Best Rapper Alive

[PurpleNation]

Best Rapper Alive



50 cent


"He got hit like I got hit but he aint F****** breathin"

Many Men

[ktCarl]

The only good Rapper..is a dead Rapper.

[dragons08]

The only good Rapper..is a dead Rapper.
echo my thoughts exactly

[yankee]

Best Rapper Alive



50 cent


"He got hit like I got hit but he aint F****** breathin"

Many Men
RAP=CRAP!

[Slim-Rob]

HATERZ
I don't understand why you even come in here when the title is BEST RAPPER ALIVE. If you don't like rap, start your own damn thread.

[Slim-Rob]

I went with JayZ.

I think there are a few others that rap better than those, but out of those choices I feel Jay Z has it on lock. 50 is a close second.

[AllenEagle06]

HATERZ
I don't understand why you even come in here when the title is BEST RAPPER ALIVE. If you don't like rap, start your own damn thread.


So we can trash the crap that is rap.

[Slim-Rob]

So we can trash the crap that is rap.

well make a Rap=Crap thread or something

[ktCarl]

HATERZ
I don't understand why you even come in here when the title is BEST RAPPER ALIVE. If you don't like rap, start your own damn thread.


I thought you were voting for a Rap Group that was named HATERZ.:D

[ktCarl]

O.K.

I apologize and I won't start a hate Rap thread either.

[Slim-Rob]

O.K.

I apologize and I won't start a hate Rap thread either.

'Tis cool.

IDK, I listen to most music and when people say Rap=Crap it kinda bothers me...

[yankee]

HATERZ
I don't understand why you even come in here when the title is BEST RAPPER ALIVE. If you don't like rap, start your own damn thread.
actually ill just come in here and tell you that i dont think there is a best rapper alive because rap sounds like crap. that is my opinion, you go form your own.

[Slim-Rob]

actually ill just come in here and tell you that i dont think there is a best rapper alive because rap is crap. therefore that relates to the subject. that should make u happy.

whatever dude. I don't go around talking bad about whatever the thread is about. Sometimes I just hijack the thread.....:cool:

[yankee]

whatever dude. I don't go around talking bad about whatever the thread is about. Sometimes I just hijack the thread.....:cool:
well im not going to b**** about something like that, neither should you start complaining about my opinion.

[Slim-Rob]

well im not going to b**** about something like that, neither should you start complaining about my opinion.

no one said you had an opinion:D

this is my 1999th post:eek:

[yankee]

no one said you had an opinion:D

this is my 1999th post:eek:
ill say it then. "i hereby grant yankeeman, myself, an opinion to anything and everything."

[Slim-Rob]

ill say it then. "i hereby grant yankeeman, myself, an opinion to anything and everything."

Well, I vote against that. And for some reason I have 2 votes, so you lose:D

[yankee]

Well, I vote against that. And for some reason I have 2 votes, so you lose:D
odd, i couldve sworn i had 3.

[Slim-Rob]

odd, i couldve sworn i had 3.

NOPE:D

[SeguinMatadors]

Jay to the Z.. nuff' said.

[Slim-Rob]

Jay to the Z.. nuff' said.

uh oh....he's back

[SeguinMatadors]

All of you dudes are friggen' posers if you say you never listen to rap. I don't care what you say.. I am a country *** white boy but I can appreciate rap.

[slorch]

there is no correct answer to this poll.

It should list doesn't exist as an answer, because it implies that Rap is good at all.

[Slim-Rob]

All of you dudes are friggen' posers if you say you never listen to rap. I don't care what you say.. I am a country *** white boy but I can appreciate rap.

EXACTLY. I'm not a "country *** white boy" but I am trying to be:D

not my fault I have lived in Sunrise all my life...no biggie though, I love it here:D

[yankee]

All of you dudes are friggen' posers if you say you never listen to rap. I don't care what you say.. I am a country *** white boy but I can appreciate rap.
seguin you got me. the ONLY rap song i have ever liked is that one on eminems cd 8 mile. its one of the more popular ones. goes like:you only got one shot, do not miss your chance go, cuz oppurtunity comes once in alifetime. something like that.

[Slim-Rob]

seguin you got me. the ONLY rap song i have ever liked is that one on eminems cd 8 mile. its one of the more popular ones. goes like:you only got one shot, do not miss your chance go, cuz oppurtunity comes once in alifetime. something like that.

thats a good cd...

[Red Raiders]

actually ill just come in here and tell you that i dont think there is a best rapper alive because rap sounds like crap. that is my opinion, you go form your own.

