Originally posted by A_D
ok, look
the shit you see/hear on radio/mtv is not rap. it is pop. it just happens to mimic the rap genre
good rap is out there, you have to look for it
shit, i listen to death metal and such, and i listen to rap too.
the shit i listen to is from the bay area/nor cal shit.
i used to hate rap, because all the shit i ever heard was on the radio. my friend kinda got me into some of this bay rap, and i got into it. partially because i play guitar (alot of jazz too), and when i listened to some of this stuff, i heard guitar comping playing chords that i played in jazz band. that impressed me. the bass lines too. and the phrasing. jesus christ, sure it may only be like 4-8 bars for the melody/beat, but man if i could phrase half as good as some of the producers do, damn.
now i'm just rambling and shit
if you wanna peep some of the people i'm talkin about, check out dubee, mac dre, brotha lynch hung, cougnut, cellski, 3xKrazy, (you've probably already heard of) Andre Nickatina (aka dre dog), cold world hustlers, devin the dude (dirty south but i really dig his shit), equipto, san quinn,
for the OG's, check out RBL posse and IMP.
the list goes on
anyway, late
this post----^ ranks up there with the "eraseable paint" thread in the accord forum as far as ignorance is concerned. That being said, im out:wavey: