I notice if I mention some artist from the golden era like Steady B, Powerrule, Stezo, King Tee, or Audio Two the response is minamal, in which I would somewhat expect. So my next question is that if you love the essence of hip hop, do you think it's relevent to understand the history and culture so that the art can be preserved.
2007-12-03 04:57:31 · 9 answers · asked by scorpio9000 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rap and Hip-Hop
For the most part, younger rappers do feel as if they "invented the wheel" but contrary to the fact, rap was here long before most were even in diapers. They must look in the past and they will see that most of the new rap is nothing but samples from a lot of the older stuff-ole school in my opinion.
I grew up in the 80's and I knew what rap was, when it was actually music and they rapped politically for the most part. They had a purpose. Don't get nme wrong, cause there are some exceptions out here now, like kanye, commom, chamillionaire, and others who actually refer to the past and that is how they became a present. It really irritates me that rap is for the most part - purelt beats and the sex/drug/violence/jewelry/cars type stuff now.
Look back to nwa, public enemy, too live crew, big daddy cane, ll cool j, run dmc, rakim, rob base, and all the ol' school individuals/groups. They actually did rap with a purpose. Don't get me wrong they said a little more than that, but you could tell they were aware of what was going on in the world and they let it be known they didn't like what was going on, and they spoke on it. They actually had lyrics you could get with, not a WHOLE SONG COMPRISED OFF OF A HOOK.
What ever happend to real rap should be the REAL question..........
2007-12-03 05:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With some of them, yes. But there are younger people on here who really know their stuff. I asked a question a while back about how old are you and what type of hip hop do you listen to. It was reassuring to see a lot of pretty young people saying they were into KRS-One, BDK, Grandmaster Flash etc.
Personally, I think you should understand the culture if you truly love hip hop. To me anything else would be like calling yourself an art lover but never having seen a Da Vinci painting.
And, if more people were giving the classics the respect they deserve, the state of mainstream hip hop today might not be as bad as it is.
2007-12-03 05:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by bonniethon (puirt a buel) 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but doesn't the older generation write off this generations hip hop? I'm sure you had your soulja boys and hurricane chris's back then too. And it seems anytime someone decent comes out everyone has to compare them to an older artist and then claim that they don't quite measure up. Maybe if you gave it a chance..you'd realise its not all bad.
I'm a fan of the old school...just looking at the other side.
2007-12-03 06:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
From what i've seen Yes, but not all of them... It's really only this generation of hip-hop fans maybe 13 to about 19 years old that are like that, and honestly within that age group ALOT of them listen too older stuff.
2007-12-03 05:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by Undead 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King Tee....is that TI?
LMAO...
naw Im just kidding...
Its just because the Gen Y'ers are trained to not care about history....
Sad but true...
Me personally I stay rocking the golden age of hip-hop....
Because if you dont respect the originators who can you respect?
2007-12-03 05:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I take this question outside the box.
I feel rap denounces R&B's groundwork to the point of distraction.
I cannot feel the influences of pioneers like The Temptations and Al Green in rap. Did you ever hear these giants cuss or belittle their brothers? Furthermore, rap's rhythmic influences from dance and disco tracks are rarely if ever celebrated. The genre of rap's refusal to admit its past will doom its future.
2007-12-03 06:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, It's important, but s hit, I'm still catchin up on albums from this year, and while I deff know guy's like audio two and king tee, I'm truthfully more interested (right now) in listening to say...that new jermside and brickbeats album before them...sorry..
2007-12-03 05:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but this happens with every generation.
2007-12-03 05:30:07 · answer #8 · answered by King of Biscuits 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
im 13 love old school
2007-12-03 05:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by Galoucura09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