most likely, i try to get to alot of shows in my town, im really into my local scene.. so i try to support as much as i can.

Thats pretty tight middleman. The most known rapper that has been in el paso was nelly.

Oh ok keep that scene going. I need to see any tour dates if he comeing to NY anythime soon.  Also Big PUn R.I.P his music was great and just good.

I have already done this topic before called Rap lol so you can't have searched very well but thanks for bringing it back up. My favourite rappers at the minute after be Kanye Jay-Z Twista Papoose and Game. Anyone no any good songs by any new talent?

Sorry dowley i did search though But i live 3 miles from downtown Charleston, South carolina so lots of rappers come down here so its all cool.

Well I know a good artist 15 named Lupe Fiasco. Check His Hit Single "KIck Puch" and another song "Faliure".

There is a new song on the block, its called RIDYNG DIRTY. does anyone like this song?
I think this is one of the best songs of the new rap generation, i now cant get it out of my head!


They see me rollin'
They hatin'
Patrollin' and try'n to catch me ridin dirty!!
lol.

.... this was out last summer

Yeah i know that, but its pretty new to me because usually i just listen to 1990s rap, i rarely listen to new rap, so thats what i meant.

I take pride in liking a lot of different music styles, from death metal to classical, and hip hop is no exception.

A lot of the MTV rap as I call it is terrible. Flat out terrible. It's killing music as a whole.

My favorite hip hop acst though are: Atmosphere, Dälek, Looptroop, General Patton vs. The Excecutioners and a few assorted others.

Dälek and Atmosphere are clear favorites though.

There are only a few members in the forum that like rap, the majority of you guys hate it! Come on guys!!
I understand a lot of rap songs that come out in mtv suck, but a lot of rap songs are pretty tight. The background music in these new rap songs are extraordinary, and are solid to listen to in your ear up close. But the true heart of rap lies in the 1980s, and 1990s rap. But i still dont think the rap songs of this generation arent that bad. I guess everybody has their own likeness of music, but i dont get why a lot of you guys hate rap.

i only like rock rap, like rage against the machine and linkin park (they have a bit of rap). i can't stand all that 50 cent crap! actually i don't mind ludacris, i have a few of his songs.

I like a lot of rap songs, but like TB I hate 50 Cent. I cant stand the guy!! Or The Game, I really dont like them lol.

Solid. I LOVE hip-hop. As KRS 1 said, it's a way of life. B-Boy's, MC's, Grafitti artists and DJ's.

In my eyes, what we see on TV nowadays ISN'T hip-hop. That's something completely different. It's plastic. It's airbrushed. It's blinged up. It's filled with syrup and sugar, then packaged for all to consume. And consume they do... MTV ringtone pop rap is a bit like McDonald's... it's bad for you, but you just can't help yourself, can ya?!  :p

Warlord jp, you say you can't understand why a lot of us guys hate today's rap. Well, imagine eating a gigantic donut with a few friends, taking a bite now and then. Then imagine someone coming along and dumping a ton of icing on that donut and filling it with chocolate, just so that a million more people can have a bite... wait, why am I talking donuts?  I know what I mean anyway...  :doubt:

Thank you! Very smart post. I really like hip hop but like you said, what we see on MTV is not hip hop, it's manufactured by producers to make as much money as possible. It's not even music, it's a money making machine that's blinged out to the max. It's not even about music, it's about image. I could easily make a 50 cent song. EASILY. But as I said, it's about image.

I like your McDonalds analogy, it's very true I mean, it's terrible music, but I still dance to it at the clubs.