Opinion of Hip-Hop music

[IceAge/HeatWave]

Do you like rap/r&b/ hip-hop?

i never did until like two weeks ago.


and right now i'm really into Kanye and N.E.R.D

[fadedmemories]

I would probably listen to it more if I find an artist that really catches my attention

[IceAge/HeatWave]

I would probably listen to it more if I find an artist that really catches my attention

thats exactly how i felt bro, a lot of it is generic and crappy, and it can be difficult to distinguish between rappers. but then again, that can be said of 'rock' too.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

You should have had old school/ 90s rap as a choice. That is the golden age of rap.The majority of the rap I like comes from that era such as 2pac, Dr. Dre., NWA, Ice Cube, and The Notorious B.I.G. I really hate current rap/ hip hop dogshit except for Clipse and Ludacris.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

I would probably listen to it more if I find an artist that really catches my attention

You should check out 2pac. In my opinion he's the best rapper ever.

[fadedmemories]

You should check out 2pac. In my opinion he's the best rapper ever.
Would check out once I have the time

[LongDistanceDrunk]

Would check out once I have the time

I would recommend starting with Me Against the world (my fav) or All Eyez On Me. I heard the hype about him for years being the greatest rapper and finally decided to check him out last year and discovered people were right about him.

[IceAge/HeatWave]

90s rap is great. for some reason that didn't click with me when i made this pole.

storms, maybe you could incorporate it into a poll at some point? you pretty much are the poll forum haha

[LongDistanceDrunk]

90s rap is great. for some reason that didn't click with me when i made this pole.

storms, maybe you could incorporate it into a poll at some point? your pretty much are the poll forum haha

That last bit was funny. I am online a lot because I take online classes so I get bored and post polls.

[WTHMTH]

Do you like rap/r&b/ hip-hop?

i never did until like two weeks ago.


and right now i'm really into Kanye and N.E.R.D

those are actually 2 of the few i enjoy

[domotime2]

hated it. (in living color reference)

[TheHays]

everyone should listen to a tribe called quest. real hip hop at its finest.

also check out brother reade and dj vadim. good stuff.

[timbedinosaur]

Not really, sometimes its ok, but usually it's just monotonous and annoying

[liveloud4life]

I'm never willing to entirely stereotype anything. People always tell me that there's good, creative rap and hip hop out there and I'm willing to believe that somewhere there is. They've shown me songs that were good examples but I've never been able to find any artists that are completely immune to occasionally putting out the same generic, mindless bitches and hoes, gangsta bull crap. And for the most part that's all there is. So i defintely hate it.

[ship of fools]

cRAP.

[DividingByZero]

I don't mind it. Depends on the song.

[skellorock]

depends on what it is, and if its actually creative, then i'll probably enjoy it, i just dont care for gangsta stuff, its been done a gajillion times, tho i'll listen to some eazy-e or somthing for fun ocasionally, oh and white boys, not so much the actual few famous white rappers(tho i'm not a fan) but just the thousands of dumb white guys who think they can rap, its embarassing to the race, and by that i mean the human race.

[Somechild]

You can't judge a genre like that. Like in every genre some artist outshine other. This is an ignorant poll.

[Un'Aria Ancora]

You can find good music in any genre... grow up.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

depends on what it is, and if its actually creative, then i'll probably enjoy it, i just dont care for gangsta stuff, its been done a gajillion times, tho i'll listen to some eazy-e or somthing for fun ocasionally, oh and white boys, not so much the actual few famous white rappers(tho i'm not a fan) but just the thousands of dumb white guys who think they can rap, its embarassing to the race, and by that i mean the human race.

The most embarrassing white "rappers" are Hollywood Dead. They are worse than Limp Bizkit which is really saying something. Eazy-E is pretty good but I prefer him in NWA rather than his solo stuff

[flyeast]

You can find good music in any genre... grow up.
so true.

[johngorveatte]

As a genre, i dont like hip-hop.

However, I am constantly amazed by Lupe Fiasco.
His creativity surpasses many artists from all genres.

Plus, his beats are hot.

[Say Nothing]

In my opinion, a lot of it is garbage, but I do really enjoy some hip hop artists

[batmannj]

there is some that i like. i like kanye, lil wayne, ludacris, and jay-z. and the 90s stuff its pretty sweet.

[White Noise]

Love it.

[aoftbsten]

certain songs are catchy, but i can usually put any rap song into one of the three catagories:

1. Smackin' that beotch
2. Blang Blang/money
3. how fly they are

big fan of new kanye stuff though

[MIKEY_HORROR]

lovet.it.

[seventy.times7]

Some is ok, i just dont really relate to the musicians most of the time.
Gym Class Heroes and 3Oh are the exception .. somtimes ...

[LongDistanceDrunk]

Some is ok, i just dont really relate to the musicians most of the time.
Gym Class Heroes and 3Oh are the exception .. somtimes ...
30h3 is in no way shape or form considered hip hop. If they are then so are Brokencyde

[ADayToSing]

I hate it so much! not 2 be mean or anything but, hip-hop suks, and wht r u guys thinking?!

[just.Starla.]

