lini
10-21-07, 04:50 PM
don't see the irony in this:
"I feel like a Black Republican, money I got comin' in"
when nas is saying "I feel like a black militant takin' over the government"
they dont see the disrespect for hip hop and his fans in this:
"I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it yet they all yell "HOLLA!"
If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be
lyrically, Talib Kweli
Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
But I did five mill' - I ain't been rhymin like Common since"
they follow what's popular and are subject to the power of suggestion, where someone says something so much, they believe its true or label an album classic(rd) classic becuz a rapper says so.
they think the movie friday is better than braveheart, becuz entertainment is of more value to them than substance. they think saying the same nothing in different ways is better than saying different things of substance. entertainment is fine, but it should stay in its category.
politicians and others attack rap music because the music you like the most is reflective of your values. what do you value? who do you support republicans or revolutionaries?
compare jay-z to wayne, not nas. despite the hate, nas urinates on jay-z in terms of their music. i listen to what he is saying,not how well is he saying nothing. its much harder to make a song rhyme with a subject matter, than to flow about nothing especially over the beats of the best producer in hip hop. thats how wayne makes 1000 songs.
IMO
"I feel like a Black Republican, money I got comin' in"
when nas is saying "I feel like a black militant takin' over the government"
they dont see the disrespect for hip hop and his fans in this:
"I dumbed down for my audience to double my dollars
They criticized me for it yet they all yell "HOLLA!"
If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be
lyrically, Talib Kweli
Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense
But I did five mill' - I ain't been rhymin like Common since"
they follow what's popular and are subject to the power of suggestion, where someone says something so much, they believe its true or label an album classic(rd) classic becuz a rapper says so.
they think the movie friday is better than braveheart, becuz entertainment is of more value to them than substance. they think saying the same nothing in different ways is better than saying different things of substance. entertainment is fine, but it should stay in its category.
politicians and others attack rap music because the music you like the most is reflective of your values. what do you value? who do you support republicans or revolutionaries?
compare jay-z to wayne, not nas. despite the hate, nas urinates on jay-z in terms of their music. i listen to what he is saying,not how well is he saying nothing. its much harder to make a song rhyme with a subject matter, than to flow about nothing especially over the beats of the best producer in hip hop. thats how wayne makes 1000 songs.
IMO