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April 6, 2006The False Binary of New York vs. SouthI'm reprinting here my two cents in the discussion at Different Kitchen: Well yes, we totally disagree. Mainly in that I don't separate the music in this either/or binary.. I think music can embody both east coast/NY traditions and southern sensibilities simultaneously, and the clipse is probably a good example of that. So labels like "east coast oriented" don't even really fit with my worldview, but for example, as far as the neptunes sound not fitting in with the sensibilities/tastes of someone who grew up on NY boom-bap? Hell yeah I disagree! I mean, what was Grindin if not Come Clean part 2! Ian placed the Clipse on the southern side of hip-hop's Mason Dixon, and I'm not disagreeing with that per se. I'm saying their music can fit in on both sides of that line, and I can't buy this idea that "southern hip-hop" and "NY hip-hop" are monolithic opposing camps with no common ground.. These terms remind me of "world music" in that they're so blindly reductive, giving short shrift to the many regional scenes and individual voices on both sides of that imaginary line. As a born and bred NY hip-hopper, I damn sure have very particular tastes (not narrow, but particular). However there have always been lots of artists from outside NY's geographical boundaries that fit those tastes perfectly.. and that's no less true today. Is "NY hip-hop" about intricate, razor sharp flows? The Clipse have this on lock. Is "NY hip-hop" about sample-based loops? The most important album of 2005, that ran away with the grammys, was chock full of those. Does it annoy me that lately NY's commercial radio is dominated by folks like D4L and DFB? Hell yes. But that's not a NY vs. The South issue. That's about these particular dudes having a particular sound that is wack to me. Hot 97 could easily make playlist that pleases my NY ears without adding a single artist that's actually from NY. Does anyone believe that if Hot had 10 Clipse-esque records in rotation, so many folks would be grumbling about "that corny southern rap" running things? Let me assure you, we wouldn't. This has nothing to do with NY vs. the South. This is about the eternal struggle of Hot Shit vs. Wack Shit. Just like it always was and always will be. If you represent hot shit (in my totally subjective opinion), then you are on my team. I give not the slightest crap what state is on your driver's license, any more than I'd say Patrick Ewing wasn't a Knick cuz he was born in Jamaica. If you play for my team, you're on my team. Is it even necessary for me to add the Rakim quote here? Posted by jsmooth995 at April 6, 2006 3:01 PMComments
For those that don't know, the Rakim Allah quote that applies here: "It ain't where ya from, it's where ya at." ---- For Lyrical quotable see Rakim again. "I break to meditate, not a peep, concentrate Hard to fuck wif.
"I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats They spoke of Fat Cat, that nigga's name made bell rings, black these down south dudes rhyming only two words per line (at best) are far below average.
More later... -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 6, 2006 7:23 PM I think Clipse have tons of quotables, just not the same type as Rakim cuz their choice of subject matter is, uhhh, generally deplorable. Rakim's quotables deliver both style and substance, with the clipse I usually hate what they're saying but love the way they say it. Posted by: Jay Smooth at April 6, 2006 8:38 PM I know what you're tryin to say, smooth. But bottom line is just doesn't stack up. Down south dudes ain't got it. Even if look at the kings of crime rap: Biggie and Jay-Z the rhymes are still there. Down south bullshit is simplistic and they pump the popularity so that whiteys can say "this is the music of black people. Hell, chris parnel and Natalie portman can rap better than that. Shit, eminem's better than all of those guys and he's white." this is the way white people steal from us "So many years ideas from us been stolen. To talk is somber, silence is golden." - Doug E. Fresh (From The Get Fresh Crew) on Play This Only At Night. You'll always hear about down south dumb-ass shit but you'll never here the dope new poetry from guys like Yeshua (we bee foolish -brooklyn) Smooth I know how some of you dudes are and you wanna seem like you don't discriminate and you wanna show love to all you brothers (assuming you are black smooth) and not use music as another dividing force. I feel you on that. I mean if I'm driving down I-95 and the cops are whooppin on the clipse's ass I'm jumping out and we rumbling the punk police to the death. same thing if it was master p. But we playin' keepin it real time. so when your brother got a pair wack sneakers on, you gotta tell him. down south urban pop -- I refuse to call it hiphop. In fact, I wish we could all institute the labeling of this new form of music as urban pop. then that way, we would have a little less of these debates about what is dope, wack, real, etc. etc. etc. -- oh but like I was sayin, down south urban pop is the pair of wack sneakers that your brother lunched on in an occasional lapse in judgement. you gotta call it like you see it. -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 6, 2006 9:43 PM Well said Jay. Posted by: eskay at April 6, 2006 9:55 PM Yo, I don't know what that link is associated with my name. goes to some dance pop shit. Posted by: Black People at April 6, 2006 9:55 PM yall need to quit hatin on the south because the south is were its at. Whats hannin Posted by: stephanie at April 7, 2006 12:04 AM Yo, Smooth what is that shit you got linked to my name? Fix that. If that's one of you dudes no offense. I'm NOT Mounir. -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 7, 2006 12:44 AM Poor DFB....caught up in the hate that should be reserved for just D4L. Now Jay, sure there's some cross over and gray area, but isn't the argument that the sound changes as the geography changes legit? It's not just wack vs dope. Let me guess...as a NY'er, you don't care for Juvenile's albums. Now, I have a cousin who loves southern music and has been trying to sell me on the merits of Juve for years. I respect Juve and won't say his stuff is wack, but I don't like it. No, no, no. The difference in NY and The South is not the artists, as much as it is the fans. Can a rapper with a NY flow sell 100,000 copies locally like Lil Flip. Nope. I have more to say on that, but I'll save it for my blog Posted by: Hashim at April 7, 2006 1:45 AM no, actually I've always liked juvenile. :) and pretty much anything mannie fresh was involved in. Posted by: Jay Smooth at April 7, 2006 4:19 AM I agree with Jay. I generally don't care for southern rap, cause, as Jay says, it doesn't fit my particular tastes. But I have respect for a ton of southern rappers, because I recognize that they make excellent music for that style. People like 8 ball and MJG, UGK, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, etc. I respect them as artists even though I'm not into their music. And it's not like NY is producing much that's particularly interesting right now anyway. Having said that, what the hell are you listening to Hot 97 for in the first place? They've been wack for over 10 years. Posted by: David at April 7, 2006 9:48 AM I have made an honest attempt at ignoring the foolishness that NY hip hip hop heads are spewing. Im from the south...and I dont like D4L. I dont like Laffy Taffy either. Thats a matter of taste...like my man Smooth stated. Posted by: E at April 7, 2006 11:32 AM First off, I'm from TN and I abhor "snap" and awful hip-hop in general. But for anyone who wants to bash southern rap and claim that NY is so much more advanced, I've got one word, two syllables for you: Dipset. As long as people in Harlem, NY and wherever are giving those clowns props, the argument is invalid. I mean seriously, "Wet Wipes" is that much superior to "Laffy Taffy"? Posted by: Williegreen at April 7, 2006 11:54 AM Smooth, why was there a link to my name? -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 7, 2006 1:27 PM That's weird, if you didn't put it there.. some kind of glitch in the matrix.. Posted by: Jay Smooth at April 7, 2006 1:31 PM Yo, I'm a tell all you dudes something. You might not wanna hear it. But I sense that these debates digress and tend to spiral off subject. So yo, the down south, east coast/west coast battle is long overdue. Obviously, it can be all peace. (and as far as they are all of our brothers, that's not really tru. cuz you can see the influence from rakim to nas to ali vegas. I don't know who the fuck influenced these down south dudes. Oaktown 357? Who knows? However, in the middle of the versace wars, just when the east coast was about to set it on the west coast, we lost the two kings - Biggie and Tupac. And the fire got stamped out and the battle was deaded. Squashed prematurely. But it wasn't settled. And in the meantime little down south dudes try to come up and express their little voices and struggles. So let's stop beating around the bush. East Coast emcees can take out the whole west coast from e-40 to the game (Peace to the game by the way. His rhymes ain't dope. but he's a straight up and down dude) and down south at the same time. Here go my team. To make sides a little even you can have eminem -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 7, 2006 1:41 PM Nas and Rakim? Are you "Black People" smoking bad herb? T.I. just did 522,000 his first week...Do you really have someone on the horizon (including the Rakim project)to put up those kinda numbers? Posted by: E at April 7, 2006 3:11 PM MCing. It's all about rhymes. Lyrics. MCing. I can't let you change the subject. But you already know that. That's why you always try to deflect the issue. Which is down south dudes can't rhyme. And since we are still playing keeping it real time, two things: 1) Cut and paste what you think a quotable, upper level rhyming verse from this guy "t.i." (you can't because they never take it to that level) 2) If your life depended on it. Would you really battle t.i. versus nas, rakim allah, or ali vegas? I hate to have to state the obvious, but in this emcee battle (like true emcee battles) you survive by the complexity of your rhymes. Not first week soundscans. Are there any other hiphop heads in the house? -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 7, 2006 3:47 PM one overlooked reason for the south/southwest's dominance is beats. anyway you slice it, pop-rap, whether it be in the form of 50cent or the southern crews, has ridiculously hot beats that the backpacker set in nyc simply can't touch. southern producers are on the cutting edge, incorporating everything from downtempo electronic sounds, to synths, to sampled layered beats. with today's short attention spans, kids just check for the hot beat and don't care about simplistic a-b-a-b rhyme schemes (and even lamer subject matter); as long as the beat is bumpin' that's all they're checking. considering how ahead of the game new york's beats were during the "golden era" -- think bomb squad, diamond d, premier, large professor, pete rock, marley marl, etc. -- the argument can even be made that market superiority and significance is directly correllated to quality production. lyrically, the south may be in the stone ages but new york ain't exactly holding it down either; aside from the rare exceptions like talib kweli or immortal technique, is there anyone in this galaxy that would consider g-unit or dipset heirs to the legacy of kane or rakim? and regarding the clipse (who again get hit off with quality neptunes productions): let's face it, they're palooka rappers with limited skills and even more limited subject matter, but at least they're rapping, which is more than most of the grunting buffoons south of the mason-dixon line are doing out these days. Posted by: konijn at April 7, 2006 10:06 PM you can't say that southern rappers are corny. scarface, little brother and outkast are from the south and they all rhyme their asses of. i'm a biased new yorker, i pray for kool g rap to go platinum! but i respect good hip hop wherever it's from as long as it's GOOD. It's not that I don't like southern rap it's just that southern rap sucks right now to me. you can't compare the skills of paul wall, mike jones and slim thug to those of scarface bun b and big mike. i don't judge them based on east coast standards, they're not that good based on southern standards. they used to be able to rhyme now they do stuff like make tired ass songs with the same lines for whole verses (that shit should be a sin!)all i want is a wider subject matter and (the magic word) balance Posted by: big man at April 7, 2006 11:47 PM The region dispute is really baseless at this point. 10 years ago a case could be made. But right now, the level of lyricism in hip hop is at an all-time low. T.I. is lyrical, he understands mcing and I respect him as an artist. D4l, DbL or whoever the hell them guys are, do not even matter. They are the new "whoop there it is". The focus has gone from being 'nice' to being 'rich'. These guys don't respect the craft of mcing. Luda, while not one of my favorites, is nice. He's like a more lyrical, southern version of Busta. Busta rhymes is a poor lyricist, but he has mastered the art of flowing. Jadakiss has a basic flow, but has mastered the delivery of punch-lines. Different MC's bring different things to the game. Unfortunately, none of those artists have the courage or inteligence to rhyme about anything of substance. If they did I think it would bring their lyrics, music and artistry into a whole new realm. Look at Tupac who wasn't the illest lyricist, but had a flow, and a passionate almost reggae-singer-type delivery when rhyming about the broadest range of topics of almost any artist. IMO, THAT is what seperates him from B.I.G. Pac did the thug shit (hell, he introduced the word into hip-hop) but he talked about so many relevant things that his music has staying power. I think this same thign will be played out with Nas and Jay as the years pass. Will you wanna hear 'what more can i say?' or 'One Mic' 10 years from now? Which will have any relevance in that time? This isn't about regions, its about the elements that make an MC dope, and his/her music hot. There are many elements, and they are not exclusive to NY, although at one time you could probably make that argument. Most of the rappers we hear on the radio suck. They are making bad music. I am an MC, I study this craft and I understand what it means to be nice. I don' have the greatest songs ever written, but I am working on it, and I know without a doubt that I am nice. I understand this shit, I analyze it, I work on it. Most of these cats do not. Check me out on my space. Posted by: Kai at April 8, 2006 2:00 AM Peace konijn. Konijin, you beat me to the punch. Next up I was about to go into the wack sound of urban pop production masquerading as hiphop beats. Ok, we all agree that them dudes can't rhyme on any upper levels. Cool. However, I beg to differ with you on the subject of their beats. -- My name is Black. And I'm a Hip-Hop head. this means I was raised off that planet rock. dope hip hop beats have a formula. The natural progression from listening to hip hop is to go into mad record collecting. [side note:the versace wars made having a taste in music obsolete. as long as you liked the guy who rapped about having money, you were cool.] when you listen to the greats, they are using a formula. the samples that were used by the greats like Rakim, Pete rock and Premo and the father of the dope beat Marley marl all have something in common. I don't wanna spill, cuz then mad heads like the 45king, red alert, and countless other producers will have my head. But I'll give you a hint. Impeach the president (the most popular drum break ever - from Nas' I can), Blind alley (Ain't no Halfsteppin'), and I know you got soul come from a certain...collection. and the usage of this collection on every classic album from Criminal Minded ('87) to Wu tang Forever ('97) "seasoned" the beats. Thus giving your beats "flavor". think of the top five hip-hop beats