Young Queezy now apologizing to Nas...

[tony]

The artists don't determine what hip hop is, the consumers and the media do. I just came back from Vegas and if yall could see the influence the south has on hip hop out there its amazing.. and it isn't being shoved down their throats, they CHOOSE to listen to it and buy the records.

Want to blame someone for the way hip hop has gone, blame the consumers and the media but not the rappers. If Jay-Z or Jeezy decided they wanted to change up and rap like Common do you really think they would sell records like they do? No, and the next person who wants to rap about bs behind a good beat will step up.

[Tasuki_Civic]

The artists don't determine what hip hop is, the consumers and the media do. I just came back from Vegas and if yall could see the influence the south has on hip hop out there its amazing.. and it isn't being shoved down their throats, they CHOOSE to listen to it and buy the records.

Want to blame someone for the way hip hop has gone, blame the consumers and the media but not the rappers. If Jay-Z or Jeezy decided they wanted to change up and rap like Common do you really think they would sell records like they do? No, and the next person who wants to rap about bs behind a good beat will step up.

EXACTLY

[Mpatient]

The artists don't determine what hip hop is, the consumers and the media do. I just came back from Vegas and if yall could see the influence the south has on hip hop out there its amazing.. and it isn't being shoved down their throats, they CHOOSE to listen to it and buy the records.

Want to blame someone for the way hip hop has gone, blame the consumers and the media but not the rappers. If Jay-Z or Jeezy decided they wanted to change up and rap like Common do you really think they would sell records like they do? No, and the next person who wants to rap about bs behind a good beat will step up.

Oh I very much agree but still, Hip hop is not the same. either by the consumer or by the artist. Hip hop used to be hi hop and then someone started rapping about cars and money and hoes then everyone else did it to.

No matter I like new music and will listen to Jeezy, Yin yang twins, and the rest of the south, but Nas has just realesed a record lets see how his record sales go. I still feel that a real artist will make music about shit that means something and they will still sale records, if you do it to make money then whatever your just making money, if you do it becuase you are an artist then you will write what your soul tells you to write.

[quickdodge®]

if you do it becuase you are an artist then you will write what your soul tells you to write.

True hip hop. Later, QD.

[gtikid]

The artists don't determine what hip hop is, the consumers and the media do. I just came back from Vegas and if yall could see the influence the south has on hip hop out there its amazing.. and it isn't being shoved down their throats, they CHOOSE to listen to it and buy the records.

Want to blame someone for the way hip hop has gone, blame the consumers and the media but not the rappers. If Jay-Z or Jeezy decided they wanted to change up and rap like Common do you really think they would sell records like they do? No, and the next person who wants to rap about bs behind a good beat will step up.

This is the best post in this thread. Everything else posted in this thread, is personal preference. It's just a big arguement of personal preference. There is no difference in this thread or a thread of someone arguing what is better, rap or country.

This is the exact samething as a parent arguing to their kid about music. Aren't parents always saying, "Why are you listening to that crap?! That's not music blah blah blah." Same shit. Personal preference....

[quickdodge®]

It's just a big arguement of personal preference. There is no difference in this thread or a thread of someone arguing what is better, rap or country.

This is not nearly the same thing. Rap is most definitely better than country. Later, QD.

[Nomad!]

Monie Love's explanation was right on point. Apparently the one trick pony that calls himself Young Cheesy, felt the sting of her comment. All of these cats are screaming the same song and some of them (i.e. Dem Franchise Boyz) over the same beat. If Cheesy couldn't make another song about selling drugs, we'd never hear from this dude again. I give him props for apologizing but, even in his apology (on the Russ Parr show) he managed to display his ignorance.

I just came back from Vegas and if yall could see the influence the south has on hip hop out there its amazing.. and it isn't being shoved down their throats, they CHOOSE to listen to it and buy the records.

I visited Vegas in October and the radio there was just like the radio in Atlanta & New York. Cramming the same crap down listeners throats & repeatedly telling them the shit they were being forced to eat actually tastes & smells good. The media is WITHOUT A DOUBT defining what "Hip-Hop" is. Not in a sense that the media is the authority of all things Hip-Hop but, in a sense where, if Greg Street or some other ass sucking on air personality, were to say D4L is hot, the majority of their listening audience will agree. The media is running things. This is why Clear Channel is trying to own as much of the market as possible. Thorough their media outlets, they know they can dictate what is or isn't "hot" & where $ will be spent. Unfortunately, the ignorant masses are far too willing to accept anything the media has to offer, even it if is as asinine as "Laffy Taffy" or "Chicken Noodle Soup".