Message from discussion It seems (the real) Hip-Hip (Rap) will die.......

From: "WUZ! TFL" <nospamkaba...@village.uunet.be>
Subject: Re: It seems (the real) Hip-Hip (Rap) will die.......
Date: 1999/03/19
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Jay C wrote:
>At the current date their is a huge feud amongst the mainstream and
>underground, I can see no logic in this.
[...]

I have no problem at all with mainstream HipHop. No wait, let me rephrase
this, I have no problem with dope mainstream HipHop. Because, after all, I
listen to HipHop for a reason. Several reasons, actually. But one of them is
the interesting things some MC's put forth. I liked Hard Knock Life
somewhat, but Jay-Z's album didn't interest me at all. I couldn't care less
about his cars. I like Timbaland production in most cases, but I really
don't see any fun in hearing Missy Elliot moan and grunt. I really loved Wu
Tang's raw and uncut style on "36 chambers", but it seems as if the RZA
would rather sound artificial than pure, if you know what I mean. Just
listen to Bobby Digital. I can hear those beats, but I can't feel them. They
sound so fake.

Ofcourse, I can't speak for everyone on this newsgroup, or for every
"backpacker", but that's my viewpoint. I do think underground jockers exist.
I admit, I have been one for a while, but I just can't deny I really like
the beat to Aaliyah's "Are you that somebody", so I won't pretend I don't.
But if I hear Timbaland, Magoo and Missy talking crap over a dope beat, I
can't say I support that. See, I don't think that it's a fued between
mainstream and underground, I think it depends on what you look for in the
music. If I just wanted something that sounds good to the ear, I'd be all
over Timbaland's shit, but that's not enough for me. This may sound
pretentious or whatever, but my mind wants something too.

So if the Roots don't get on some watered down shit (which they probably
won't, because they keep coming dope time after time, their sounds are
enslaving), I will keep loving and supporting them. But if they'll be stuck
in a cartoon like RZA, they get the bozack.

Peace,

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