of all time. keep it real with yourself like your life depended on it. Say your up for trial or something and you have to pic beats that represent the purest form of hiphop. I bet they will not have come from the period we are in now. Fusions diluted something that was pure. any attempt at trying to replay your favourite breaks results in a soulless sound. which is pop music. but it is not what hiphop production is. the laws were laid down. -Black People Posted by: Black People at April 8, 2006 3:11 AM But Preme is originally from Texas. . . Posted by: teemoney at April 11, 2006 3:24 PM HE's BACK. FAMOUS aka "lil ken" is back with his new album "Underground Giant" coming to stores coon. check the site on my spcae( 2 featured tracks) of email CockednLockedRecords@yahoo.com. Posted by: CNL at April 11, 2006 5:04 PM My observation is this(i'm from D.C.). Whenever another region besides New York dominates radio and sales in hip-hop, New Yorkers seem to get upset and talk shit about the region as a whole, instead of the individuals who are wack. Like in the early 90's, the west had it on lock, and New Yorkers were sick, so the whole coast got shitted on (i.e. Source Awards). The thing I don't understand is that the focus is always on the bad music. In my opinion the good music outweighs the bad music in all of these situations. If it's coming out the south or the west, the classics outweigh and outsell the bullshit. In the 90's the Deathrow camp put out classic material and produced a few hip-hop legends that we still play and hear about. You don't hear about Domino or Spice 1 anymore, I think the same thing will happen with the south, you won't hear about D4L and Franchise Boyz three years from now, but i'm sure you will still hear about and bump T.I., Luda, Wayne, and Jeezy. The same thing happens in New York, you don't hear about Father MC or Positive K anymore, you only hear about the legends. New Yorkers have to understand that everything goes in cycles in hip-hop. You can't be greedy, it is the south time to eat, so let our brothers and sisters down there live. New York will come up soon. BTW....isn't 50 Cent from New York??? he's been the top selling hip-hop artist for about three years, and "Candy Shop" & "Laffy Taffy" are about the same shit! So I don't understand about the complaints about the south, and no forums and complaints about that cat or even The Dipset. If you look at their lyrics and Franchise Boyz, you will see alot of similarities, Jim Jones is on their album. Post some shit about those cats, G-Unit & The Dipset, they're in your city. They don't get half the complaints on forums that the south does. Why is that??? THEY ARE FROM NY. Posted by: Barkley at April 12, 2006 4:48 PM man, it's kinda like when the republican party took over everything from the dems. instead of ruling across the board they broke off into factions and started in fighting within their own ranks as evidenced by so many of their current problems..i feel the same thing is happening to hip hop now that it's the dominant party within the music industry. i suppose to some degree the infighting between regions is inevitable. although to the credit of many, and i count myself among them, the ability to look beyond this inclination to battle for regional supremacy and to look and listen to what you think is good music where ever it's from is encouraging...kinda like pussy if it's good you don't care were it came from you gon' build a bridge to it...and that's real! Posted by: yeahisaidit at April 12, 2006 7:35 PM that man who asked who influenced southern rappers the answer for many if not most would be the same for every one else who grew up in the prime of rakim nas pac and all of the legends because thats who was getting play on the radio @ that time and for the NYC lyricist vs southerlyricist souther rap has lyricist just like newyork folk have rappers who are not great lyricist... Southerners have people like big boi, andre 3000, killer mike, ludacris, (up coming) young dro, bun b? And folk r gonna disagree but you have lyricist with different MC styles yall make it seem if you do not rap like nas with his style then ur not MC but it aint like that Posted by: EP 404 at April 16, 2006 9:22 PM south also got 8 Ball and MJG Posted by: EP 404 at April 16, 2006 9:32 PM I ask myself, how ironic. Reminds me of the same shit that I use to here from eastcoast cats badmouthing the west coast back in the day. And yeah, I'm from the south! Posted by: ATK at April 17, 2006 2:25 AM First and foremost I'd like to say that the following is merely an expression of an extremely flexible opinion, for I feel that we are all one in the African Diaspora and the universal commonality of oppressed peoples, therefore I say this with love from NY to CA, from DC to Nigeria. 1. It seems that despite the emergence of several lyrically gifted mc's from below the mason dixon, one thing seems common in southern music, what is played on the radio at least. From what we've heard on the radio it seems that southern music has departed from the traditional standards of carefully crafted lyrics, eloquent and fluid delivery, depth, and most importantly substantive ideologies. Not to say that the only thing that beholden by the great city of NY is socially and politically conscious, instead, that popular southern music has in some ways perpetuated, exagerrated and glorified the very stereotypes which our forefather's were all too often tormented and murdered for. p.s check us out and tell me what you think (www.myspace.com/pglaborforce) Posted by: Humility at April 20, 2006 10:30 PM lets look at it like this ever since biggie died the east has fell off. the south is now reiging supreme. Yeah yall got the two old farts.... whats that niggas name yeah Jayz and nas and a couple of other unimportant people like j millz papoose murda mook, dont get me wrong i listen to them but they aint comparin to Z-Ro, lil keke, the mixtape messiah, fat pat, scarface, and the best dj alive or dead DJ SCREW. heres one from lil keke Z-Ro from soufwest to soufeast its about war not about peace nigga like me im about knockin out teeth know im sayin ill loose your grill a nigga come in down in a coup deville Posted by: Southern boy at April 22, 2006 12:42 AM Southern kids sweat NYC too much, Rap is NYC's genre, and you bite it, you bite our style, you worship what trends we start. I got no problem with anyone listening to rap, but know where its from. Its like saying I'm a Mexican who listens to Reggaeton, but disses Puerto Ricans. Its stupid. Don't come to this thread with this surburb bullshit "Hip Hop is universal" "Its our culture too" Shut the fuck up, for real. That's corny and played out. and yo...I don't care where you from, if your shit is garbage its garbage. I listen to rappers from California, Jersey, Philadeph, Bronx, Washington Heights, down Brooklyn...where ever. No one is NYC talks about people in the South, most people in NYC don't even know if Lil Wayne is from Dallas or ATL or where ever. The South is irrevelant to NYC, and it will always be. The trends, the culture, and the world revolves around NYC. This is reality, you should basically give up life if you cant't understand. New Yorkers only focus on whats in New York and whats going on in the City, its our world, why you mad? You guys hold no weight, and the only reason why you guys are getting play on BET (LOL @ you niggas watching BET like a buch of girls) is because Jay-Z, Nas and other decided to take a break. Yo on some serious shit too, when you think of a top 10 of all time...not one country artist comes to mind. Its usually 90% NYC and like 10% Cali. It seems like its the internet you hear these country ass people complain. They sound worse than backpackers and wiggers, trying to get that "respect" in Hip Hop, when it 'll never be happend. Most people laugh at you clowns. The reason why Southern Artist stick together is because their cities are in the middle of no where. They live distant from urban life, they lack competiveness and no one battles against each other. So what the fuck? Where you come from? No where...EXACTLY, now you understand. People don't get booed off stage in the South, country people aren't use to having quality battles, rap enough is good for them. No one is hating, there is nothing to hate, just because we ignore you and don't take you seriously or give the ammount of respect we usually give to a real nigga, you don't need to cry about it. Club music is club music, no matter where its from. Girls are going to buy it, and listen to do it, clubs are doing to play it, cause girls want to go to clubs and dance, and where ever there are girls dancing, guys will be there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7Sny2qn3Y ^ Real talk, probably too real for you. YOUR CULTURE IS COUNTRY, YOU'RE NOT URBAN, YOU'RE NOT FROM THE CITY, YOU'RE NOT HIP HOP.
Chamillionare rhymes mad slow and retared Lil Wayne sounds like a girl, his lyrics are corny. He's a black Eminem. Corny whiney bitch voice for the surburb kids to attract.
Posted by: Jose at April 22, 2006 1:45 AM First of all I resprect all opinions on here even though I don't agree with some, so I'm going to try to keep my comments civil. What amazes me is that some not all from the east coast fail to realize that while they consider southern artist like jon, d4l, dem boyz, etc (by all means they don't represent the south as a whole) as garbage so to speak, the east coast has had its share of garbage rappers running the airway. Sean Combs is the main one to come to mind. I've noticed through the years that it's been a notion that southern rappers started this talking about money and bling or what not when it was the whole bad boy clique that started it. Folks are quick to badmouth the south with using rappers like flip, paul wall, slim thug as example but can't seem to recognize southern icons like face, outkast, ugk, 8 ball & mjg, or goodie mob. Bottom line, for every region you have your good and bad rappers. Open up your eyes and recognize that you have booty ass rappers too! For the comment made about the Black Diaspora, and degrading black women. I love my people with a passion. The black people of the south do as a whole. Folks from other regions need to give the south more credit than this yessa massa mentality they seem to think that we have. It's sickening! Gimme a break! That feeding into the (white) corporate state of mind goes on with black folks in every region of the U.S. including the so called mighty N.Y. Matter of fact, that's all over the globe. I hear alot of rapper's from out of the east coast degrading black women all the time. If one is to speak on issues look at issues to everybody as a whole, not just part of the group from a certain area of the country. Ridiculous!!! Anyway, I'm not taking anything away from the east coast, west coast, midwest, whatever. I listen to cats from all the region. Don't sit back and stereotype southern rappers based on a few artist and say that southern artist don't have lyrical skillz. Posted by: ATK at April 22, 2006 5:25 AM LTFOL at this clown Jose bragging on the N.Y. and ragging on the south. This fool don't even have a mental clue. It's dumb fuckas like him that give New York a bad name. Do me a favor, read a book, what do news, and educate yourself. Do something instead of picking up the mic! Dumb mothafucka! LOL!!! Posted by: ATK at April 22, 2006 5:39 AM Jose, you got some issues brother. First of all, that slave mentality runs deep with you. I believe it was one of your own who best phrased it but niggas like you are on the slave ship bragging about who got the better chain. You brag about NYC's contribution to the country and the culture, are you blind you fool? Your culture is no longer yours! Its MTV's and Sony's and BMG's. Your culture is white america newest money maker. So keep bragging about what you give to the world while bitch niggas like you brag about how hard they are while NYC cops still laying you bitches on your backs. If you so hard you little bitch, then fight the real enemy and stop badmouthing other black people who are in the same dam boat. NYC is a nice city and all, but you niggas are prisoners, we all are. That city and most of its residents and political representatives and the people that really matter don't give a fuck about you. You ain't shit, and if NYPD don't wantchya ass around no mo, you getting popped, no questions asked, no news coverage, no investigation, no one cares. Grow the fuck up and stop bickering like a bitch about dumb shit. Hip Hop don't belong to NYC, it don't even belong to black people, its a asset of corporate america now. P.S. Who the fuck are you to say that hip hop belongs to New York? Who are you period? NYPD target practice that's what you are. Shut the fuck up and stop playing ya part house nigga. Posted by: Humility at April 22, 2006 4:46 PM man, all u southern niggaz bring up is how yall got some good rappers like out kast and luda but face the facts no matter how many times u bring them up to defend the fact that 95% of artist down there have no true talent of being an MC. whats keeping these cornballs on top is the producing because the rhymes are simple and stupid and it balances out with a dance.And you guys are proud of the the record sales...but real niggaz dont feel that bullshit those sales skyrocketed because of the White man, you niggaz went str8 up pop not hip hop. Posted by: 18 clique at April 27, 2006 5:30 PM first of all, there is more than just outkast and luda. you gotta quit judging southern lyricists from whats on the radio, or what you here everday. we have are lyricist too. listen to scarface, z-ro, chamillionaire, lil wayne, killa mike, bun b. those are some of the best in the south. listen to their old shit. i love and respect New York and all. Espeacially Nas (GREATEST MC). but to those who think were dumb and slow and can't rhyme i got two words for you. Posted by: versatile at April 28, 2006 3:51 AM I guess when certain people read stuff they catch a case of dyslexia or some shit like that. Yeah, I brought up Outkast. Last time I checked they weren't the only ones that I mentioned. When you read something and can't comprehend what's being conveyed, read that shit again. Trust me, it will help you out. Clique, if the South went pop instead of hip hop, then we're following you niggaz (as you like to put it) lead. Peep this, southern rhymes are simple and stupid, right! Let me paint a picture for you. What do you think them white folks are saying about your shit? But Clique, I'll give you a little credit on smarts, but you seem to have a lack of common sense on certain things. All hip hop sales are prodominately consumed by white folks. Finally, what's a real nigga? You think black folks in New York are the only ones puttin shit down. Last time I checked, while New York was rappin about gum drops and lolly pops, the west coast brought the hard shit to hip hop. I read some where through these comments I'm reading that someone said that the south don't wanna go to war with N.Y., the south will get murdered. LOL. Read that shit again and see how funny that shit sounds (Going of hip hop and by the streets). Posted by: ATK at April 28, 2006 5:46 AM "biters, fakers, and rhyme takers..." its all bout the bay area!! comin out wit cleaner shit than ANYONE. we got md the great, smoov-e, nickatina, dubee, demolition man!! "any chance i can, ima SHiTONAMAN"- RIP Mac Dre 1970-2004 Posted by: SfGiANtSbALLiN at April 30, 2006 6:45 PM I'm from florida, so I gotta say somethin, first off I read somewhere on here that someone said that the south is on N.Y. dick, nigga we dont give a fuck about yall niggas. we thank NY mcs for opening the doors for the south, but on your dick? thats crazy. I now i am a fan of ny music but stop hatin because the south runs shit now. yeh we got some cornballs like D4L and DFB, but dont look at them say oh niggas from the south is garbage. we may not be as lyrical as ny but we aiint garbage. and if you fell that way come down here and say that shit, bitch Posted by: Rob at May 13, 2006 9:11 AM It seems quite ridiculous to me that you're all fighting over who is better than who, at the end of the