[Calexico]

That's just the generic stereotype that every person who dislikes rap uses. There are plenty of people who don't rap about "bitches and rims".

YouTube - blackalicious - Make You Feel that Way - Blazing Arrow
YouTube - Gang Starr-Discipline

 

[MaZa]

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Originally Posted by Calexico /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's just the generic stereotype that every person who dislikes rap uses. There are plenty of people who don't rap about "bitches and rims". YouTube - blackalicious - Make You Feel that Way - Blazing Arrow YouTube - Gang Starr-Discipline

The first link caught my ear. Simple, forward rolling "ghetto" sound/beat that makes me head nod with it, and some good rapping. I liked it.

 

[chinesekiwi]

Jazz-influenced rap also is great e.g. Southern rap like Outkast.

 

[Burninate35]

This might sound sad, but the movie "The Wackness" introduced me to rap that I like.

The rap in the movie was mostly nonviolent, and sounded like great poetry to me. I love violence, but I feel like the violence often depicted in rap is offensive even to me. (I love F.E.A.R. 2 just for the blood splatter haha)

 

[chinesekiwi]

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Originally Posted by Burninate35 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This might sound sad, but the movie "The Wackness" introduced me to rap that I like. The rap in the movie was mostly nonviolent, and sounded like great poetry to me. I love violence, but I feel like the violence often depicted in rap is offensive even to me. (I love F.E.A.R. 2 just for the blood splatter haha)

mmmm....

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So who's bringing the guns in this country? (Hmm?) I couldn't sneak a plastic pellet gun through customs over in London And last week, I seen a Schwarzenegger movie where he's shooting all sorts of these mother*****ers with a uzi I see three little kids, up in the front row, screaming "Go," with their 17-year-old Uncle I'm like, "Guidance? - ain't they got the same moms and dads who got mad when I asked if they liked violence?"

Eminem has a point.

Just listen to 'Dance With The Devil' by Immortal Technique, not so much rap, but more storytelling but yes, violence.

 

[Burninate35]

Why the mmmm? haha

I would love to discuss.

 

[Calexico]

Dance With The Devil is tragically screwed up. A local radio station once had a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina I believe, where they played songs on repeat until someone paid to stop it. They did stuff like My Immortal by Evanescence and William Hung. Dance With The Devil probably would've made quite a bit.

Seriously it is like emotionally scarring =\ =\ =\

 

[928GTS]

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Originally Posted by HipHopScribe /img/forum/go_quote.gif But there's much more than that going on in U.S. rap music, including plenty of jazz influenced rap. Those examples you posted, they don't seem to be doing anything unique.

I know,I listen to a few US groups but for some reason the English language isn't the prettiest language to rap in. It doesn't flow like French...

It doesn't bother me if they aren't doing anything unique but they're doing something that others do at a level higher than the others,thats why I like them.

 

[sahwnfras]

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Originally Posted by Calexico /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dance With The Devil is tragically screwed up. A local radio station once had a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina I believe, where they played songs on repeat until someone paid to stop it. They did stuff like My Immortal by Evanescence and William Hung. Dance With The Devil probably would've made quite a bit. Seriously it is like emotionally scarring =\ =\ =\

It lets you know that life can be terrible, even in the USA. Dont be scared of it.

 

[PG21]

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Originally Posted by chinesekiwi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Jazz-influenced rap also is great e.g. Southern rap like Outkast.

A Tribe Called Quest

 

[rocker]

Listening to Ghostface Killah's 'Ironman' - solid f-ing album - lots of attitude from da streets.

 

[kush]

OP is a retard.... rofl dude listens to disturbed

 

[Shimmer]

Gotta love the Lurch!

 

[Calexico]

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Originally Posted by sahwnfras /img/forum/go_quote.gif It lets you know that life can be terrible, even in the USA. Dont be scared of it.

Meh I don't listen to music to feel bad about life.

 

[EyeAmEye]

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Originally Posted by chinesekiwi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess you can write like that too? I guess you can use the grammar structure of Dr. Seuss books and make it into a hard hitting sounding song? Eminem 'The Way I Am' chorus. I'm guessing you also have the ability to infuse comedic situations and hard-hitting subjects into a song + storytell (too many examples Eminem wise). There's a reason why the Marshall Mathers LP is rated highly by many reputable reviewers (e.g. Rolling Stone, Robert Christgau) and is even appreciated on an English language academic level. Anyway here: Organized Konfusion - Releasing Hypnotical Gases

I assume you know me well enough to assume I can't write like that or better?

I don't give a flying hoot what Rolling Stone or any other reviewer thinks about anything. I'm not a spoon fed idiot, I can do my own thinking for myself.

That Organized Konfusion song is krap. Try again