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Here in the UK Plan B has just releases his second album, his first album was straight hip hop where as the second is more of a soul album. Now Plan B isn't the first hip hop artist to do this, Andre 3000, Kanye, Lauren Hill, Ceelo, Miss Dynamite etc.The reason for this is what i find interesting, now there seems to be a misconception that hip hop is "not real music". You speak to a non hip hop fan and they will tell you its not real music as artists don't play instruments, don't sing, swear and then the classic "anyone can rap, its just talking". At that point i usually sing badly and point out anyone can sing but there is a difference between singing/rapping well or badly.Why do you think there is this perception that hip hop isn't real music and why is it that some artists stop rapping and become singers. Do they believe that hip hop isn't real music or is it that they will be accepted more by the mainstream if they sing etc. The reason i ask is because in most cases the artists that do this are usually better rappers than singers but get more publicity/acceptance as singers.
Why do you think there is this perception that hip hop isn't real music
why is it that some artists stop rapping and become singers. Do they believe that hip hop isn't real music or is it that they will be accepted more by the mainstream if they sing etc.
Quote from: KURUPTION-81 on April 25, 2010, 07:47:02 AMHere in the UK Plan B has just releases his second album, his first album was straight hip hop where as the second is more of a soul album. Now Plan B isn't the first hip hop artist to do this, Andre 3000, Kanye, Lauren Hill, Ceelo, Miss Dynamite etc.The reason for this is what i find interesting, now there seems to be a misconception that hip hop is "not real music". You speak to a non hip hop fan and they will tell you its not real music as artists don't play instruments, don't sing, swear and then the classic "anyone can rap, its just talking". At that point i usually sing badly and point out anyone can sing but there is a difference between singing/rapping well or badly.Why do you think there is this perception that hip hop isn't real music and why is it that some artists stop rapping and become singers. Do they believe that hip hop isn't real music or is it that they will be accepted more by the mainstream if they sing etc. The reason i ask is because in most cases the artists that do this are usually better rappers than singers but get more publicity/acceptance as singers.1. Because we Sample our sound2. Artist tend to go with one Trend, 1990s we had G-Funk and everyone raped the Atomic Dogg3. Have you heard some of these niggaz? Sometime it is just talking, Lyricist never really did dominate the game. 4. yes, they want to sell records, and Hip-Hop while considered a "cool" norm, is dying out in sells because 1. Hardcore People do not support fake rap, 2. The Industry is being washed with all these internet rappers, and 3. Because it's the day of P2P sharing, and Hip-Hop Artist never really sold well to begin with. We go crazy over "omg he went Plat" and 2pac going Diamond, but in the end compared to Rock, Pop, hell pretty much every other genre of music, Hip-Hop isn't selling on that level, and probably never will because despite our mainstream right now, we still are the minority. 5.Hip-Hop isn't dead it's just mainstream hip-hop has sold out what it meant to be a artist. Grinding on your skills to get notice, rap battles, having a sound that made you stand out. Mainly because the internet has allowed any retard with Cracked FL studio, and a simple Guitar Hero mic to start rapping. Worse part is hardcore rap never really was in demand in the first place. Sure N.W.A, and the old West Coast acts sold on this, but that's because it was still new. Now people don't want lyrics that talk about real shit, they want party rap (Which Earlier West Coast Rap had taken part of).6. In the end Mainstream is dead, it's bullshit, underground is where it's at. People bitch about Radio play, man Fuck Radio play, I don't need no Radio play confirming I listen to good rap. People bitch Constantly about some rappers not dropping albums but get a ton of free music that's pretty much 8 or 9 albums in all. Why do they need to have them drop??? Do they just want confirmation that the artist they like is hot??? Same shit with fucking reviews. Which leads me 2 my last one.7. The Fans, With all the Dickriders, Haters, and fucking morons it's no wonder rap is in such a retarded state. Dickriders blow up artist more then they deserve, Haters don't give the deserved credit, and the Morons don't really give a shit about Lyrics, or any fucking thing. They don't listen to rap because of the lyrics, not anymore, no they only give a shit about the production. This is why Lyrics aren't focused on the mainstream artist, this is why they show ads listing the Producers as the main focus, and the Features being Secondary. This is why Softer sounding rap has always been able to sell. The Chronic is the perfect example of this. The beats were all made radio friendly, 2pac's 4th album (All Eyez On Me) he had the best production teams on hand. I mean The lyrics cause Controversy, that generated free exposure, but the Sound is what helped sell the records.In the end personally I believe a lot of mainstream rap is pretty much not rap or hip-hop, but nothing more then a Crossing of RnB now. people can take there radio play shove it up there ass. I'll take a unknown underground motherfucker who actually knows his way around the mic. Then some mindless retard who has no skill but dope production.
"you rap for a living but you wish you could sing" - mc shan, that's true shit singing always gets more attention yell