What blogs are you reading, who's new flow are you digging today, where do you go to find something outside of the norms of mainstream music. Since I've joined this forum I see that people really can't stand something that sounds fabricated but more times than none they fail to give an example...
In the Come Up Corner, rapper's stories are broken down to emphasize the early moves that rappers made to become successful. Here there are good lessons for aspiring artists in the forums. The information is put together from numerous interviews that are consolidated in order to help others...
Is it necessary to discredit people like Drake and Rick Ross because they tell tales. I think acting and storytelling has been a big part of hip hop for a while and a good story isnt always real.
I was arguing about this all day yesterday and am still ready to keep it going. I don't think anyone is too old to make music, Prince dropped an album not too long ago and that **** is fire. Wu tang is still making music, and even trying to sell the album for a mill.
The specific Jayz argument...
The answer was pretty evident to me, though I never listened to a Mack album more than once. Popularity contests are a large part of rap, this especially applies towards the rappers that are nominated. Talent alone is not enough to win, thanks to a ****** judging system. I think Kanye shouldn’t...