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I love hip-hop. I hate what it's become though. It's more leaning towards "rap". Every song is about the same thing now. Girls with big asses, candy paint, clubs, haters and money. Even that might be okay if the artist had sharp delivery, but you can listen now to half a bar and know exactly what the artist is going to say in the second part. Hip-hop was best from 1990-2000. I'm still not sure that the hip-hop art form survived the new millenium.

Top 10 Favorite MCs/groups:

Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, Black Star, OutKast, J-Live, A Tribe Called Quest, 2Pac, Rakim

Top 10 Worst MCs/groups:

Young Jeezy, U-God, Dem Franchize Boys, Project Pat, Silk the Shocker, Ying Yang Twinz, Freeway, Praz, Master P, Jermaine Dupree

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Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 11th May 2006 20:04)

I must ask, though, What is the difference between "hip-hop" and "rap"?

Semantics. I've heard the argument made, and used to believe myself, that the difference was in the subject matter: Rap encompased the more gangsta mentality, while hip-hop was the more intelligent, politically-charged music. But I don't think that really applies. I think originally rap was the term for the actual act of rhyming, while hip-hop was the term for the overall product, lyrics plus music plus DJing and anything else that may be thrown in. Hip-hop was also the term for the oerall lifestyle/mentality, encompassing graf artists and b-boys as well. But over time Rap became the blanket term for the music in the mainstream, so I think at this point rap and hip-hop are pretty much synonomous.

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Hip-hop was best from 1990-2000.  I'm still not sure that the hip-hop art form survived the new millenium.

That was a great period. I think hip-hop went through a huge down period in the early 2000s, but is making a comeback now, thanks in large part to Stones Throw artists and up-and-coming groups like Little Brother.

Nice to see another J-Live fan around here. I've been singing his praises since All of the Above came out.

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Hip-Hop QOTW:

"Yeah, where I'ma start it at, look I'ma part of that
Downtown Philly where it's realer than a heart attack
It wasn't really that ill until the start of crack
Now it's a body caught every night on the Almanac"

"Game Theory"
The Roots

I'm sorry, but I just don't like most rap/hip hop. There's just so many times one can hear some variation of the phrase "shake your ass", "I'm a hardcore gangsta, y0" or "I'm rich and you suck" before getting annoyed. Some of the beats are catchy, but they're just so repetitive.

Of course, my exposure is limited, since I don't go hunting for underground rap acts and just hear the mainstream stuff everyone at my school listens to. I do generally prefer rock and metal, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that all rock is better than all rap. Heck, I'd rather listen to Kanye West or BEP than Green Day or AC/DC. XD

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Don’t complicate it
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I’ll be your token of attention
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-Orgy, "Beautiful Disgrace"