Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
yeah i tend to agree with that, rap took a turn in the mid to late 90s with the gangsta rap progression which became about women, partying, getting drunk which evolved into the current Drake, Lil wayne, Nicki minaj, Akon crapfest we have now.

In the beginning it was about social injustice, crooked cops, gang vs gang, politics, etc. It became something else as i think the record companies figured out how to make tons of dough. Lets face it no one wants to listen to Tech-9 in a club, they want Birdman and Nicki Minaj
I'm with you on this entire post, dude.

Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
so i'm curious...this is to QD, and i've been saying this for a while anyway. RAP (not hip hop) started off about partying/dance songs, but now when soulja boi, etc do dance songs, its called a disgrace to the 'game'....tell me its not a contradiction?
First off, back in the beginning, rap and hip hop were one and the same. It didn't break off until later in the 90's when subject matter split off into what we have now. Where rap went more into just being about how much fame, fortune and females you had, hip hop continued down the same path of personal feelings, social aspects and political views (police, government, poverty).

A contradiction in the straight sense of it all, but not in the grand scheme of things. Listen to a party-style track from 1980 and listen to the same style from the 2000's. You can't put Slick Rick and Dougie Fresh in the same arena as Lil Jon and Soulja Boy. Try to listen to Lah-Di-Dah-Di and then listen to Superman that Hoe. The comparison is non-existent. Back then, stories were told during party anthems. Today, pretty much nothing said. Later, QD.