I agree and I think rap is not a real music....

[dragons08]

HATERZ
I don't understand why you even come in here when the title is BEST RAPPER ALIVE. If you don't like rap, start your own damn thread.
why? its to discuss right..C-RAP sucksssssssssss....i'll do a little jig.."*** ma ***** iz ah **** motha *****"

[dragons08]

one good rap song..is the song bounce..but i only like it with out the words..good driving music

[slorch]

All of you dudes are friggen' posers if you say you never listen to rap. I don't care what you say.. I am a country *** white boy but I can appreciate rap.
you're also under 20

[dragons08]

you're also under 20
what does that have to do with coutnry though??

[Slim-Rob]

you're also under 20


OOOOH, He told you Seguin......I think....

WTF does that have to do with anything?

[southlake thug]

1.) 50 cent is not considered rap - I would classify it as pop more then anything.

2.) "Young Weezy" has a unique voice, but that is about as far as his skills go. I am a fan, but he is not even in the same breath with Nas, Jay, Scarface (for my H-town friends)

3.) Cassidy? ...Please. He is not even the best in Philly

4.) Say what you want - but Em should deff. be on there. His early **** was no doubt some of the hottest out and the infuence he has had on the industry is enourmous. I can't even believe you would put Cassidy on there and not Em.


Use some common sense before you post.

[dragons08]

and thugman comes in here to save the day

[Slim-Rob]

1.) 50 cent is not considered rap - I would classify it as pop more then anything.

2.) "Young Weezy" has a unique voice, but that is about as far as his skills go. I am a fan, but he is not even in the same breath with Nas, Jay, Scarface (for my H-town friends)

3.) Cassidy? ...Please. He is not even the best in Philly

4.) Say what you want - but Em should deff. be on there. His early **** was no doubt some of the hottest out and the infuence he has had on the industry is enourmous. I can't even believe you would put Cassidy on there and not Em.


Use some common sense before you post.

Eminem should be on there, as well as Twista.

[dada]

None of the above....if Cassidy is on this list....maybe you just started listening to rap this year.

[ktCarl]

O.K., gotta get 'em off my chest so here it goes........

1) You can't spell Crap without Rap.
2) The letters RAP stand for (Retards Attempting Poetry)
3) The best rappers are the ones that wrap my Christmas presents.

I apologize once again. :D

[KT2000]

Nas is the best lyricist by far on the list above. Jay Z stopped being a rapper when he when he released The Blueprint and became a pop artist.

[dada]

Nas is the best lyricist by far on the list above. Jay Z stopped being a rapper when he when he released The Blueprint and became a pop artist.
True...Nas is the best on THIS list...Why Weezy,Cassidy and 50 are even on here is crazy. I think Jay Z was pop before the blueprint....was it "the life and times of shawn carter vol. 1"...the album with Hardknock LIfe?

[cougardude]

The only good Rapper..is a dead Rapper.

Come on guys, that's a little harsh! :rolleyes:

[KT2000]

I think Carl's holding back on us. He's a rocker. I'm rocker also, but took a liking to certain rap because it can be great game day music.

[drgnbkr]

I'm definately in the rap=crap group, so I guess that would make my vote = no-one....:rolleyes:

[dada]

I'm definately in the rap=crap group, so I guess that would make my vote = no-one....:rolleyes:
Not to be rude, but why even post that? When I look through the topics, and I see one I dont like or cant relate to, I dont even look in it....I cant think of anytype of music I hate....some Techno, that;s about it....but when you listen, all music is the same.

[Miss Kitty]

Well since I could not identify any of the choices, I would be making an uneducated vote. And I don't do that. This does not mean I do not like rap. It just means that the rap I know of is probably a bit old school for this list. Granted Rap is not my favorite by far but to rule out any kind of music as a group would not be accurate for me. I like Cowboy Troy. :D

[dada]

Well since I could not identify any of the choices, I would be making an uneducated vote. And I don't do that. This does not mean I do not like rap. It just means that the rap I know of is probably a bit old school for this list. Granted Rap is not my favorite by far but to rule out any kind of music as a group would not be accurate for me. I like Cowboy Troy. :D
Cowboy Troy is considered rap??:D

[SeguinMatadors]

Not to be rude, but why even post that? When I look through the topics, and I see one I dont like or cant relate to, I dont even look in it....I cant think of anytype of music I hate....some Techno, that;s about it....but when you listen, all music is the same.

