Hip Hop discussion

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I'm still not over GKMC

Tracks that I keep replaying seem to be: Poetic Justice, Sing about me I'm dying of Thirst & Compton.

[Leif 6,006]

Words cannot explain how flawless this is:

[Spike 12,049]

I feel weird listening to Hip Hop being white. How is a white Australian boy from the desert supposed to relate to Illmatic?

[Term-X 7,891]

I feel weird listening to Hip Hop being white. How is a white Australian boy from the desert supposed to relate to Illmatic?

Could you relate to the last movie you saw?, did you still enjoy it.. were you still dazzled by it?.. Precisely.

Illmatic is a conceptual masterpiece, high cerebral art.

[Spike 12,049]

Could you relate to the last movie you saw?, did you still enjoy it.. were you still dazzled by it?.. Precisely.

Illmatic is a conceptual masterpiece, high cerebral art.

The last movie I watched was infact a documentary about the town I live in...It was terrible, exploitive, sensationalised nonsense. I did not enjoy it, but I did laugh at a lot of scenes.

Besides, I never said I didn't like Illmatic, just that I I struggle to relate to most hip hop. Big difference. SO in the end your post changes nothing and was quite meaningless to me.

[Term-X 7,891]

Besides, I never said I didn't like Illmatic, just the I struggle to relate to most hip hop. Big difference.

'You' are 'creating' the struggle, just enjoy the art form like you would for anything else.

[Spike 12,049]

'You' are 'creating' the struggle, just enjoy the art form like you would for anything else.

I just said I do enjoy it. NY State of Mind is in fact one of my favourite songs.

[Peace. 4,352]

A fortiori nobody mentioned it, though yesterday it was ODB's eighth death anniversary. R.I.P. Ol' Dirty.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

I feel weird listening to Hip Hop being white. How is a white Australian boy from the desert supposed to relate to Illmatic?

Wow that is the complete opposite here in NJ. (im black) but man so many of my white friends here listen to Hip-Hop (mostly main-stream) but thats besides the point .

What i hate is when they advertise it excessively and try and be something i know they are not which can be really annoying at times.

but if all else fails and drastic measures are needed, move to a ghetto and start gang-banging (you already got the drinking part down if i remember correctly )

[Term-X 7,891]

SO in the end your post changes nothing and was quite meaningless to me.

Then you completely missed the point, hence the movie/film reference, you don't need to relate to every aspect of entertainment/art.

Although, having said that, rap lyrics 'on the surface' (ignoring the technical genius of the lyrics themselves) are relatable to almost everyone. Listen to 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' an album arguably even better than Illmatic. Kendrick Lamar touches on everything from moral dilemmas, future prosperity, philosophy to peer pressure.

[Kieran. 6,317]

"You know the reasons, but still will never know my life/Kendrick, a.k.a. Compton’s human sacrifice”

Genius.

[Spike 12,049]

Then you completely missed the point, hence the movie/film reference, you don't need to relate to every aspect of entertainment/art.

Although, having said that, rap lyrics 'on the surface' (ignoring the technical genius of the lyrics themselves) are relatable to almost everyone. Listen to 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' an album arguably even better than Illmatic. Kendrick Lamar touches on everything from moral dilemmas, future prosperity, philosophy to peer pressure.

For starters, I never said that I need to relate to every aspect, did I? Secondly, I never said that I can't relate to it, just that often I have a hard time. I struggle to relate to a lot of Hip Hop like Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A, etc, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy it. I don't have a hard time relating to Illmatic (I just used it as an example, because I was listening to it at the time), I don't have a hard time relating to good kid, m.A.A.d city and I still enjoy them. I've listened to Lamar's album several times already.

And yes, I do understand what you mean.

[Leif 6,006]

A track from Saigon's new album. It's rather good.

This particular track is produced by my friend and he's also the singer on the chorus. He also sings the chorus on one of my tracks (yes, I make music. I'll post something here soon).

Enjoy:

Edit:

Personally, one of my favourite tracks from Saigon. Again produced by my friend; again with my friend on the chorus. (I promise I'm not doing this to promote him. Just love the tracks. )

[LDN Blue 7,903]

A track from Saigon's new album. It's rather good.

This particular track is produced by my friend and he's also the singer on the chorus. He also sings the chorus on one of my tracks (yes, I make music. I'll post something here soon).

Enjoy:

Edit:

Personally, one of my favourite tracks from Saigon. Again produced by my friend; again with my friend on the chorus. (I promise I'm not doing this to promote him. Just love the tracks. )

I've always enjoyed Saigon's music. I think he's a very good story teller and it's a shame he's never quite reached the heights that he could've had he taken his music career a bit more seriously. Never the less though, he's still made some very good music in his time..

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

IM ON SUCH AN EMOTIONAL HIGH RIGHT NOW!! i was on youtube and as usual one vid leads to another and suddenly i found my self watching/listening to all of the music i grew up listening to from 2000-2007. Words cannot explain how i feel right now. i knew EVERY song hahaha.

usher, ashanti, shaggy, ja rule, sean paul, chris brown, R Kelly, T-pain, etc etc. mannnnn what good times.

i honestly shed a tear. what times.

[Kezza 1,965]

A track from Saigon's new album. It's rather good.

This particular track is produced by my friend and he's also the singer on the chorus. He also sings the chorus on one of my tracks (yes, I make music. I'll post something here soon).

Enjoy:

Edit:

Personally, one of my favourite tracks from Saigon. Again produced by my friend; again with my friend on the chorus. (I promise I'm not doing this to promote him. Just love the tracks. )

Whos your friend?

[Leif 6,006]

@Kezza,

DJ Corbett

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

@Leif,

here's a vid for your boy Saigon....what a coincidence i saw your post and watched this vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=J5-0_JCMxAI&list=PLC52967272762E27E