Is it me or is becoming a rap star is becoming less and less demanding. Look at this video
holy shit, the beat sounds like it took 15mins to make max, and the lyrics sounded like it came out of someone's ass, it dosen't even rhyme. I could've done a better job. But how the hell can you make a song by just repeating "this is my pretty boy swag"... what the fuck? And which record company would sign him, cuz i want to know so i can quit my college and be a millionaire fast. And when did he got so many tatoos, looks like he's becoming a lil wayne wannabe which make less sense considering lil wayne is not much better than soulja boy and is actually gay, yes (not that his gayness had anything to do with his music).
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
im pretty sure most people who know anything about music already know this. i havent listened to mainstream rap (except eminem and jay-z) for a long time now.
On June 24 2010 09:11 seRapH wrote: im pretty sure most people who know anything about music already know this. i havent listened to mainstream rap (except eminem and jay-z) for a long time now.
lol i saw someone in my facebook live feed mention this, so i youtubed it and was highly amazed.
this is surprisingly bad .. i can only guess that some guys actually think it's funny and don't actually like it for the musical value.. but.. well.. i can neither find humor or music.. so.. i dont know.
The reason why this music sells isn't because it's good. Friends of mine like this music because it allows them to get a lot of attention when they blast it on the street.
How many times have you looked over at someones car just because their music was loud and it was making your car vibrate? It's also popular for car shows in the park. If your bass is louder than the guy next to you you will get more looks.
People who like to show off could care less about the words that are coming out of the rappers mouth as long as the bass hits.
When your rap lyrics include "no homo" (@ 2:26, 2:27) and you're out of breath every two words... and when you come up with music videos and songs like that, it's obvious why people say that you can't spell "crap" without "rap". What the hell is pretty boy swag?
On June 24 2010 09:22 TrickNi wrote: The reason why this music sells isn't because it's good. Friends of mine like this music because it allows them to get a lot of attention when they blast it on the street.
How many times have you looked over at someones car just because their music was loud and it was making your car vibrate? It's also popular for car shows in the park. If your bass is louder than the guy next to you you will get more looks.
People who like to show off could care less about the words that are coming out of the rappers mouth as long as the bass hits.
On June 24 2010 09:22 TrickNi wrote: The reason why this music sells isn't because it's good. Friends of mine like this music because it allows them to get a lot of attention when they blast it on the street.
How many times have you looked over at someones car just because their music was loud and it was making your car vibrate? It's also popular for car shows in the park. If your bass is louder than the guy next to you you will get more looks.
People who like to show off could care less about the words that are coming out of the rappers mouth as long as the bass hits.
lmao you got experience with this? XD
I see this DAILY, grown men acting like little boys blasting this music out of their cars just so they get people to look at their nice car.
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
"New" is not the term you meant to use, "Mainstream" is.
There are PLENTY of great rappers out there that are new, check anyone from definitive jux, anyone from rhymesayers, QN5, most people from anticon etc
I'm not even really a rap fan, but the good ones are out there if you look. Definitely check out PanN's post, there's a lot of good stuff in there. Blue Scholars is one of my faves.
My god, I usually try to defend different forms of music from people who simply have different tastes, but that was disgusting. I just... I mean the fuck? Which record producer... what is this, I don't even...
People like Souja Boy are the reason why negative black stereotypes still exist. Souja Boy hates black people.
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
"New" is not the term you meant to use, "Mainstream" is.
There are PLENTY of great rappers out there that are new, check anyone from definitive jux, anyone from rhymesayers, QN5, most people from anticon etc
Music will return to a being a creativity and talent based art form the week that women stop putting out for anyone with a guitar or a microphone in their hand.
The sad thing is, is that society doesnt need well made music. It only needs music that performs a cultural function that leads to bonding and ultimately mating and reproduction. If screaming the word "FUCK" over and over while a generic beat plays brings people together then thats all music ever has to be to perform its function within a society.
The mass general public requires nothing of music other than to feed its image of what they wish their lifestyle was. And that goes for white people, black people, all people. Male, female. The only people who are even partially immune are the very very few who are actually great writers and composers. And even they are merely romanticizing their own perception of what life is or should be. But at least they are the ones creating that fantasy with their own two hands and mind, rather than the rest of the world waiting at walmart for the cd to "drop".
