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Quote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 12:59:25 PMQuote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PMIts just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.It's not stupid to brag about working hard. That's basically the current definition of "hustle". No but bragging about shit + not being a good rapper is laughable.
Quote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PMIts just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.It's not stupid to brag about working hard. That's basically the current definition of "hustle".
Its just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.
Quote from: OG Will_B on May 12, 2011, 01:34:14 PMQuote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 12:59:25 PMQuote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PMIts just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.It's not stupid to brag about working hard. That's basically the current definition of "hustle". No but bragging about shit + not being a good rapper is laughable.why? not unless they're bragging about rap skill
So how did it go from that, to today where artists and fans feel obligated to say "He makin his money... he's doin his thang... I respect his hustle... " ...even if they aren't feeling the music or feel and artists is wack. Like in the case of Lil Wayne, artists and fans that don't even like his music don't speak against him they just say... "I respect his hustle, he's getting his".
Quote from: SPICE TWO on May 12, 2011, 01:51:14 PMQuote from: OG Will_B on May 12, 2011, 01:34:14 PMQuote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 12:59:25 PMQuote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PMIts just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.It's not stupid to brag about working hard. That's basically the current definition of "hustle". No but bragging about shit + not being a good rapper is laughable.why? not unless they're bragging about rap skillWhat's the point in being the hardest working bad rapper?Is that someone you'd give credit to?
Quote from: OG Will_B on May 12, 2011, 02:24:23 PMQuote from: SPICE TWO on May 12, 2011, 01:51:14 PMQuote from: OG Will_B on May 12, 2011, 01:34:14 PMQuote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 12:59:25 PMQuote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 12:39:44 PMIts just the new gimmick. Rap is a very gimmicky genre of music because of the age of a lot of it's fans. Go to a high school and you can see all the kids wearing shirts with "hater" and/or "hustler" on them when they know damn well they have to be home for dinner at 6 pm or their grounded and they never "hustled" a day in their life outside of their job at Jack in the Box. Its the same as in the last few decades when fans respected artists who were seen as gangsters and tough guys, now this has been replaced with rappers who are "hustlers". In 10 yrs it will be something else, probably even stupider.It's not stupid to brag about working hard. That's basically the current definition of "hustle". No but bragging about shit + not being a good rapper is laughable.why? not unless they're bragging about rap skillWhat's the point in being the hardest working bad rapper?Is that someone you'd give credit to?A bad rapper to you might not be a bad rapper to somebody else.
Whether a rapper is bad or not is subjective and depends on personal preference.
Who are these rappers? EDIT: And I bring this up because I know for a fact that whoever is mentioned, there will be some quality that makes them a successful rapper.
Quote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 03:52:24 PMWho are these rappers? EDIT: And I bring this up because I know for a fact that whoever is mentioned, there will be some quality that makes them a successful rapper. Here's how i'll answer that: If you think of a rapper in your head, and the first thing that comes to your mind is "hustler" and not "rapper (or some adjective regarding his actual skill on the mic/boards)", then he probably sucks and doesn't deserve to get credit for "hustling" a product he's no good at making.
Quote from: Russell Bell on May 12, 2011, 04:07:53 PMQuote from: Javier on May 12, 2011, 03:52:24 PMWho are these rappers? EDIT: And I bring this up because I know for a fact that whoever is mentioned, there will be some quality that makes them a successful rapper. Here's how i'll answer that: If you think of a rapper in your head, and the first thing that comes to your mind is "hustler" and not "rapper (or some adjective regarding his actual skill on the mic/boards)", then he probably sucks and doesn't deserve to get credit for "hustling" a product he's no good at making.Eh, rappers that might be weak lyrically can put on a hell of a fucking live show.