day. People are making an effort which is good, what's more important is 'Is what they're saying worth saying and will it live on to make a positive difference in peoples life. There are too many people who are reckless with their 15mins of fame. I say do something worthwhile with it. Just an opinion we're all entitled to one. Posted by: beautiful at May 15, 2006 8:36 AM why everyone hating on the south jay an biggie was nice why south can't have the have the time to shine east coast don't know how it is down here i they just can't feel the south i know any one from up north couldn't live down here cause it's it's crime this like up north it's not where u from it's where u at Posted by: southontop at May 19, 2006 5:44 PM You cats that bad mouth 40 water(E-40 for you lame ass squares) just dont listen. I can spit some 40 that'll blow your socks off but hey, why should you be allowed to enjoy genuine spit if you're a natural born hater. the man is the greatest spitter of all time and is top 5 overall, dead or alive. now, if your in to straight 100% conscientious rap, he may not be your bag although he has spit a plethora of meaningful raps in his time(he's not one dimensional). but if your comparing him to the likes of a jay-z or biggie, he stands toe to toe(i'd say he's way better, but for the sake of argumentlets compare)with those cats and if you knew e-40's history you would see how much influence he's had on the jiggas and biggie's of the world. like i always say, your favorite rappers an e-40 fan, and at the very least an e-40 imitator, you might as well jump in the boat. Posted by: g_fonz at May 26, 2006 7:21 PM Southern rhymes aren't simple and stupid. You're simple and stupid, and you're missing the point. I'll agree with you that most of these copy cat southern rappers out right now are simple and stupid, bc they are just copying one of the down south rappers who did it before them. The reason the South blew the hell up was bc it was different then the same old same old NY spitten knowledge bullshit. As far as that goes, if I want to learn something I'll read a book or watch the Discovery channel. I sure as hell don't want a NY rapper to try and teach me sh't. Down south was hard and had it's own style. Now that they've taken over the whole game it's going to sh't. If the South doesn't keep changing up their game and changing up their music they are going to flop. Not rhyming like a NY rapper was the whole point of the Southern style hip hop. We were about hot and hard beats, and dudes that were tellin it simple without dancing around the issues. But I will challenge you this... I think Bun B from UGK can rhyme better then most of the cats ya'll are talking about. Posted by: Cser at May 31, 2006 3:34 PM well i have reading some of the these articles and my feeling is that them east coast niggaz are trippin for nothing. I really respect the westcoast and the dirty south for they have the best music : oh year. THe east coast have good artist like 50 but the rest is whack. Posted by: shingi at June 3, 2006 10:33 AM ur a fuckin idiot its not bout learnin a lesson like u can learn from the discoverey channel or some shit like that but the fact that ny rappers do have deeper meanings in there songs and are way more creative, if u want to argue that then u should listin 2 nas,jay,big l,big pun,papoose n jada kiss , no other assmebly of artist can top those...n i aint even from ny im str8 from chi town Posted by: chitwnfinst at June 19, 2006 6:24 PM Yo, put y'all money where y'all mouf is. We gon have a peaceful internet battle. I'm reppin east coast. Post lyrics of your man if he nice. (e-50, any wack down souf dude) Example? Big Pun -- Super lyrical =========================== ===================
Whut? How you want it? Posted by: Black People at June 21, 2006 2:34 PM Yo Jay: Posted by: AG at June 22, 2006 9:40 PM mmk, hold em up with the quickness. now im from the south and i understand that alot of you eastcoasties are all about lyrics. thats a must. west coast is all about somebody dying. southern music is all about...putting you in the mood. for us its just our style. now everyone is talking about lyrics, take in from the south Chamillionaire...even tho he is now mainstream, back in the day he was the shit and still is to me. hes mastered flo and punchlines as well as lyrics. you are also forgetting about the MID WEST!!! check out a guy named tech n9ne. he will blow your mind. you also need to take into consideration that southern people arent all into lyrics, we set trends, we are our own people, so while you guys are all stuck on lyrics understand that the 3rd coast has been trying to figure out the other unexplored parts of hip hop. we have been trying to figure out whats missing, because there IS something missing. now on to the next little thing, alot of southern mc's are very lyrical but they choose not to put it on wax, also go forth and explore the magical art of comedy, some guys are just insane and make you laugh, SPM for example, check him out...also i recomend going and checking hispanic artists as well. D4L is stupid DFB should be dead, and other such "laffy taffy on my white tee" groups. whatever...i know im not the best argument, all i can say is im a hip hop head, got love for all artists cuz every artist has their songs and cd's, but listen to rock and metal, broaden your horizons and if you do graffiti, dont get caught. TO THE BAT CAVE..... Posted by: Ysidro at June 26, 2006 9:00 PM ...one last thing, you cant compare regions...you end up biased whether you say you are or not and they are complete different styles...and again with the south, watch me set a trend...by saying "bye" like this...duece Posted by: Ysidro at June 26, 2006 9:02 PM sorry...i just thought of something tho....its that someone was talking about how "real" battles were supposed to be about whos more lyrical but you cant say that, did you create hip hop, are you the almighty god of battles? i think not, no disrespect, but some people feel to win a battle is to degrade that other person as much as possible, also you can crack all the jokes you want but people down south dont want to think when they listen to music, if they want something with the complexity of a college exam when theyre only in grade school, they will go to the local library and check out a dictionary tape and listen to that. i feel i would rather listen to something i can relate to than something i have to look up in the dictionary to understand...no plex got respect for the alla yall...much luv, duece Posted by: Ysidro at June 26, 2006 9:25 PM THE SOUTH TREND SETTERS????U TOOK THAT FORM NY U DUMBASS EVERYBODY COPIED NY WHEN WE WAS DOIN OUR THING N NOW THAT THE SOUTH CAME UP EVERYBODY TRYING 2 B LIKE THE SOUTH, DONT GET IT TWISTED , N CHAMILLIONAIR AND TECH R ALRIGHT RAPPERS BUT U CANNOT COMPARE THEM STILL WITH THE BEST OF NY Posted by: BKNIKKA at June 27, 2006 1:36 PM oh yea i forgot cuz NY did everything...sike...we arent copying...if we were copying NY we would be doing the whole lyrical thing,but were not. you cannot compare regions, it just wont work, theres so many bigons to consider, one being opinions. which you apparently have by saying that you cannot compare any mc's to NYs "best". im southern born and raised and in my opinion NY artists suck, so does yalls music, but i still have respect for what they do. i respect them as artists, low and behold OPINION...dumbass...you are one sided, if you ask NY folks whos better southern artists or eastcoast artists, automatically theyre gonna say eastcoast, but if you ask a 3rd coast wodie were gonna say that southern artists are better. it all depends on how and where you were raised. this is a topic that will NEVER be resolved because not very many people if not any at all, will see eye to eye. it just wont happen. so wut chu really talkin bout boy? dont get shit misconstrued and accept the fact that this whole thing is opinion, no region copied anyone. you just cant be happy that finally the south has our chance to shine. next is probably the midwest, but that time you probably will take this little thing into consideration and try to slander every midwest artist out there and talk down and think that youre still top notch. end result is arguing over the internet is like the special olympics, even if you win, youre still retarded. Posted by: Ysidro at June 27, 2006 9:32 PM and yes, trend setters...but oh, i forgot before the south came along yall were choppin n' screwin shit...and oh yea cuz real battles are fought by whose more lyrical, yet jadakiss to krs 1 are all still doing battles by who can make the other feel the most crunchy...it totally slipped my mind..... Posted by: Ysidro at June 27, 2006 9:37 PM yea ok dick, listin b4 u write another essay to save ur helpless ass. We did start setting trends cuz this rap shit wouldnt be here if it wasnt 4 the NYC so choppin screwin clappin w/e the fuck u wanna call it wouldnt b there, n hence the "grillz"(fronts)chains n ne other accessorie was very first brought up by us n YES U COPIED! now aint nuthin wrong wit that cuz i c NY niggaz rockin dickies like they from calie, i can admit that cuz errybody swagger jacks from the next nigga. N it is A LYRICAL skill to DISS someone in battle its called PUNCHLINES n ny rappers have a tendencay in doin so well with flow as well as being way more creative then southern rappers, and also there ARE MANY RAPPERS FORM THE SOUTH THAT DO TRY 2 B LYRCIAL,FOR EXAMPLE THERES LUDACRIS,SCARFACE,OUTKAST ETC.(the best of the south by far)get ya facts str8 bitch Posted by: NYCKING at June 27, 2006 11:15 PM good lordie, so much hostility...i never said you didnt set trends, i said dats wut the south does, i never said being lyrical had nothing to do with it...so read it all the way before you call me a dick...dick....the south tries to be lyrical, true, but i also said that they choose not to be...once again read all the way buddy. when the homie said lyrical i was talking about how you add an such n' such bar verse...got it butt pirate? i feel i am being outnumbered here cuz i seem to be the only one tellin yall the truth about the south. hip hop does not revolve around NY, dont think it does, and im not saying you think it does. helpless, perhaps...ass, yes i have one...a dick too...im just one for the argument, so dont get all heated over a discussion. and all i leave it at is, opinion..thats all it is...but fact is NY did NOT create hip hop even tho some people give Afrika Bambaata credit for being the godfather, i dont think he is, only because "hip hop" was originated from african poetry...thats all it was...poetry...so give credentials to shakespeare or someone like that...there is no such thing as "real hip hop". Posted by: Ysidro at June 28, 2006 12:12 AM Ysidro, it's mad cool of you to post your thoughts. And much respect to you for doing so. I really feel where you are coming from. I can see that you are very passionate about what you are writing. And you really mean well. Where are you reppin' in the south? I wanna share something with you. Far too often (especially in the hood) debates go on forever without clear lines of communication being established. No one stopping to listen. People just waiting to talk. And at other times, arguments fester because someone may be privy to some info and never had a chance to share it before things spiral out of control. (very sitcomish). In fact, (as I'm sure many of us have seen in the hood) I've seen two muvafuckas start off arguin' about one thing and end up fightin' over somethin' else. Listen. This is not about coasts or regions. It's about the quality of the product. The product being Hip-Hop music. Sometimes old people are afraid of the youth, because in some cases the young do eat the old. And information maybe the only thing that the old can cling to. And in a debate, the old accuse the young of ignorance because the young are uninformed about events that pre-date their birth or whatever's currently popular. But how can the young know something if they are never told? I learned one of my most valuable lessons in life from Isaac Hayes. He said, "Young people have to express themselves." That's like the truest shit I ever heard. Now if a young person never battled a tape of Big Daddy Kane's "Set It Off" vs. Rakim Allah's "Lyrics Of Fury", if he never heard these songs, he still must express himself. But most of these arguments stem from lack of knowledge and communication. Let me lay everything out for you. Hip-Hop music (key word MUSIC) is comprised of 3 primary elements: Rhymes, Scratching, and Beats. True it all started in NY. But WHERE wasn't as important as WHAT. WHAT did they start? The first thing they started was diggin in a crate for an old or obscure record (goin to the store and buying one more) finding what is called a "break" -- that is when the singing stops and core of the music rocks for like say five seconds -- making this break repeat by either cutting up a duplicate of the record on a turntable or plugging the break into a sampler creating a beat. The next thing they did was rhymed over the beat. But to earn the right to rock the mic, your rhymes had to be creative. You couldn't jump on stage and be off beat. You couldn't grip the mic with ABC-rhymes like "I'm gettin' money. Ain't nuntin' funny. I'm a OG. That's how it be." An emcee's job was to be creative with his rhymes. 1. Complexity (how many words or phrases are you rhyming?) 2. Delivery (how are you saying your rhymes?) 3. Creativity/Originality (are you freakin' what you are doing in a unique way?) Stuff like this is sorta unspoken. But it is understood. It's more or less sold but never really told. Dig what I'm sayin'? Now in 86 and 87 when Eric B. and Rakim came out, Rakim kinda single-handedly changed what serious emceeing was all about. Super-complex, creative rhymes moved to forefront. And by the time Long Live the Kane was released, dope rhyming was forever changed. Now for most of the folks that you hear screaming East Coast, East Coast this is the vital history that is always kept in mind. This is how it was started and it was the tradition. Every emcee that came out had to show and prove his abilty utter interesting rhymes on the microphone (also called "skills"), from Special Ed to NAS. Just ask The Alkaholiks -- "Used to be about rhymes, all about rhymes..." I Got It Bad Y'all circa '94. and they are straight from Cali. Most Hip-Hoppers weren't born yesterday and they didn't start banging hip hop when Jay-z came out. I'd strongly recommend that you take a quick musical vacation into some of the early, more premium hip-hop that preceded the Urban Pop that you defend so passionately. It really is a short history and the journey will be so much fun. Not to mention the new world of music that you'll expose yourself to. To help you get started, I've come up with a list of the records you should get to help you appreciate this beautiful artform. (Arranged by order of importance) 1. By Any Means Necessary - BDP I'm not saying these are they top ten albums of all time. But purchasing them in this order will help you appreciate what has been come to be known as East Coast or Real Hip-Hop. Out. (or Deuce) -Black People Posted by: Black People at June 28, 2006 12:29 AM rhyming has been here before hip hop, and its used in singing so wats ur point? poetry is in all music isnt it?? Hip Hop is very well explained by the nigga above me n thats wat NY started so stfu..n u did say that yall aint lyrical u dumbass think b4 u type "oh yea i forgot cuz NY did everything...sike...we arent copying...if we were copying NY we would be doing the whole lyrical thing," so think b4 u start tlakin out the ass Posted by: NYCKING at June 28, 2006 3:45 PM thank you black people and nycking...kiss my multicultural ass...get off it shit...im jus gonna say one last thing n' i have no more reason to defend anything or prove anything to anyone, whos better...kobe or iverson? neither cuz one plays with skill and one plays with heart..you cant compare...same with everything else....thank you black people n' im bout to go look into this a lil further and its true..i only preach wut i been taught, thank you for understanding. get at it, duece