Future of Hip Hop/ Rap?

[Julio]

where is it going... next big thing?

[OneSlow5pt0]

down the crapper

[VooDooXII]

It's been going down the crapper...

Chicken Noodle Soup
That Lip Gloss Song
"Soulja Boy"

It's not amusing...I don't know what to say.

[quickdodge®]

I think it's going to level off and slowly die down to just being existent. I "rappers" are reaching for whatever they can now to jet themselves into something original. You heard of the new Bay Area trend with scraper bikes? VIDEO!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE) People are running out of ideas and they are getting tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. Half the styles out now are barely considered hip hop. The old cats that brought rap to the mainstream and into the limelight are dropping back out of the light to make way for the new guys. Dre, Quik, Method Man and a few others. Not to mention downloading and it's popularity. No one's really making any money because of downloading. You don't have CDs coming out like you used to see. Now, maybe 2-3 CDs really come out a year when there used to be several a month. Check those words. Later, QD.

[VooDooXII]

QD, your hip-hop knowledge isn't going to do you well for that redneck image you were after...

I'm not really into that hyphy stuff either.

[seandonn]

i dunno but rap has changed alot since i was a kid but i cant hate most of the people on the radio are one hit wonders anyway so it doesn't matter what u hear it all sounds the same i stick to the underground westcoast

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

I personally think its going well. All the new hits are mostly hip hop. Many of the artists are doing new things and just playing around with the beats and stuff (listen to Kanye's new song, "Stronger." to get what I'm saying.) It might sound dead but it's still doing it's thing. Not everyone on here will agree with some of the southern stars but shit look at how many fans are on Soulja Boy's nuts. I watched that dude literally go from nothing to something. When he put up that song "Crank Dat Soulja Boy," I was one of the first to have it in my car. I told my friends to watch for him, he's gonna make it sooner. 6 months later, look at him. The point is, it's just taking time and big ideas for artists to blow up and do their thing.

[quickdodge®]

i stick to the underground westcoast

Mitchy Slick, XL Middleton, Problem and Strong Arm just to name a few killin it out there. Later, QD.

[cactusEG]

QD, your hip-hop knowledge isn't going to do you well for that redneck image you were after...

I'm not really into that hyphy stuff either.

that hyphy is a small rip off of crunk.. and theres nothing left in hip hop but to die

[Julio]

I think it's going to level off and slowly die down to just being existent. I "rappers" are reaching for whatever they can now to jet themselves into something original. You heard of the new Bay Area trend with scraper bikes? VIDEO!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIsWq5xOSE) People are running out of ideas and they are getting tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. Half the styles out now are barely considered hip hop. The old cats that brought rap to the mainstream and into the limelight are dropping back out of the light to make way for the new guys. Dre, Quik, Method Man and a few others. Not to mention downloading and it's popularity. No one's really making any money because of downloading. You don't have CDs coming out like you used to see. Now, maybe 2-3 CDs really come out a year when there used to be several a month. Check those words. Later, QD.

QUIK been producing.. but really been a washout for a long time now..

Method man is still doing his thing.. but mostly TV gigs

Dre- still the man, producing and making money..

[quickdodge®]

QUIK been producing.. but really been a washout for a long time now..

I know, but he has really been just kind of out there here and there. Not full force.


Method man is still doing his thing.. but mostly TV gigs

Exactly. That's where most are going. Acting.


Dre- still the man, producing and making money..

Word is, he's falling out. Detox has been rumored to be scrapped for good this time. Personal reasons with wife and family. That's the reason it's been delayed for all these years. Later, QD.

[Julio]

I think AfterMath is really the strongest label out there today.

They have a deep line up.. Preparing for 50's Album to drop.. EVE is out there.. Busta Did OK.. Stat Quo is not doing to well.. Game.. They have some other people too...

Game will be back...=]

I think Joel Ortiz is the next big thing under AfterMath.. I think they are going to wait for 50's album to drop and makes some noice and then drop Ortiz after it sometime..

[Julio]

Word is, he's falling out. Detox has been rumored to be scrapped for good this time. Personal reasons with wife and family. That's the reason it's been delayed for all these years. Later, QD.


Detox is back on schedule.. Dre ? falling out? c'mon QD...... lol

Rumours I heard on Sirius is Dre doesnt care to much about Detox due to him producing and putting albums out there right now.. Makes more $$$. But detox is back on schedule..

[Julio]

Aftermath's Lineup...

50 Cent ,Bishop Lamont Brooklyn, Busta Rhymes, Dawaun Parker, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Eve,
... G.A.G.E., Joell Ortiz, Marsha Ambrosius, Raekwon, Stat Quo, The Game, Tiffany Villarreal

[Nomad!]