The only music I hate is REGGAETONE (sp).. that crap is terrible. As far as Rap goes, it is outstanding to listen to before basketball game... always got me hyped up.

[dada]

The only music I hate is REGGAETONE (sp).. that crap is terrible. As far as Rap goes, it is outstanding to listen to before basketball game... always got me hyped up.
I was gonna say reggaetone.....but I like some of the stuff Daddy Yankee does. Isnt that reggaetone?

[Miss Kitty]

Cowboy Troy is considered rap??:D


I don't know. But one day I was driving a group too a volunteer thing for work and I was listening to him and singing along. A black guy in the back seat said, "OMG I have now heard everything. I have just heard a white country girl, rapping in Spanish". LOL Everyone in the truck started laughing. But they were inpressed that I had such skills. :D

[Miss Kitty]

I was gonna say reggaetone.....but I like some of the stuff Daddy Yankee does. Isnt that reggaetone?

What is reggeatone? Do we have a station in Houston that plays that?

[dada]

What is reggeatone? Do we have a station in Houston that plays that?
It's hard to explain what it is...Kind of a spanish-reggae type think. Houston has a reggaeton station...I dont know what it is

[Miss Kitty]

It's hard to explain what it is...Kind of a spanish-reggae type think. Houston has a reggaeton station...I dont know what it is


Well I will have to find out so I can learn of this reggaeton thing. :D

[SeguinMatadors]

I was gonna say reggaetone.....but I like some of the stuff Daddy Yankee does. Isnt that reggaetone?

Yeah, that is reggaetone.

[SeguinMatadors]

Well I will have to find out so I can learn of this reggaeton thing. :D

I think one of the biggest songs they have had was Gasolina.... you might have heard it... I hattttttte ittt.... it is just sooo ghetto and nasty sounding.

[dada]

I think one of the biggest songs they have had was Gasolina.... you might have heard it... I hattttttte ittt.... it is just sooo ghetto and nasty sounding.
I hate Gasolina too....it's another song that is kinda cool though...don't know the name of it.

[Miss Kitty]

I think one of the biggest songs they have had was Gasolina.... you might have heard it... I hattttttte ittt.... it is just sooo ghetto and nasty sounding.

I have not heard it unless they play it on Country, Classic Rock, Rock, or Jazz. That is all I have been listening to lately. But if I can find out where they might play it I will take a listen.

[SeguinMatadors]

I have not heard it unless they play it on Country, Classic Rock, Rock, or Jazz. That is all I have been listening to lately. But if I can find out where they might play it I will take a listen.


http://www.wopvideos.com/musicvideos/en.1791.htm Click play video.

[Miss Kitty]

Okay that would make me nuts really quickly. Does it all sound so annoying?

[SeguinMatadors]

Okay that would make me nuts really quickly. Does it all sound so annoying?

SOoooo muchhhhhhhhh:( :mad: .... I don't know how anyone can like it. I know this puerto Rican guy who loves it... needless to say... we don't get along.

[Miss Kitty]

Well you can't say that I didn't try it. But I think I will stick to what I know I like for now. :D

[ktCarl]

I think Carl's holding back on us. He's a rocker. I'm rocker also, but took a liking to certain rap because it can be great game day music.

O.K., I like the tune 'Hey Ya' and I don't know who does it or if it qualifies as rap but the video and song are entertaining.

[Jangleton]

O.K., I like the tune 'Hey Ya' and I don't know who does it or if it qualifies as rap but the video and song are entertaining.

I quit listening to rap when I first heard Sir Mix A Lot bellow out Baby Got Back and Buttermilk Biscuits.

[KT2000]

SOoooo muchhhhhhhhh:( :mad: .... I don't know how anyone can like it. I know this puerto Rican guy who loves it... needless to say... we don't get along.

It's songs like Gasolina that make me want to learn to produce records. If that's what makes you high six or seven figures these days...

I don't know what's worse, Gasolina or the Holla Back song by Gwen Stefani.

I saw the video for Gasolina aired on a talk show when I was watching Telemundo or Univision (can't remember which of those for sure), and these young people were going nuts over it. There were 8-10 year old girls and boys freak dancing up on the studio stage.

I was like damn, I guess that's how the Latinos do it. Start em young I guess. Their 3rd graders would put me to shame on a dance floor.

[Jangleton]

At least Eminemin showed us what rap is all about - something to laugh at when you are drunk.

[Jangleton]

At least Eminemin showed us what rap is all about - something to laugh at when you are drunk.

