lets break this down, its the easiest way for me to explain this
what is real? real is some shit you can relate to, its real to you, shit youve never seen will never be real to you. i have never seen someone shot, ive never been shot, ive never shot anybody, ive never pimped a bitch, ive never sold crack, blah blah blah, this shit isnt real in my life.
hip hop, we all know what that is
so in my opinion real hip hop to me is that shit that talks about real life issues that ive seen and been around. homies and family doin time, friends getting killed, struggles we all face, blah blah blah
if you do sell drugs, you do kill people, than your gonna be opposite from mme, you see what im sayin, so whoever said its in the eye of the beholder was correct. but from what it seems, most people follow what i consider real hip hop, not saying its wrong to not agree with me, but most do, if you dont, thats cool too, we all love hip hop in whichever form we listen to it in so well all still have that middle ground