Since I grew up with it, I like most of it I guess.

The most embarrassing white "rappers" are Hollywood Dead. They are worse than Limp Bizkit which is really saying something. Eazy-E is pretty good but I prefer him in NWA rather than his solo stuff

Thank you. I guess I just don't understand their appeal; they have some of the worst music I've ever heard.

As a genre, i dont like hip-hop.

However, I am constantly amazed by Lupe Fiasco.
His creativity surpasses many artists from all genres.

Plus, his beats are hot.

Agreed

30h3 is in no way shape or form considered hip hop. If they are then so are Brokencyde

Once again, thank you.

[AbbeyCarbs]

I'm never willing to entirely stereotype anything. People always tell me that there's good, creative rap and hip hop out there and I'm willing to believe that somewhere there is. They've shown me songs that were good examples but I've never been able to find any artists that are completely immune to occasionally putting out the same generic, mindless bitches and hoes, gangsta bull crap. And for the most part that's all there is. So i defintely hate it.

Exactly.

[hockeyguitar99]

You should have had old school/ 90s rap as a choice. That is the golden age of rap.The majority of the rap I like comes from that era such as 2pac, Dr. Dre., NWA, Ice Cube, and The Notorious B.I.G. I really hate current rap/ hip hop dogshit except for Clipse and Ludacris.

Check out Kanye, Lupe, Atmosphere, Why?, and Astronautalis if you haven't. You might like Common also, those are my favorites, I don't stray much from this stuff though.

[hockeyguitar99]

I hate it so much! not 2 be mean or anything but, hip-hop suks, and wht r u guys thinking?!

That full words are cool.

[WhoSaidThat?]

That full words are cool.
I mildly LOL'd.

[hockeyguitar99]

I mildly LOL'd.

I'll take it.

[notoaststereo]

really depends on who it is.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

Check out Kanye, Lupe, Atmosphere, Why?, and Astronautalis if you haven't. You might like Common also, those are my favorites, I don't stray much from this stuff though.

I like Atmosphere, hate Kanye, kind of like Common and will check out those other ones. Which Atmosphere album is the best? The few songs I heard by him I liked.

[Charles777]

It is distasteful
Unless it is by Atmosphere


Then it makes me wet
my pants with the pure
awesomeness

[Deadbolt01]

Difference between the last two being....?
And yeah I think its pretty poor. You should see the UK hip hop scene, its horrible.

[alltimecam]

I said it's ok because a majority of rap is awful, but when it's good then I really like it. Like 2pac, Pharell, Nas, Kanye West, and just a little of Lil Wayne. But those are like 4 people I like out of he thousands of terrible rap artists. I blame rap for ruining the music industry.

[hockeyguitar99]

I like Atmosphere, hate Kanye, kind of like Common and will check out those other ones. Which Atmosphere album is the best? The few songs I heard by him I liked.

Why? is really interesting, its hard to classify as 'rap' but its really good. Astronautalis is like Rap with a folky tinge to it. I really like Atmosphere's new album When Life Give You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold so I'd say that one. If you really want to checkout Common, check out Be, it's easily his best album.

[Cuddleworthy]

This used to be all I listened to when I was younger. I don't listen to as much hip-hop anymore but I can still appreciate it when it's good.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

Why? is really interesting, its hard to classify as 'rap' but its really good. Astronautalis is like Rap with a folky tinge to it. I really like Atmosphere's new album When Life Give You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold so I'd say that one. If you really want to checkout Common, check out Be, it's easily his best album.

Thanks for the recommendations dude

[LongDistanceDrunk]

I said it's ok because a majority of rap is awful, but when it's good then I really like it. Like 2pac, Pharell, Nas, Kanye West, and just a little of Lil Wayne. But those are like 4 people I like out of he thousands of terrible rap artists. I blame rap for ruining the music industry.

I blame Nickelback and all theradio rock garbage. I would rather listen to generic hip-hop and generic pop any day than some terrible radio rock

[alltimecam]

I blame Nickelback and all theradio rock garbage. I would rather listen to generic hip-hop and generic pop any day than some terrible radio rock
My thing is I feel rap just pushes singles and doesn't focus on putting an album out so when the only song you've heard by (insert terrible rapper here) is that one song why would you go out and buy the whole cd for that one song when you could just download it? At least with Nickelback their fans (may god save their souls) go out and buy the albums where rap music just puts out one shitty single after another: soulja boy, mims, akon t-pain flo rida etc. at least nickelback is a band that keeps albums coing out instead of just songs

[alltimecam]

Check out Kanye, Lupe, Atmosphere, Why?, and Astronautalis if you haven't. You might like Common also, those are my favorites, I don't stray much from this stuff though.
what do you think of common's new album?
I was disappointed I only really like Universal Mind Control, I was expecting much better since Pharrell produced it, right?

[hockeyguitar99]

what do you think of common's new album?
I was disappointed I only really like Universal Mind Control, I was expecting much better since Pharrell produced it, right?

