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Quote:Oh, puhleeze.  Bing 'busta ryme' Crosby reigns above all.

Very true!!

1 Kendrick (obv)

2. Earl Sweatshirt

3. Tyler the Creator

4. Chance the Rapper

5. Captain Murphy/Flylo

Mike Jones. Mike who?

Quote:1. Dylan

2. Dylan

3. Dylan

4. Dylan

5. Dylan

 

This is really the only acceptable answer to this question. 

Quote:A true sign that the popularity of rap / hip hop is dying.

 

It had its day.  I was into it a few years ago.   I really think we are seeing an emergence or many variations of music being merged into 1 category.  It's happing with county/pop music and now I'm seeing it with hip hop.  sure, you'll stil have your hard core rappers but they will get less and less recognition as the years go on.  

 

I've been out of whatever is mainstream music for a while, but I have a sister that's 21 and two brother in laws in there early 20's I don't think they listen to a lot of rap, not like we used to at that age. They where listening to some new Fox song? It's was catchy but odd at the same time, seems to be this generations thing.

Quote:I've been out of whatever is mainstream music for a while, but I have a sister that's 21 and two brother in laws in there early 20's I don't think they listen to a lot of rap, not like we used to at that age. They where listening to some new Fox song? It's was catchy but odd at the same time, seems to be this generations thing.

That was another youtube "hit". It is the thing now a days.

There was a time in the late 90's early 00's when almost every other song on the top 40 was rap/hip hop. I won't lie, it drove me insane. It's definitely not my cup of tea, and since I was living in south florida during most of this I had to contest with 8, yes 8, different "rap" stations and only one rock station. Rap/Hip Hop was a FORCE and if you didn't like it, then tough cookies. 

 

It's pretty obvious that fad has quieted out a lot in recent years. 

Ace Hood, Tyler the Creator, Plies, Travis Porter, Rich Kids

 

Some/most of these might be more than three years, my since of time is not so good.

Quote:There was a time in the late 90's early 00's when almost every other song on the top 40 was rap/hip hop. I won't lie, it drove me insane. It's definitely not my cup of tea, and since I was living in south florida during most of this I had to contest with 8, yes 8, different "rap" stations and only one rock station. Rap/Hip Hop was a FORCE and if you didn't like it, then tough cookies. 

 

It's pretty obvious that fad has quieted out a lot in recent years. 

 

I really don't get the appeal in most cases, but every now and then I'll listen to something from Snoop that I really like. That will probably draw derision from hip/hop aficionados, and I'm really no expert on the genre. He just has a way of wrapping phrasing around rhythm that appeals to me.

Quote:By new age, I mean blown up in the past 3 years. I listen to a lot of new age, and I'm proud to say Rap/Hip-hop has some up and coming stars. The genre is usually mocked for it's stupidity, but these new artists incorporate a lot of meaning into their music along with having the new-age flow.

 

1. Kendrick Lamar/Schoolboy Q (tie)

2. ASAP Mob (Ferg/Rocky)

3. Joey Bad(bleep)

4. B.I.G Krit

5. Earl Sweatshirt

 

Your opinions and favorite tracks?

Not a fan of Q. If there's anyone that's tied with Kendrick is Ab-Soul.

 

Soul's tracks range from being completely mediocre to being better than most of Kendrick's stuff. He's the only "new age" artist that can go toe-to-toe with Kendrick

Quote:I really don't get the appeal in most cases, but every now and then I'll listen to something from Snoop that I really like. That will probably draw derision from hip/hop aficionados, and I'm really no expert on the genre. He just has a way of wrapping phrasing around rhythm that appeals to me.

 

It's kind of a regional thing. If you didn't grow up with rap, it's kind of hard to get into it or understand it.

 

But sometimes you'll run into a few songs that you like, but I think that goes for all genres.

Quote:I've been out of whatever is mainstream music for a while, but I have a sister that's 21 and two brother in laws in there early 20's I don't think they listen to a lot of rap, not like we used to at that age. They where listening to some new Fox song? It's was catchy but odd at the same time, seems to be this generations thing.

That fox song isn't something people actually listen to. It's just a fad, a silly video that blew up on Youtube.

Quote:It's kind of a regional thing. If you didn't grow up with rap, it's kind of hard to get into it or understand it.


But sometimes you'll run into a few songs that you like, but I think that goes for all genres.

Sounds like me and country music. It's hard to get into but there's a song here and there that I like

Mac Miller

J cole. The others are either wack or I Don't care for.

Quote:This is really the only acceptable answer to this question.

Pretty much.

Quote:A true sign that the popularity of rap / hip hop is dying.

 

It had its day.  I was into it a few years ago.   I really think we are seeing an emergence or many variations of music being merged into 1 category.  It's happing with county/pop music and now I'm seeing it with hip hop.  sure, you'll stil have your hard core rappers but they will get less and less recognition as the years go on.  

like BNMC

Quote:A true sign that the popularity of rap / hip hop is dying.

 

It had its day.  I was into it a few years ago.   I really think we are seeing an emergence or many variations of music being merged into 1 category.  It's happing with county/pop music and now I'm seeing it with hip hop.  sure, you'll stil have your hard core rappers but they will get less and less recognition as the years go on.  

What? LOLOLOL. Hiphop/Rap albums are selling at record paces, while fighting piracy. Hiphop isn't going anywhere.

Quote:What? LOLOLOL. Hiphop/Rap albums are selling at record paces, while fighting piracy. Hiphop isn't going anywhere.

 

That's one strange thing for me, I don't get how musicians can survive anymore, i don't remember the last time I bought an album, song or anything I just run it all off pandora or Iheartradio, IF I REALLY like a song and just have to have it I'll get it off bittorent.

Quote:What? LOLOLOL. Hiphop/Rap albums are selling at record paces, while fighting piracy. Hiphop isn't going anywhere.

 

Hey Tommy, I see you are fond of modern era Hip Hop artists. Do you only listen to newer Hip hop or older stuff too? And by old i mean the golden age of hip hop music.