Ok, if hip hop is dead, what killed it?

[siccness-user]

^lol

what a character

 

[ALL BOUT CHICKEN]

lil jon killed hip hop.

 

[brixton bomber]

it aint dead at all IMO theres plenty of good artists/material comin out u just have to dig deeper than soundscan/BET/MTV/Ringtone

 

[brixton bomber]

the executives didnt know how to handle things

they shitted on napster and it all came back to them

as far as hip hop is dead, westcoast hip hop is dead, and so is newyork hip hop

the south never complains cause thats were hip hop currently is on top

Your opinion is devoid and wack!

 

[Gas One]

the south dosent complain because theyre the south...not because theyre on top

southern hospitality....go down south you learn about it

people open their house up to strangers,when speaking to an elder you say maam or sir

put bluntly the south was raised better than that

behind the rap music alot of them dudes are really humble and down to earth and happy to have what they have

theyre easier to integrate within a cutthroat business
the less egos the more communication flows

and alot of these people on the west and east have their heads up their asses dudes from the south feel blessed to have a chance at getting the fuck out of tennessee

 

[TRAJIK1]

HIP-HOP IS ALIVE, YOUR ALL JUST LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACES

 

[Defy]

"makin em think hip hop is dead, exhume the body if you ain't scared"

 

[Gas One]

as long as soldja boy AND ARAB is alive hip hop is not dead

arab is like the pepper in the salt and pepper

 

[L.D.S.]

Though hip-hop isn't dead, I think that payola is hindering "hungry" artists from getting the exposure their music deserves. I wouldn't say that most artists individually need exposure, but sometimes they create music that should be heard. I hope that made sense.

 

[Sqwad Man]

fuc hip hop, i'm tired of these niggaz cryin about this gay shit, if its dead then its dead nigga move on

 

[Syko Sniper]

hip hop isn't dead cause its a culture with alot of shit in it, but the spirit of hip hop is dead in mainstream rap. Rap is like a stand alone entity now, at least mainstream rap -it's just a genre of music that steals from hip hop, and exploits hip hop while shunning hip hop for glam, and fake gangsterism. But hip hop will outlast rap...mainstream rap will die cause it takes too long to reinnovate itself, and it doesn't have hip hop to rely on anymore.

Probably one of the best posts I have read on these forums.

you sir, are on point.