popular rap is a disgrace

People say they hate rap, with completely good reason. Theyve only heard whatever shit they play on MTV. most of these guys absolutely suck, either capitolizing on the fact that they're "thugs" or that that have insane amounts of money, can get women easily, or just playing off some shitty hook and a beat. Truely talented rappers are never recognized for what they can do. The popular rap groups suck as well.

The following are a list of a few extremely underappreciated rappers/groups:
Mos Def
Wu Tang Clan
Brother Ali
Talib Kweli
Immortal technique
Razzelle (more admirable is his beatboxing skill)
Gangstarr
Atmosphere

it just pisses me off...

NOTICE: it says "A FEW" and "UNDER-APPRECIATED"

 

mad props for putting mos def and talib on that list, there 2 of my favorites

 

Talib Kweli-ms. hill


LOVEEEEEE that song

 

come on people, we all know modern poprap sucks, lets hear some fuckin rants!

 

This is gonna be one sad beef.

 

wheres tupac?

 

I've got special love for A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. No matter how cheesy it sounds to some people who are used to the smoother more serious beats, Three Feet High and Rising always puts a smile on my face.

 

don't forget the SUB crew...
you know about that?

 

No, please enlighten me.

 

wheres tribe called quest? and early mobb deep and nas?

 

i agree
mtv rap is a disgrace


mobb deep was good shit back in the day



but at the same time , most mainstream music is garbage
it s sad but the truth

 

That was my first thought. As popular as Tupac is, he is still underrated and underappreciated. Also, I think Three Six Mafia is extremely underrated. Their singles aren't shit compared to their other shit, especially their old school shit. Mainstream rap fans need to be educated as to what constitutes actual talent, as opposed to that bitch ass club music with flat rhymes.

 

yea mainstream rap is really fucking horrible.

i play:
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
Wu Tang
Boot Camp Clik (Heltah Skeltah, Black Moon, O.G.C, etc)
Digable Planets
Mos Def
Artifacts
Boogie Down Productions (KRS One)
Camp Lo
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

real hip hop discussions

 

2pac underappreciated and underrated ???!!! YOU MUST BE OUTTA YOUR GODDAMN MIND!

 

Nah, he is a wonderful rapper and an incredible artist, my favorite, in fact, and he doesn't get the appreciation he deserves. People think the rappers of today are talented and substantial and, that alone, is disrespectful to Tupac and other legendary rappers, because it trivializes the true essence of rap music and makes it look lame and ignorant. People seem to be forgetting about artists like Pac; The artists that actually have substance. In this way, Tupac is definitely underappreciated and underrated. He seems to be slipping out of the mainstream's eye, which is extremely sad. Hip-hop/rap is not what it used to be. It is too pop oriented, these days.

 

True.. and it's not just rap/hip-hop that is too pop oriented.. that's the case with almost all music today. The most popular rock bands nowadays are radio rock bands like RHCP, Greenday, etc.. MTV killed real music.

 

"video killed the radio star"

People seem to be out to make money, as opposed to making art, which is a gyotdamn shame. Music just isn't "music" without substance. And today's music, regardless of genre, is definitely lacking substance.

 

everything thats been said here is totally true, real hiphop needs promoting to show people what it's really about and to get all that shit out of the charts. I hate artists that change their style completely just to get mainstream and make money.
just a few underated hihop groups:
jurassic 5
non phixion
the fugees
tribe called quest
arsonists
cypress hill

 

Non Phixion? lol soon as the day comes when censorship is done away with, then maybe, just maybe, you would hear a song by them on mainstream radio. (BTW, suicide bomber is the shit. At least i think that's what the song is called)

 

i like 50 cent...