[Kellee]

What you are probobly listening to are pop artists trying to be rappers or hip-hop artists and are catering to the majority. The reason hip hop sounds different today compared to before, like Public Enemy, KRS ONE, etc., is that these earlier artists did not cater to the majority, they simply told the stories and vocalized the concerns of what was happening in their communities, one of which wasn’t ‘flossin’.

Seriously,if you think about it, people who have nothing to rap about except ‘ice’ couldn’t have too many problems. The direction of some has shifted. What most want to hear is what gets played. This country thrives on what sells, not necessarily what’s the best quality. To find the ‘quality,’ you have to be open enough to take the time to look for it. Know what you are looking for. You need to understand that hip hop and rap have become a worldwide fad. Fads equal potential profit. Rap/hip hop have become controlled by people who have no clue what it’s about, much less where it’s going, as long as they make money.

Also, these days, anyone can come out and say they are rap/hip hop artists. What is a hip hop artist? Is Jay -Z a hip hop artist? Maybe, but that’s definitely not the definition of hip hop. Usually, the songs heard on the radio are ‘politically safe.’ The rest of the songs on the the artist’s CDs get deeper into the ground of hip hop. I rarely listen to the songs a hip hop artist drops as singles, just because they sound so watered-down.

Behind the fad and nonsense of what people perceive hop to be is truth, quality, meaning, culture, thought, experience, lessons, expressions, truth and goals. You will hardly hear any of this on the radio. Real hip hop may not get any play on the radio, but radio is not the only way of being heard by the people who are true members of the hip hop culture and not just guest members feeding into the hype. Record companies put out what people want to hear. If you want to hear more about ‘the real,’ you have to look a little harder than media. Search for yourself. They play what they think you want to hear. I don’t want to hear any of it, and I am a true hip hop follower. Find and listen to what appeals to you and not what radio deejays, record execs and others think you like. Think for yourself. Only after you do this will you be reunited with hip hop. A good start would be Common’s latest CD “Electric Circus.” Have fun

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Name : Kellee, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Palmdale, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Kellee]

What you are probobly listening to are pop artists trying to be rappers/hip hop artists who are catering to the ‘majority’. The reason hip hop sounds different today as compared to before like Public Enemy, KRS ONE ect… is because these artists did not cater to the ‘majority’ they simply told the stories and vocalized the concerns of what was happening in their communities one of which wasn’t ‘flossin’. Seriously,if you think about it, people who have nothing to rap about except ‘ice’ couldn’t have too many problems. The direction of some has shifted. What most want to hear is what gets played. This country thrives on what sales,not necessarily what’s the best quality. To find the ‘quality’, you have to be open enough to take the time to look for it. Know what you are looking for. You need to understand that hip hop and rap have become a worldwide fad. Fads equal potential profit. Rap/hip hop have become controlled by people who have no clue what it’s about much less where it’s going as long as they make money. And another point, these days, anyone can come out and say that they are rap/hip hop artists. What is a hip hop artist? Is Jay -Z a hip hop artist? Mabe, but definately not the definition of hip hop. Usually, the songs heard on the radio are ‘politically safe’. The rest of the songs on the the artists cds get deeper into the ground of hip hop. Me, myself, I rarely listen to the songs a hip hop artist drops as singles, just because they sound the so ‘watered down’. Behind the fad and nonsense of what people percieve hip hop to be, stems truth, quality, meaning, culture, thought, experience, lessons, expressions, truth and goals. You will hardly hear any of this on the radio. Real hip hop may not get any play on the radio, but radio is not the only way of being heard by the people who are true members to the hip hop culture and not just guest members feeding into the hype. Record companies put out what people want to hear. If you want to hear more about ‘the real’, you have to look a little harder than media. Search for yourself. They play what they think you want to hear. I don’t want to hear any of it and I am a true hip hop follower. Find and listen to what appeals to you and not what radio djs, record execs, and others think you like. Think for yourself. Only after you do this will you be reunited with hip hop. P.s, a good start would be Commons latest cd, Electric Circus. Have fun

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Name : Kellee, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 22, City : Palmdale, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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