Let me translate my last post:

That skinny #@*% make you split yo sides!

[SeguinMatadors]

It's songs like Gasolina that make me want to learn to produce records. If that's what makes you high six or seven figures these days...

I don't know what's worse, Gasolina or the Holla Back song by Gwen Stefani.

I saw the video for Gasolina aired on a talk show when I was watching Telemundo or Univision (can't remember which of those for sure), and these young people were going nuts over it. There were 8-10 year old girls and boys freak dancing up on the studio stage.

I was like damn, I guess that's how the Latinos do it. Start em young I guess. Their 3rd graders would put me to shame on a dance floor.


No kidding... that crap isn't music yet they are making more than I could dream of. DOesn't seem fair.

Hey, no shame in not being able to dance.... white men can't dance.

[Miss Kitty]

It's songs like Gasolina that make me want to learn to produce records. If that's what makes you high six or seven figures these days...

I don't know what's worse, Gasolina or the Holla Back song by Gwen Stefani.

I saw the video for Gasolina aired on a talk show when I was watching Telemundo or Univision (can't remember which of those for sure), and these young people were going nuts over it. There were 8-10 year old girls and boys freak dancing up on the studio stage.

I was like damn, I guess that's how the Latinos do it. Start em young I guess. Their 3rd graders would put me to shame on a dance floor.

So would my third grader probably. She does the two-step, waltz, polka, which she learned from me. But then she has some other moves that I have no idea where she learned.

[KT2000]

Mtv

[pack0808]

eminem is a unebelievably talented rapper and you are in denial if you say he is not! I guess he was not listed because he is white? The best "in my opinion" that are the most recent (in no particular order) are eminem, jay-z, naz, twista, snoop, and scarface.

By the way i listen to about all types of music besides country. I like everything from hip hop, classic rock, hard rock, to some pop and some blues. I have a wide taste. I cannot hack country though. I have tried and i just cannot do it.

[dada]

eminem is a unebelievably talented rapper and you are in denial if you say he is not! I guess he was not listed because he is white? The best "in my opinion" that are the most recent (in no particular order) are eminem, jay-z, naz, twista, snoop, and scarface.

By the way i listen to about all types of music besides country. I like everything from hip hop, classic rock, hard rock, to some pop and some blues. I have a wide taste. I cannot hack country though. I have tried and i just cannot do it.
Eminem IS talented....but IMO being white gives him an extra boost because it's not expected of him....if that makes sense.

[Jangleton]

Yes, M&M is talented... If you think talent is dressing up like Michael Jackson and making your nose fall off with little kids jumping on your bed. I suppose that is talent. Oh, don't forget the pretty girl that farted on the dance floor. She has talent too, I guess.

[Miss Kitty]

Mtv

Not in my house. MTV lost it's appeal when it stopped being a video station. But you would be surprised what you will see on the Disney channel. :D

[Jangleton]

I agree with Miss Kitty. MTV has not been any good since they stopped playing Van Halen videos.

[Miss Kitty]

Bye the way, welcome to the board Jangleton.

[Jangleton]

Bye the way, welcome to the board Jangleton.

Thank you. It's nice to be here.

[pack0808]

eminem did not get his shot because he does wild and stupid things. He got his shot because he was one of the top (if not the top) rappers in Detroit and in the world. Dr Dre does not sign rappers with no talent. he signs the best and the results prove that. After fake weak *** wannabe white rappers like vanilla ice a producer would really be taking a chance on a white rapper. Then came eminem. Eminem was so talented that it did not matter. Dr Dre thought he was black when he first heard his tape. He called him and found out he was white. Look what most of the respected rappers say about him. they say he is scary talented. 50 cent has huge respect for eminem and his skills. eminem helped give him his shot or he would not even exist in the rap game today. To say eminem is not a very gifted rapper because he is white is idiotic. That would be like saying Dirk Nowitzki or Larry Bird are or was not talented basketball players because they are white. Even though they are in the top 5 in about every statistical category during their era's. Would be like saying Tiger Woods is not a talented golfer because he is a black man in a mostly white man's sport. Silly logic to me.

