No. I am not here to convert, any of the many, metal heads at TL. As some may know I've released a lot of SC2 related songs on these forums over the past few months and it has been a lot of fun bringing people something they enjoy (in most cases).
The thing is I've done music a long time from learning to play guitar (which I am really bad at still to this day) to learning the art of writing lyrics, to learning how to control my voice into making something that sounded like what I heard on the radio quality wise.
Growing up in the 90s (the Golden Age of hip-hop) I quickly learned what type of music I would be making for the rest ofmy life. I listened to (and still do) 80s rock, Pink Floyd, some alternative and RnB along with various other types of music and bands. But hip-hop continued to be the genre I found most intriguing. It was in hip-hop that I could hear real stories, from real people who wanted to educate the public of what they were going through...
Now to the present where it's all "swag" and money. Bitches and drugs. It's sad to see where a once pure art form has gone. However, it isn't truthfully dead until the message and memory of once was is lost. People like Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Slaughterhouse (consisting of Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I), Tech N9ne, Lupe Fiasco and more are keeping the roots alive.
This is a small song that I did that isn't SC2 related. It's a very humble tribute to my history and feelings on hip-hop then and today.. It isn't very long nor perfect but I hit a few things I wanted to say. Plus the video brings nostalgia all by itself.
**YOU MAY HAVE TO VISIT YOUTUBE UNTIL IT IS PROCESSED COMPLETELY - DOUBLE CLICK THE VIDEO**
Dope video I love old hip hop too, mostly in the era of 93 to maybe 97/98. I am also very depressed seeing hip hop today as a abomination of what it was intented to be.
My favorites are and will ever be: Wu Tang (my id), Big L, Cypress Hill, Dead Prez, Gang Starr, Jeru, M.O.P., Nas, Poor Righteous Teachers, MF Doom, Mobb Deep, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, The Pharcyde.
The music these groups put out also touched me more than any other music out there, like you said, because they were real and raw.
Unfortunately I think those times are gone, from the newschool i can only listen to a selected few like Jedi Mind Tricks or Immortal Technique.
But its good to hear from someone who feels the same way. I cant even put in words how much this music means to me, how it taught me to think critically and be aware of what is really important in life. I feel like rap has protected me all the way.
Now to the present where it's all "swag" and money. Bitches and drugs. It's sad to see where a once pure art form has gone. However, it isn't truthfully dead until the message and memory of once was is lost. People like Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Slaughterhouse (consisting of Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I), Tech N9ne, Lupe Fiasco and more are keeping the roots alive.
This whole sentiment is really, really, really played out though. Thats what Kanye was first famous for many years ago. I don't think anyone can make a strong argument that "the art is gone", if anything its considerably stronger than it was a decade ago. Remember when nothing got played but Jay Z, or when pitchfork was bown away at how modest college dropout was? Every huge hip hop blog and review site is geared towards people they bill as 'up and comers' who do nothing but tell the world they're not solider boy or 50 cent.
Hey suspense this is pretty sick, jw what movie you made the video from. Keep doing what u love, as long as their are people passionate about what they are rapping about, Hip Hop will NEVER die.
On January 25 2011 19:02 FlashIsHigh wrote: Hey suspense this is pretty sick, jw what movie you made the video from. Keep doing what u love, as long as their are people passionate about what they are rapping about, Hip Hop will NEVER die.
EDIT:Is it Days of Wrath?
The movie is called "Juice" starring none other than Tupac himself, do I need to say more? Cheak it out if you already havn't.
♥ Suspense. I really enjoyed this song, and your style in general. Your production is always great quality and your vocals are always so smooth. Never stop!
todays 'hip hop' is not hip hop. Its poppy gangsta rap and it is shit. It takes absolutely no talent to make an album these days. All you need is a good producer, some gold teeth and the ability to match words with rythms. I am however generalising. There are some exeptions such as kanye west who has a lot of talent and others like eminem, snoop dogg, and other who have so much skill but have turned pop (snoop dogg and katy perry wtf!?) and gone with making money and not expressing themselves as they once did.
Now im sorry but lil wayne, lil john, 50 cent (in fact the whole of g unit) and all these new 'artists' have got nothing on
immortal technique, last emperor, nate dogg, warren g, jedi mind tricks, typical cats, 2pac and even underground eminem was good back then.
As for your vid buddy, i cant comment cos i cant view it from my phone, will later
It seems like all "hip-hop is dead" or alternately "all hip-hop nowadays is about money and bitches" (which people have been saying since 1996) rhetoric goes hand in hand with Immortal Technique commendations, making that rhetoric a whole lot easier to ignore.
On January 25 2011 23:57 jon arbuckle wrote: It seems like all "hip-hop is dead" or alternately "all hip-hop nowadays is about money and bitches" (which people have been saying since 1996) rhetoric goes hand in hand with Immortal Technique commendations, making that rhetoric a whole lot easier to ignore.
Awesome song. I'm not really the biggest fan of the 'hip hop' music type, but I certainly am aware of its deterioration. I'm into metal and such, but it's damn near impossible to -not- enjoy a quality hip-hop song. It really is a damn shame what it's become, because it's an excellent genre of music that has been completely obliterated, with a few exceptions, exceptions which don't get damn near the money or recognition as today's supposed hip-hop 'artists'.
It's great to see artists like you sticking to what you believe in instead of attempting to sell yourself out. Keep it up man, even if you don't make it big, keep that shit up.
EPT
I love old hip hop too, mostly in the era of 93 to maybe 97/98. I am also very depressed seeing hip hop today as a abomination of what it was intented to be. 
