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Quote from: J$crILLa on May 22, 2011, 11:57:13 PMthe rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boyand at #1: AUTO TUNE!say what u want about any of these niggas... but u can never say they sat around expectin hand outs cryin over other rappers in the gameauto tune has been used since 97....ya favorite rapper uses it......he doesnt use the sound effects...but everybody thats in the music industry uses it.. just about...funny the scapegoat for rap fallin off was ying yang, d4l, soulja boysoulja boy still here... replaced ying yang and d4 l with gucci, drake, and rick...who was any of these niggas yall love to hate..be4 u found out u hated em?how did they get big n radio play...they hustle...reason y i buy all they shit....they aint sittin around with broad like mentalities...
the rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boyand at #1: AUTO TUNE!
Quote from: Jimmy H. on May 20, 2011, 07:07:25 PMQuote from: G-Bee on May 17, 2011, 11:02:54 PMIf the hustle is so important to some of you, why don't you big up the ones that do it best? The people at Sony, Interscope, etc. They got the hustle down in a major way, not on some bullshit level like Soulja Boy. Don't know how it benefits the music or HipHop in general, but that is not a priority here is it? Sony and Interscope have their hustle fucked up. They spent all these years finding ways to legally fuck the artist through the RIAA and then when the game changed and they didn't come prepared, they wanted to rengotiate and cry foul. I'm far more impressed by some teenage kid who came out of nowhere and found a way to make millions than a bunch of college-bred businessmen who let one of the biggest money-making industries in the world get finiancially buried becuase they underestimated technology. Calling back to the 90's rap scene for the argument doesn't work because it was a much different environment then. Comparing Snoop to Soulja Boy doesn't work because Snoop was a superstar but not a millionaire. Snoop was borrowing money from a label he made rich. He left that label owing them albums. Now to be fair, it took for these early superstars to get fucked on their contracts for today's crop to learn how the game was played so some respect should no doubt be shown in that regard. Of course, I totally agree. All I'm saying is, if you look up to rappers because of their hustle, you might be looking up to the wrong people. Who are making the most money? Certainly not the rappers.
Quote from: G-Bee on May 17, 2011, 11:02:54 PMIf the hustle is so important to some of you, why don't you big up the ones that do it best? The people at Sony, Interscope, etc. They got the hustle down in a major way, not on some bullshit level like Soulja Boy. Don't know how it benefits the music or HipHop in general, but that is not a priority here is it? Sony and Interscope have their hustle fucked up. They spent all these years finding ways to legally fuck the artist through the RIAA and then when the game changed and they didn't come prepared, they wanted to rengotiate and cry foul. I'm far more impressed by some teenage kid who came out of nowhere and found a way to make millions than a bunch of college-bred businessmen who let one of the biggest money-making industries in the world get finiancially buried becuase they underestimated technology. Calling back to the 90's rap scene for the argument doesn't work because it was a much different environment then. Comparing Snoop to Soulja Boy doesn't work because Snoop was a superstar but not a millionaire. Snoop was borrowing money from a label he made rich. He left that label owing them albums. Now to be fair, it took for these early superstars to get fucked on their contracts for today's crop to learn how the game was played so some respect should no doubt be shown in that regard.
If the hustle is so important to some of you, why don't you big up the ones that do it best? The people at Sony, Interscope, etc. They got the hustle down in a major way, not on some bullshit level like Soulja Boy. Don't know how it benefits the music or HipHop in general, but that is not a priority here is it?
Quote from: J$crILLa on May 22, 2011, 11:57:13 PMthe rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boythe word "swag"and at #1: AUTO TUNE!yo.... like.... who still uses AutoTune? Lil' Wayne - people seem like they're scared of Wayne. Wayne ain't gotta prove shit, he's not even 30 yet and has been puttin' crators in the game since 95' smhDrake - i never got tha paranoia about him. he's talented and we sha'll leave it at thatGucci Mane - underground legendRick Ross - the biggest boss since Biggie, simple as that. hate it or love it niggaSoulja Boy - overrated in all of this contraversy. Soulja plays his role, y'all play his balls in your mouth... done dealthe word "Swag", really? u must not be from the States
the rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boythe word "swag"and at #1: AUTO TUNE!
Quote from: 3rd Coast on May 23, 2011, 08:47:04 AMQuote from: J$crILLa on May 22, 2011, 11:57:13 PMthe rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boyand at #1: AUTO TUNE!say what u want about any of these niggas... but u can never say they sat around expectin hand outs cryin over other rappers in the gameauto tune has been used since 97....ya favorite rapper uses it......he doesnt use the sound effects...but everybody thats in the music industry uses it.. just about...funny the scapegoat for rap fallin off was ying yang, d4l, soulja boysoulja boy still here... replaced ying yang and d4 l with gucci, drake, and rick...who was any of these niggas yall love to hate..be4 u found out u hated em?how did they get big n radio play...they hustle...reason y i buy all they shit....they aint sittin around with broad like mentalities...okay.... so i take it quality isnt impportant to u?
Quote from: Michael Madsen on May 23, 2011, 09:15:02 AMQuote from: 3rd Coast on May 23, 2011, 08:47:04 AMQuote from: J$crILLa on May 22, 2011, 11:57:13 PMthe rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boyand at #1: AUTO TUNE!say what u want about any of these niggas... but u can never say they sat around expectin hand outs cryin over other rappers in the gameauto tune has been used since 97....ya favorite rapper uses it......he doesnt use the sound effects...but everybody thats in the music industry uses it.. just about...funny the scapegoat for rap fallin off was ying yang, d4l, soulja boysoulja boy still here... replaced ying yang and d4 l with gucci, drake, and rick...who was any of these niggas yall love to hate..be4 u found out u hated em?how did they get big n radio play...they hustle...reason y i buy all they shit....they aint sittin around with broad like mentalities...okay.... so i take it quality isnt impportant to u?thats basically what he said, he dont care bout quality. lol. u buy music becuase they hustle, LOL, not becuase its good. WOW!
Quote from: J$crILLa on May 22, 2011, 11:57:13 PMthe rap game has fallen off hard as fuck in skill in the last 5+ years.here are some examples:Lil WayneDrakeGucci ManeRick RossSoulja Boythe word "swag"and at #1: AUTO TUNE!lil wayne, drake and rick ross aren't any worse at rapping than daz
One of the realest posts I've read on here in years. Couldn't agree more. I hear that all the time too, especially with someone like souljaboy "the kid is makin his money so I can't hate". Fine don't hate but don't act like the music isn't fuckin trash.