Quote Originally Posted by Its a Plant
Geee, you're right, rap is ALL about deep, thought-provoking lyrics that really speak to the soul . .

I couldn't care less what you're listening to, but please, just please, don't try and proclaim that rap's some higher form of music sent from the gods, full of life messages found only in the Bible.

Thinking of creative ways to describe getting high or bustin' a cap isn't deep. I'm sure there are talented writers out there, but in almost any other genre, the lyrics surpass that of most of the rap industry. Plain and simple.

Rap is good for pumping up some sweaty night club, and not much else. If you can prove me wrong, post some DEEP lyrics and we'll have a look.

I'm looking to learn. ~
Rap and hip hop. Like apples and oranges.

See, what I listen to would suck to hear at night clubs. Instead of an easy, dancy beat, it uses instruments that would be a mix of jazz and electronica. No skeet skeet skeet skeet.

I'm assuming you've never heard of aesop rock. To me, they're more emo than underground, but to each his own. Still, they both use the word epitaph in a song, and use it correctly, which is more than I can say about FITTIE.

Now I know I bring this up all the time, but I'm really into adeem and the group he spearheads called Glue. Throughout his entire career, I don't think he has ever cursed or used slang. Still, he makes a lot of sense. To me, that is the embodiment of underground. I would type out a bunch of lyrics, but I don't think it would make as much sense as if you were to hear it. Alright, here's a small part. The song is called Goodbye, these are the first lyrics from the first song and their first cd:

And it's so hard to get away when you're straying miles from your front lawn
Crawling in your notebook and pretending your needs are all gone
Lasting longer than a second when I start wondering where I begin
Driving halfway across the country and writing this down on a napkin
Well I'm trapped in a moving cage and wonder about being precocious
Predicting my future in the late night hours focused
Making analogies every second, hell-bent on finding me breathing
Now it all makes sense on why fall has become my favorite season
Reguardless of better days it pays to work on details
Deleting old e-mails and re-evaluating my trail

Man, that's about the first half of the first part, and I am just waaay to lazy to type out the rest. It gets better after that, for the most part. If it interests you check it out, if not that's cool too.