Re: "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie" - The Hip Hop Thread
Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 7:49pm
by BostonBeaneater
I remember watching Oprah because Jello Biafra was going to be 'debating' with Tipper Gore and Ice-T was the other anti-censorship. I liked his very punk attitude and bought The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! on my next record store trip. From there it was PE, BDP, and NWA. I've been a casual fan every since. Kendrick Lamar is a great modern guy. Wu-Tang Forever!
Re: "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie" - The Hip Hop Thread
I remember watching Oprah because Jello Biafra was going to be 'debating' with Tipper Gore and Ice-T was the other anti-censorship. I liked his very punk attitude and bought The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! on my next record store trip. From there it was PE, BDP, and NWA. I've been a casual fan every since. Kendrick Lamar is a great modern guy. Wu-Tang Forever!
Very similar experience for me as well. That was rhe first hip hop album I bought.
Re: "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie" - The Hip Hop Thread
Posted: 04 Jan 2023, 8:08pm
by weller259
I like the Beastie Boys and Run DMC but that's about it. I wouldn't know Kendrick Lamar from Eminem from Drake from Kanye. The fact is that I simply cannot relate to the underlying environment that "most" rap deals with. I did not grow up or ever live in a ghetto. I dislike guns with a passion. I dislike "gangsters" of any kind. So, while I do like the musicality of some hiphop, like the Beasties and DMC, I just can't get into it on anything other than a casual level depending on the musicality of the track.
And that's fine with me really, just as most parents when I was a kid didn't understand or "get" the Beatles. Sure I know i'm missing out on some quality stuff but i'm OK with that. The whole "gangsta" shit simply does not resonate with me whatsoever, as a matter of fact its a huge turn-off.
Re: "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie" - The Hip Hop Thread
Re: "I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie" - The Hip Hop Thread
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 2:30am
by Silent Majority
Not a bad name mentioned so far - love all of them. American rap wise, as he's very aware, Kendrick has the crown. Kanye's anti-Semitism means he's definitely crossed the line to the point I can take no pleasure in his work and the work since Yeezus was kind of doing enough of that anyway.
JID is a great up and comer. Future is one of the few guys with an autotune that I can stand, because there's lyrical integrity and skill under there.
Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Tupac, the DOC, LL Cool J, and (he sounded American, despite being from London. He sounded like he was born in the Wu Tang Clan) MF Doom are guys I have in rotation who I don't think have been mentioned yet.
