Rap Hip Hop 101
<span> </span>These days it seems like everyone is all about 2 people Drake and Lil Wayne. I can understand Drake. Thank Me Later was dope, but Lil Wayne has since fallen off from what he used to be. I Am Not a Human Being is no where near as good as Carter 3. Yet people will still state he is so “deep”. He no longer can stay on subject for more than two lines. Much less a verse or whole song. <span> </span>This is what annoys me most about Rap “fans” today. They think Lil Wayne and all the other popular people are deep and pass on messages or tries to show something more than “guns, money, girls, clubs, & parties”. They claim the depth. If you want depth open your mind to deeper music. My favorite rapper right now is Mos Def. He Kills it on basically all tracks and each has its own little meaning. Same with: The Roots, Common, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, and far from least Kanye West. I think people should open their minds towards new musical styles and stop hyping on one guy when there are a thousand better artists out there. Mos Def - Life Is Good, UMI Says, Boogie Man Song, Speed Law, Quite Dog Bite Hard, No Hada Ney Mas, History, Sex Love & Money. The Roots - Why (What’s Going On?), The Seed 2.0, You Got Me, I Don’t Care, In Love With Da Mic. Common - Be, Drivin Me Wild, Retrospect For Life, The People, The Corner, Go, So Far To Go, Misunderstood, The 6th Sense, G.O.D (Gaining One’s Definition). Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle, We Know, I Try. Black Star - Entire Album A Tribe Called Quest - Mostly Everything By Them. Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 My Life, Solo Dolo, Sky Might Fall, Highs and Lows, REVOFEV, Man On The Moon (The Anthem), The Prayer, Whenever, Dat New New Kanye West - All Falls Down, I Wonder, Power (Remix), The Glory, Hey Mama (Grammy Version), Spaceship, Through The Wire, Heard Em Say. Lupe Fiasco - I’m Beaming, B.M.F, Daydreamin, Sunshine, The Die, Superstar, Fighters, Streets On Fire.