Posted by: Ysidro at June 28, 2006 7:18 PM oh and you asked where im reppin...right now im reppin from Cheyenne, Wyoming..amazing talent out around the midwest check it out...but im from, born, and raised from Texas...so i rep for Texas specifically...holla at cha boy, duece Posted by: Ysidro at June 28, 2006 7:39 PM Hey,i was just browsing around and this forum and it caught my attention. I'm originally from NY, the Brownsville area but i moved down to Texas to attend college and i have to say NYCKING don't be so hard on that Ysidro cat. Yo, he's mad cool for voicing his opinion and you have to understand that Texas is a whole different way of life than NY. Now i understand his argument and yours, but i realized it when i first moved down here, there way hip hop is a little different and what most of these guys were brought up on is alot like Rakim. I have to admit these southern cats are real lyrical and when they freestyle it's COMPLETELY different from when they write. They have some real shit on their minds and these cats are insane. I'm NY 'til i die, but man these cats are really on another level with what they say, I've listened to some of their early hip hop and some of it goes back all the way to the golden days of Afrika and Rakim, and you wouldn't believe it, but they sound alot like them. Two totally different geographic parts and these guys were essentially saying the same thing. I personally credit Ysidro for speaking his mind because this is probably all he knows and it's not far off from the truth more less is it not the truth at all. Also, cats around here are ALWAYS freestyling and any real hip hop heads would love it down here, the people are great and the hip hop culture is alive and well down here. hopefully NYCKING you cut down a little on the homie, no disrespect. much love. -CYPEK Posted by: CYPEK at June 28, 2006 10:02 PM Yo, my bad, i came back to see if anyone had posted and read over mine and where i said 'it's not far off from the truth more less is it not the truth at all." I meant to say it not far off from the truth more less is it the truth all together. My bad fam, had to come back and correct myself. One -CYPEK Posted by: CYPEK at June 28, 2006 11:39 PM Ysidro i aint gettin off nuthin ur obviously new 2 the game n u need 2 understand wat ur lisitining 2,wat it really means, n understand where it was originated from. My fault 4 bein hard on the chump but i do get offended over ur arguement which is not tru about Hip Hop. Learn suttin lil nigga..100 Posted by: NYCKING at June 29, 2006 12:15 PM figured u wouldnt get off...most bitch niggaz love bein all on my joc... Posted by: Ysidro at June 30, 2006 1:29 AM figured u wouldnt get off...most ignorant niggaz love bein all on my joc... Posted by: Ysidro at June 30, 2006 1:30 AM awww..lil nigga catchin feelinz..i let this baby have his bottle, u want the last word gahead...he mad cuz he got schooled Posted by: NYCKING at June 30, 2006 1:56 AM Wow U Guyz R Crazy Lol.........I Mean Really I Dont Like Any Rapper In Da South But My N.O. Rapperz Bcuz I Feel We Are Da Onli Onez In Da South Not Spittin Dat Bubble Game Shyt......Like I Like Young Jeezy And Sum Of T.I. Shyt But Yo Everybody Else Im Not Really Feelin.....I Got Respect 4 NYc But All Yall MCz Not Good Yo......Lol Like 50 Yo Str8 Hypocrite Nigga Talk Bout Ja Rule Singin On Hiz Songz But He Cum Rite Bak Doin Da Same Shyt.....Son Iz Str8 Garbage 2 Me....Now Jay-z,Biggie,Big-L And Nas Is Sum Of Da Best Dat Did It But Dat Waz Bak Den Yo Lol Like Fa Real......Ive Been Readin Diz Shyt Yo And It Seemz Like Da NY Iz Gettin Kinda Jealous Yo......Im Sayin Personally I Really Dont Give A Fuck.....NY Do Ya Thang Niggaz Not Worried Bout Yall I Mean Yall Had Yall Tyme And Yall Did It Big But Yall Got 2 Step Aside Now....And Niggaz Datz Tryna Make Shyt Now Iz Just Killin Dere Careers.....Like Nas...Nas Iz A Legend But Da Shyt He Cummin Out Wit Now Iz Jus Ridiculous....He Pushin Hiz Status Down Everytime He Open Hiz Mouth.....I Like Jada And Shyt But He Not Sellin At All....I Dont Thynk Da World Iz Feelin Da NY NoMo Yo....And Papoose Iz Aight But He Screamz In Da Mic 2 Much Which Makez Him Irratatin 2 Listen 2.....And How Can Yall Niggaz Say Lil Wayne Iz Garbage???? Niggaz Dat Say Dat Shyt Prolly Jus Listen 2 Da Shyt Dey Hear On Da Radio And Not Dat Real Shyt.....But Hiz Shyt On Da Radio Styll Cold So Im Styll Not Seein Watz Goin On On Wit Diz Weezy Iz Garbage Shyt.....Dawg My Son Lyricz Is Juss Killa Man Listen 2 Dedication And Dedication2 Yall Go Kno Watz Up Wit My Son.....And My Niggaz In Da N.O. Are Lyrical....If Dey Would Have Neva Killed Soulja Slim Yall Would Have Been On My Son Dick Cuz He Spit Da Realest Shyt Ull Eva Hear But Dey Wasant Ready 4 Such A G So Dey Killed Him.....And B.G. And Juvenile Lyricz Iz Killa 2 Yall Niggaz Dont Listen 2 Dat Shyt Doe Cuz All Yall Niggaz Kno Iz NYC....And Stop Thynkin Niggaz Jackin Yall Swagga Man...Yo Nobody Wantz 2 B Like Yall Lol....Niggaz Doin Dey Thang And Yall Doin Yall Thang.....My Nigga Weezy Said Niggaz Cum Up 2 Him All Da Tyme Askin Him Da Battle And Shyt Lol.....My Son Said Da Fuck Juss Cuz Im 4rm Da South And I Dont Brag About My Flowin Man I Got Diz Yall Niggaz Thynk Yall Fuckin Wit Me? Lol Niggaz Not Fuckin Wit Wayne Rite Na Yo My Son Holdin It Down So Fuck Off Wit Dat NYC Shyt My Nigga Got Da Rap Game In A Chokehold And He Aint Lettin Go Ya Heard Me?Fuckoff Loserz Lol........ Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 8, 2006 6:32 PM first off get off lil waynes dick,seriously u sound like a faggot. another thing is.. yea the south is hot, n like i said i give props 2 the south niggaz that aint contributing 2 all this garbage bout whos got more money, whos makin sells?????i mean thats wat the south is praisin,i mean it's always been here but now its more then ever n yall got no creativity. u sayin nas wac now???u must b stupid cuz he doin real talk wit his album commin out "hip hop is dead" i belive its called. n basically its self explanitory 2 bad yall niggaz dont realize that the hip hop u love so much is gettin blown away by u snappin fingaz,party pop muzic mothafuckaz.n nas mite not b as good as he used 2 b but most of the greats arent either no matter wat coast they from. N u aint heard right bout the swagger jacker did u? cuz the point that was proven is where the essence and style of hip hop started n like i say whether u niggaz like it or not we started it. n lil wayne...plzzzzzzz he aint all that i put my money on nas over him ne day in a battle Posted by: NYCKING at July 8, 2006 9:28 PM Nigga I Aint On Hiz Dick But Real Recognize Real And Da Man A Beast Aint No Dick Ridin.....Niggaz Quick 2 Scream Dick Ridin Wen A Nigga Givin Respect 2 Were Respect Iz Due.....And Do U Listen 2 Wayne? If U Dont How Can U Have An Argument Dat Hes Garbage? I Listen 2 Everybody B4 I Judge Em.....And Dat Snap Ya Fingaz Shyt Like I Said I Dont Listen 2 Dat Shyt At All....Wayne Iz Da Realest 2 Hip Hop Rite Now And U Cant Say Im Lyin....No One Iz On Hiz Level Lyrically Rite Now.....And U Talk About Nas He Made Hiself Look Stupid By Signing Wit Jay-Z.....All Dat Shyt He Waz Sayin He Go Bak And Sign Wit Da Dude.....Jigga Iz My Fav Of All Tyme And 1 Of Da Smartest Niggaz 2 Do It....Dey Said Nas Won Da Battle But Jigga Won Da War......Nas Wasant Makin No Money So He Signed Wit Jay-Z And Niggaz Cant Tell Me Diff......But I Aint Trippin Son Itz Good We All Doin Us Yo.....Bout Da Swagga Shyt I Really Dont Care I Kno We Start Our On Shyt In Da N.O. So Itz Wateva Fool Holla...... Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 9, 2006 12:23 AM U Krazy Son Lol Yall Dont Listen 2 Wayne Datz Y Yall Thynk Dat Shyt.....And Niggaz Quick 2 Scream Dick Ridin Wen A Nigga Givin Respect Were Respect Iz Due.....Nigga Grow Up On Dat Faggot Shyt I Mean Cum On Big Dawg......Weezy Iz Da Realest 2 Hip Hop Rite Na Yo And U Cant Say Im Lyin....And Dat Snap Ya Fingaz Shyt Like I Said I Dont Listen 2 Dat Shyt At All....Itz Not Rap Yo Itz Jus Suttin 2 Sell And Make Money....I Dont Listen 2 Texas Rap Etha Dey Rap About Da Same Shyt Yo....Candy Paint And Grillz All Dat Bullshyt....Im Strictly N.O. Wen It Cumz 2 Listening 2 Rap In Da South....But Like I Said Man Everybody Doin Dem Ny Iz Not Az Strong But Dey Still Doin Dem....And Wen It Cum 2 Dat Swagga Shyt I Really Dont Care Cuz I Kno We On Our Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 9, 2006 12:43 AM like i said dogz,i dunno how many times i fuckin said this but pay attention u slo muthafuckaz...I GIVE PROPS 2 THE SOUTH WE KNO YALL HOT, GOOD EAT NIGGAZ!but dont get it twisted cuz lil wayne n all of them niggaz was on that cornball shit, n now he think hes a great rapper? bullshit name the elements that make him a great artist n prove it.. i dotn care how much n he sold, or how deep he think he is now the dude is fucked up in his head n is a legend n his own mind n yea i heard his shit i dont got a prob wit him but he aint all that,he shouldnt even b mentioned with nas or big l they way out his league n ne way if u wanna argue on that im 4 it. n just look at ur slang SON thnx 4 proven my point u SWAGGER JACKER i dont care liek isaid b4 errybody copies but recognice where it comes from SON Posted by: NYCKING at July 9, 2006 3:30 AM I Hear Ya Bruh Itz Wateva Doe Lol Niggaz Thynk Dey Kno Everythang Bout Diz Shyt Niggaz Really Dont Kno Shyt But Swagger Jacker Na Not Me But Call Me Wat U Want I Kno Were I Get It 4rm And It Wasant 4rm NY......Lol And How Da Fuck Yall Jus Go Say Yall Started Da Shyt? Lol Niggaz Been Sayin It But Like I Said U Can Have Dat Doe Son Itz Wateva Lol........ Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 9, 2006 6:04 PM thats wat i call an ignorant nigga ^ Posted by: NYCKING at July 10, 2006 11:59 PM Two things, "N.O. Bound". 1st) If you are thinking that Lil Wayne is nice. It's only because the bulk of his better material was written by an East Coast Brother from Philly by the name of Gilly the Kid. And if he has gotten nice on his own, please believe it was under the tutelage of an East Coast cat. 2nd) As mentioned before, sometimes it appears as if you guys miss the point. Emceeing is about lyrics. Bearing this in mind, please post what you think a quotable verse is from one of the down south dudes that you support so strongly. The ball's in your court. Proceed... Oh and as an example here's a verse from a true heavyweight East Coast Canon, AZ: =============== Flow if a niggas holding my clothing'll get you open I'm toasting in bitches posting approaching wit mixed emotions Your turn... -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 11, 2006 7:39 PM First of all. I am from the south. I am a producer and i like music period. New York is the music mecca as far as where the business is being held. But the talent pool is now coming from new regions because all of these smart executives realiz what a person said earlier...that New York people are only concerned with New York and nothing fresh can possibly come out of this type of envirnment.. The key to success in the music biz is to keep it fresh. I live in Muscle Shoals Alabama there is absolutey nothing happening here as far as music now....This used to be one of the music capitals of the world (Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Johnnie Taylor, The Almond Bros, so many more do your research).... now its nothing left here but memories because they got so concieted and did not move with the times. So you can name off records of the past all you want just like alot of other cities, that can be your claim to fame but that is not going to change what I think, it's not going to change what the executives in New York think, maybe if You New York cats get smart like a puffy (Young Joc, 8ball MJG), Jermaine Dupree (D4l, Dem Fran) Jay Z (Young Jeezy, Rick Ross).... Maybe Ya'll to will make some money. Ain't nobody worrying about no Ol School records ya'll New People done made. And for real i can't lie. When New York was on fire, keyword was, it wasn't because you were necessarily the most talented it was because people, including myself were amazed by the culture we automatically drawn into it. You guys have exhausted all gimmicks, all publicity stunts (like Gravy claiming to get shot at the radio station but goes ahead with the interview....lol) Good music always wins end the end. We been making good music and now we are on top you guys are cryin'. Face it some of my favorite artist are from NY, but seems like to me most artist from NY want to force sum tough man s**t down our throats, and buy now face the world knows that all that stuff is fake, NY has been exposed. I suggest that you guys go back to the LAB knowing that you guys are actually the underdogs now. Atlanta is King now, Houston too, New York New York big City of dreams pick you game up son. Maybe if you quit sayin son, b , banannas, cray, and everybody sounding like a clone of Funkmaster Flex maybe you will at least be significant again... Peace! Posted by: Coop at July 11, 2006 9:21 PM AZ... who the hell is that.... Are you talking about a guy who sold no records with the Firm. That is a fresh verse a like it alot but do you have to understand what makes a record hot.. Sometimes a records needs fast rap sometimes it needs slow rap, it ain't about writing a phat verse I gaurantee that I can go to the hood and a cat can write something that rhymes in a tight way but its just not catchy, it's not something memorable. Young's line about the Snowman (genious). Patty Cake Patty Cake microwave, C'mon the is genious, its catchy, and his flow is what makes it....Anybody who don't like it and says it's wack is still stuck in the Wu-Tang era when it was cool to rap so fast to where nothing really made sense, I hated the shit but I respected the game and hustle because some many others revered it. I am not a hater I am a creator, and if I could have created the D4l s**t i would have too. I personally don't like that fruity loop s**t but it took a good AnR who believed in something that sounded so unique to sign them.. Imagine if you were an AnR and passed on that group. You would feel stupid and probaly would not have the job. The younger generation wants what they want. Hiphop has changed before and its going to change again. Why don't someone from New York be that one to try to come up with something fresh and new that doesn't sound like a highly sampled, gritty SP1200, put a high pitched sped up vocal in the background, jack somebody else's hook, then offer Funk flex $10,000 to play it, claim to get shot and a vast criminal record , and start beef with 50cent, make a sex tape, then become a precher formula... C'mon New York, this formula just ain't working......Nobody is believing that tough man stuff any more. I am not even a gangsta but let any of them so called gangstars lay a hand on me or my child because of something i wrote, it would not be handle on hot97 or on DJ Whookid's mix tape I'll tell you that.. And every real MAN from down south or east coast can feel that. That's how you now that not real s**t. Any peace to those cool NY peeps who are not hating and grinding in the Lab coming up with some new fresh heat and to the NY haters writing about how great they were, you should be in the Lab or having car washes to raise some "payola" to give flex cause you gone need it. Think about this, DJ Kay Slay is a DJ at HOT97 and its taking him a while to get Papoose signed. The kid is OK but nothing about him stands out vocally or lyrically. Just spitting some tough New York Talk. And I bet anyone that this kid does not do well at all because it sounds like DJ Kay Slay is using the formula above that has been and will the akilis heel of NY. Posted by: Beatballer at July 11, 2006 9:49 PM I hear y'all. I see what y'all bruvas is sayin'. I really do. But yo, people from all over the world is reading this. And they know bullshit when they see it. You guys are stalling and avoiding the question. The question and issue is direct, clear and simple. Show. Some. Rhyme. Skills. Please. That's all you gotta do. You don't have to explain shit. But let's see a verse. That's all we're saying. Proceed. Another example. Naw I'm not even gonna do that to y'all. That would be cheatin'.
