What happened to socially/politically concious rappers

both the fans and the artists scan way more mainstream and way more middle class than they used to

marcos - i don't think it's generational, there are always ppl who liked rap and like country or vice versa, but it's just more mainstream now than it was (country)

also it's ludicrous to say that the racial component in rap criticism and the class component in country criticism are even remotely comparable

american can only work out its racial tensions through talking about sports or rap basically

xxxxp i bet they ate fuckin tortellini stuffed with the finest cheeses in their breakfast bowls at brunch the next day, too

― $80 is absurd and very ridiculous! (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, January 12, 2015 12:24 PM (10 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there are mcmansions filled with ppl that make way more than you and i ever will who eat at chain restaurants and shit all the time

sh@kedown of course. right number of xs and everything.

xp

xxxxp i bet they ate fuckin tortellini stuffed with the finest cheeses in their breakfast bowls at brunch the next day, too

― $80 is absurd and very ridiculous! (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, January 12, 2015 12:24 PM (10 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

there are mcmansions filled with ppl that make way more than you and i ever will who eat at chain restaurants and shit all the time

― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, January 12, 2015 1:25 PM (14 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. a fancy restaurant is a fuckin steakhouse dude

i'd eat a gang of ruth chris right now tbh if someone else was buying

uh you guys are missing the garth brooks breakfast bowl joke in SG's post yo

charl1e w3is, while signed to a multimillion dollar football coaching contract at ND, would eat mcdonald's with his son at the dinner table while the rest of the family ate a more traditional home cooked meal.

he would also order that his Jimmy John's subs have both breads buttered

http://www.redbookmag.com/food-recipes/recipes/a6012/trisha-yearwood-recipes/

Jimmy John is an incredible name btw

tbf i do kind of think there is a generational thing going on. i grew up in a white midwestern upper class suburb, all the white kids i knew growing up were HUGE into hip hop. they loved classic gangsta rap and were really into the late 90s early 00s pop rap like diddy and ja rule. they are all republicans now, like their parents, and they are lawyers and bankers and shit but they still love rap and hate country.

― marcos, Monday, January 12, 2015 1:19 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

marcos - i don't think it's generational, there are always ppl who liked rap and like country or vice versa, but it's just more mainstream now than it was (country)

― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, January 12, 2015 1:25 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea that's totally true. and when all those dudes i know get married, the "first dance" songs are all modern country-pop ballads lol

there are mcmansions filled with ppl

this is a horrifying mental image

when all those dudes i know get married, the "first dance" songs are all modern country-pop ballads lol

― marcos, Monday, January 12, 2015 1:32 PM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and then everybody gets down to snoop & dre "the next episode" lol

i danced to garth's 'The River' at my wedding and cried a little

mostly because it's not on spotify, though

lol

i'd love to read more about country's profile in europe, in the english speaking world and out. i know it's big in ireland. and australia.

there are mcmansions filled with ppl that make way more than you and i ever will who eat at chain restaurants and shit all the time

― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, January 12, 2015 1:25 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's true the chain restaurants do make you shit more than normal

good thing they have 4.5 bathrooms in that mcmansion

the .5 is whatever room you were in when the other 4 were occupied.

classic realtor scam

the misrepresentation of shitting options in property listings is the untold horror story of the housing market collapse

i know OLD country music has always been pretty popular in Germany, but i don't know about new country pop stuff. they've always been big fans of rockabilly/hillbilly/square dance/50's american stuff there. but that's probably older people too. i doubt young german people give a shit about any of that.

tbf i do kind of think there is a generational thing going on. i grew up in a white midwestern upper class suburb, all the white kids i knew growing up were HUGE into hip hop. they loved classic gangsta rap and were really into the late 90s early 00s pop rap like diddy and ja rule. they are all republicans now, like their parents, and they are lawyers and bankers and shit but they still love rap and hate country.

This is so sad, and if you live and work anywhere outside of some sheltered hipster ghetto, you've probably been exposed to it.

Which is why we should remember when we make our little playlists or our blog posts or whatever, that music these days is something we take to work, the boundaries between work and home life or private life are not as clear as they were when we were kids.

I make a point of working and living in diverse and socially conscious environments, as such, I have to think about what music I am going to take to the office, or what I will play around my neighbors.

It is really important to me that I not send the message that I don't care about someone's community and culture and history. Which is why I'm careful about what hip-hop and r & b I invest my dollars and time into.I'm not going to listen to any old thing "because it's rap."

http://i0.wp.com/www.runwalkrepeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Hill-Street-Blues-Lets-Be-Careful.jpg

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2015/01/young-jeezy-black-lives-matter.php

C/Ping for RT:

Writer Kris Ex told me he believes diminished record sales and hip-hop's changing financial model require many rappers to rely heavily on corporate endorsements, providing a disincentive to rock the boat.

i think starting a new thread to post youtubes for contemporary "socially/politically conscious" hip hop is not a bad idea but since this one's here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dx1gMTn7DQ

Can someone reinstate RT? It was much more entertaining watching him flail around with his never ending stream of challops.

NO.

ppl on my facebook feed seem to like prince ea a lot but his raps make me barf

^^ ya this is like, really bad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRl8EIhrQjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTYcVdZjSJs

https://twitter.com/noz/status/556740184717287425

well yes

RT where do you live in the UK?

― out here like a flopson (tpp), Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:21 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Realhiphopshire

― Οὖτις, Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:21 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this thread still makes me laugh uncontrollably and I practically have it memorized by now

I hear there are certain neighborhoods in Realhiphopshire that are now No-Go Zones for herbs

one year passes...
RT where do you live in the UK?

― out here like a flopson (tpp), Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:21 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Realhiphopshire

― Οὖτις, Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:21 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― Neanderthal, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:27 AM bookmarkflaglink

great revive of a great revive

ffss

::DD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxCr2bAhwCU