Rappers doing rock albums now?

[510]

look here:
www.hyphyjuice.com/blog

Can yall get into this kinda thing?

 

[YouKnowTheTruth]

I think if it is done because the rapper is an artist that has a passion for rock music then yes. But if it's just another rapper trying to do anything to get some attention then no. For every artist that "steps outside" the box and crosses into a different genre there should be an interview set up to ask them what they REALLY know about it. That would bust they ass out if they were being fake and just trying to do anything for 15 minutes of fame.

 

[KirbyDaAlmighty]

That Prom Queen track by Wayne was garbage.

 

[Grippy]

This is nothing really new, just a mainstream artist bringing it to the forefront. check out a couple groups that's been doing it for a while, even a bay area group in there to keep this in the BART forum:

Bionic Jive - http://www.myspace.com/bionicjive
Crimeseen - www.myspace.com/crimeseen415

so far though, the lil wayne stuff sounds good

 

[Blazelazy]

Cypress hill-nuff said

 

[tweeze]

i will pass

 

[CatchMeOnI5]

I remember when C-Lo did this shit a couple years back, it wasn't on some "hey, its the thing to do right now, let me try," you could tell he actually was passionate about that shit.

 

[KirbyDaAlmighty]

^ exactly.

And you know a lot of people are going to be like "Lil Wayne is a trend setter! First rapper with a rock CD!"

 

[The Visualizer]

RUN DMC anyone!?

The fact that Lil' Wayne has no music skills whatsoever and tries to sing makes it awful. That auto-tune is killing everything, it's not a musical instrument! If it was Weezy on the guitar it probably would be more amazing but the man isn't even a musician and shitty lyricist at most.

I thought his lyrics were mediocre at the most on rap but he bombed pretty bad on the rock lyrics!

 

[thaslumz]

body count had some alright shit and i always rockd with the beastie boys so this shit isnt new

 

[leftcoast415]

Good music is good music.

Lil Wayne doing rock is unlikely to be good music.

Other rappers can probably pull it off.

 

[jabooli]

tecca nina been doing it and doing it well....but that shit was fucking garbage

 

[Grapes Of Wrath]

let these rappers get that cracker money if they want to...
rap money is drying up.


killface 4 president.

 

[Infantry Elite]

rap with a rock feel is just fine for a couple songs on an album. If someone is making an entire album of rock, they aren't a rapper, at least not on that album.

 

[SacTownRadio]

Off that Vodka by E-40 ft. Goldie Gold dope rock rap track and now in rotation!! If you ain't heard it request it 1-866-903-2327

 

[360_541]

let these rappers get that cracker money if they want to...
rap money is drying up.


killface 4 president.

majority of rap money is 'cracker money'

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

Besides rage Against The Machine, rap and rock shoiuld NEVER...EVER go together on a full album....EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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