"Personal expression" grows on trees and has almost no real value, but "art" is very rare and can chance the face of society without even trying. Even when things are labeled as highly artistic and all the arty cliches are present, chances are its still just some a-holes attempt at getting laid. The cycle becomes ugly because everyone can see and imitate the facetious elements of art that have previously been successful. So they try to do what they see being done, but almost all of those artists fail. Not because the are unoriginal. Not because they lack the ability to personally express themselves. Its because they lack the understanding of how emotional impact of artistic elements work. They are architects who love a finely built building, yet dont understand how to build one that stays up. Everyone rushes to the finish line to be the rock or rap star, but no one is willing to lay low for awhile to learn how music really works, and how to make not only every song they write a hit, but every verse, and every half a verse, and every line, and every word. There is minimal effort put into the art of construction in music these days. "Nothin but a G Thang" is not just a rap hit. It is an artistic hit. It is an achievement in form and creativity, regardless of genre or style or age. Its creative value is present right there in how it is constructed if you were to deconstruct it. The emotional impact of the patterns are universally impactful, because they cut to the core of how the human brain perceives sound and how the human brain tries to predict patterns, yet loves to be fooled when the pattern is amusingly altered. Low and high points in the arrangement are intentional and are done with class.
Fads and styles come and go, but well written, well thought out odes to the art of form will always be emotionally impactful on a universal level. Im not even into rap but much of that record is too brilliant to deny. Great writing is great writing.
The thing about rap music is, it seems that the talent and skill required to be a rap artists is decreasing dramatically, pretty much to the point that all you need is auto-tune and a few connections to become a big music sensation. Plus the lyrics themselves are of really low quality. For example, mainstream rappers pretty much rap about the same general things: being in clubs, getting drunk, getting with girls on the dance floor. This is why i respect rappers like Jay-Z, Eminem, Immortal Technique, and Fort Minor for rapping about the non-generic things.
On June 24 2010 10:19 lone_hydra wrote: My god, I usually try to defend different forms of music from people who simply have different tastes, but that was disgusting. I just... I mean the fuck? Which record producer... what is this, I don't even...
People like Souja Boy are the reason why negative black stereotypes still exist. Souja Boy hates black people.
I lol'd
Soulja boy sounds like the kid in the wheelchair from Malcolm in the Middle LOL
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
On June 24 2010 09:22 TrickNi wrote: The reason why this music sells isn't because it's good. Friends of mine like this music because it allows them to get a lot of attention when they blast it on the street.
How many times have you looked over at someones car just because their music was loud and it was making your car vibrate? It's also popular for car shows in the park. If your bass is louder than the guy next to you you will get more looks.
People who like to show off could care less about the words that are coming out of the rappers mouth as long as the bass hits.
LOL, so true. One time me and my friends were ripping through mainstreet with the windows down on a Saturday night at 10PM through the bar district, and I was blasting the William Tell Overture and Symphony Number 40 in G minor by Mozart. ^_^ Classical music is baller.
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
eminem is good shit . everything else is bad
I'm going to have to completely disagree with this notion that there is only one great rapper.
ah... i knew it was gonna be soulja boy lols this guy sucks and is making the mainstream rap industry worse. Of course everyones making it bad but this kid makes it worse!!!!!!!
sigh at mainstream rap, but hey there are those who are at least trying =p
lol seriously i wanna see some old school rappers come out and bash on soulja boy. There is no way soulja boy can defend himself if anyone attempted to bash him.
On June 24 2010 11:53 YPang wrote: lol seriously i wanna see some old school rappers come out and bash on soulja boy. There is no way soulja boy can defend himself if anyone attempted to bash him.
Ice Cube did this I think, or it was some other famous rapper, I don't remember.
In the end, the famous rapper looked like a child, and soulja boy looked stupid (so the famous rapper accomplished nothing).
i'm starting to appreciate old rap even more due to this garbage that these new people are making these days.. god soulja boi you're awful and you're still making that cash
On June 24 2010 09:09 flamewheel wrote: Rap in general is just disgusting... the new stuff moreso. I just started watching this and it's really like, what the hell? How does this sell.
On June 24 2010 11:53 YPang wrote: lol seriously i wanna see some old school rappers come out and bash on soulja boy. There is no way soulja boy can defend himself if anyone attempted to bash him.
Ice Cube did this I think, or it was some other famous rapper, I don't remember.
In the end, the famous rapper looked like a child, and soulja boy looked stupid (so the famous rapper accomplished nothing).
Dear god that's terrible, shit like this and soulja boy are what give hip hop a bad name, vast majority of people have never even heard anything decent -_-
Whoever posted that rap battle with dumbfoundead, you are awesome. Dumbfoundead is so good. Here's a really good remix of Forever, and imo it's ten times better than the original.
I've said all along that Soulja Boy was complete garbage, and I hated Crank Dat so much.
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