You can never go wrong with originality but, there is a thin line between originality & gimmick. Unfortunately, many of the new acts fall under gimmick in my book, ie Soulja Boy & Hurricane Chris. There are very talented artists out there, unfortunately, the powers that be would much rather promote garbage over artists & music with substance. Hopefully things will eventually come full circle & a fresh breath of life will be breathed back into the dying body that is now Hip-Hop

[OneSlow5pt0]

i just hate rap now,cause its all the same.....its ether talking bout fucking some hoe,smoking weed,cusing more in one song then 10 rock cds combined,or gangbanging....its just lame,back in the day rap was good way to let out emotions of what they were going through..now its just overplayed,imo

[Maniaç]

the way its going right now.. hip hop has no chance on returing back to normal. there is always gonna be a new song with some new steps and rocking... doing weird moves such and two-steping...

As of right now the only rap song i kinda like is "Hood Nigg@ by yung joc". Im not a big fan of rap, so unlike acouple people.. this isn't a big issue for me.

HEAVY METAL FTW!!!!

[Nomad!]

Common Market - "Connect For" FTW!!! :yes:

[Dracc]

hood nigha by young joc??? you mean gorilla zoe?? i like the version with big boi... and you guys have to wait until QD drops his LP... the return of hip hop... i'm producing it under IA records/def jam south... shits gonna be fire

[Maniaç]

hood nigha by young joc??? you mean gorilla zoe?? i like the version with big boi... and you guys have to wait until QD drops his LP... the return of hip hop... i'm producing it under IA records/def jam south... shits gonna be firefuck any other version. i only like the original one.

[AtLRSX-S]

hood nigha by young joc??? you mean gorilla zoe??

I was about to correct him on that...lol but you got to it faster than i did

[Maniaç]

I was about to correct him on that...lol but you got to it faster than i didcheck my myspace... thats the song i have on right now.

[Dracc]

thats GORILLA ZOE MAN... not young joc.. he's signed under joc

[VooDooXII]

As for recent hip-hop...I've been listening to Juelz Santana a lot.

[Maniaç]

thats GORILLA ZOE MAN... not young joc.. he's signed under jocwhat!!! really? no way, dude sounds just like yung joc... lol. reps i guess.

[Dracc]

hahahah yeah man.. thats gorilla zoe.... i've had to correct a few ppl on that b4 around my neighborhood.. he does sound something like joc but his voice is like more raspier if thats a word lol

[Maniaç]

lol! i guess... i don't pay "that" much attention to him..

[Dracc]

common mistake man.. dont worry about it lol.. yeah gorilla has alot of underground mixtapes but hes new to the mainstream

[quickdodge®]

Detox is back on schedule.. Dre ? falling out? c'mon QD...... lol

Rumours I heard on Sirius is Dre doesnt care to much about Detox due to him producing and putting albums out there right now.. Makes more $$$. But detox is back on schedule..

This is from Crooked I:

"he said dres wife has been telling dre to just stop everything already and that he keeps goin back and fourth about it he said he talked to focus not too long ago and that they scraped detox again and that they are going to start over again and he personally doesnt think it will ever come out because dre has waited way too long"

You never know. Dre hasn't been doing a lot. He's been in and out people's stuff, but he's more outside than in right now. Later, QD.

[Julio]

This is from Crooked I:

"he said dres wife has been telling dre to just stop everything already and that he keeps goin back and fourth about it he said he talked to focus not too long ago and that they scraped detox again and that they are going to start over again and he personally doesnt think it will ever come out because dre has waited way too long"

You never know. Dre hasn't been doing a lot. He's been in and out people's stuff, but he's more outside than in right now. Later, QD.


You mean, is time for him to retire.. I see that happening though.. I mean, 20 + years.. and millions later.. I would be thinking about it to :lmfao:

[quickdodge®]

You mean, is time for him to retire.. I see that happening though.. I mean, 20 + years.. and millions later.. I would be thinking about it to :lmfao:

Lolol. Yup. I don't know that he'll be completely gone from the scene for a few years yet, but who knows, man. Later, QD.

[BB6dohcvtec]

lol this thread is :lmfao: because rap is not dead people's sense of talent when it comes to rap is dead. i am not not talking about the true rap/hip hop fans, i am talking about the people who hear a song like a beat and have to go buy the cd even if the lyrics make no sense at all ie "lip gloss" and "party like a rockstar". as long as the cds top the charts the labels are going to continue to play on the average person's stupidity.

[NzProjeKt]

Albums to check for... The 4th Quarter is actually looking pretty good.

Detox - Pushed back to 08' cause 50 dropping in the 4th quarter
Rakim - Supposed to be dropping the '7th Seal'
Wu-Tang - Dropping a new lp '8th Diagram' pretty soon
Papoose - Nacirema Dream drops in Sept.
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt.2
Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told
Kanye - Dropping 'Graduation' 4th quarter


Common's new joint 'Finding Forever' just leaked... I havent heard it but its getting positive feedback.

Flesh Bone gets out of jail in 08' so expect all 5 thugs to do another album together.