new Nas CD tomorrow even though I don't like the single.

Meenstreek, don't buy More Fish. I have it and it sucks. Save your money and buy an old CD. Let me know if you need reccomendations.

[Meenstreek]

There are a few good hip hop albums that came out this year.

Fishscale by Ghostface
Rotten Apple by Lloyd Banks (not bad)
Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse

and I hear The big Bang by Busta Rhymes is good although I have only heard a couple tracks. I'm gonna grab the new Nas CD tomorrow even though I don't like the single.

Meenstreek, don't buy More Fish. I have it and it sucks. Save your money and buy an old CD. Let me know if you need reccomendations.

Big Bang is a one of Busta's best offerings and my anthem for last summer was track # 12 - They're out to get me. It deals with friends who feel that once your successful, you've changed.

I heard More Fish wasn't as good as Fishscale, but I have to support the Wu.

Great name by the way RIP ODB. I got to see him live at the Congress theater here in Chicago with the whole Clan. It remains one my fondest memories in high school. My crew and I had 2 oz. of weed and we smoked it all in the pit while the Wu performed. White owl Blunt after Philly blunt after Dutch master blunt. ahhh the memories.

[RIP ODB]

Big Bang is a one of Busta's best offerings and my anthem for last summer was track # 12 - They're out to get me. It deals with friends who feel that once your successful, you've changed.

I heard More Fish wasn't as good as Fishscale, but I have to support the Wu.

Great name by the way RIP ODB. I got to see him live at the Congress theater here in Chicago with the whole Clan. It remains one my fondest memories in high school. My crew and I had 2 oz. of weed and we smoked it all in the pit while the Wu performed. White owl Blunt after Philly blunt after Dutch master blunt. ahhh the memories.

All right man go get More Fish, just don't say I didn't warn you. I was thinkin the same shit (support the Wu), but Ghost let me down. Production is garbage and the other dudes in Theodore unit kinda suck.

What other CD's did you buy this year and what do you think of them? I can't even fuckin remember what else I copped,... oh yeah TI, AZ (The Format is dope!), and a bunch of old albums that were missing from my collection.

[Meenstreek]

Other CDs I copped this year

M-1: Confidential
Jedi Mind Tricks: Servants in Heaven, Kings In Hell
Hi-Tek: Hi-Teknology 2 The Chip
Mitchy Slick: Urban Survival Syndrome
Method Man: 4:21 The Day After
RhymeFest: Blue Collar
The Roots: Game Theory
OC: Smoke and Mirrors
Agallah: You Already Know

Wow, I'm surprised I named that many. There a bunch of others as well,I'm just at work and I'm trying to go off the top of the dome. I too copped a lot of old cd's that were stolen from me a while back. I've been meaning to cop that new AZ the Format. Is it better than AW.O.L. That was a sleeper for sure.