rap, please help me, rap fans Options

[WTFwasIthinking]

Yes I do remember Vanilla Ice being portrayed as a gangster. Then when he was exposed everyone rejected him. Dont get me wrong I like listening to Gangster Rap to a certain extent because these people are telling a story but I do believe that everyone who has a mic in their hands does not have to be a gangster as long as they have talent to deliver their message. I just want hip-hop to change its outlook. For instance I would like to see more rappers like Nas who lived the Gangster life but try to stay away from it by doing positive unlike 50 cent who brags and boast about getting shot 9 times.

EDIT
I like 50s music but not him personally.

No, Nas didn't live the "gangster life"... It came out during the entire Hov vs. Nas battle and Nas admitted he wrote what he saw looking out his window in the hood.... (not literally)... he wrote what he saw but not did...

[*basick*]

No, Nas didn't live the "gangster life"...  It came out during the entire Hov vs. Nas battle and Nas admitted he wrote what he saw looking out his window in the hood....  (not literally)...  he wrote what he saw but not did...

told like a real jay-z fan

[*nightmare4taki*]

Really, Now that I did not know. I knew it was something I like about his dimeanor. So is 50 also a fake to. I mean I know him and Nas used to be cool back in the day. I also hear that Curtis Jackson got his name from a famous gangster in New York which went by the name 50 cent.

[*basick*]

if you didn't grow up with the person dont judge their credibility... lol... dont believe everything jay-z or some kids on the internet tells you... im not sayin Nas is a gangsta or anything but im not going to judge his credibility just cause jay-z said he was an observer in "takeover"... lol

[*nightmare4taki*]

if you didn't grow up with the person dont judge their credibility... lol... dont believe everything jay-z or some kids on the internet tells you... im not sayin Nas is a gangsta or anything but im not going to judge his credibility just cause jay-z said he was an observer in "takeover"... lol

I agree. Did these words come out of Jay's or Nas's mouth.

[WTFwasIthinking]

if you didn't grow up with the person dont judge their credibility... lol... dont believe everything jay-z or some kids on the internet tells you... im not sayin Nas is a gangsta or anything but im not going to judge his credibility just cause jay-z said he was an observer in "takeover"... lol

NO, Nas admitted it... I believe it was 105.1 where he said that he writes how he saw it or somethin' of that nature

[WTFwasIthinking]

Really, Now that I did not know. I knew it was something I like about his dimeanor. So is 50 also a fake to. I mean I know him and Nas used to be cool back in the day. I also hear that Curtis Jackson got his name from a famous gangster in New York which went by the name 50 cent.

Every rapper is sayin' 50 Cent isn't "gangsta"... He actually seems like he's some soft kid but he's big... and he got shot 9 times but like I always say, that don't make you gangsta.........

told like a real jay-z fan

and no, I have no bias... I tell it how I see it... if I think someone's dope, they're dope... basically, Kweli is my favorite rapper at the moment... I'll name 15 rappers I know are better than him... AND??!?!

[*nightmare4taki*]

NO, Nas admitted it...  I believe it was 105.1 where he said that he writes how he saw it or somethin' of that nature

So why did Nas jump on stage and dis 50

[WTFwasIthinking]

So why did Nas jump on stage and dis 50

Cuz Nas knows 50's garbage... he's probably just as pissed off as I am and any TRUE hip hop lover about what 50's doin' to this game... his wack ass "MCing" skills......

he doesn't like the fact that cats like that (that can't spit) are makin' do' while REAL MC's are not

[*nightmare4taki*]

Cuz Nas knows 50's garbage... he's probably just as pissed off as I am and any TRUE hip hop lover about what 50's doin' to this game... his wack ass "MCing" skills......

he doesn't like the fact that cats like that (that can't spit) are makin' do' while REAL MC's are not

That makes sense. The truth of the matter is the Commons, Mos Defs, and Nas's can only do so much because not many people dont want to hear the deep and truthful songs that come from the soul.

[poopyflkes]

well any1 who says 50 cent gangsta and any of that shit, think of it this way, former g-unit member bang'em smurf had a video shoot liek awhile backk i mean long time ago when he use to b wit em but 50 rollde up with 2 vans full of COPS for no f**king reasons and then he left, he aint allowed back in his hood or else ppl kill him , if u dont beleive me http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=747, thats a real interview with bang'em, not just what"i heard from ppl or from the internet"

[IamRad]

rap can bite me in the ass

eminem is the only DECENT rapper

[Rachel]

^aahahahahhahaha EMINEM?!?!?


And guys, stop arguing or whatever, this topic is a month old. I am pretty sure the project is over with

[heyyfrankie]

eminem is the only DECENT rapper

okay, yeah, sure...

[*Statistik*]

Eminem is the best rapper in the industry. Then Kanye West. Then Nas.

Here's my top 5 best rappers currently ALIVE. NUFF SAID. period.

1)Eminem
2)Kanye West
3)Nas
4)Jadakiss
5)Game

[illuminessence]

Alicia Keys about Karma?

Eh...there's a major difference between rap and R&B.

Anyways, a lot of rap these days IS about sex, drugs, violence, etc, but there are Tupac and Kanye West, some of the only few I like.

Wait...Eminem??? Decent????

[*Statistik*]

Eminem is decent. IF you compare him to 50, eminem's lyrics are more intelligent

[jnukes]

Eminem is decent. IF you compare him to 50, eminem's lyrics are more intelligent

OMFG NEWS FLASH !!























no duh ..

[WTFwasIthinking]

Eminem is the best rapper in the industry. Then Kanye West. Then Nas.

Here's my top 5 best rappers currently ALIVE. NUFF SAID. period.

1)Eminem
2)Kanye West
3)Nas
4)Jadakiss
5)Game

You're retarded... Eminem is the best rapper ever when he really spits but the rest of your list is ignorant as f*ck... stop tryn' make up for your foolishness.........

none of the four others on your list stand comparison to Em as far as lyricism or flow... he's on another league from them...

[poopyflkes]

alrite heres my top 5
1) Pac
2)biggie
3)big l <-- not really mainstream but yeah
4)em
5)nas or jay-z
this isnt all that great of a list but yeah, sumtimes i feel pac n biggie overated cuz of they death but chea this is what i just came up with
50 n game can suck my nuts, LOL any1 heard guerrilla black signed with g-unit and lil'scrappy still tryin to get out of his contract with lil' jon n get wit g-unit
haha 50 - the next "Pac"
guerrilla black - Biggie Smalls poser
man seems like fake hip hop is gettin organized --"

[xquizit]

Jason, are you having an identity crisis? One second you sweat 50's nuts and say that Nas and Jada are sh*t, then next you list both Nas and Jada in your top 5 and fail to name your idol, 50. You are one sad little poser. Stop trying to act like you know something about hip-hop because all you ever post displays your ignorance and only makes hip-hop fans look bad. You're a disgrace.

Anyhow, looking for rap artists with substance? Research Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, The Roots, etc. to get you started.

[Negi]

i have no idea on how to help u?

[KELLYYY]

Um, I think his project is finished. O_O

[*videogamsta*]

hope by twista is not about drugs or any of that its about god and stuff like that

[*Statistik*]

get some trick daddy and lil flip