It's May 16, 2024, 10:28:53 AM
I like how everyone who agrees with this doesn't see that Dre and Snoop still sell loads and loads of albums... just cause the source, xxl, mtv, bet, dont give a shit, doesn't mean the fans dont, we could give a fuck about what they think... and anyone who thinks the east is totally different than the west is stupid... musically yes, but on subject matter, hell no... the top eastcoast rappers right now, today, at this very minute are singing "oh boy" (camron) , "i get high" (styles) , and "gangsta lovin" (eve, alicia)..... and let me tell you all something... for all you "im waiting for crooked-i to blow up" people... he will be rapping about the same damn shit, so don't even go on about subject matter because it's not just the west, but RAP IN GENERAL... check thisTop 10 Rap Hits1. Hot In Herre - Nelly2. I Need A Girl pt. 2 - P Diddy3. Down 4 U - Murder Inc4. Oh Boy - Cam'ron5. Dilemma - Nelly6. Still Fly - Big Tymers7. Nothin - N.O.R.E.8. Grindin - The Clipse9. Move Bitch - Ludacrise10. Gangsta Love - EveNot one Westcoast artist on that list or in the top 20, but all those songs include some content like this..."I'm a gangbanger, I smoke weed, fuck bitches, pimp hoes"-Big BpG
You got a point, but I dont think the lyrics are the reason that you dont have any West Coast Rappers on TV except for 2pac/snoop/dre/xzibit. i mean you got young eAst coast rappers like Freeway, Beanie Sigel, cam'ron ja rule nelly etc etc, their lyrics arent better but they do commercial music in my eyes with Radio Friendly beatz and thats the reason they get airplay
I love the west coast music and I think I will never get tired of it.
I agree 100%. the whole "I'm a gangbanger, I smoke weed, fuck bitches, pimp hoes, and I love my mama" routine is played out. The west coast is flat out redundant now. The Snoop/Dre we are hearing now is the same shit we heard 10 years ago when you get down to it. It's the same sound. This is why The Source, XXL, Vibe, etc. don't show love towards the West Coast. This is why MTV and BET don't play as many west coast videos. The Snoop/Dre act is stale. The new west coast artist is an artist who can rock the mic and rock a party. The west coast needs a facelift in the next year or so, starting with Snoop and Dre retiring so that the new crop of mc's aren't being held back so Snoop and Dre can hog the spotlight. Xzibit, Rass Kass, Crooked I, Techniec, Bad Azz, Eastwood, Roscoe, E-White, Soopafly, Spider Loc, Shade Sheist, Knoc-Turn'al, etc. need to force Snoop and Dre into retirement. They bring a new sound to the west, and hopefully new producers can step up as well, because the sound is starting to get played out as well.
i understand what homie is saying but...the east coast is on the same shit....nas says hes a gangsta or thug...so does jayz...mobb deep has nothing but gangster rhymes...the lox are the same...fabolous, camron, beanie sigel...i mean i can go on forever...the east coast has the same shit...even krs and kool g rap are on that street shit...though those two have been doing it since its inception...rakim has street rhymes...so if u think about it all rap is redundant...not just the west and not just the east...the south is the same...so is midwest...right now being street and gangster is the flavor...just to reiterate....the east coast is just as guilty as the west of constant pimp/slut/gangster rhymes...
this time y'all sayn that dres productions sound the same all the time !!! when I told y'all that shit last time almost everybody was tryin to kick me outta here !!!