I got a question that *EVERYBODY ON HERE CAN ANSWER* but I really need you to be honest?

Question

Did you think that hip hop was dead *BEFORE OR AFTER* Nas said it? Be honest about it... I feel like alot of people are just sayin it because everybody else they know is sayin it. I'm not sayin it is/ isn't dead, but I am tryin separate the true believers from those just ridin the bandwagon- ya dig!

Answer 1

I'm in my late 20's now and grew up on Hip Hop and still llisten to it (when I can find the good stuff) all the time. I'm not on the bandwagon. I was complaining about the lack of quality in Hip Hop way before Nas made it an album title.

Rappers with no talent, who just play on the negative stereotypes have been making songs that are just catchy beats with a chorous for years. And it's always been the same pattern: They make their single, you see the video, they tour for a few months and then they disappear because they didn't make quality music that will last. (Shame on you people who sweat these fools, like whoever made that damned Chicken Noodle Soup song!)

There's plenty of examples of that today, like Dem Franchise Boyz, and that stupid "Oh I Think They Like Me Song". Where are they now? I guess they didn't like you.

But I can go back further than that. Remember Black Rob? Probably not. He had that stupid song "Whoa".

But a note to the people saying that Hip Hop isn't dead because it's making money. 99% of what sells IS NOT hip hop. It's pop music. That's what we see on tv and hear on the radio every day. It's just rappers saying whatever to get paid, and the industry glorifying all the negative stereotypes of black people in the process. THAT IS NOT WHAT HIP HOP IS. Record labels think that sex and drama sell better than just good music, so they don't look for talented people to sign. They look for gimmicks that they can market. Look up any of my examples above. Where are they now?

Answer 2

The thing is, when someone like nas comes out and says something to that magnitude heads are gonna turn. Wether you agree or disagree with him,you have to respect what he's saying.I mean were talking about a lyricall legend that's been puttin it down forever and has seen the evolution of hip hop occur,if someone has the right to criticize,it's nas.I,personally,never thought hip hop was dead....and I still don't.But you can't deny the fact mainstream hip hop is on a huge decline.

Answer 3

I never thought it was dead. I think New York hip-hop died for a little while, it went over to the West and tehy did it a little better and then the South put thier own spin on it. Hip Hop is about change and people don't like what they don't understand. Most people are just jumping on Nas Di(k, because they don't like down south music. People say that the south doesn't rap about anything but Cars and Jewlery, but that isn't true, that is just the stuff you hear on the radio and see on MTV. Some down south rappers actually have something to say. David Banner is one of them. HIP HOP ISNT DEAD IT JUST MOVED TO THE SOUTH.

Answer 4

It was already dead. Its like it doesn't take skillz to make it in the music bizz anymore, all you gotta have is money & hoes and you'll be a famous rap star. What happened to actually having REAL skills? Old school hip-hop was real music, new school is whack and pointless. Instead of rapping they brag about getting shot, what gang they're in or how much money they have in the bank. I won't say the music nowadays isn't good, i listen to it i won't lie .. but i'd much rather hear songs like Rappers Delight (Sugar Hill Gang) or My Philosophy (BDP) on the radio instead of Straight to the bank or Throw some D's on that b*tch. But.. thats just my opinion.

Answer 5

jay-z was the first rapper who publicly recognized the decline of hip hop (which is why he came back), nas was really the first person who put it in those words; hip hop is dead... i didnt say it was dead before Nas said it but i felt it had declined from what it used to be (basically how Jay-z put it)...like i said tho, nas was the first person to really put in those words that hip hop is dead, so i wouldnt imagine a whole lot of people claimin they said it before him, but you could easily identify that hip hop was in a "crisis" so to speak, but there are still artists who make real hip hop today..

Contrary to some beliefs, I dont think Nas titled this album "Hip Hop is Dead" just to get atttention, he did it cuz thats how he felt, Nas has never been one to starve for attention, in his 17 year career i never once heard him ranting around that he's the best rapper alive, or king of the east coast, he just tells it how it is. ...This dude rapped during the times of N.W.A., Tupac, Biggie..He knows what real hip hop is, this snap/crunk w/e you wanna call it, is not real hip hop.

Answer 6

Honestly in my opinion it was dead awhile back just no one wants to admit it and all the so called hip -hop coming out now in a polite way of saying it "SUCKS" pardon and dont take offense but thats just my thought about it.

Answer 7

as a very smart person once said
"Hip hop ain't dead, it's just malnourished and under-fed"
i respect people that are helping, good hip hop stuff
kanye west, etc etc etc

Answer 8

i actually never thought hip hop was dead, because i'm not old school, so i like hip hop the way it is . they just need to learn how to respect girls !

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

Hip Hop was dying when Nas came with the album. But I think Nas gave it mouth to mouth and woke us up with his recent album, people are gradually re-raising their musical standards that were lowered by much of crunk, snap, etc.