Outda. -Black People Now show the world what skills you claim down south or midwest dudes got. Thank you. Posted by: Black People at July 12, 2006 1:27 AM This is all the proof you need... right here.... I like the young jeezy verse above...... Check this out, for you haters.... HOT 97 PLAYLIST: 1. Ghetto Story Baby Cham Mad House
What i am explaining to you is you can bet your a** that they would not be playing downsouth cats in New York if it wasn't hot.. you know it is making flex and DJ Kay Slay sick to play that southern heat but they know they have to because if they don't listeners will go elsewhere to listen to it.. My point is that you have your opinion but you seem to be bright so you have to understand that alot of people even people in your city NY, NY... are lovin us right now.. We are ruling you airwaves.... trust me when i say that no New York rapper is ruling our airwaves and no other cities. Check Billboard top40.... we are ruling...com' on... Young Joc, Chamillionaire, T.I., lil Jon, Lil Scrappy (oh yeah homeboy went platinum) Field Mob, D4l, Dem Franchise Boyz, Ce loo (Gnarls Barkley), Lil wayne, Paul Wall, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Bun B(UGK), 8ball MJG, Young Buck, .... Atlanta and Houston has taken hiphop over as far as the artist. We just le New York write the checks and that only because yall have the best office space available.. The bosses uptown come downsouth for it markee artists now (hiphop) These are all relevant to the game nooooowwww! Most New York rappers are trying to make comebackes. Mobb Deep, The Lox (actually Jada is probably my favorite rapper....think about it....... This is my point. That nigga can flat out rap ain't no doubt about it.. he just don't make great records...Now think about if that cat would drop that ol school New Sound and get with Timbaland, Scott Storch, DJ Toomp, or even Ryan Leslie (who is from NY but doesn't have that same ol school New York sound that is played out) What has killed New York is that them kid got MPC's and were the best at that by far and they could DJ... where down south we actually played intruments. So early hiphop was done with samples (MPC) because nobody could afford all the high priced equipment to make original music.. And that was the game.. New York cats had it down... So much sampling has been done and recycled that it sooner or later has ran its course.. The game has changed to more oringinal compisitions with real intrumentation because that's what hiphop needed because we were getting lazy (you know the whole Puffy immo remake every song from the 80's...it was hot..but all good things come to and end That's where we come in... Cats who once felt kinda behing the times had to rely on playing instruments because only our distant cousins from New York had samplers... Also we never left our 808 kits and just like bell bottoms it came back (never really left) we just use it in different ways...... So understand what i am telling u, People used to say the RZA was just this awesome producer and i am sure he is but let's see him produce something hot right now. be relevent now... you have to change in this game.. Why do you think Dre is still a hot producer now... He has real.. real music. Not a bunch of karate movie samples, and distorted drums that drown out the rapper. Picture jadakiss on a phat hip hop track with the new flava to it (notD4l style or anything like that but some real southern fried heat) would be incredible. Like if you produce music and you think just because you from New York and have mastered that New York sound and that's all you can do you won't get paid in this biz...If any New York Producer thinks that I can quickly change your opinion. I am from Alabama and I bet most of you from New York could not beat me producing a track. And of course i am not saying i am better than everybody from new york cause that ain't true, but i am preety damn good and i could show you what i mean by my tracks will have a totally different yet hard vibe to them that even the hardest critics would enjoy... any challengers just post and i'll see it....It is some good talen everywhere just play your position right and get to the back of the bus cause we are riding 1st class right now (jus kiddin') peace out people much luv to all my struggling artist no matter where you from, its where you going that matters....... peace Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 7:19 AM Yo, peace for typing a lot. That was mad cool. Thank you and all of that. But yo. You are avoiding the issue. Please. Please. Please. Post some LYRICS. Show us. You sayin' a lot bruva but you ain't sayin nuffin. Let me bring this thing full circle. Up north east coast cats, like me, constantly point out that dudes from down south or the midwest or from seatle are corny becuase they're rhymes are corny. We never said you couldn't get on the radio. All of this shit is irrelevant. We only said y'all don't have skills on the mic. Are there any hiphop heads in the house? And again, here is an example of lyrics. Black Thought... ========================= Please defend your position by proving us wrong and showing us someone's lyrics from down south that are worth mentioning. Thank you. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 12, 2006 3:12 PM i dunno y u southern dudes is buggin WE GAVE YALL PROPS, WE KNO YALL IS ON TOP RIGHT NOW GOOD 4 U CUZ LIKE NAS SAID U NIGGAZ KILLED HIP HOP WITH ALL THAT FLASHY JEWLERY N MONEY N HOW MANY SELLS U COULD MAKE...NO ONE GIVES A FUCK THO there is no true meaning 2 that garbage, like this nigga above me said...PUT A PHAT VERSE stop talkin shit we already kno, we already figured out that they play ur bullshit on the radio its mad annoyin...here proof that NY will never die my man Big L was puttin it down b4 he died heres his phat verse "dangerzone"-BigL Posted by: NYCKIN at July 12, 2006 4:42 PM i dunno y u southern dudes is buggin WE GAVE YALL PROPS, WE KNO YALL IS ON TOP RIGHT NOW GOOD 4 U CUZ LIKE NAS SAID U NIGGAZ KILLED HIP HOP WITH ALL THAT FLASHY JEWLERY N MONEY N HOW MANY SELLS U COULD MAKE...NO ONE GIVES A FUCK THO there is no true meaning 2 that garbage, like this nigga above me said...PUT A PHAT VERSE stop talkin shit we already kno, we already figured out that they play ur bullshit on the radio its mad annoyin...here proof that NY will never die my man Big L was puttin it down b4 he died heres his phat verse "dangerzone"-BigL Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 4:43 PM Damn, Damn. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 12, 2006 7:39 PM word up son. i would put more up, but that would just put these southern dudes 2 shame. we need more ppl like Black People who appreciate the art form n can c how beautiful hip hop really can b..n ne body goin against this is truly not a fan. Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 8:01 PM Yo I hope you guys do not think any of this bulls**t that you have posted even comes close to Biggie's s**t. Come i am from the south and Big is my nigga. He would turn over in his grave knowing yall comparing these cats to him. I'll also admit that these southern guys not quite on Big's level either. I was just about to post wayne, Ti, young Buck, and Rick Ross Lyrics but then i read this.... C'mon...By the way i am black and I am sure that i know more about music than you and take this from me Puff Daddy ruined hiphop for you Niggas, y'all niggas ruined hiphop for NY, because your attitude is so far in the clouds you guys have gotten caught up with, and surpassed by us.. It's funny how no one, i mean no, has disagreed with anything that i have said and i have said alot...... We are NOW HIPHOP KINGS down here right nooooowwwww!!!! i'm not talking about ten or 15 years ago. Yo guys stick to making smack dvd's and we'll stick to making hits..........what hard street credible rapper has gone platinum in the last 3 years..... As for us i can't count..............you know its true. Evidently more poeple aree with me than you,.... check your soundscan...........I'm not gonna even post any lyrics because you guys are crazy ... Puffy started all the flashyness, million dollar videos, cars, and jewels talk, because he couldn't rap and that's all he had to hang his hat on.. C'mon you guys must be youngstars cause you guys obviously don't know hiphop and its evolution. New York no longer dictates what the hiphop community appreciates right now, i i mean right now, you guys are actually a third or fourth tier city as far as the talent pool goes. No one can argue that... that is just a fact... All NY rappers are just trying to make comebackes... foxy brown All of your d**cks must be small because every legit player would would not call........... T.I., Lil Wayne, BG, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, BunB, UGK, 8ball Mjg, 36 mafia (Oscar), Project Pat, Trina, Trick Daddy, Young Buck, Ludacris, Mike Jones, Goodie Mob (C-loo (Gnarls Barkley)), Outkast, Field Mob, Rick Ross, Young Joc, Young Dro, Lil Scrappy, Lil John, Ying Yang Twins, David Banner, Nelly, Chingy, Bow Wow, Lil Flip , Everybody on here can go platinum right now with the exception of 2 or 3 and they definately can go fold...............Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's sick. And now that i think about it, i don't think NY ever had it like this..............We are making history
Jazze Phae, Dallas Austion, Usher (biggest in the game), Ciara, TLC, LA Reid (reppin ATL), Babyface, Cherish, Keyshia Cole, Toni Braxton, i could go on and on........ We are the best in evry genre right now.....period..........................................................................................................period We even got the damn dances..... 1-2 step We even got more video chicks than you. finer tooo We got it going on down to da bone down here.......These are just facts i'm speaking, ok fine best rapper of all time is from the east coast.... Biggie. But so what.....Martin Luther King is From down here... dem niggas able to rap and do because our our blood sweat and tears...............So stop hating its about time we got to shine.... And oh boy, we shining like no one has shined since big and pac.. We don't just have one or two platinum act... we got bought 20 who can drop right now and get it. The only New York rapper right now who can say that and only maybe is Buster (and his sales are slow) and really i love buster but deep down them swiss beats are really wack I just like dem cats but i know its garbage. I don't even now if Jay Z could get his shine on right now... Even Hov is riddin our jocks....The onle. only, verses he has gotten on has been with sown south cats...... now explain that....not even with his own roccofellow partners.......... Nas could not shine right now and you know that those are the only hope for NY.... hahahahahaha .... You know its kinda sad when u think about it.... I would be mad and defensive too if my hood fell off like the way Ney York Has... I see why 50cent so mad at NY... He couldn't event get a deal there... Shows how much you guys now there.. New York is not a factor in Hip hop at all. The only thing NY does for hip hop is start trouble at hot97.... yall no i am telling the truth. I think that hip hop is in better hands now because the south won't kill hip hop best talent and start beef the spills into the streets. This is officially known has the Chittlin' and Waffle Dynasty............ Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 9:20 PM As we speake ... as a testimony of the state of New York hip hop... check out your boy.... drum roll pleaze.......... D M X ......... that's you r boy......... and you say we are ruining hip hop. He talking about beating up a midget now... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is DMX..... see what i mean, but i bet some stupid NY hater thinks this is actually cool............. Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 9:36 PM a hip hop legend with a reality show..... Swizz beatz on there too!!!!!!.... lol... This is crazy DMX used to be one of my favorites..... see what i mean... this is the state of NY hip hop... the whole state trying to make a comeback.........crazy. I think he needs to be in a rehab clinic....Much love to him though because he is mad talented....................It's just ashamed that he is lletting himself be exploited this way..........Desperate times require desperate measures...... Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 9:40 PM he is now talking to Earl, an old white man talking to him about his daddy. He just got throug talking to two youngs girlsno older than 10 and 12 while they were on ponies..... He keeps saying..... YanowaImean.... reallly fast.....See he is acting like what i was saying earlier... we don't believe no one is that hard and this is they way most New York rappers come off.... I swear this couldn't have happended a a better time......... We know now that this is just a bunch off fluff or just plain crazy.....He's not that tough.. This is why an artist like Kayne West can come out and blow up even though he is kinda wack (good producer though) as a rapper. People just wanna here something different than the norm from NY...... The way DMX act is the same way all the guys from the Smack DVD act... then on the other hand look how chamillionaire acted on the dvd. Field Mob even released a statement apologizing for thier comments..... We want to see real people with real personalities who can rap....... Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 9:49 PM oh yeah beyonce and destiny's child from houston too! hehe Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 9:52 PM hahahaha...u didiots r STILL AVOIDING THE QUESTION...DROP A VERSE hip hop means much more then u guys r saying...n u r still arguing bout how mant sells the aouht is makin 4 THE HUNDRETH TIME WE GIVE UNIGGAZ PROPS ...n at a time we had just as many rappers if not WAY MORE that made sells!!!so shut up n we aint tlakin bout rnb thats out of the topic. n so wat if maritn luther king was frm down south Ny had Malcom X??? so stop AVOIDING THE QUESTION ... DROP A FUCKIN VERSE N WILL C WATS SO GREAT BOUT UR POP MUSIC Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 10:58 PM ma bad bout the typos.. this is in order Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:05 PM Again. Thank you for typing a lot. You are very worked up over a non issue. I and everyone that's reading you stall and beat around bush are patiently waiting for you to show us some creative lyrics. Please. Anytime now. And for lyrics defined? ======== An emcee's job was to be creative with his rhymes. 1. Complexity (how many words or phrases are you rhyming?) 2. Delivery (how are you saying your rhymes?) 3. Creativity/Originality (are you freakin' what you are doing in a unique way?) Stuff like this is sorta unspoken. But it is understood. It's more or less sold but never really told. Dig what I'm sayin'? ========= Then I will know how to categorize you. Thanks. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 12, 2006 11:05 PM so like i said stop tlakin bout how many records u sold EEVERYBODY KNOWS!! GOOD 4 YALL WE HAVE BEEN THERE N DONE THAT!!! BUT DROP A VERSE!! N PROVE THE TALENT OF MCING THAT YALL SO-CALLED HAVE!!! Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:07 PM n biggie was a GREAT rapper but yes his skills can b compared n argued over big pun,bigl n so fourth becuz they r just as GREAT. u obviously dont know much bout the game...but if u want 2 make that an issue thats all u, n ur makin urself look mad dumb for sayin so. n also DROP A FUCKIN VERSE. thank u Posted by: NYKING at July 12, 2006 11:12 PM n Coop how can u even put bow wow,ying yang twins,mike jones, nelly n chingy n this Hip Hop convo. i dont care how much they sold they R GARBAGe n will never b respected n non of those rappers WILL EVER B CONSIDERED A GREAT Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:17 PM since you like gangsta check it...... Lil wayne.... You liable to catch me speedin' up the six, or beatin' up a chick then i'll give you just some real down south trap musisic ish talking bout hustlin. see everybody can talk tough.... this is not even no where near the best i got Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:18 PM nice. i gotta admit.......................................... Posted by: coachctr at July 12, 2006 11:19 PM Double the pleasures like double the fun
Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:27 PM lil wayne has already been exposed...thank u gilly the kid for givin him such an east coast style Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:32 PM n another thing its not all bout talkin tuff, there is creativity in it when rappers do so. the rugged style can b expanded. most of those lyrics were played already n have been said b4...that lil wayne verse is nuthin out of the ordinary. 1ts becuz the punclines were weak n played, the flow was catchy,but it lacked creativity with complextiy. thank u 4 tryin, NEXT? Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:35 PM Nigga, I swear, you don't want me to go off BG.. i don't even like this type shit but... do not say that what you have up is better than this... and this nigga got a better flow.. Now see that's just one range of the south. we are versatile... i can now give you some other shit way tighter than this that ain't even gangsta.....................and i will.. ahaahaha ah ahah Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:36 PM When it's on my mind, I'm ready for whatever, nigga (Hook [B.G.]) BG Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:38 PM Feel the wrath of a solja, the Crescent City Jesus BG See these are just battle raps and kinda like freestyles similar amd better than what you have............And this ain't even what's making us hot right now... its gets much better!!!! Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:42 PM haha that bg shit was wac n if u want battle lyrics ill post those up but heres some REAL MCING u guys think ur talented ? Blade thrower, sword swinga, killa bee ringer Posted by: NYCKING at July 12, 2006 11:45 PM [Verse 1:] [Chorus] [Robotic Voice] [Verse 2] Bitch what I'll bust yo ass up [Chorus] Alright stop it cuz I done had enough Juvenile... see a totally different flow... them niggas you named ain't got no sick flow like this.................cool g rap (that's old school rap) like saying LL cool j is still nice...... Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:48 PM [Featuring Raekwon The Chef]
Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:55 PM See you gotta think you you say before you say.....the difference with this last post is that not only will it kill what you have lyrically, they flow is sicker, the beat is better, more of a classic, and probably sold more records as well.. I am still on the old shit..................just wait.....If any nigga say this is wack.... they are pure haters and don't love hip hop they just love New York.............. Posted by: coop at July 12, 2006 11:59 PM Chorus: Goodie Mob We peel out sideways (get rich to this) [Backbone] Chorus [Cee-Lo] [T-Mo] Chorus [Big Boi] [Khujo] [Gipp] [Kuhjo] [Gipp] Chorus (to fade)
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 12:06 AM props on outkast...but thats bout all u got n luda is ill as well bg was wac, wayne was wac n if u wanna put full songs down i have songs that will tear right threw that. n ONCE AGAIN FUCK UR SELLS WE HAVE BEEN THERE N DONE THAT Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 12:07 AM Damn... I'm fucked up again and I think I'm finna throw my guts up again Shawnna..... i'll let her handle my lightweights...................hehehehe! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 12:19 AM An emcee's job was to be creative with his rhymes. 1. Complexity (how many words or phrases are you rhyming?) 2. Delivery (how are you saying your rhymes?) 3. Creativity/Originality (are you freakin' what you are doing in a unique way?) Stuff like this is sorta unspoken. But it is understood. It's more or less sold but never really told. Dig what I'm sayin'?
