bboying helps me respect old skool more

Spydaa · **bboying helps me respect old skool more -** 02-11-2009, 10:16 PM

is it normal for me to listen to more old skool hip hop now than new skool hip hop? ever since becoming a bboy ive been finding more and more old skool songs to break to like young mc, big daddy kane, etc. my sense of respect for the old skool rappers and mc's has greatly increased. i really dont listen to too much hip hop of the present now bc all of its so wack to me. they talk about the same thing over and over again and really no message at all. dont get me wrong i still listen to "the game" and "young jeezy" and "t.i." but other than them there isnt too many more hip hop ppl. i listen to. everthing seems so dumbed down. so i usually find myself listening to more old skool now and have alot more respect for them. any1 else feel the same?

BananaMilk · 02-11-2009, 10:30 PM

BBOYCHOP · 02-11-2009, 10:42 PM

uhduhh

Bboy.Abyss · 02-11-2009, 11:42 PM

you should check out

Lupe fiasco..one of the better MODERN day hip hop rappers out there

Spydaa · 02-11-2009, 11:47 PM

yea lupe is one of those artists i love to listen to because he talks about meaningful things and stuff hes been thru, plus hes very lyrically inclined

BboyRTHYM · 02-13-2009, 12:32 AM

happened w/ me too hahaha. and not just switching from new to old school...my taste in music COMPLETELY changed. i used to hate the apache remix of made you look

now i'ts my favorite song lmao

giovannile07 · 02-13-2009, 06:59 AM

I like old school better than new school. Old school is where it's at. ;]

LiL-Nadz · 07:24 AM

pfft... theres just as much talent today..you just gotta do a little searching

hip hop is just as good now as back in the day.

EDIT:
and if the best your listening to is T.I , The Game and Young Jeezy...no wonder you don't like hip hop as much today.

giovannile07 · 02-13-2009, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by LiL-Nadz

pfft... theres just as much talent today..you just gotta do a little searching

hip hop is just as good now as back in the day.

EDIT:
and if the best your listening to is T.I , The Game and Young Jeezy...no wonder you don't like hip hop as much today.

haha i think when he means new school he means mainstream, but yeah hip-hop great still today just underground. i still like old school better though lmao at least to break to.

Bboy-Supreme · 02-13-2009, 10:21 AM

it happens man

u begin to realise that all minstream hip hop is crap and that the old school stuff is better in terms of what they talk bout and the beat

Murph · 02-13-2009, 03:42 PM

Mainstream isnt crap, its just not what you guys listen to. Its pretty much its own musical genre at this point. Even many of the rappers people consider underground have become hype. Doom, Immortal Technique, Aesop, Atmosphere, etc. Its become trendy to be underground.

And for the record, rappers and emcees are the same thing.

Zulu Chibi · 02-13-2009, 04:01 PM

Lol, getting down in the hiphop culture opens your eyes to the true school.

LX-treme · 02-13-2009, 04:09 PM

I dunno I think most oldschool rappers are pretty crappy, when I say oldschool I mean before run dmc and maybe run dmc themselves. All they do is yell over the same old beat and the somehow manage to rhyme a few words, either that or they have the most lame rhyme scheme ever, that even a 7 year old can write their songs. Though this doesnt mean I don't respect them for setting the foundation of the new school rappers, because without them there wouldn't be any rap music at all.

so good..

BboyRTHYM · 02-13-2009, 06:02 PM

^ word, i got whatchu mean... but i disagree. i dont think old school was "pretty crappy" lmfao. its just that hip hop as a culture has evolved and become more complex. i mean, for its time it was amazing. That's like saying the first lightbulb was pretty crappy because it wasn't as bright or energy efficient as lightbulbs today. Wow i make weird-ass analogies LOL.

anywyas u sed u still respect the old school, so thats good. But i mean, they weren't crappy. It's evolution of the style. and you have to remember, firstly rap was just talkin over the mic to a crowd really, so simple showts and chants were the most effective and common. Then as it started progressing into the style that we have today (complex imagery and lines w/ more intelligent vocab) it went through a sort of chant-like stage that was still simple enough to really follow along with..

im just speculating. i could be completely wrong on the evolution of rap. I didn't study it. But those are my thoughts on this subject.


