Guess Oprah's Monday sports guest ...

Yes Boom, this country loves shit. I would never disagree with you on that point.

What troubles me is that not all hip-hop is shit. And some of it ---- the best, in my opinion, but certainly the least popular or marketable ---- has been eloquently raging against the shitty element for a decade.

 

you listen to hip-hop.
i'm talking about the people who don't, but are now trying to talk about this issue when their whole knowledge of hip-hop is based on a stereotype.
not saying that stereotype is not somewhat based in fact, but you can't base you whole argument off a stereotype.

 

As a P.S.

The metaphor of "falling on deaf ears" is perfect.

So its the speaker's fault that the deaf man can't hear him?

"I give a damn if any man recall my legacy,
I'm trying to live my life in the sight of God's memory."

Mos Def

 

The reason why people like this stuff is not really because of the lyrics. That's another problem with hip hop(not race, or sexist, related). Lyrics don't matter anymore to these people. If you got a good beat and chorus, you can make it.

Boom pointed out "This is why I'm hot". The song has a great beat and a catchy chorus and...that's pretty much it.

 

Exactly. Hip Hop to me growing up in NYC in the late 70's early 80's was called "waking up everyday."

I'll be damned if my time searching for a piece of cardboard for my dance routines, or popping open a lampost to power our DJ equipment was based on something inherently evil.

Corporate America co-opted hip hop carelessly for the one sided garbage it is now. And their decisions are supposed to be a reflection of me and the hip hop generation who themselves are tired of the trash over the airwaves.

Its disheartening hearing the ignorance from many on that panel.

 

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"I can make a mil saying nothing on the track"

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It does have great beat and lyrics so its a shame they threw in the off color lyrics - it was not needed. song could have stood on its own.

It tells me that the record companies don't care to really clean it up.

 

No I know that hip hop has gone over tipping point because white suburban kids are buying.

I also know from reading community board on SOHH.com ( Your home office) that the african american youth likes gansta rap. I also see that they like using the same language of their heroes.

amazing.....

For those that have not visited go read community boards of

WWW.SOHH.com for a real eye opener.

 

"Everybody sound the same, commercialize the game
Reminiscin' when it wasn't all business"

 

hahahahh @ SOHH.com being Boom's source of hip-hop knowledge.
That's like TV being your sole source of news.

 

That happened in 1986 with the Beastie Boys. Then in 1989 with 3rd Bass. Then in 1990 with MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. This is nothing new, Boom. It's been like this for some time now.

It happened for me in 1988 with Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation ..." tape. Talk about great music with a message.