I'm talking bout you name droppin, trying to floss, cant stand on your own, groupie ass, band wagon ridin, favorite rapper nut-jugglin, hide behind keyboard, trend following, contradictin, shit talkin, exploit the culture ass muthafuccas that post on here. In my VERY HUMBLE opinion I can say that 85% of the cats that post on here fit in one of them catagories.
The Northern California INDEPENDENT musice scene (rap game) was built on the exact opposite of all those things that I mentioned. I'm talking back in the days (early 90's). It wasnt about name droppin, it was about doing some shit on your own merit. It wasnt about trying to floss, it was about real networking without the hating shit. It wasnt about finding what you think is the hottest rapper to get on your shit, it was about takin extra time so that what you put out was quality and top notch, and your close homies (folks) was the ones that was on your shit, unless you did a collab with some other up and coming folks that you networked with. It wasnt rollin with different clicks on the bandwagon, cause soon as they the shit, they get replaced with the next "shit" that comes along. It wasnt about nut swangin from no rappers, you just appreciated the mans music, and if you seen him you would give him dap and tellem to keep doing what he doing, and cut out. It wasnt about following trends, cause you was too busy SETTING THEM, others had to get on in, or be left behind! It wasnt about talkin like a killa when your favorite rapper get in some shit and you wishin death on his enemies, but when he get smoked, you wanna get misty eyed and get all respectful with flowers and shit, talkin soft when you was just saying muthafuccas need to get dumped on. Why aint you said, Dam thats fucked up what happened to MC so and so, but shit them fools that did it handled they business, gangsta ni**as do gangsta things! What happened yall?
Go back, especially you youngstas, go back and see, listen. Go get the In-a-Minute catalog. Listen to Totally Insane first album, RBLs first album (they were the perfect example of networking with no egos) Go get Mac Dre shit before all the Thizz came into play. Go get E-40's and the Clicks first albums when it was Sick Wid It/Solar. Hugh E MC, Short, 4tay. Cougnut, parts Unknown up outta EPA, Chunk, C-Funk. get a thourough listen on them. hear in them songs the originality of that time, the delivery, they was hungry and made sure they came out with they BEST shit. Not some shit thrown together real quick to get a dollar off the dick riders.
had to get that off my chest.