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Gek · Post #1421 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:21 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5BXfXUYwM[/youtube]

Hill makes that hip-hop to me.

Post #1422 » by **TyCobb** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:22 am

Is it fair to say that rap=fast poetry, and hip-hop=culture?

Gek · Post #1423 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:22 am

Rap can be bull **** though too. But hip-hop is a culture. For sure.

Doormatt · Post #1424 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:23 am

i think its fair to say that labels are mostly pointless.

Gek · Post #1425 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:24 am

A hip hop song just kind of is a hip hop song. there are some that are tough to tell and debatable.

Post #1426 » by **TyCobb** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:25 am

Hmm. Where's Jetset?

Gek · Post #1427 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:26 am

I want hear his opinions. Let's go, slugger!

Wavy Q · Post #1428 » by **Wavy Q** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:27 am

I always thought that Rap was flowing lyrics together in an aesthetically pleasing method. The mainstream stuff i just call it Mainstream Hip Hop, never called it a genre of music idk, maybe im wrong lol.

There's a TL;DR version of what i think rapping is but i dont want to type it out

Jetset · Post #1429 » by **Jetset** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:28 am

TyCobb wrote:
Jetset wrote:
TyCobb wrote:So the majority opinion now is that rap is worse than when it started?

Absolutely. Well mainstream anyway

Technology really saturated the game with mediocrity.

What modern rap is on par with the quality of rap when it first started?

I'd say none really, the storytelling these days fails in comparison to the songs of about 20 years ago. Only people I can think of are old heads like Nas that fit that description. As far as new school with a true hip hop feel, even though he was overrated I'd say Cole before he signed with Roc Nation.

Jetset · Post #1430 » by **Jetset** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:29 am

Oh and Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got was a big deal when it came out

Post #1431 » by **TyCobb** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:30 am

Stephano wrote:I always thought that Rap was flowing lyrics together in an aesthetically pleasing method. The mainstream stuff i just call it Mainstream Hip Hop, never called it a genre of music idk, maybe im wrong lol.

There's a TL;DR version of what i think rapping is but i dont want to type it out

I read all of your posts, no matter how long/short or sad they may be.

Doormatt · Post #1432 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:30 am

theres some underground hip hop that is very comparable to old school stuff

Jetset · Post #1433 » by **Jetset** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:32 am

i can't think of any. hip hop/rap or whatever you call it just isn't the same as it was back then.

Wavy Q · Post #1434 » by **Wavy Q** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:34 am

Aesop Rock is damn good, OutKast was it before Speakerboxxx came out.

Doormatt · Post #1435 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:34 am

i think old school gets romanticized to a certain degree. i love old school stuff, but a lot of it is overrated just because its old, much like any genre. look at rock, how many old school rock groups are as good as Radiohead or Muse? not many. and many people think rock is just as "dead" as hip hop.

Gek · Post #1436 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:35 am

Production value comes in big there, imo.

Doormatt · Post #1437 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:36 am

Gek wrote:Production value comes in big there, imo.

in what?

Jetset · Post #1438 » by **Jetset** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:36 am

Stephano wrote:Aesop Rock is damn good, OutKast was it before Speakerboxxx came out.

I think he means right now.

Doormatt wrote:i think old school gets romanticized to a certain degree. i love old school stuff, but a lot of it is overrated just because its old, much like any genre. look at rock, how many old school rock groups are as good as Radiohead or Muse? not many. and many people think rock is just as "dead" as hip hop.

I'm not overrating it, old school being flat out better is just fact. Stories were actually told back then now it's about bitches and weed.

Gek · Post #1439 » by **Gek** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:37 am

old music was **** quality, production wise. doesn't sound as crisp. If I'm going "oldschool" i'd rather listen to 70s/80s on vinyl.

Doormatt · Post #1440 » by **Doormatt** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:39 am

Gek wrote:old music was **** quality, production wise. doesn't sound as crisp. If I'm going "oldschool" i'd rather listen to 70s/80s on vinyl.

everything sounds better on vinyl (at least to me). speaking for a genre i know best, anyone who is somewhat of an audiophile is getting the newest electronic music in vinyl.