You mean it's not because most people listen to bubblegum pop and don't like music that has any substance?
please people listen to wu tang i dont consider those other fags like soldier boy and lil wayne hip hop, its just some shit with a catchy beat BET doesnt even know what hiphop is anymore WTF!! wait i think it's soulja boy HAHAH!! Underground rappers aren't being signed because they don't rap along to a catchy beat while saying "im so fuckin rich look at my bling bling"
Everything played on the radio is wack. Theres a few exceptions...but not many. But listening to mainstream hiphop is a very good way of distinguishing shit. Because a good 90% of the songs SUCK.
i like his first album.... but he was just another Great White Hype that the hiphop world used to gain a larger fan base with... hes the vanilla ice of 00's
That's apparently what a lot of people who live outside of the NYC/Philly area think. It's becuase you obviously arent exposed to our music, and have no means of going to local shows. But digi, I assure you, shit is awesome around here. And I also agree, Wu-Tang is pretty much the epitome of quality hiphop. They just always have been