i hate biopics about musicians.. now everyone is gonna be listening to biggie.. its gonna be more annoying than when walk the line came out
IMO, the greatest rapper of all time was hands-down Biggie Smalls, however he was influenced by the greatest rap collective ever to live, Wu-Tang Clan.
I hate how when anyone mentions early hip hop, everyone goes BIGGIE/TUPAC!!!!!!!111ONEONE!!! as if they were the first, the best, and end all. Is it just the fact they don't know anyone else other than these commercial fools or do they genuinely think these late starters are better than all those that influenced them? Rap is bigger than the big names, and has been around since the sixties with names that hold far more prestiege than biggie. Get it into your heads.
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im sure most of what i like has already been posted.but i like alot of the older rap 80s to mid 90s.i dont care for alot of the newer stuff.most of it just sux.alot of the newer stuff all sounds the same.there isnt much originality anymore.but the same goes for rock and country.i never really cared for biggie or tupac.they got too big too fast,radio over played both of them.anytime something good comes out the radio stations overplay it all the time.wich is cool for about a week then it gets boring and the songs end up sucking.i dont listen to the radio anymore because of that.i have XM but they do the same thing.now i wait till i do hear a good song and download it to burn it so i can hear it when i want. i have almost 2000 watts of stereo in my pickup and 1000 in my towtruck.so if it sounds good in them ill crank it and let it thump wether its rap rock or country.it just has to sound good.
dont know how many people like the kottonmouth kings but i like a few of thier songs.i like the "proud to be a stoner" track from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF34KvW5uPo&feature=related this one makes me laugh even when im not stoned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_VI7MAoWjc&NR=1
omggzzz i hate famous artists! undergroundzz!!11!1 theyre famous and wealthy as a result of their superior skill. to call biggie and tupac "fools" is a rediculous claim. not everyone claims all the things you said in your reply. stfu
I'll vouch for Biggie and Tupac as well. No one says they were the first. They just like them. But they were the most famous of a new kind of rap. They appealed to the badass black kids who liked hearing songs about guns and bitches. LL Cool J was damn cool. He came before those guys. Back with his, "I Need A Beat" but it really sounds cheesy after all these years simply because its not about hardcore drugs or anything sinful. Big and Tupac were the all-stars of their own rap, which has prevailed, more=so than any 80s rap that not many people cre about. OP: I look down on others who say they like Lil Wayne. So cliche... because he really does sound amazing in my car stereo. Can't find artists with such a disgustingly sexy voice(no homo). Lesser known would be Immortal Technique.... but after a while his philosophy depresses you, and all his lyrics are about his beliefs and shit... Even though some of them are agreeable, listening to him all the time made me kind of mad at the world because he only sings about the bad. once I realized this effect I toned it down.
haha i gotta download that one!there is 2 versions of that song.the rap one and one of the new age rock bands or something did a remake of it but i forget who it was.
I probably posted it before but two of SoM came round my mate's house and bought some hash like two years ago.. We were walking down the street near the station and these american guys asked us if we could hook them up so we went back to friend's place two mins away and he sold them some hash, pretty crazy. I didn't know who they were at the time heh but they were playing a show here that night.. Aesop is good, Eyedea and Abilities, Sage Francis, Company Flow, RJD2, I like Immortal Technique's lyrics but his beats are a bit crap sometimes, Sole and some of the anticon stuff, some French hiphop is wicked- amazing language to hear people flowing really fast in.. UK stuff- if you want some clever lyrics and good beats Jehst is good, particularly the Return of the Drifter LP... Doesn't take himself seriously and is a great wordsmith... Also check out Braintax, respect to him because unlike most UK rappers he doesn't put on this fake London accent and flows with his regional one...
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