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 12:41 AM ur actually wrong rapping fast is a skill of flow n delivery...n most rappers find it hard n they r sayin way more words in their verses than rappers who r slo as hell, n for ur info LUDA CRIS N OUTKAST HAVE SOME FAST TOUNGUES...u r very touched n defenseive i can c by writtng essays n full songs 2 defend ur pointless opinions. Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 12:46 AM Yo, this is the funniest shit I have ever read in my life. With the exception of Gilly-raised lil wayne and the jawn from ludacris the rest of the stuff you posted was corny not cuz it's from down south but because the ryhmes are simplistic. 1st they are only rhyming two words before they move on on the rae verse that nycking posted rae rhymed 2nd, any clown and keep talking all day with the "and shit" type of rhymes that shows zero creativity. how do you support these dudes? on what basis? are you just claiming that anything that they say is dope? C'mon cuz, don't do that. and the shit you posted from andre 3000. yo, but I'm still waiting. 'cause, of course if you show us some real heat we'll be happy and impressed and we'll go out and cop it. one last thing do not forget that after the versace wars the doors opened for you dudes from down south to come out. that is why your product is overtly negative (Bitchs, niggaz, coke, guns, jewelry) the bullshit that y'all make is like the church and liquor stores and check cashing spots in the ghetto.
Posted by: Black People at July 13, 2006 1:00 AM see at first niggas from down here couldn't rap now outkast can go, luda can go... you know that lil wayne is tight that's whay you trying to claim it as (being east coast) who wrote that verse.....Give me a name and reference it online. Until then admit that it is dope.. Aready i have put you on to some southern hip hop that u like , which is my point... trust me there is much more that you will love... You guys just using d4l and dfb as an excuse to diss the south.... TI don't sound like them.... Nobody from down here sounds like them................. Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 1:14 AM Outkast can't flow .. man you definatley in the minority on that one.......Let me show u somthing about writing........Biggie was great because where it would take me or you a page to express something ..., Biggie could do it in one paragraph because his word play was so nice........Not that he said so many words. If a dude comes out with a style that rhymes with the same word throughout and it makes sense and has an ill flow like when Juvenille came out...that's is creativity just because it hadn't been done before.........New York rappers are not able to express simple themes or shall i say visions without talking too much.... that is an artformtheat we have created...... Also remember that the beats that New York rapper are flowing on are wack which may explain that long winded style, you know our beats are much better because they make you dance and have more feeling and are more creative.... That's a fact all they do is sample........... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 1:23 AM i didn't like the pun peice... it was just ok......do you really think that's all i gotplz.... we are the best. Pun was ok but he wasn't no Biggie..... Pun had tigh azz beats.....Just like Jay Z....to tell you the truth he really aint' all that....that nigga has some of the baddest beats ever made..........Take Biggie you could play his jointz accapelle and they still feel like it has a beat, beacause he was just that craft. Luda will kill Pun, and anybody else you got. Plus the hottest east coast rapper is white.... Em would tear anybody you just said to pieces... You caught up with Pun and Cool g rap, man please get ever it, its time to take the posters down now! You would have more crediblity if you brought him into the convo or biggie..... This is my point.....Them dudes youbrought can beat 50 rappin probably, but that don't have his voice and they can't write a hotter sixteen the 50.. Now i don't care for fifty that much but come on, that nigga can make a fire song....... He will say he can't freestyle he contrates on wrtiting because that's why his in the game. You see my point, fifty voice s**ts on most niggas, see he don't have to try as hard because his voice makes you feel whatever he is saying.... you gotta feel me on that... He is kinda like Jadakiss and Bigg.. Just something about thier voices Pun and Pac had it too.... Just something about them..... See that what the new group from the south has signiture voices and signature flows, like T.I. sick wit it, Outkast sick wit it, Juve, sick wit it...........Lyricist can write good songs, not just freestyle......I think the lyrics i posted are much better quality than what you posted.... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 1:36 AM hey if i wanted 2 dance id go 2 the fuckin club so get outta here with ur pop. My reakwon verse n the big pun verse that black ppl pulled killed ur 4 different versed n ur full song. the point of rapping is not 2 b simple with nursery rhymes but adding words n havin more complextiy shows MC SKILLS ur arguement is useless 2 the rap game. Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 1:38 AM n another thing i gave some props 2 luda n outkast earlier u dumbass, im not doubting everybody but get ur facts str8, cuz i said that waaaaayyyyy earlier b4 u came in on that dumbshit Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 1:46 AM ur actually wrong rapping fast is a skill of flow n delivery...n most rappers find it hard n they r sayin way more words in their verses than rappers who r slo as hell, n for ur info LUDA CRIS N OUTKAST HAVE SOME FAST TOUNGUES...u r very touched n defenseive i can c by writtng essays n full songs 2 defend ur pointless opinions.
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 1:49 AM aiight dick, u want some newer material that will kill ur shit n isnt all bout killin n is LYRICAL MASTERMIND gotta let papoose finish it all off... good bye Papoose(Alphebetical slaughter)i have it reversed z 2 a if u wanna keep it gully (B) Bridge Benz brolic burners bringin' brothers betrayer's bodies (C) Cover cowards corners collectin' cash (D) Dominatin' devoted dealer devastatin' determination demonstratin' (E) Estimatin' onions enlarged and economically (F) For four faggots frontin' for fame fleein' from flames (G) Gatherin' grants grabbin' gauges gangsta ganks g's gettin green (H) Head hoodlum hittin' heads heavenly hypnotizin' (I) Intellectually infinite imperial idol infamous (J) Jumble jum juggler jaw jabbin' jeopardizin' (K) Knievers, knowledge key, keep a king, keep a kingdom (L) Legitimate legal license LEX lastin' longevity (M) Maneuvers made miraculously, microphone majesty (N) Naturally naked and notorious, naughty nature (O) Observator, oppression obstructin' originator (P) Plot participator (Q) Queen's qualifyed quantity/quality (R) Rulers rule righteously rightfully royal rapology (S) Sense up snub slugs snipin' sharp shooter (T) Terrorizin' terrible thorough thug terrifyin' totin' two tecs takin' (U) Unifyin' ultimately upliftin' uncivilized (V) Visualize vocab victoriously vocalized (W) Why witty wisdom wage your wars wisely (X) X-Con (Y) Yappin' ya'll yearnin' (Z) Zig Zag Z... Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 1:55 AM hahahaha..... lol this nigga can't even get a deal.... and this who you gon ride wit. I think this nigga is on a bitch video rapping wac as hell...............................Jeeny ortega or somethin like that man he is wack....this the dude be runnin around with Kay Slay...... man he can't even get a deal...........And this is awful.. just awful.. Papoose just needs a deal right now...He shouldn't spreading bird flu around like this Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 2:01 AM ^perfect example of the south, always bout deals n sells but wheres ur broader vision my brotha? open ur eyes...we r not arguing bout who has a deal but of who has skill dont get jealous becuz ur lyircs r preschool compared 2 ours...ur arguemen is ONCE AGAIN OFF TOPIC Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 2:06 AM the worst i have ever heard... go back and actually read this and see if it makes sense at all..this is wack.. what would be cool if he actually freestyled this but this is off a mixtape so it doesn't impress me at all.. Jae Mills will eat this dude for lunch, JR writer too! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 2:09 AM he doesnt have a deal yet U KNO HIM that tells his talent has gone far Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 2:09 AM that my point he is already known paid his dues, Can get any song broke on radio because of Kay Slay, and he still ain't got a deal? Getting a deal is the easy part... Evidently others think like me that this kid is just a freestyler nothing at all special about him, no uniqe voice no uniqe flow.... its not about having a deal, i didn't like the rap because he had time to think about it and that was the best he could com with.................wack Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 2:14 AM it cool to talk about deald and sells when you got em'.. and it so uncool when you don't have them to talk aabout... I bet ya'll thought it was cool when Puff or P Kiddy was hollerin take dat take dat, dancing behing his artist, bragging about his sales and rock, or biggie bragging about ring and watches, coogi sweaters, how he went from ashy to classy (BiG...Jay Z bi pimpin' on yachts and s**t, pourin kristal on the floor him and Dame, Jay Z starts wearing Tuxes all the time.... Come on New York created the brag and boast formula, we were and still about partying , making the girls shake them tails........Now we up yall wont us to be some modest conservative type niggas man please, you just posted a rap bought raping a bitch, eliminating enemies, copping kilos ,, now you wanna be bougie.. Nigga please. Don't strattle the fence... you sound countrier than I am! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 2:26 AM thug motivation 101, see how catchy that ish is..............yall gots to get motivated. Motivation 101 is a pre-requisite to Motivation 102 so don't try and skip that first section. Let the classes begin... can i get an adlibb? Yeaaaaaaaaaah! Its the snowman Bi**h! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 2:30 AM Yo, NYCking, don't get your blood pressure up. This dude is a lost cause you did all that you can do. let him go 'head and ride the down south shit until it implodes. i had to stop fucking wit him when he wrote that all we do is sample. i needed a minute like a muvafucka. all we do is sample. that is the name of the game. In that line alone he basically said fuck marley marl, paul c., primo, diamond d. buckwild, dre, large pro, beatnuts and pete rock. i can't continue a convo about hiphop with someone who's all dazzled by the glamour and glitz
i gotta let this dude run wild wit himself. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 13, 2006 2:42 AM all you do is sample ... but with no creativity.. That's why you guys cant sell.. what is the last platinum project that any of them dudes did. marley marl, paul c., primo, diamond d. buckwild, dre, large pro, beatnuts and pete rock. . Scott Storch Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 3:00 AM i sample too. but that's not all i can do, i play keys, i play bass and electric guitar, and can engineer a project.....I write and sing hooks......I'm preety i'll.. I even used to live in Trenton NJ...and ran a studio there, which why i know the ins an outs of the differences of the sounds and concepts of the two genres. I unlike others had to learn what i didn't know about east coast music to run a business........................... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 3:04 AM I think he makes alot of sense....I don't think that the east coast sound has grown at all either... I used to dig it, but with so many other styles out now I just don't care for it.. just in terms of how it sounds- and how the rappers deliver their rhymes. Posted by: coachctr at July 13, 2006 3:26 AM i agree black people, he his even circling around the arguement 2 find a win. its pathetic but the ymust realize that we(ny) mothered hip hop n they r very disrespectful 2 try 2 claim n say they r runnin things...but i let the mkeep typin essays n wastin their time cuz if they ask ne of their southern rappers who theris favriot rappers were...well we all kno were their from... Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 3:34 AM i think i know what coop is saying.. You from NY wanna here battle type rap which usually comes freestyles or the underground mixtape scene. Well the mixtape thing is not as widesrpead as it is in NY down south. So you guys are used to hearing mix tapes which are not meant to be songs (singles on albums) they are meant to give you the relief from album cuts. I am sure that if you get the south niggas spittin on these mixtapes you would find that the tone of the raps would change as well as their lyrical content. You only hear these guys doing songs.. Think about that....for real.......Big up to the south keep doing ya thang son! Posted by: CheckCasz at July 13, 2006 3:35 AM My favorite rapper is from the east coast. Do u like anything about the south or you just a hater period. If you say no.... you are not credible anyways. And agin do u do anything involving the creative process in music????? I think i know the answer to it.... Go to future producers .com and listen to those guys rap in there.......They may not agree but the understand formulas and stratagies in this music game..................... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 3:43 AM yo that Papoose was wack for real man!!! Posted by: storm at July 13, 2006 9:03 AM Rapper Saves Record Exec You’ve never heard of T.I., but Atlantic Records president Craig Kallman is probably cleaning his house this morning. The Southern gangsta rapper sold over 500,000 copies of "King," his new Atlantic CD last week, making him No. 1. He also single-handedly saved Kallman’s job, I’m told. Rumors were abundant for weeks that Kallman was about to get the ax. It’s amazing what will happen when push really does come to shove. Maybe every record exec should read tales of their imminent demise. The 23-year-old’s lyrics are the usual Songwriters Hall of Fame fare: guns, sex, dope, getting beaten, giving a beating. One of the tracks features Jamie Foxx, who’d better start pulling back before he starts getting lampooned the way he used to mock other celebrities on "In Living Color." The reason for the over-the-top sales? Harris is also the star of a Warner Bros. film released last week called "ATL." The movie’s been a big hit with urban audiences, and they went out and bought the CD at the same time. Ironically, this synergy took place between Warner Bros. films and the company it got rid of two years ago, Warner Music Group. I wish I could quote from T.I.’s love song, "Hello." This is not your father’s "Hello," a la Lionel Richie. It’s really dirty. Instead, here’s a stanza from "What You Know": "I got the top spot/And it will not stop/A video or not that will bust it to the Glock stop/Drag ya out that Bentley Coupe and take it to the chop shop."
