Thursday, April 12, 2012
"BEEF"
At its best, it creates great music and influences new generations of rappers. At its worse, it cost us the lives of two of Hip Hop's most influential figures. I, of course am referring to the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. What would it really mean to Hip Hop if they were still alive?
My answer is "EVERYTHING". They knew the importance of selling records but they also knew the importance of remaining true to the art form. I believe that Hip Hop would be reaching new heights as it is now but "within" the culture. What I mean by that is that artists wouldn't have to stray from their sound to make catchy jingles for radio play. They were almost like unofficial referees since they set the bar and never hesitated to speak their minds politically or musically. They both had a passion for keeping Hip Hop "underground" and "raw". They both truly loved Hip Hop as opposed to nowadays where some rappers(i.e Waka Flocka) are bluntly admitting that they can't rap and are after a paycheck. I'm not against anybody feeding their families but I wish that the passion was still there. With these two still alive, I have no doubt that these values would still be upheld. RIP
ps- Biggie is the greatest rapper of all time making him the better rapper between the two...WORD!
LOL
At its best, it creates great music and influences new generations of rappers. At its worse, it cost us the lives of two of Hip Hop's most influential figures. I, of course am referring to the deaths of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. What would it really mean to Hip Hop if they were still alive?
My answer is "EVERYTHING". They knew the importance of selling records but they also knew the importance of remaining true to the art form. I believe that Hip Hop would be reaching new heights as it is now but "within" the culture. What I mean by that is that artists wouldn't have to stray from their sound to make catchy jingles for radio play. They were almost like unofficial referees since they set the bar and never hesitated to speak their minds politically or musically. They both had a passion for keeping Hip Hop "underground" and "raw". They both truly loved Hip Hop as opposed to nowadays where some rappers(i.e Waka Flocka) are bluntly admitting that they can't rap and are after a paycheck. I'm not against anybody feeding their families but I wish that the passion was still there. With these two still alive, I have no doubt that these values would still be upheld. RIP
ps- Biggie is the greatest rapper of all time making him the better rapper between the two...WORD!
LOL
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