That album Straight Outta Compton with the song "F*&* the police" by N.W.A (Niggaz With Attitude) (which had ice cube) was the start of all the gangster rap and culture. Then it was further popularized by Tupac. However these two groups made songs that meant anything. That album started the whole genre.
I stoped listening to rap a while ago. Last rap song i really liked was 50 cents extremely popular In Da Club. Do you know that "In Da Club" is one of the most listened to songs in the history of radio. During the second week of March 2003, Arbitron radio ratings estimated that at some point during that week, 200 million people had listened to some or all of the song.
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
That's why Ice-T is the OG, and probably the greatest hardcore rapper ever. Pretty underrated, to boot. He's what Eazy E always wished to be, but never was.My god. If everyone would just watch "CB-4" once in their lives, they'd be set straight.
ICE-T = top 20 for real. but why the hell did he play a cop? what happened to being a "cop killa?"
*FAKE Thugs no love they get the slug CB4 gusto my luck low didnt know till i was drunk tho*
Originally posted by Pointinel
ICE-T = top 20 for real. but why the hell did he play a cop? what happened to being a "cop killa?"*FAKE Thugs no love they get the slug CB4 gusto my luck low didnt know till i was drunk tho*
dont you think he'd have seen the irony. after years of hustling, he plays a cop and is paid a fortune for doing it. its like hes rubbing their noses in it. well dont Ice T i say, i really like him in SVU. oh and Cine, whats this CB-4 your talking about?
Stupid gangsta style. Don't they know how dangerous it is? The could get mowed down in a drive by, but more importanly those clothes are fire hazards. They should be sprayed with those hoses that they turn on rioters in order to mitigate the chance they catch on fire and all those artificial fabrics melt onto there skin, branding them for the rest of the lives (as the tossers they are.)
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
..and on that note, Hip-Hop is FAR from dead. While it's naturally going to progress, namely out of whole "message" era, which is what laid the foundation, Hip-Hop, like I've said so many times before is NOT on the radio.For instance, I was listening to the new DangerDoom this afternoon. Like Doc reflects in his title and av, the track "Space Ho's" opens with a Space Ghost dialogue! It's fun music, theres no glorification of violence, no real sexually demeaning verbiage, etc. It's fun music, with guys that can rhyme words you could never imagine, and they never really take themselves seriously, while they are STILL incredibly talented with word play. Best of all, they'd probably PREFER respect over money any goddamn day.
If I had to define Hip Hop today, I'd rather it be defined by guys that can write their own crazy lyrics, speak them in ways that are otherwise unfathomable, on topics as silly as Space Ghost, then to call it what everyone ELSE thinks it is, which is "expression".
It's not expression, it's capitalism in the music industry. It's a quick buck and a few nice paydays for some other joker who happened to have a rough childhood, and a marketable image, either before or after he was signed. It's a template by which kids can take a piece of, make it their own, and associate with it, while they're still as fake as the emcees that put it out there.
*throws mic down*
😂
Just make that passage a little more poetic and you're a lock for a spot on Russel Simmons Def Poetry Jam.😮💨
Originally posted by manny321
I liked the old rap especially that song by ice cube in the early 90d's Most rap from that time was real rap and had a meaning. Todays rap are meaningless and half the time i don't even get the point of the song.
There is still a lot of great hip hop around today, you just have to search for it.