New-age Lil wayne etc is not 'rap'.

[harrygoboom]

He's overly emotional and all 'gief me pitty plix' i feel. I mean, he's not poor. and you're welcome, Masta Ace is as I said and you've said, underrated, for all the wrong reasons.

Ma$e is also up there, this song is a collab of a few people, I love it Beyond belief.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w77cExwGsQ

Enjoy

Edit: grammar mistake. lulz.

[Doomsin]

Im sorry but after saying that Eminem basically is skilless you note Busta Rhymes,I mean REALLY ?

Did you actually read what I wrote, and have you listened to anything I mentioned?

[Zulluhead]

Did you actually read what I wrote, and have you listened to anything I mentioned?

Not really,I went over it though,sorry

[Doomsin]

Not really,I went over it though,sorry

Hehe

Christ... can't believe this slipped my mind; Redman! 'Muddy Waters' is a cl-cl-cl-cl-classic!!!!!

[Zulluhead]

Hehe

Good reaction tbh I expected to see " U NOOB READ WHAT I POST U MOFO.................etc" you ressurected my hope in humanity TY.

[Deleted]

if i would ever met lil wayne i´d look him dead in his eyes and say, "aint no such thing as a halfway crook"

[IrishAdam]

While I'm not that into rap, people like Lil' Wayne should just stop, autotune SUCKS!

[harrygoboom]

irishadam.. do you not read anything? i've linked videos of wayne pre-tune. people are so elitest and say something everyone else says to think they're being smart/other. Carter II was a pretty serious album, it, in my regards, is still one of my favorites. A few songs from C3 were good, and older songs such as 'aint that a bitch' (i linked) are incredible. read up.

edit; I know i wish he never used it, but honestly, he's making more money from that as it's more commercial, I'm sure you'd do the same thing. 10million dollars> 7 million dollars, right? Simple math.

Also, I feel his latest album where he plays the guitar and all, is just a mockery to the current rap scene; he's made his money, he can stop, he just wanted to go out on a low note

[Kaitsith]

Couple good ones
shad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoM6t5SMFFw
p.o.s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfo-EGDBEAY
elzhi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRNcR4o9kDA

[harrygoboom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzTz...ayer_embedded#!

been on repeat all day.

[Th3HiddenShadow]

Old School > New School

Enough said.

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[harrygoboom]

a bit of new school is innovative, unique, and enjoyable. i've said it before, i like big sean a lot. but most newshit is, well, shit, agreed.

[Yoshimoto]

Rap died along time ago, what's left is pure garbage filled with vulgarity and narcissism with little or no real meaning or talent.

[harrygoboom]

for the most part i agree, yoshi. but as i said, there are a few exclusions. most is meaningless, sure, but i mean.. is rock meaningful? thats how i look at it, i always compare in a spectrum.

i still enjoy it for the rhyming, and if it's someone good, the ability put into their word play etc.

be it if it was better then than it is now, sure, i can agree, but there are still good names. not everyone swears just because, or even narcissistic in nature.

if anything i feel you're falling down the stereotype i've spoken about before that we all know and love, following the trends that older rappers were and always will be worshiped as gods etc.

/rant

[Deladeu]

Aussie F***in' Hip-hop > Most of the American mainstream.

Funkoars
M-Phazes
Illy
Downsyde
Hilltop Hoods
Bliss N Esso
The Herd
Ozi Batla
Urthboy
Butterfingers
Hyjak N Torcha

The only modern American hip-hop I will listen to is Lupe and Nas. Looking forward to picking up Lupe's new album when it finally drops.

Other than that I love listening to beats made by the late, great Nujabes (R.I.P). They transcend genres and should be listened to anyone who can appreciate music.

[harrygoboom]

Don't know much outside of the USA scene. I'll look at some of that, deladeu; looked at a few of hilltop hoods already as the name is familiar, all good.

And yes, Nujabes should be enjoyable to anyone, unless you're into grunge and other bizarre shit i guess.

[Deleted]

GZA - Liquid Swords
nuff said !!

[Gish]

Well to be perfectly honest I disagree,he isn't commercial at all and never was.

Hmmm I don't know.
Don't get me wrong I'm a huge Eminem fan love nearly all his music, but the whole "Slim Shady" side of Eminem was extremely commercial.

OT: Really looking forward to his new album though since there's alot of Featurings.
and the whole Lil wayne hate going on in this thread, totally agree never liked him, only song I like by him is Drop the World

[harrygoboom]

...Drop the world? of all songs..? :| Listen to most of Carter II, 'aint that a bitch' off C1, 3peat off C3, etc. some good songs.

Eminem's new album, in all honesty, is not good; it's on the 'safe' side.

[Clockwork Pinkie]

Any "rap" these days is not rap. Maybe Jay-Z and Eminem, but the rest of them are doing "Pop Rap" Lil Wayne, Drake. If you dont believe me, just see Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg if you haven't already, as if his career wasn't already dead... So N.A.S. Maybe your song was right http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAKxjTRV6ms

P.S. Please don't call Soulja Boy a rapper, that's like calling Justin Bieber the next Michael Jackson.