[Miss Kitty]

eminem did not get his shot because he does wild and stupid things. He got his shot because he was one of the top (if not the top) rappers in Detroit and in the world. Dr Dre does not sign rappers with no talent. he signs the best and the results prove that. After fake weak *** wannabe white rappers like vanilla ice a producer would really be taking a chance on a white rapper. Then came eminem. Eminem was so talented that it did not matter. Dr Dre thought he was black when he first heard his tape. He called him and found out he was white. Look what most of the respected rappers say about him. they say he is scary talented. 50 cent has huge respect for eminem and his skills. eminem helped give him his shot or he would not even exist in the rap game today. To say eminem is not a very gifted rapper because he is white is idiotic. That would be like saying Dirk Nowitzki or Larry Bird are or was not talented basketball players because they are white. Even though they are in the top 5 in about every statistical category during their era's. Would be like saying Tiger Woods is not a talented golfer because he is a black man is a most white man's sport. Silly logic to me.

I don't think anyone said the he is not talented because he is white. I think what was meant is that he probably attracted a larger following of white people and perhaps introced them to a form of music they might not have been interested in before. Therefore it gave him a boost in fan base that other rappers may not have had before but now probably do because people listen to the music and not try to label it by color.

[Jangleton]

Why do people keep harping on Eminemem's whiteness. I don't hate him because he is white. I am white too. It is excellent camouflage in a snowstorm. Although I could possibly hate him because he is white. I never got along with my parents as a teenager and both of them are white. Hmm...

[ktCarl]

eminem did not get his shot because he does wild and stupid things. He got his shot because he was one of the top (if not the top) rappers in Detroit and in the world. Dr Dre does not sign rappers with no talent. he signs the best and the results prove that. After fake weak *** wannabe white rappers like vanilla ice a producer would really be taking a chance on a white rapper. Then came eminem. Eminem was so talented that it did not matter. Dr Dre thought he was black when he first heard his tape. He called him and found out he was white. Look what most of the respected rappers say about him. they say he is scary talented. 50 cent has huge respect for eminem and his skills. eminem helped give him his shot or he would not even exist in the rap game today. To say eminem is not a very gifted rapper because he is white is idiotic. That would be like saying Dirk Nowitzki or Larry Bird are or was not talented basketball players because they are white. Even though they are in the top 5 in about every statistical category during their era's. Would be like saying Tiger Woods is not a talented golfer because he is a black man in a mostly white man's sport. Silly logic to me.

Do you REALLY like M&M? I would much prefer watching your Panthers playing under the Friday nite lights.

[ktCarl]

I like 'Weapon Of Choice'. Is that Rap? Am I getting close?

[pack0808]

I was just responding to his comments kitty. If you really want to know how good a person is in his field then just ask his colleagues. Eminem gets mad respect from his colleagues. If he was a phony with no talent they would let him know it and everybody else know it. He would not still be around if he was a phony. He would have been gone in a flash like vanilla ice. He is one of the most successful and consistent rappers out there for a long time now. That is not easy to do, and you do not do that in the rap game without a lot of talent.

[dada]

eminem did not get his shot because he does wild and stupid things. He got his shot because he was one of the top (if not the top) rappers in Detroit and in the world. Dr Dre does not sign rappers with no talent. he signs the best and the results prove that. After fake weak *** wannabe white rappers like vanilla ice a producer would really be taking a chance on a white rapper. Then came eminem. Eminem was so talented that it did not matter. Dr Dre thought he was black when he first heard his tape. He called him and found out he was white. Look what most of the respected rappers say about him. they say he is scary talented. 50 cent has huge respect for eminem and his skills. eminem helped give him his shot or he would not even exist in the rap game today. To say eminem is not a very gifted rapper because he is white is idiotic. That would be like saying Dirk Nowitzki or Larry Bird are or was not talented basketball players because they are white. Even though they are in the top 5 in about every statistical category during their era's. Would be like saying Tiger Woods is not a talented golfer because he is a black man in a mostly white man's sport. Silly logic to me.

I'm not saying he's not great because he's white. The guy is talented big time...one of my favorites. BUT there are other rappers just as talented or maybe more that are out there. Dre is a business man...he knew what he was doing. He was giving young white teenagers someone to relate too. I mean they were buying rap music too. Eminem was outside the "Normal"..again, not to say he wasnt talented...he's not a novelty act like Young Black Teenagers(remember those guys), Vanillia Ice and Kid Rock(remember he was a rapper first) was. All I'm saying is that if Em was black...he'd be Nas. A great lyricist that only the Hardcore fans know about.

[bubbacoach]

If there is a rapper, that doesn't cuss, degrade women, drugs, talk about killing cops, etc... I vote for him.

[Jangleton]

If there is a rapper, that doesn't cuss, degrade women, drugs, talk about killing cops, etc... I vote for him.

