Restriction on mainstream rapper lyrics?

[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

Which mainstream rapper do you think, that besides the power that the record labels have over their say of lyrics, still drops gems ? I would say Nas. He drops gems and he is mainstream (bet, mtv, radio) Maybe Common but rarely do you seem like that on tv wise. Cant think of too many.

[7even]

I think Nas is very overrated right now. Niggas livin off of his past. Mainstream rap doesn't have to be about "dropping gems". It's about making you feel good and having fun. Sometimes people sound like all the knowledge they gain is from rap music, which is quite mind boggling.

[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

I think Nas is very overrated right now. Niggas livin off of his past. Mainstream rap doesn't have to be about "dropping gems". It's about making you feel good and have fun. Sometimes people sound like all the knowledge they gain is from rap music, which is quite mind boggling.

so i guess selling drugs and talking about killing other people [primarily Blacks] is feel good music. Obvious those people the record label doesn't have to worry about restricting what they got to say. "Hey, RICK ROSS good job , your the man, im just the man behind the man, explosive rhymes, the new thing on the block, as he sit back and lights his cigar and watches the beautiful city view from his office.(really means good job nigger, you makin me filthy rich and on top of that a bunch of little niggers want to be like you, i don't have to worry about any of them competing for my job)[ grabs his leash and says "hey boy want to go for a walk"]

[Joseph Bonanno]

I think Nas is very overrated right now. Niggas livin off of his past. Mainstream rap doesn't have to be about "dropping gems". It's about making you feel good and have fun. Sometimes people sound like all the knowledge they gain is from rap music, which is quite mind boggling.

so i guess selling drugs and talking about killing other people [primarily Blacks] is feel good music. Obvious those people the record label doesn't have to worry about restricting what they got to say. "Hey, RICK ROSS good job , your the man, im just the man behind the man, explosive rhymes, the new thing on the block, as he sit back and lights his cigar and watches the beautiful city view from his office.(really means good job nigger, you makin me filthy rich and on top of that a bunch of little niggers want to be like you, i don't have to worry about any of them competing for my job)[ grabs his leash and says "hey boy want to go for a walk"]

very perceptive. i bought the souljah boy ringtone just to further the cycle hahahahahaha, whiteys a bad motherfucker

[Crockett]

i herd eiht turned down a 2 milllion dolla deal in 96 after death threats because sony wanted him to be "More Like Puffy" and change his lyrics.......

people dont have that sort of substance like eiht did back in the day..any little kid would jump at 2 mill and go from real to fake/mainstreem.......all mainstreem sucks. there is a few that are in the mainstreem and talk the truth but 95% talk shit

tribe called quest dident talk shit
the pharcyde - but are these still mainstreem?? not really

[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

i herd eiht turned down a 2 milllion dolla deal in 96 after death threats because sony wanted him to be "More Like Puffy" and change his lyrics.......

people dont have that sort of substance like eiht did back in the day..any little kid would jump at 2 mill and go from real to fake/mainstreem.......all mainstreem sucks. there is a few that are in the mainstreem and talk the truth but 95% talk shit

tribe called quest dident talk shit
the pharcyde - but are these still mainstreem?? not really

oh man pharcyde was the shit. wow mc eiht turned down a 2 million dollar deal ?

[Al Bundy]

Upset the setup.

[Lunatic]

Nas, Cube, Scarface

[everlast1986]

Nas
Ghostface/MethodMan/Wu-Tang
Common
Ice Cube
Redman

Can't really think of anyone else. It's sad

[Nat Turner-reincarnated]

Nas
Ghostface/MethodMan/Wu-Tang
Common
Ice Cube
Redman

Can't really think of anyone else. It's sad

yes it is.

[Crockett]

pharcyde gotta be there i herd there new stuff the other day blaquestardust it sounded mad fresh
http://www.myspace.com/thepharcyde

nat take a lsiten to it the new tracks called BMS and feel feat computer jay...i see computer jay perform with the cyde in 2005 he was dope shit

[Machiavelli]

Nas
Ghostface/MethodMan/Wu-Tang
Common
Ice Cube
Redman

Can't really think of anyone else. It's sad