I listen to just about everything, including hip-hop, but I tend to stay away from country and R&B. A lot of this new mainstream "rap" is starting to sound more and more like R&B. My tastes for hip-hop tend much more to the early and mid-90's, with 93 and 94 being the best years. The Wu-tang Clan and Black Moon made their debut, Tribe and Dre were still putting out good stuff ...
I'll agree that the "gangster rap" theme which was still pretty strong at that time is very annoying. I'm all about beats for the most part, but I often feel embarrassed by the lyrics. Lately, while driving I've been listening to the '91 album of a group I can't even say, because their name violates the rules, but I often find myself putting the windows up when I come to a stop and putting the volume really low when I'm going through playground zones or any other place where lots of kids are around. Yet, I will listen to them purely because of the beats and the WAY they say the lyrics. At least now, the gangster theme has really died down and now most of them rap about their fancy cars and superior skills.
BTW, supposedly, Eminem's favorite artist is 50 cent. If you like Eminem then there is a lot of other stuff that you would probably like. But if you can honestly say that you ONLY like Eminem, then I will go ahead and say you are giving him more credit since he is white. That attitude is quite common.
I'll agree that the "gangster rap" theme which was still pretty strong at that time is very annoying. I'm all about beats for the most part, but I often feel embarrassed by the lyrics. Lately, while driving I've been listening to the '91 album of a group I can't even say, because their name violates the rules, but I often find myself putting the windows up when I come to a stop and putting the volume really low when I'm going through playground zones or any other place where lots of kids are around. Yet, I will listen to them purely because of the beats and the WAY they say the lyrics. At least now, the gangster theme has really died down and now most of them rap about their fancy cars and superior skills.
BTW, supposedly, Eminem's favorite artist is 50 cent. If you like Eminem then there is a lot of other stuff that you would probably like. But if you can honestly say that you ONLY like Eminem, then I will go ahead and say you are giving him more credit since he is white. That attitude is quite common.
-Sockhole
"If ya SMELL ... what the SOCK ... is cookin."
"If ya SMELL ... what the SOCK ... is cookin."