Murph Member Respect: 6.5 Posts: 924 Join Date: Sep 2004	02-13-2009, 03:42 PM Mainstream isnt crap, its just not what you guys listen to. Its pretty much its own musical genre at this point. Even many of the rappers people consider underground have become hype. Doom, Immortal Technique, Aesop, Atmosphere, etc. Its become trendy to be underground. And for the record, rappers and emcees are the same thing.
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Spydaa Member Respect: 2 Posts: 397 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta	bboying helps me respect old skool more - 02-11-2009, 10:16 PM is it normal for me to listen to more old skool hip hop now than new skool hip hop? ever since becoming a bboy ive been finding more and more old skool songs to break to like young mc, big daddy kane, etc. my sense of respect for the old skool rappers and mc's has greatly increased. i really dont listen to too much hip hop of the present now bc all of its so wack to me. they talk about the same thing over and over again and really no message at all. dont get me wrong i still listen to "the game" and "young jeezy" and "t.i." but other than them there isnt too many more hip hop ppl. i listen to. everthing seems so dumbed down. so i usually find myself listening to more old skool now and have alot more respect for them. any1 else feel the same?
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BananaMilk I <3 Bboying Respect: 1.5 Posts: 576 Join Date: Jan 2008	02-11-2009, 10:30 PM Yes.
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Bboy.Abyss Member Respect: 1 Posts: 67 Join Date: Feb 2009	02-11-2009, 11:42 PM you should check out Lupe fiasco..one of the better MODERN day hip hop rappers out there


Spydaa Member Respect: 2 Posts: 397 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta	02-11-2009, 11:47 PM yea lupe is one of those artists i love to listen to because he talks about meaningful things and stuff hes been thru, plus hes very lyrically inclined
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BboyRTHYM Blackspins Respect: 9 Posts: 2,040 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dartmouth	02-13-2009, 12:32 AM happened w/ me too hahaha. and not just switching from new to old school...my taste in music COMPLETELY changed. i used to hate the apache remix of made you look now i'ts my favorite song lmao
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giovannile07 Kocham Cię! Respect: 5.5 Posts: 3,339 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walnut, SoCal Posts: 4 Including Spam: 2,838	02-13-2009, 06:59 AM I like old school better than new school. Old school is where it's at. ;]
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LiL-Nadz Member Respect: 3.5 Posts: 743 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sydney	02-13-2009, 07:14 AM pfft... theres just as much talent today..you just gotta do a little searching hip hop is just as good now as back in the day. EDIT: and if the best your listening to is T.I , The Game and Young Jeezy...no wonder you don't like hip hop as much today. Last edited by LiL-Nadz : 02-13-2009 at 07:24 AM.


Bboy-Supreme Respect given where due.. Respect: 2.5 Posts: 2,125 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow	02-13-2009, 10:21 AM it happens man u begin to realise that all minstream hip hop is crap and that the old school stuff is better in terms of what they talk bout and the beat
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Zulu Chibi Toprock is NOT a move Respect: 9.5 Posts: 2,082 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego	02-13-2009, 04:01 PM Lol, getting down in the hiphop culture opens your eyes to the true school.
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LX-treme Member Respect: 6.5 Posts: 2,426 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Voorburg	02-13-2009, 04:09 PM I dunno I think most oldschool rappers are pretty crappy, when I say oldschool I mean before run dmc and maybe run dmc themselves. All they do is yell over the same old beat and the somehow manage to rhyme a few words, either that or they have the most lame rhyme scheme ever, that even a 7 year old can write their songs. Though this doesnt mean I don't respect them for setting the foundation of the new school rappers, because without them there wouldn't be any rap music at all. so good..
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BboyRTHYM Blackspins Respect: 9 Posts: 2,040 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dartmouth	02-13-2009, 06:02 PM ^ word, i got whatchu mean... but i disagree. i dont think old school was "pretty crappy" lmfao. its just that hip hop as a culture has evolved and become more complex. i mean, for its time it was amazing. That's like saying the first lightbulb was pretty crappy because it wasn't as bright or energy efficient as lightbulbs today. Wow i make weird-ass analogies LOL. anywyas u sed u still respect the old school, so thats good. But i mean, they weren't crappy. It's evolution of the style. and you have to remember, firstly rap was just talkin over the mic to a crowd really, so simple showts and chants were the most effective and common. Then as it started progressing into the style that we have today (complex imagery and lines w/ more intelligent vocab) it went through a sort of chant-like stage that was still simple enough to really follow along with.. im just speculating. i could be completely wrong on the evolution of rap. I didn't study it. But those are my thoughts on this subject.
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