Why is that so hilarious? Is there some reason why rap can’t have indie labels?
Jayrot, I do like a lot of poetry, and even some rap. It’s mostly the repetitive beats that get to me, and the lack of lyrical merit in most of the rap that I hear. But when rap has interesting instrumental work and interesting lyrics, I’m up for it. (Anyone heard Herbie Hancock’s “The Melody”? Sure, he’s a jazz guy, but it’s a sort of rap-jazz song, and it RULES.) I just can’t get into mainstream rap, seeing as how it has inane lyrics, just like mainstream modern rock and pop, and music that’s at best boring. But I’m always up for hearing about rap music that lacks those qualities.
This would be why I never listen to popular music radio. If my tuner ever strays from ESPN radio, it goes right to newstalk for a Cardinals game, and occasionally to a local music station whose program manager is a girl I know who pledged never to play Creed songs on the station.
Of course, when I was down in Houston visiting my friend over spring break, he does listen to pop radio and I heard that stupid song constantly. He somehow managed to be the only human on the planet who didn’t know 50 Cent was the artist of the song, and after finding out the name of the artist he <snip verboten stuff we can’t talk about for fear of rousing the SDMB censors> and then I had to hear it over and over again when he played the disc in the car, and whenever he loaded up Winamp.
So needless to say, one week of “In da Club” was more than enough for me. I share your revulsion of it, thoroughly.
I totally agree with what you are saying. Its just too bad that a whole genre gets a bad name just because of a couple bad eggs (albeit popular bad eggs). This is the same affliction facing Electronica these days.
You gotta get through the bullshit.
Here are just a few sites and indy labels.
Rap and hip-hop underground is large. What would give anyone the idea rap has no independent labels? The streets really is where this music comes from.
That is how you pronounce it if you are from the ghetto and are “jus keepin it real, knowhutImsayin.”
No, I’m not being racist or bigoted, simply speaking from firsthand knowledge and experience.
For the record, I have burned all the good music(Read: stuff I like) that has ever been produced in my lifetime to CDs which I listen to exclusively. I know that this officially makes me old.
I didn’t even know they were playing music at Walmart.
In a humorous sidenote, in a conversation about why Britney Spears was on my CDs, someone said “It’s not like you can hear her breasts.” Yes, I can. 'Nuff said.
What, you think that’s annoying?
You must not have heard the remix –
“you cute little thug, come ‘n’ give me a hug, cuz I ain’t into havin’ sex I’m into makin’ love.”
Truely, a poet for the ages, based upon what few lines of the song I can make out. Apparently street cred counts for more than talent in rap these days. I’ll admit I’ve never been much of a rap fan (I own only about five rap CDs), most of it leaves me cold. But when I first heard this guy I found myself saying, “You’ve got to be kidding? This is who the big fuss is about?”
A woman at work, who knows all the words, has rapped most of it for me a time or two. I have to say I prefer her energized impromptu performances of it to hearing him mumble his way through it. The beats Dr. Dre provides make the song, not him. Although he has a strong presence in the video. Can’t wait to see what kind of movies he’ll make once the inevitable movie career follows.
So there’s my ill-informed, halfassed opinion.
Sure you’re not. When I went to Georgia, I heard plenty of white people neglecting to pluralize the word cents when followed by a number greater than one. I guess they were just keepin’ it real, too, huh?
Anyone else notice that he does not move his mouth when he raps or talks? He kinda holds his teeth together like a ventriloquist with no dummy to hold.
Gotta admit, the guy is pretty fucking ripped though.
I’m from Alabama and I hear many people (white and black) who leave the “s” off the end of some plural words like “years”, “dollars”, and even “cents”, but most of them are over the age of 50. I think in their case it’s more of a rural thing.
I’m not defending what Payton’s Servant said, just pointing out that there are people who speak that way totally unrelated to rap or hiphop culture.
Hey Stinkpalm, try “In da Club Cocoa Channel Remix” for a change
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In 2001 he got shot several times. One bullet hit his jaw, that’s why he keeps his mouth shut while rapping
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar!
He still has a piece of bullet in his tongue.
I live down the street from there.
Lucky him, what a fucking publicity machine he’s got. Like someone else said, a month ago I had never heard of him, now it seems like he’s everywhere. I can do without him.
The funny thing is, I can never catch the song in its entirety! I keep hearing adverts for it or I come in on the last 30 seconds of it. From what I can tell, I like the beat…a lot.
I guess I’d be peeved if I heard it every five minute(s), though.
Doesn’t 50 cent sing that song “It’s your birthday…” He was on Howard Stern and was almost as eloquent as Mike Tyson.
KidCharlemagne, if I’m not mistaken, “it’s your birthday” is a lyric in “In Da Club”.
I feel so…cool now.