keith,
i have heard that hip hop is a culture. MC's, DJ's, b-boys, and
artists who make up this culture. sometimes someone from this group is
so good that they end up being comercially seccessful. the old school
rappers are/where so good because they where the best of the best. the
equipment was crude and you only did it for the art or for local pride.
money wasn't that involved. once whitey saw that hip hop wasn't a fad
they started "investing" in promising young talent, or already
established talent. enter rap...
-ya ever notice how someone blows up and even the people in their
native city have never heard of them-thats rap
-someone w/ talent puts on one of their boys they grew up w/ despite
the fact that they suck(also known as the bro-up)-thats rap
-a young kid w/ little or no skill, who doesn't even write their own
rhymes, is marketed to a preteen audience-thats rap
this is just my take on it. take it w/ a grain of salt.
brad
> I have found these posts about hip hop to be very interesting and
> informative. Since I have only been listening to hip hop for a
> couple of
> years, I need some clarification on something. I was wondering what
> the
> distinction is between hip hop and rap. I noticed that several
> artists fall
> into both categories and I would like to know how to distinguish
> between the
> two. Thanks for any information.
>
> Keith Goodale
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patrik Hamberg <patrik@thefunkateers.com>
> To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:26 AM
> Subject: hip hop top 10 / in my case
>
>
> since I love lists and have been reading all of yours with great
> pleasure the last couple of days, here's my hip hop top 10:
>
> 1. Public Enemy "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back"
> 2. Beastie Boys "Check Your Head"
> 3. N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
> 4. Dr Dre "The Chronic"
> 5. Wu-Tang Clan "36 Chambers"
> 6. Gang Starr "Moment of Truth"
> 7. Fugees "The Score"
> 8. De La Soul "...is Dead"
> 9. Ice Cube "The Predator"
> 0. 2Pac "All Eyeys on Me"
>
> And ten that could have made it to the top ten:
>
> Run DMC "Raising Hell"
> A Tribe Called Quest "The Love Movement"
> Jurassic 5 "LP"
> Warren G "Regulate... G-Funk Era"
> Mos Def "Black on Both Sides"
> Missy Misdemeneaor Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
> The Roots "Come Alive"
> Common "Like Water for Chocolate"
> Lil Kim "Notorious Kim"
> MOP "Warriorz"
>
> In my CD case (24 slots):
>
> 1. Case "Open Letter"
> 2. Ky-Mani Marley "Many More Roads"
> 3. Lil Mo "Based on a true story"
> 4. Empty
> 5. Empty
> 6. Empty
> 7. CMJ New Music May 2001
> 8. Empty
> 9. Empty
> 10. Empty
> 11. Empty
> 12. Empty
> 13. Empty
> 14. Empty
> 15. Fre "Välkommen till Fre"
> 16. The Barbwires "...Sounds Like Trouble"
> 17. The Peepshows "Tomorrow We Die... Today We Kill"
> 18. Ugly Duckling "Journey to Anywhere"
> 19. The Stooges "Fun House"
> 20. Michael Franti & Spearhead "Stay Human"
> 21. Urga "Urgasm"
> 22. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek "Reflection Eternal"
> 23. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
> 24. Fint Tillsammans "En Världsomsegling"
> --
>
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