I kind of expected the album to sound like this. He did describe it as his Summer album (the original release date was set to June 24th) but I still expected something with a little more substance. I've only listened to it once so far, so maybe it'll grow. I can let this go though, because Kanye is producing his new album, and he's done great work on his older stuff. The Neptunes are good producers and I love the beats, but it's too different for me.

[Machu505]

Love it.

[mapster]

hate it...hate it..HATE IT....i went with the last one tho..

[silentshawn]

depends on if u mean real hip hop or not. ill take mid 90s and earlier hip hop over anything that passes as hip hop today other then a handful of artists. lil wayne is not hip hop.

[skellorock]

The most embarrassing white "rappers" are Hollywood Dead. They are worse than Limp Bizkit which is really saying something. Eazy-E is pretty good but I prefer him in NWA rather than his solo stuff

of course, nwa's fun too, but what's also embarassing about white ppl and hip hop is Punk Goes Crunk, not that all the covers sucked, but what are half of those songs doing on a "crunky" comp? i mean rihanna, hip hop??? oh and dont get me started on the inclusion of MIB, and I love will smith! just really shows how white some of those bands are lol, I mean i thought the umbrella cover was fun, but it should have just been called "Punk Goes Black PPL Music" lol

[just.Starla.]

of course, nwa's fun too, but what's also embarassing about white ppl and hip hop is Punk Goes Crunk, not that all the covers sucked, but what are half of those songs doing on a "crunky" comp? i mean rihanna, hip hop??? oh and dont get me started on the inclusion of MIB, and I love will smith! just really shows how white some of those bands are lol, I mean i thought the umbrella cover was fun, but it should have just been called "Punk Goes Black PPL Music" lol

hahaha. some of the covers on there like the ATL cover, were actually good. My favorite was the Say Anything cover though

[skellorock]

hahaha. some of the covers on there like the ATL cover, were actually good. My favorite was the Say Anything cover though

yeah, All Time Low's cover was great, but did it belong on there???? lol, I mean they might as well had thrown in some Brian McKnight, Fefe Dobson, Seal, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child, & Darius Rucker covers as well cause Lord knows that if its Black it must be "Crunky" lol

http://kitfwi.com:1337/files/carlton_dance.gif

[just.Starla.]

yeah, All Time Low's cover was great, but did it belong on there???? lol, I mean they might as well had thrown in some Brian McKnight, Fefe Dobson, Seal, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child, & Darius Rucker covers as well cause Lord knows that if its Black it must be "Crunky" lol

http://kitfwi.com:1337/files/carlton_dance.gif
hahahahaha

[circatbs]

couldnt vote cuz its closed, but i would have voted for hate it. there is only one good rapper and his name is Mr. Marshall Mathers

[Anthony Lutz]

I've been listening to a lot of Jay-Z, but other than that, that's about all...

[skellorock]

couldnt vote cuz its closed, but i would have voted for hate it. there is only one good rapper and his name is Mr. Marshall Mathers

spoken like a true white kid lol

[circatbs]

spoken like a true white kid lol

Got that right! :woot:

[LongDistanceDrunk]

couldnt vote cuz its closed, but i would have voted for hate it. there is only one good rapper and his name is Mr. Marshall Mathers

Are you serious? You sound like a complete retard. You are obviously white. I haven't even seen your pic and I can tell.

[circatbs]

Are you serious? You sound like a complete retard. You are obviously white. I haven't even seen your pic and I can tell.

Why? Because I only like Eminem? And no, I am black.

[just.Starla.]

Why? Because I only like Eminem? And no, I am black.
You're white, and it says so on your profile.

[circatbs]

You're white, and it says so on your profile.

yeah haha i know

[briewer]

The problem with people disliking rap is that they tend to generalize it, as if whatever 50 cent or eminem puts out is the end all be all of the genre. That's like saying you won't listen to rock music because you don't like U2 (and by rock, I mean any band that features drums, guitars, bass, or some variety on that). Of course that's a stupid thing to say; there's so many more options than U2 to choose from. The same thing goes for rap. I personally think Eminem is pure unadulterated garbage, but I still love rap as a genre. There's much more than that available if you're willing to look.

[briewer]

Difference between the last two being....?
And yeah I think its pretty poor. You should see the UK hip hop scene, its horrible.

Disagree. Dizzee Rascal and The Streets are sick as fuuuuck.

[Deadbolt01]

Disagree. Dizzee Rascal and The Streets are sick as fuuuuck.
Dizzee rascal is ever so slightly listenable, the streets is jsut talking, really really bad in my opinion.
To be honest I wasn't talking about the mainstream, more the MCs who are about, they all get thier asses licked by chavs and gangsta wannabes when you look at the lyrics they're always about 1 of 3:
1) How good they are at rapping(soo stupid to rap about how good you are at rapping)
2) How much they hate some guy("You look like a cat on stilts" is an actual line from one of these guys. 'Disses', they're called, song which are jsut massive fuck-offs to someone)
or
3)Gangs and violence, which is without doubt a huge contributor to the amount of stabbings in the UK at the moment. I don't care what anyone says, hip-hop DEFINITLY glamourises and encourages gang culture, which leads to crime and death. How anyone can think those lyrics are good I have no idea.