Hip hop is dead (?)

[Brendan]

I couldn't tell one hip hop dude from another one by listening.

And non-rock fans probably couldn't tell Zep from Rush from AC/DC if they tried.

It's a matter of perspective. If you're a fan, there's no mistaking a Timbaland track from a Just Blaze joint.

Hip hop is alive and well in Immortal Technique, Blueprint, Brother Ali, Apathy, Tonedef (who's flow is just sick), and in tons of underground MCs, like Celph Titled and Sage Francis, and groups like Hieroglyphics and Demigodz.

 

[jomahu]

yeh, hi hop is dead. just like rock, jazz, blues, pop, and all music.

as previously mentioned - if you think that it's dead (whatever genre), you're not listening hard enough.

 

[studentaccount1]

Sometimes I wonder if people really read what the post is about and not just the topic. Let me clarify my point.

I thought it was interesting that Nas (one of the most critically acclaimed rapper. Illmatic is revered even among other MC's) came out with a song called "Hip Hop is Dead".

A lot of people equate success with albums sold/media exposure. K-Fed has probably sold more albums than most people on this board too. At the heart of the matter is not whether it is popular, it is whether it is moving to a higher level or in decline in terms of artistic expression.

I think that there are a lot of people "below the radar" making good music. It is probably good that those people are not that popular and "mainstream".

On a side note what do you make of articles like this? Is it all a part of the business, or is it more complicated than that?

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[kserg]

snoop (west coast compton),

Long beach.

 

[jokerjkny]

Long beach.

lol,

wiki is your friend.

 

[kserg]

lol,

wiki is your friend.

 

[AmazingGracePlayer]

I think so... Hip Hop is turning more and more like Punk now.

 

[Oxblood]

Lol, Hip Hop is faaaaaaaar from dead. It's one of the most popular types of music in the world. About the Nas video, the song was made to ruffle people's feathers. I'm actually listening to Hip Hop music right now.

I NEED A HOODY HOOD HOOD RAT!

 

[dhadleyray]

I think there’s a distinction between alive and embalmed.

Maybe they do what Keith Richards does, getting their blood drained, and fresh stuff put in over in Sweden every year! It's kept Keith going..

 

[Floating teetH]

I actually enjoy some contemporary rap, I just wish it didn't have such strong cultural influence.

I don't think hip hop willl ever die. It probably won't even evolve, it's like the hammer head shark of the music world.

 

[morf]

hiphop evolves all the time. There are tons of different genres within hiphop. Compare Busta Rhymes to Deltron 3030 for example.

 

[bassfacekevin]

Del! That guy is sick. (worthless post)

~K

 

[gkbass13]

i love hip hop but i hate most rap....

the roots, common, talib kweli, mos def, immortal technique, blackalicious, jurassic 5, heiroglyphics, del, jedi mind tricks, mf doom, nas, all of wu tang....there is a lot of good stuff out there, you just have to look for it.

 

[Brendan]

i love hip hop but i hate most rap....

the roots, common, talib kweli, mos def, immortal technique, blackalicious, jurassic 5, heiroglyphics, del, jedi mind tricks, mf doom, nas, all of wu tang....there is a lot of good stuff out there, you just have to look for it.

I dunno about you, but I liked Black Star more than Mos Def or Talib Kweli's solo output. That album was brilliant on pretty much all fronts.

 

[studentaccount1]

The Talib Kweli/MF Doom song on the DangeDoom album is pretty nice.