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 9:20 AM marley marl, paul c., primo, diamond d. buckwild, dre, large pro, beatnuts and pete rock. Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 9:27 AM The rise of the South Main article: Southern rap However, for much of the early 2000s, the East Coast chart-dominance began losing its momentum to the then growing Dirty South. Particularly, in the year 2003 (a year which coincided with the retirement of Jay-Z and DMX, and the decline of Ja Rule's popularity), Southern rap experienced an unprecedented degree of mainstream popularity with several hit singles, including Never Scared by Bone Crusher, featuring Killer Mike and T.I., Damn! by Youngbloodz, and especially Get Low (produced by Lil' Jon and featuring the Ying Yang Twins). Rap News Network summed up this phenomenon when it stated, "This year's hottest hip hop artists are from the Midwest and the South, from Atlanta or St. Louis or Chicago. Anywhere, it seems, but here [New York]." [2] Since then, 50 Cent remains the only multi-platinum selling East Coast artist to top the charts. From the aforementioned mass appeal of Lil' Jon and the Ying Yang Twins to the meteoric rise of Missy Elliot, T.I., Ludacris, Outkast and Houston rappers such as Lil' Flip and Chamillionaire, the East Coast has struggled to retain its former status in the mainstream. Furthermore, despite having one of the most productive underground scenes in the country, East Coast hip hop currently suffers from frequent infighting (see hip hop rivalries). While East Coast rap is currently struggling for mainstream recognition, East Coast (most notably New York) critics, DJs, radio personalities, and even a few upcoming rappers have frequently expressed their distaste for Southern dominance. Criticisms range from generalizations of the South as being only one type of music, claims of lack of lyricism and creativity, and even criticizing other East Coast rappers for collaborating with Southern artists. Some hip hop experts speculate that this will eventually lead to a regional war between today's popular Southern artists and today's upcoming East Coast acts a la the infamous East Coast/West Coast feud Posted by: CheckCasz at July 13, 2006 9:39 AM The Shiny Suit era & mainstream pinnacle For more details on this topic, see Pop rap. This spelled an end to the West Coast’s four year reign —which was soon to be superseded to the East. Bad Boy Records went on to further dominate the charts upon the release of Puffy's and Ma$e's respective multi-platinum albums: No Way Out and Harlem World. However, this commmercial success came at the detriment of critical acclaim (due to the perceived over-reliance on sampling). Generally, the period in which this sound prospered (1997—1998) is mockingly called the "Shiny Suit Era", due to Puffy and Ma$e's tendacies to wear expensive clothing that would literally shine. Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 9:46 AM Show fans are also buzzing about the group's recording contract after last week's episode revealed Da Band conferencing with their manager over an apparent three percentage points they'd receive on every dollar their record makes. To put those numbers in perspective, even if they sold 1 million CDs at about $17.99, they'll go home with less than $100,000 each after splitting the money six ways and less than $50,000 if they only go gold. And that's before the group has to "recoup" (repay) costs such as the recording budget, the advance, half of the price of the videos, and half of all of the independent promotions. This means Da Band will have to rely on other financial means including touring and endorsements to make a living. Wendy Day, CEO of Rap Coalition - a non-profit organization aimed at the unfair exploitation of artists in the music industry - says going platinum is a feat and puts her own spin on Da Band's money shortfall. "Here's my educated guess: the label gave a 12% deal (standard) which got split between two companies involved in the making of the show (6% and 6%) and one of those companies (most likely the production company) then split their cut with the group (3% and 3%)," said Williams who started Rap Coalition in 1992. This appears to be similar to the American Idol show, which also takes a cut of the artist's recording contract. "Regardless, 3% is excessively oppressive, bordering on straight rape," continues Day, who provides a detailed breakdown of "The Financial Realities of A Record Deal" on her website, www.rapcoalition.org. "Who is the scumbag behind that show? Puh-lease, it ought to be called 'Making Rich Power Mongers Richer' ... And you can quote me." Get your business tigh.. This is why i stress selling records. Because don't think all these people got all this money it ain't like that. So why not be hot, make good records but try and sell to, because if all you gone do is make stuff that only you yourself likes there's no sense in being in the game...............Did you read that... even if they sold a million copies they would only get $100,000 each, and only $50,000 if they went gold.. and that is before they payed back the label for advances and production cost...... wheewwww, see you have to now the business to really understand where i'm coming from...... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 9:55 AM OutKast is one of the most successful hip-hop groups of all time, having sold over 20 million copies of their six releases: four studio albums, a greatest hits release, and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double album containing a solo album from each member of the duo. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of only four hip hop albums to go diamond, the other three being MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, The Notorious B.I.G.'s double-album Life After Death and Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP. Fuck platinum niggas down here go DIAMOND biaatch!!!!!! We ballin' and you even said they could flow.............and they got grammy's and they got street cred, and they got clothing lines, and you can't mess with them lyrically... so sick! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 10:25 AM I break to meditate, not a peep, concentrate Hard to fuck wif.
"I hung around the older crews while they sling smack to dingbats They spoke of Fat Cat, that nigga's name made bell rings, black
Posted by: Beatballer at July 13, 2006 10:32 AM (Killer Mike)
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 10:47 AM Killer Mike) whew! This Killa Mike is kinda nice. hell i had forgot about him. he can flow..... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 10:51 AM My baby's drama mama, don't like me [Chorus] [Andre 3000]
Outkast Ms Jackson..... See how creative this is, and almost every nigga can relate...and its still hood s**t, which is why over 11 million (11times platinum) copped it!!!!!!!!!! This is genious....you never hear a new nigga coming like this..............you see how you can visually see what he is talking about, whereas those guys you posted you usually have to read three and four times to try to make some type of sense to it... And if you say that i'm dumb i may challenge you to explain alot of those lines that you posted... I know for a fact you would just be guessing as to what they meant on alot of them! Keep it real! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:03 AM they don't need to ramble a bunch of unneccessary syllable to make his rhyme effective.... Condense is the key...ask any good writer and they will tell you the same thing..............Hell of a flow one this to.........This is by far the best rap on this damn board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:07 AM time to sick luda on yall niggas.... you know cant nobody get wit him lyrically and definately can't touch his flow..... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:09 AM Now you thought I was just 7-7-0 And 4-0-4,
Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:19 AM Now everyday is ahol-i-day
I bang cock in Bangkok Can't stop, I turn and hit the same spot Think not, I'm the thrilla in Manilla, Schlong in Hong Kong Pimp em like vision, magic Don Juan ....man if you true to hip hop you know this is some of the tightest writing you have heard.......ya'll niggas better run dig up some Big or something cause he's the only one how can save u now......... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:29 AM quite as a mouse...... :+) Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:32 AM Uh, Cadillac grills Cadillac mills Luda.......... Word play is they key not fast ....see what i mean, after you read this you know what he is talkin bout, unlike that bulls++t Papoose wrote..........Eventhough Luda is one of the fastest he know how to mix it up.....hell of a rhyming pattern, see how his lyrics damn near is a beat itself......man beautiful..... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 11:42 AM i have to agree with coop on the last couple of postings.....based on what i see, these niggas from the south rapping preety damn good to me! Could anybody in here have written that shit? Definately not wack as a matter of fact it is better than that pun, koolg, and anything else i have read to this point, I think we may have to get Biggie involved in this afterall too! Posted by: CheckCasz at July 13, 2006 11:48 AM Once again what other rap nigga hooder than this T.I............ gangsta....trapped out.......on his voice and flow is sick......nobody else flows like this nigga, tight to def. Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 12:26 PM I wish i was in Dixie! Dem niggas got flow.. Yo could you give me the name of that one cut from killer mike.. That was tight! Man give me some more of that southern stuff, i really wasn;t familiar with alot of it but you have definately sparked my curiousity... Thanks Coop! Posted by: DedReady at July 13, 2006 12:43 PM But Gills went on New York's Hot 97 yesterday and "cleared up" his statements about his ghostwriting. He basically said it wasn't Wayne he was writing for, but it was Baby. sohh.com Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 1:14 PM Hold up. you are wilin, cuz. cool out. you just posting shit for nothing. what is the basis for you saying these lines are dope? and I produce beats. I use the old EPS 16 plus. a fan can be a fan. he/she is no less of a fan becuase he doesn't create music. he is doing his part by supporting it and loving it. and that is what a fan is. And you, "Coop". You know better. You know lyrics when you hear them My guess is that you are some dude who's waiting for an open door so you can jump in like double dutch and show ti and ludacris that you can make a club full of empty headed followers jump around as well. but you are only hurting yourself and your people in the long run by creating passionless product. "I'd rather have a hundred thousand true heads behind me, than one million of your fake fanatics..." - KRS ONE off the DITC Album Oh, and here's the a verse to squash all of this shit. So now I gots to go waaaaay over your head. The style that the god is exhibiting here goes above rhyming more than one word in a line, but it involves planting a word here and coming back to rhyme with it later. and he does it several times. This is his style go back and peep it later. ---------------------------------
End or battle. And don't fly off at the lip saying it's corny.
Think. then recognize. Peace. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 13, 2006 2:37 PM yo n if u wanna keep goin this will blow away ur luda verse n outkast verse These niggas act like, I ain't sling the clip at the last lane Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 5:32 PM mad bad thats a Fabolous Verse Posted by: NYCKING at July 13, 2006 5:34 PM yo that method man shit is crazy. fuck the south!! Posted by: YO at July 13, 2006 6:23 PM what up? u wanted lyrics and u got em! see no responses cause u know that sum fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 7:03 PM now you missing the point, wha u said is that nigaas from down south could not rap, why want you comment on the ones i provided especially luda and outkast and T.T. raps, do not compare them, but judge them on their own merits........the question was if the south had lyrical skillz....and now i ask you based on the lyrics i gave you why you u just say, yeah alot of cats down there are nice, and some are wack, just like some rapper from east coastr are nice and some are wack, we could go on forever about who is the best but game should recognize game........It like sayingD Wade is wack if you think Kobe is better or Vice Versa, niether is wack u might just like one better............and by the way that method man rhyme wass tight, but it was tight for like 1992-1996, that's was a good flow, that is kinda corny now........he's not saying anything tangible, just a bunch of metaphors, say something then add metaphors to spice up the rap... a rapper must a point....... Question? was the Luda verse tight? I am not trying to intimidate, but unless you understand the creative process, one may think that All this doesn't matter....If I see a painting I just know that I like it, but and artist can explain to me what it is that I actually am looking at or what differenciates one painting style to another. Any anyways answer my questions please, and everybody watchin'... If you say those are wack verses everyone will now your are just a pure hater... I noticed you didn't say they were wack, so that tells me that they are not, but why won't you say it... Its pride and I have proven my point, yuou guys will say anything and everything to defend NY but the fact is there are plenty of good lyricists in the south...................... Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 8:15 PM Uh, Cadillac grills Cadillac mills Yo,, this ain't a tight rhyme.....yo beat this, give me a NY cat just talk ish about his car, chicks,, in a slick and lyrical way, without just talking bout' bustin caps, or the same NY shit......no Luipe Fiasco though (that sucks)!!! Posted by: coop at July 13, 2006 8:26 PM Coop I gotta commend you. You came out. You wasn't scared. You came out in the yard and you fought. You get bo respect for that. You got ya ass whooped but you came out in the yard and fought. you get respect, little ninja ( i 'ont use the "N" word anymore. But I ain't been totally able to ween myself of so I replace the "N" word with ninja. It's funny at first, then it get normal) Yo but like I was sayin you fought back. You read this whole page and we spelled it out for you repeatledly from the origins up until now and I think on the home page smooth has a link to another room where we defined real hiphop. So at this stage I know you what the dope shit is. and I can see that you learnin cuz the last thing you posted about cadillac grills is a bit lyrical. you learnin. yo I never heard that song and I forgot who you said it was. but it might be on some club shit or something and i don't know how the rhymes got delivered. if a muvafucka was all jokin around and screamin with an obvious drawl it won't stack up. i've been waiting for you to post something from little brother. ain't they from the south? are they lyrical? But yeah I'll give you your respect for fightin and for not posting the worst of the shit that comes out of your region. least you had some respect for us. I gotta get outta here but you know you didn't win this battle. however you fought bravely so maybe that's ya point? "The south ain't the dopest rhymers but we do have some skills." Maybe in all your screamin, this was what you were tryin to communicate. That's why you posted that cadillac verse twice. But yo, it was cool but again -- using the same word to rhyme over and over is not the greatest display of rhymin. look at the homie's last line. long is there three times. but yo, don't worry about all that. you fought and we heard you. be we all know what it is.
only slap box. -Black People Posted by: Black People at July 14, 2006 12:25 AM cool! I think u a stand up guy for aknowledging talent when u see it. Let's me know u ain't no hater. I think with this statement you gained more respect than with any comment you made in here......Now your opinion has value because you not following the crowd by just saying the south can't rap you being a leader and letting the material be judged on its own merit.......this is how brothas should disaree! Cool nigga......Big ups to Black People!!! Keep repping east coast Nigga! King u too! That Pun verse had me shook for a minute :+) Posted by: coop at July 14, 2006 1:30 AM yeah, the fabulous verse was tight..... I like dat nigga alot. He got one of the sickest flows in da game.............. Posted by: coop at July 14, 2006 1:34 AM yea son no dougbt props on them luda verses Posted by: NYCKING at July 14, 2006 2:44 AM Damn NYCKING Get Off Black People Dick Fool Fuck But Yo I Got Sum Weezy Yo Diz Nigga Ill No Otha Nigga Spittin Like Diz And Give Me Da Proof On Dat Gilly Da Kid Shyt And Maybe We Will Have An Argument But Az Of Now We Dont.....