Those rappers are dead.

[CyFallsMom]

IMO - Rap is not true or good music and therefore, there is no good rapper. I know the kids like it but I have trained my teens to appreciate real music: Beatles, Zepp, Springsteen, Mozart, Bach, Bennie Goodman (any big band), Dean and Frank, Gershwin, Buddy Holly - REAL music and they like it all. They hate rap so I guess my job is done.

Holly, for his all too short time on this earth, was a musical innovator (and a Texan) and many of the most famous musicians after his time attribute their success to him and the processes he brought forth (most obvious was overdubbing which he used brilliantly on Words of Love). His most famous followers were, of course, The Beatles.

[bubbacoach]

Those rappers are dead.
Then their are no good rappers alive.

[pack0808]

Do you REALLY like M&M? I would much prefer watching your Panthers playing under the Friday nite lights.



I do not buy any of his cd's now but i did have a few in the past. I like his music. I like all kinds of music ktcarl. I like everything from the Eagles, Bad Company, Metallica etc etc to eminem, korn, and jay z etc etc. I even like some pop songs. I grew up in a different era then you. My father and one of my older sisters hate it but not me. I remember he flipped when he listened to what i was listening to in my car one day when i was like 18. I had scarface in. :eek: He chunked it, but i just got another tape the next day. I do not listen to the real hard stuff anymore. Kids change you.

[dada]

If there is a rapper, that doesn't cuss, degrade women, drugs, talk about killing cops, etc... I vote for him.
Will Smith

[ktCarl]

Some of the background music on Rap songs are pretty good. If there was a way to turn down the abrasive sound of the rapping and just have the music play it would be good stuff. Rapping and singing aren't in the same ballpark.

[bubbacoach]

Some of the background music on Rap songs are pretty good. If there was a way to turn down the abrasive sound of the rapping and just have the music play it would be good stuff. Rapping and singing aren't in the same ballpark.
I agree

[Miss Kitty]

I was just responding to his comments kitty. If you really want to know how good a person is in his field then just ask his colleagues. Eminem gets mad respect from his colleagues. If he was a phony with no talent they would let him know it and everybody else know it. He would not still be around if he was a phony. He would have been gone in a flash like vanilla ice. He is one of the most successful and consistent rappers out there for a long time now. That is not easy to do, and you do not do that in the rap game without a lot of talent.


Oh I know and I agree with you. But he is not on the list. I actually would have known who he is and recognized his stuff.

Vanilla who????? :D

[Miss Kitty]

If there is a rapper, that doesn't cuss, degrade women, drugs, talk about killing cops, etc... I vote for him.


I'm telling ya, Cowboy Troy is the way to go.:D

[pack0808]

And that is fine and your opinion. I definitely think he is top 5 material.

[KT2000]

Again, I'm definitely a hard rock/metal fan first but there are and have been some very talented rap musicians.

I don't think there is one definition as to what "real music" is. That is up to the ears and senses of the listener.

Real music to one person is Paul McCartney and John Lennon belting out vocals to a Beatles song and Tupac rapping about staying strong in a tough world to another.

[bubbacoach]

I'm telling ya, Cowboy Troy is the way to go.:D
Who? Does he rap Country Music?

[Living Legend]

The best rapper alive is the almighty King Koopa aka Chamilionaire

[ktCarl]

I do not buy any of his cd's now but i did have a few in the past. I like his music. I like all kinds of music ktcarl. I like everything from the Eagles, Bad Company, Metallica etc etc to eminem, korn, and jay z etc etc. I even like some pop songs. I grew up in a different era then you. My father and one of my older sisters hate it but not me. I remember he flipped when he listened to what i was listening to in my car one day when i was like 18. I had scarface in. :eek: He chunked it, but i just got another tape the next day. I do listen to the real hard stuff anymore. Kids change you.


Well, I briefly met you and Wide at the Cove game last year and you're alright. I knew right at the beginning of this thread that I would get something stirred up. I also like a lot of different types of music but for some reason can't get over the obstacles that Rap puts up. I was a big Beatles fan when they first came out and I remember my parents saying, "You gotta be kidding?!" Even as big a fan that I was of the Fab Four I didn't like every single song they produced.

