West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: HBKid_Jr on September 18, 2002, 02:31:38 PM
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to make positive music wit out bein considered a sell out
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A Tribe Called Quest
De La Soul
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A Tribe Called Quest
De La Soul
tru but they were always comin on tha positive tip. But say a rapper that made most of his career gangsta shit or always came street changed his message to a positive one mad people would hate an call them a sell out
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dmx tried to come correct on his new album, the great depression,,, i wouldn't really say that it worked too well though. that video was hot, but he tried to become more socially concious and people really weren't havin it....i respect him for it though, even though it wasn't shit
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Good point man. We need more positivity. Hopefully peeps will let their head down and spit some real ish.
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Word.....somethin' like Snoop is doin'....... ;)
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To answer the question in the topics title:
Nah, there isn't a way in rap-music, you just gotta go with the flow.
Do you man... do you!!
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yo man 2Pac has a lot of positive messages.
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Like what?
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I dont see why a rapper would be considered a sell out for spitting some positive shit... I mean.. I think tha more positive you are, tha less you sale. Cuz most muthafuckers just wanna hear about Drugs, Guns, Bitches and Money.
And if you think about it.. alot of rappers already do spit positive shit. Most gangsta rappers have like 1 song on their albums tryna tell kids not to look up to their ways.. just in different words.
Maybe if you spit positive shit... and then start spittin gangsta.. then people start hating on you. Kinda like Xzibit.. accept he was never THAT positive.
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I dont see why a rapper would be considered a sell out for spitting some positive shit... I mean.. I think tha more positive you are, tha less you sale. Cuz most muthafuckers just wanna hear about Drugs, Guns, Bitches and Money.
And if you think about it.. alot of rappers already do spit positive shit. Most gangsta rappers have like 1 song on their albums tryna tell kids not to look up to their ways.. just in different words.
true to dat !!!
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True True Dpg example
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2Pac and Outkast do it and theyre the only ones that really didnt sell out
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Off the top of the dome...The name that escapes right now, is LL COOL J.
He always' drop's cut's about the most positive point's eva.....Gettin' PUssy.
Nuthin' better than that.
J/K
But true..ImO
Hatesrats 2oo2
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yeah. there are alotta ways to be positive in rap music, without bein considered a sell out. but personally the only time i call an artist a sell out, is when your music sounds one way for a certain amount of time, and you change it to fit into the "pop culture". so basically just dissin their fans.