Now Yall Niggaz Cant Tell Me Dat Shyt Aint Ill......Man I Got Mo Of My Son Flowin Yo Niggaz Cant Say Weezy Aint Lyrical Yo Cuz Wen Niggaz Waz Sayin He Wack On Here All I Can Do WAz Laff Cuz I Kno Da Niggaz Aint Hearin And Itz Crazy Cuz Da South Do Have Niggaz Wit Cold Lyricz But Da Thang Iz NY Niggaz Livin In Da Past Yo....Like Big L Yo I Love Big L,Biggie,Jay-z And Shyt Rite But Dem Niggaz Iz Dead And Gone 4 A Whuile (Not Jigga).....Yall Niggaz Still Got Rappers Puttin Shyt Out Brag On Dem....Put Lyricz Out 4 Ur Current NY Rapperz Please....... Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 15, 2006 12:21 AM Diz Mo Wayne 4 U Dumb Niggaz Yo SMH @ Yall money money money get a dollar & a dick Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 15, 2006 12:32 AM yo i did put current rappers u dumbass...n i aint on ne bodys dick i just happen 2 rep the same coast n shit so perhaps maybe u need 2 hop off my dick cuz u always tryna get at the kid...that verse wasnt shit compared 2 the fabolous verse Posted by: NYCKING at July 15, 2006 1:32 AM yo... N.O. bound ... ... I played football with a guy named name Joe Johnson he used to play for the N.O Saints and Greenbay Packers. Used to own a club called "Bully's".... anyway he has a studio and label in ST. Louis. You ever heard of "Vickedout Entertainment" or Diamond Productions... i mess with them cats. One of his artist is named Mr. Weez, and the got the Hardheadz too....holla Posted by: coop at July 15, 2006 2:47 AM Real Shyt? Yea I Kno Joe Johson I Aint Kno Dat Waz Hiz Label Or He Waz Into 2 Hip Hop Datz Wassup Doe....But A U Rap Wit Dem Niggaz Fool? And If U Do Let Me Kno Suttin U Put Out So I Can Hear It......... And Lol Son I Aint On Ya Dick Lol I Jus Like Fuckin Witcha Ya Heard Me Itz Entertaining Cuz I Thynk U Juss Bias Up Da Azz On Diz Discussion And U Aint Go Eva Say A Wayne Verse Cold Even If U See A Good 1 Cuz U Already Got In Ya Head My Son Garbage.....And Dat Verse Aint Got Shyt On Da Fab Verse? Lol Wow Nigga I Can Put Money On Wayne Dat He Can Slaughter Any Rapper 4rm Da NY 2day In A Battle.....Den I Waz Readin And U Said B.G. Garbage? U Crazy Dawg Diz Nigga Dont Wanna Admit Da South Got Lyricist 4 Nuttin Yo.....And Da Onli Reason Diz Forum Waz Started Bcuz NY Got Jealous Dat Da South Took Ova So Now Dey Wanna Bitch About "O Dey Prolly Sell And Shyt But None Of Em Good Lyrically" Get Da Fuck Outta Here Man....Bitch We Got Lyricist .......And Ya Nigga Nas Talkin Bout Hip Hop Dead Prolly Cuz NY Finest 50 Cent Lol... And Wow Nigga U Put Up 2 Current NY Rapperz? Lol Dat Papoose Shyt Waz Tight No Lie But Da Rest Of Hiz Shyt Garbage......B Cool Bruh U Hater!!!!!!!!! Posted by: N.O. Bound at July 15, 2006 3:55 AM ??????????WTF???????????? Posted by: yo at July 18, 2006 2:55 PM this gangsta rap music is brainwashing, not only the youth of our nation, it is also brainwashing our so called "leaders" of this nation. the way people act after they hear a rap song is totally foolish. everyone thinks they have something to prove and i think it is a bunch of bull. also, most people who act tough when listening to gangsta rap are really soft and there's no one who is 100 in the gangsta rap game!!! Posted by: joe at July 20, 2006 11:15 AM ...shut up u aint sayin nuthinn we dont kno n we were arguing that has nuthin 2 do with an act of gangsta this is the internet...its common sense that most rappers arent 100 in the game..so plz shut the fuck up Posted by: NYCKING at July 20, 2006 2:14 PM IM BACK....NYCKING we argued before but i give you mad props for defending n' proving points....but ey!!!! i read earlier on about lyrics...heres some lyrics from the midwest since noone defends it and someone asked about posting some from the midwest...well yall know i currently stay in midwest, southern born n' raised blah blah noone cares...jus check the lyrics from tech n9ne!!!..keep in mind he raps quick...so what doesnt sound like it flos...it does when you hear the song... You were supposed to be my dog jajajaja....i wasnt expecting it when i first heard it either...did you? Posted by: Ysidro at July 24, 2006 8:34 PM CHAMILLIONAIRE LYRICS....chamillionaire=south...jus to show yall hes a purty decent lyricist.... Yeah, I'm the man the chief, look how I handle weak
Gimmick rappers, can't lie forever (*talking*) [Chamillionaire]
Posted by: Ysidro at July 24, 2006 8:50 PM
ay NYCKing and YO go to the homepage and click on the Rick Ross headline at the very top. these little dude wildin' all over again in there. maybe i should just post a link to this page there. out. -Black People I'm a hang around in there in the cut for a little while and see what develops Posted by: Black People at July 25, 2006 12:02 AM There is no question in my mind that the best hip hop songs lyrics wise came from New York MCs. At the same time there's no question that this is a result not of where these MCs were from but the era they came in to hip hop. Rakim set the standard for that generation of MCs, he made it so that in order to be considered good your lyrics game had to be tight. Therefore the MCs that came after were lyrically the best(Nas, Jay-z, Biggie etc). Then after this golden era rap became more acceptable to a wider audience and the focus shifted from rappers trying to raise the bar lyrics wise to corporate america finding the best way to profit off this music. Also even those MCs who set the standard are no longer as good as they were because through their financial success they lost the hunger that inspired them to be lyrical masters. When I listen to Illmatic it takes me to NY through superb rhymes, The Chronic takes me to Cali through smooth beats and great flow, Ridin Dirty takes me to TX through its uniquely southern feel and unapologetic story telling. Every region brought something different to the game in the late 80s early 90s but now the record companies only want them to bring sales and there are alot more people who buy hip hop because its hot and not because of the lyrical content. There are few MCs nowadays who still have talent for writing but until hip hop headz become the majority, urban pop headz will dictate what direction the genre takes. The only hope is that now those once lyrical titans are becoming major players on the executive side of the game (i.e. Jay-Z), so maybe we will one day return hip hop to the hoodz from which it came and receive quality product, or things will get worse and a new genre will emerge. One thing is clear every region has lyrically gifted MCs but NY MCs were the first to make it an artform and they set the standard but the power of the dollar and what the majority demands has now made it to where being a wordsmith is not the focus now its catchy tunes and hooks. Sad as it sounds hip hops success has led to it being manipulated by people who know very little about rhymes and instead focus on sales. Posted by: enlightened one at July 25, 2006 12:12 PM ITS A DAMN SHAME YOU GOT ALL THESE NY NIGGAS TALKIN ALL THIS SHIT ABOUT THE SOUTH COME ON NOW ITS ALOT OF NY NIGGAS THAT RAP THAT ARE WACK AS HELL SOUTH HAS BEEN DOIN THERE THING FOR A WHILE NOW AND NY NIGGAS WAS NEVER TALKIN SHIT TILL NY NIGGAS STARTED FALLIN OFF (THANX TO 50 IN MY OPINION) NOW I LOVE ALL HIP HOP WU-TANG IS WHAT STARTED ME IN HIP HOP YALL NIGGAS ARE THE ONES WHO START THIS WHOLE REGIONAL BEEF WE ARE FROM THE SOUTH WHY THE HELL WOULD WE SOUND LIKE NY NIGGAS OR RAP THE SAME WEST COAST DO THEM WE DO WHAT WE DO DOWN HERE AND NY DO WHAT THEY DO YOU NIGGAS CANT SHOW LOVE AND GIVE NIGGAS PROPS THATS WHY NY IS ON A DROUT CUZ YALL CANT EVEN SHOW YA OWN RAPPERS IN NY LOVE YALL WORIED BOUT WHO THE BEST GROW UP NIGGAS Posted by: 4REAL at August 12, 2006 4:09 PM nigga we been known the south lacked rhymes skills, thats nuthin new Posted by: DAKID at August 12, 2006 5:37 PM niggaz iz buggin all over again... Posted by: NYCKING at August 12, 2006 7:07 PM you know what...we completely fell off subject...ive completely come to realize...we turned this into the south vs. new york...which it is NOT about...this is about good music that USED to be....and music that NOW is....yes alot of the music coming out is south, but not all, westcoast is starting this "hyphy" movement, as i read over this topic, i realize that we are fighting over regions, this is about hiphop vs. hippop, is this what music has come to be? i dont want my kids thinking the way i once did, that there was only type of music, and that the south was originators of shit all out there...i want my kids to appreciate NY as the birth place of hip hop...drop the regions for a second and think to yourself...what kind of music do you want your kid(s) to listen to, and what do you want them to think of it. what are YOU going to do about it? perhaps show your offspring how it was all started...real hiphop...and hope hes the next rakim, or just have them listen to D4L and have them worsen the hiphop culture? and keep in mind southern folk...im from the south, born and raised....do what black people told me to do...listen to these records..do some research 1. By Any Means Necessary - BDP go get those or listen to them to understand what WAS and listen to what IS now...you will see a difference in lyrical content and subject matter....just give it a try...and if its not your style...just listen to fuckin Mike Shinoda(linkin park/fort minor) and tell me that he doesnt have a much more broad topic of subject matter...please my southern kinfolk...stop the arguing and just listen for a second..i did...n' now i feel able to call myself a REAL hiphop head...try an artist named TAME ONE...you will be amazed and quite disapointed once you see what has come to be within the recent years from what once was. Posted by: Ysidro at August 22, 2006 5:06 AM ...one last thing...SALES AND RECORD DEALS PLAY NO PART IN SKILL, EVERY RAPPER FROM HOUSTON IS BEING SIGNED ONLY BECAUSE THE SOUTH IS HOT RIGHT NOW....DONT GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT IT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING...AND REMEMBER BEFORE I SAY THIS, SOUTHERN BORN AND RAISED, TEXAS TIL I GO...BUT SOUTHERN FOLK..SIT ON THIS FOR A SECOND...MIKE JONES....big lyrical advantage (sarcastic voice)....hes a clown you know it, i know it, they know it....sales and deals mean nothing, quit bringing that lame ass fact up. Posted by: Ysidro at August 22, 2006 5:20 AM Man, i'm from the south, and i agree with the east coast niggaz. the south can't compare to New York Lyricly. there has never been lyrical content that any so called lyrcists from the south did that New York can't beat. Man i can't hide this, basicaly Southern rap is garbage, and i'm from Texas. Some of it's tight. But if you got a tight beat playin, but all of a sudden some slow minded ABC rapper who can't rhyme more than one syllable, or talk about nothin start rappin to it. that ain't cool. it's like that all over the radio in the south. when i'm driving i can't turn it own. Man NEW YORK will always reighn supreme lyricly, and will always be home of real Hip Hop. I remember Krs saying "A dope MC is a dope MC, deal or no deal". Posted by: versatile at August 25, 2006 9:44 AM Peace Ysidro and Versatile. You guys have kept it realer than I could have ever imagined. -Black People Thanks Posted by: Black People at August 28, 2006 5:41 PM Ysidro, 11. One for All - Brand Nubian enjoy... Black People Posted by: Black People at August 28, 2006 11:35 PM Nas HIP HOP IS DEAD album all the way!!!!!!! Posted by: versatile at August 31, 2006 8:03 PM ww.myspace.com/rappermostwanted Now this is a real dis song!
Posted by: Geisha at September 5, 2006 2:07 PM Did you here that shit! Listen to Trina's knew dis about Khia and Khia's new dis song about Trina! They both don't come close to Geisha's dis song. That dis song on her myspace page is off the chain! That song is so gangsta!!!!!! She is most definently the next to blow in the south! I feel sorry for Trina on this one.....Nah, Not really! Posted by: Sandra at November 2, 2006 1:33 PM Down South "dudes" are "wack". Impressive NY Lingo. First of all this whole discussion in that the south has no crime lyrics - Check out Young Jeezy, T.I., LiL Wayne, Three Six Mafia, Project Pat, Rick Ross, Yo Gotti, or just do your homework. Check the crime rates. New York is rated around # 30. While cities such as Memphis being #2. Atlanta being #3. and New Orleans having the all time highest murder rate record for all cities in America. BTW, by stating that all southern cities are small, know that Houston has a population of almost 4 million, and Dallas is just as big. Memphis has around 760, 000 people and is now the 13 largest city in America. You New Yorkers are supposed to be so damn smart why don't you do your homework on the world and stop being mad at the south for ruling your ass and consider the fact that we make music for the south as we have for the entire existence of southern rap since when you bitches didn't pay attention to us and now we've blown up cuz your peoples love us. Posted by: IM FROM THE SOUTH!!! at November 29, 2006 6:43 PM HEY IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE SOUTH TURN OFF THE DAMN T.V. AND RADIO AND JUST LISTEN TO UNDERGROUND. YALL FEEL LIKE WE FEEL WE HAD TO GO UNDERGROUND SINCE DAY ONE AND YALL CAN DO THE SAME YOU THINK SREW,FATPAT,HAWK,POKEY,BIGMOE,KEKE,Z-RO,POINT BLANK,K-RINO,YOU THINK THEY WAS ON TV FUCK NO WE EMBRACED THE UNDERGROUND WHEN WE COULDN'T GET ON NOW YALL CAN'T SO DON'T GET PISSED
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