I'm doing a project on how hip-hop has changed from its roots of having meaning and sometimes having a message into what it is today. Example: being just about the beat, inapropriate lyrics, and bragging about what the "artist" materially owns. I personally think comercialism is to blame, what do you think?
2007-03-25 07:25:31 · 10 answers · asked by wltz4vns 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
commercialism has changed the message!
Its no longer about uplifting the people and fighting the power. Its all about bling, sex, drugs and LIES!!!!
ugh! so annoying!
2007-03-25 07:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by venom! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes greatly. It's not often that you hear suitable lyrics that tell a story in stead of these artists bragging about their possessions. I think it's because of some of the record companies, they just want money. Think about it for a second, some of the artists are, if you will, "controlled" by what their managers want. They tell them how to say this lyric or how to write that lyric, just so they could attract a large audience. Instead of letting the artist have control over their own music, they make them deviate from what they want to do.
But there are some artist out there who are amazing lyricists, and yet they don't get as much mainstream attention. Now, I listen to an equal amount of l mainstream and alternative hip-hop/R&B. I enjoy listening to them both, but mainstream is missing one thing: A message. Not just any message, but a GOOD one.
2007-03-25 09:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by c_dreamer11 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-20 10:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember NWA as a kid. It was awesome. Old school hip hop beats and raw attitude, used to piss my mum off terrible haha. Cypress Hill was all about weed, bongs and glocks, we loved it when we were tokin back in the days.
Now all this bling bling shite is killin it and made it a joke. (hence goldy lookin chain and the likes) I see 15 year old kids drivin round in supped up bmws (no lie!) with subwoofers in the back with more gold than knox.
But as in all types of music everything gets blown to extremes by commercialist companies all competing for attention. The companies are lookin for a short term, get rich schemes and in return killing the future of all music for everyone else. Thats why there is no great new movements. The companies pounce of the greatest newest thing and suck the life out of it before it has a chance to grow and develop taste and style. Corporate Vampires.
2007-03-27 07:36:15 · answer #4 · answered by The Tinker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commercialisms is to blame along with the artist.. Record labels see whats making money and if you are an artist that has something different to rap about they aren't going to sign u. It's sad but even BET won't play certain types of songs/videos because it's "too smart" for their viewers and they don't want to mess with their advertising money. Artist basically do whatever makes their record label happy so they stay signed.
2007-03-25 08:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by : ) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. If you look back at early hip hop, corporate america was not interested, and that is when some of the purest music was made. Only when the big labels noticed hip hops earning potential and jumped on board, did the music start sounding like the same old bullsh*t.
2007-03-25 07:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by mac man 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ya bob would have to say comericialisim killed it, its what gives all the people claiming to be rappers the idea that what their do is not only ok, but necessary. they think they have to rap about their cars and money to make a good rap, at the same time commericialisim confirms that because all the little kids go out and buy it. its sad
2007-03-25 16:21:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venom! said it precisely
just look at the diference between Dilated peoples and Cash money.
2007-03-25 08:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rappers used to battle and dance to avoid violence, now it's part of the music.
2007-03-25 08:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by STFU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all they do is, monkey play, just like in the wild
2007-03-25 08:58:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