It's June 16, 2024, 05:53:04 AM
yea, I get it, niggas gotta eat.. they got to feed their baby momas n shit... lmao!if what you represent ain't got shit to do with real hiphop, don't expect love from people who are into real hiphop
Slick Rick rocked chains. G Rap rocked chains. Big Daddy Kane rocked chains. Did they sell out? No. You really think that's selling out? Because someone lives a "bling lifestyle" they're not Hip Hop. Hip Hop has been about bragging. Ask Sugar Hill. Its always been about flossing, ask Slick Rick. Its always been about keeping it real. That's what Outerspace is doing. You want depth and meaningful lyrics? Cool. But Hip Hop wasn't built on that. That's not real Hip Hop. That's just Hip Hop. Hip Hop is party music. Street music. Its fun music. It'll always be music, but as long as Execs are making money, its going to be a job. Don't blame rappers for having a family to feed. That's keeping real as real can be. Trying to not "sell out" and leaving your kids starving is keeping stupid.You need a better definition.
if what you represent ain't got shit to do with real hiphop, don't expect love from people who are into real hiphop
I don't even care about the appearance like some hardcore backpackers might do. I don't give a shit if dude is wearing a big ass chain or a backpack in his video. The problem starts when people make whack music (even according to THEIR opinion) because it sells better, and then also have the nerve to make fun of people who don't like it. "I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars" "I Don't Do It For The Groupies, They Trifilin' Bitches, I Do This Shit For My Kids, My Wife And My Niggas, Most Important Thing In Life, Stay True To Your People, Not True To Hip Hop"translation: I don't give a shit what fans think, I do music in order to get rich not in order to do art, not in order to contribute to hiphop, as long as I get my cash I'm good.Now, if they REALLY have a family to feed and see no choice other than selling out, I understand. But to me that "A nigga gotta eat" phrase is laughable. Most of these rappers damn well have enough scrilla to fucking eat. Don't gimme that bullshit. Rocking a chain and chrome wheels, yet the family is starving to death.
It's fucked up in the East, but rappers from the West and South are quite wealthy I think. on the eastcoast you either make it or really break it. when signing to a huge record label you gotta watch out of course, I think 2pac also got played by suge, big time. that's why releasing independent shit and mixtapes can get you some nice scrilla, maybe not in NY but elsewhere lol, and that's better cause when it comes to signing to a big major and dealing with jews in suits it can happen that you get fucked in the ass by the industry.