[bubbacoach]

The best rapper alive is the almighty King Koopa aka Chamilionaire
Does he have street cred? LOL

[pack0808]

Will Smith


Yeah and remember what eminem told him in of his songs. So Will Smith does not cuss on his albums well f him and f you too. Something like that i forget? I personally respect Will for not cussing but his music is lame with a capital L. Some of the great rappers in the past did not have to cuss. It does not bother me that much though. You just learn to accept it. I guess if you hear it so much that you get used to it. The era that i grew up in as a teenager (early 90's) was much harder then now. It was hard core gangstah rap when i was a teenager. For the most part. So this stuff does not phase me.

[Miss Kitty]

Who? Does he rap Country Music?

Yes. He sings with Big & Rich. Raps about BBQ and Trucks. My kinda rappin. :D

[dada]

The best rapper alive is the almighty King Koopa aka Chamilionaire
TODAY....you may be right. When he and Paul Wall were a group...HE wrote most of Pauls material....Better rapper, but guess who's in the public eye right now?

[Living Legend]

Does he have street cred? LOL


Yes he has street cred he is known as the "Mixtape Messiah" in the South

[pack0808]

Well, I briefly met you and Wide at the Cove game last year and you're alright. I knew right at the beginning of this thread that I would get something stirred up. I also like a lot of different types of music but for some reason can't get over the obstacles that Rap puts up. I was a big Beatles fan when they first came out and I remember my parents saying, "You gotta be kidding?!" Even as big a fan that I was of the Fab Four I didn't like every single song they produced.


Thanks for letting me know i am alright. ;) You are alright too. I talked to yo for about 3 seconds if my memory serves me correctly? Hard to get to know a person in that amount of time. Maybe we will see each other again. I will have to bring the family so you can meet them next time. They rarely go to out of town games.

[dada]

Yeah and remember what eminem told him in of his songs. So Will Smith does not cuss on his albums well f him and f you too. Something like that i forget? I personally respect Will for not cussing but his music is lame with a capital L. Some of the great rappers in the past did not have to cuss. It does not bother me that much though. You just learn to accept it. I guess if you hear it so much that you get used to it. The era that i grew up in as a teenager (early 90's) was much harder then now. It was hard core gangstah rap when i was a teenager. For the most part. So this stuff does not phase me.
There are a lot of rappers that dont have to do all that...but to make up for their lack of talent they do....Hardcore gangsta rap was better than todays "Baller/bling" rap.....at least it was real.

[bubbacoach]

Yes. He sings with Big & Rich. Raps about BBQ and Trucks. My kinda rappin. :D
BBQ and Trucks, that is definetly the way to go.

[CyFallsMom]

I don't think there is one definition as to what "real music" is. That is up to the ears and senses of the listener.

Very true - that's why I prefaced my post with an "IMO".

[Miss Kitty]

BBQ and Trucks, that is definetly the way to go.

I have to agree with you there.

[SeguinMatadors]

If there is a rapper, that doesn't cuss, degrade women, drugs, talk about killing cops, etc... I vote for him.


There is this Christian Rapper I like.... KJ-52... he sounds just like eminem. I remember one day I was in my girls car and she had her MP3 on and the song "Dear Slim" came on... or so I thought... I was like "What?! I didn't know you listened to Eminem... I thought you didn't listen to anything with cussing in it"... then she was like "I knew you would think that was eminem" and proceded to laugh... by the time I actually started listening to the words I realized it was a remake of the song Dear Slim and it was a Christian version that was dedicated to eminem... he was calling out to eminem.. to get saved......

He made 2 editions of the song... he did the first one and then a follow up... I thought it was fantastic... check it out...


This is part 1
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Dear-Slim-lyrics-KJ-52/B11BBCD0C1191C1E48256E8D000ED0FA

This is part 2
http://www.onlylyrics.com/song.php?id=2768

Has anyone heard him? He sounds just like eminem in my opinion.

[SeguinMatadors]

Miss Kitty.. clear out your PM's.

[pack0808]

There are a lot of rappers that dont have to do all that...but to make up for their lack of talent they do....Hardcore gangsta rap was better than todays "Baller/bling" rap.....at least it was real.


I agree. I am not near the rap/hiphop fan i used to be. Has become so fake and commericalized. The Puerto Rican thing is horrid. You know like the song gasolina. Truely nasueating and fake. Like i said, i like a bunch of types of music so i have optioins.

[Miss Kitty]

Miss Kitty.. clear out your PM's.


Done

[Slim-Rob]

Done

lol, again?

