Apr 10, 2016

Any examples

 

Apr 10, 2016

It sounded like you said every change brought to hip hop was negative

 

Apr 10, 2016

In France we have a rap scene too and there's wayy less "conservationisnm". There are more cringe rappers like hopsin and techn9ne of course but it's not the same.

So it's maybe really partially because Americans tend to be more conservative. I'm kind of reaching but...

 

Apr 10, 2016

like someone said, social media and Internet has a lot to do with it too
Just using thug as an example, when this song came out

he was basically an Internet meme for a couple months. Up until I actually gave him a chance my mind was kind of already set that he was "trash". He's still not my taste but I'm not as narrow minded when it comes to his music anymore. Like I said Memo, Drippin, Digits, and a lot of SS3 is good to me.

 

Apr 10, 2016

I meant this link not the M&M ad...

 

Apr 10, 2016

You're completly out of touch with hip hop if you think this only applies to thug

 

Apr 10, 2016

But in this song he's literally being innovative with his delivery and flow, not to mention rapping about normal hip hop staples such as providing for his family ("I got brothers and sisters to feed I ain't goin out like no idiot I'm an OG")

People just can't get past the shock of a new style to actually engage w the content. Until its neatly packaged and delivered like w ss3

 

Apr 10, 2016

completely agree, something about SS3 seemed to appeal to the public more than his previous projects

 

Apr 10, 2016

What the f--- is your problem I haven't even posted in this thread.

 

Apr 10, 2016

That's my point -- yet you've lurked enough to like every anti-thug/Narsh post lmaooo

You're so boring

 

Apr 10, 2016

heavy metal fans may be worse

 

Apr 10, 2016

My liking of other peoples posts makes you angry, your life seem pretty miserable. You should really consider losing your virginity.

 

Apr 10, 2016

Smh then why was your response that I'm turning it into a thug argument? Why didnt you just respond as if I'm talking about the genre as a whole, which I was? I literally spelt it out and said "part of the problem are arbitrary labels." Labels that cause people to not really engage w material they think doesn't fall neatly under a given context

You ignored all that to say I was just turning it into a debate about young thug.

 

Apr 10, 2016

I can't respond because you'll report it

 

Apr 10, 2016

For this discussion to actually have validity you would need African Americans to be part of it

 

Apr 10, 2016

omfg can u shut the f--- up about young thug

 

Apr 10, 2016

 

Apr 10, 2016

Are you r-----ed, my first response to you was AGREEING with you

Jesus Christ

 

Apr 10, 2016

I think there's more narrow mindedness in people who listen to dad-rock tbh. they all carry this stigma that if an actual guitar isn't used in creating the song, it's immediately s--- and easy to make. They constantly say s--- like "omg that club music is garbage it's all just dumb lyrics" as well as "music today is terrible i wish i was born in 1983 during pink floyds peak" or some bs. They literally cannot like anything but their own genre and it's not that they go "oh i don't like this song" they try their absolute hardest to belittle the song and make it seem as if a monkey could have done better.

 

Apr 10, 2016

Good question and a lot of great answers in this thread. I've grown alongside the genre and it's incredible seeing how it pretty much dominates pop culture, it's well known that it's the most listened to and popular form of music.

Growing up here in the foundation itself New York I've ran across several folks that fit into what you're pointing out the "Rap should only be____" instead of realizing that it was meant to be listened to in various, unrestricted ways. Granted I've learned that not everyone also has the time or patience of studying the history and context of hip-hop but based on my personal experiences, I do think the audiences have now been a lot more progressive in accepting the mass amount of different content Rap has to offer nowadays. Before Ye & Wayne I doubt most of these new artists would have flourished considering the different setting and environment at the time.