Yo Seguin. I want to have all the articles on saturday night. that way all the stuff from the previous week can be on the news:D

you too D08 and Coolest

[dada]

I agree. I am not near the rap/hiphop fan i used to be. Has become so fake and commericalized. The Puerto Rican thing is horrid. You know like the song gasolina. Truely nasueating and fake. Like i said, i like a bunch of types of music so i have optioins.
The best place to find The old good rap is soundwaves in houston. right now in my car is Ice Cube's death certificate, and Kill at will. Dr. Dre's Murder was the case sound track. Scarface presents: The Product. Paul wall and Chamillionaire's get your mind correct. My son always say's "the stole that from 50 cent..etc..etc." I say "Nope..these guys were around waayyy before 50 cent. Rap used to be something you related to, growing up, being harrased..etc..etc....now your lyrics can SUCK as long as you talk about how many cars with big rims you have...how many women are in your video...etc. Then it really messed me up when I found out most of the stuff in Videos were Rented. Everything from the house, to the cars, to the jewlery....all rented. In one of Ice Cubes songs he raps "If I drove it in a video, I can drive it home" Not too many rappers can say that.

[dada]

Seriously though....Grand Master C, Black Jack, Simple Sally and DJ Clean Cut were the best rap group ever.....for those who dont know who I'm talking about..here is the album cover





http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f128/dada4w/chuck.jpg

[drgnbkr]

Seriously though....Grand Master C, Black Jack, Simple Sally and DJ Clean Cut were the best rap group ever.....for those who dont know who I'm talking about..here is the album cover





http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f128/dada4w/chuck.jpg

That guy in the black hat looks like a serious gangsta/ thug / *** kicker...

[GoOwls]

There are no best rappers.....alive.:D

[southlake thug]

A couple of songs from T.I's new cd have been leaked and I am not going to lie, they are amazing. "Live in the Sky" has got Jamie Foxx playing the piano, deff. my favorite song in a while. I am not a big fan of T.I, but I guarentee you that when this cd drops his name will come up as one of the best in the game right now.

[KT2000]

T.I. is the one that made my theme song for VY. It's called Rubberband Man.

[Daniel Agnew]

There are a lot of rappers that dont have to do all that...but to make up for their lack of talent they do....Hardcore gangsta rap was better than todays "Baller/bling" rap.....at least it was real.


I agree all my favorite rappers are dead, 2Pac is my favorite rapper.

[dada]

A couple of songs from T.I's new cd have been leaked and I am not going to lie, they are amazing. "Live in the Sky" has got Jamie Foxx playing the piano, deff. my favorite song in a while. I am not a big fan of T.I, but I guarentee you that when this cd drops his name will come up as one of the best in the game right now.
T.I. has been around since 1994.....get some of his old material.....he's been hot for awhile.

[ktCarl]

T.I. is the one that made my theme song for VY. It's called Rubberband Man.

Isn't that a cover for a tune that came out in the 70's?

[dada]

Isn't that a cover for a tune that came out in the 70's?
Lol...not THAT Rubberband man...

Rubberband men are guys who keep rubberbands on their wrist. Then they use them to roll up their big wads of money.:D

[southlake thug]

T.I. has been around since 1994.....get some of his old material.....he's been hot for awhile.


I know hes been around for a while. But this cd will put him in the group of "best rapper alive".

[dada]

I try to look at things from all angles, some may say I think too much or "outside the box". But a lot of people say society is a result of the music, kids are trying to be like these rappers...etc. etc. It can actually be the OTHER way around. The culture, for good or bad has been around waaayyy before rap music. Rap music started as guys talking about their everyday lives, making it rhyme. They talked about what they saw everyday and what they related to. As the times changed, the music changed to keep up. We started ranking on each other(dozens) and rapped about what we did as teens(house partys, etc) everyone put what they did on a daily basis in the form of a rhyme.

The West Coast, ala N.W.A. did they same thing...even though it wasnt positive...it was real...they talked about what they did. If they knew it or not, they were sending out a cry for help. "Hey world, look what goes on around US"...the drugs, the gangs...and all this stuff that the rest of the world dosent know about. Drugs and gangs didnt start with NWA....NWA brought it to the front. Instead of dealing with the problem...we shoot the messenger. BAN RAP. Same thing in Miami when prostitution in strip clups ran the city....instead of taking care of the problem...ban Luke and the 2 live crew.

The rappers with the longevity are they rappers that change with society. That's why gimmick rappers like Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer are things of the past. These days you cant talk about the things you did and go through because today's consumer has changed. You have to keep up with them. and today they want to hear useless gibberish over and over again...that's why you have all these "Wack" rappers on top of the charts and they great ones arent really selling.