50 Cent will quit if Kanye outsells him..

[Streets]

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Through the lights cameras and action, glamor glitters and gold
I unfold the scroll, plant seeds to stampede the globe
When I'm deceased, by then the beast arise like yeast
to conquer peace leaving savages to roam in the streets
Live on the run, police paying me to give in my gun
Trick my Wisdom, with the system that imprisoned my son
Smoke a gold leaf I hold heat, nonchalantly
I'm grungy, but things I do is real it never haunts me
while, funny style niggaz roll in the pile
Rooster heads profile on a bus to Riker's Isle
Holdin weed inside they ***** with they minds on the
pretty things in life, props is a true thug's wife
It's like a cycle, niggaz come home, some'll go in
Do a bullet, come back, do the same **** again
From the womb to the tomb, presume the unpredictable
Guns salute life, rapidly, that's the ritual

- Verbal Intercourse

Sometimes I can't help but feel helpless
I'm havin daymares in daytime wide awake try to relate
This can't be happenin' like I'm in a dream while I'm walkin'
Cause what I'm seein' is hauntin', human beings like ghost and zombies
President Mugabi holdin guns to innocent bodies
In Zimbabwe, they make John Pope seem Godly, sacrilegious and blasphemous
In my lifetime I look back in paths I walked, where savages fought and passengers taught
Prostitutes stomp in high heel boots
And badges screamin at young black children stop or I will shoot
I look back at cooked crack plus cars that pass by
Jaguars mad fly, and I'm guilty for materialism
Blacks is still up in the prison trust that
So save me your sorry I'm raisin a Army
Revolutionary warfare with Damian Marley
We sparkin a iron marchin to Zion
You know how Nas be NYC state of mind I'm in

- Road To Zion

For those that say that rap sucks or takes no talent, these are just a couple quick sixteens from the greatest MC of all time (NaS). These are guest spots he did for other artists, and as usual, he killed it.


As far as the topic goes, I like 50 in doses and Kanye is one of my favorites. Kanye's production alone will make his albums must haves for me. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of great producers alongside Primo, Rza, and Timbo.

I don't understand the hate for either of these guys, but that's just me. If you make good music, I'm going to bump it, if you don't I won't, but it seems like people get too hung up on labels like "underground", "mainstream", "sell-out". By the way, Chuck D said it best... "You're supposed to sell out! If got fifteen tapes on the shelf, your mission is to sell. You ain't giving it away".

I guess I like some variety in my rap. I like Nelly, Kanye, 50, Mobb Deep, Eminem, Nas, Jay, Budden, Biggie, Lupe, Royce Da 5'9", Ghostface (all of the Wu actually), The Game, AZ, etc. (I could go all day). I don't want to be hit with a message in every song I listen to. I don't want party lyrics in every song either. Some songs get me pumped, some I like to zone out to, some is club music, summer music, driving music, music I like to dissect, music I don't want to think about, etc. (again, I could go on all day). The point is, I love the variety that rap has to offer. I'm a complex person with many different sides, many different moods or whatever, and the music I listen to reflects it. I have a huge East Coast/ Midwest bias in the music I listen to because I love the sound that they produce, but aside from that I try to stay open minded.

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I love reading posts about why people like certain music. But once it gets into my music is better than yours and you're uneducated and listen to garbage, thats about when I'm done.

[Flyboy]

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Great ****in' post, Streets. Kudos, man.

[jmood88]

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For those that say that rap sucks or takes no talent, these are just a couple quick sixteens from the greatest MC of all time (NaS). These are guest spots he did for other artists, and as usual, he killed it.


As far as the topic goes, I like 50 in doses and Kanye is one of my favorites. Kanye's production alone will make his albums must haves for me. He's on my Mt. Rushmore of great producers alongside Primo, Rza, and Timbo.

I don't understand the hate for either of these guys, but that's just me. If you make good music, I'm going to bump it, if you don't I won't, but it seems like people get too hung up on labels like "underground", "mainstream", "sell-out". By the way, Chuck D said it best... "You're supposed to sell out! If got fifteen tapes on the shelf, your mission is to sell. You ain't giving it away".

I guess I like some variety in my rap. I like Nelly, Kanye, 50, Mobb Deep, Eminem, Nas, Jay, Budden, Biggie, Lupe, Royce Da 5'9", Ghostface (all of the Wu actually), The Game, AZ, etc. (I could go all day). I don't want to be hit with a message in every song I listen to. I don't want party lyrics in every song either. Some songs get me pumped, some I like to zone out to, some is club music, summer music, driving music, music I like to dissect, music I don't want to think about, etc. (again, I could go on all day). The point is, I love the variety that rap has to offer. I'm a complex person with many different sides, many different moods or whatever, and the music I listen to reflects it. I have a huge East Coast/ Midwest bias in the music I listen to because I love the sound that they produce, but aside from that I try to stay open minded.

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I love reading posts about why people like certain music. But once it gets into my music is better than yours and you're uneducated and listen to garbage, thats about when I'm done.

There's nothing wrong with having variety, the problem that I have with the radio and BET/MTV is that they play the same kind of songs all the time. I listen to club type **** all the time but I don't want to listen to that(and not only that but the same exact song) hour after hour and day after day. I'll also listen to something if I like it but I'm sick of seeing people who talk about the same thing with the same ****ty *** beats get played all the time and then those guys are pointed at to show that hip hop takes no talent or that it isn't music.

[X*Cell]

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I don't understand the hate for either of these guys, but that's just me. If you make good music, I'm going to bump it, if you don't I won't, but it seems like people get too hung up on labels like "underground", "mainstream", "sell-out". By the way, Chuck D said it best... "You're supposed to sell out! If got fifteen tapes on the shelf, your mission is to sell. You ain't giving it away".

That's one man's opinion. Why does selling out and making dough off your work have to be everyone's nirvana in the rap industry? There are rappers out there that care about what they put into their lyrics because it's going to influence someone, whether it be in 30,000 sales, or 6 Million. They don't want to make the dough if it means sacrificing their contextual beliefs. I don't think they are against selling out their cd's, but not if they have to put on a fake face and persona to do it.

[rockchisler]

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There's nothing wrong with having variety, the problem that I have with the radio and BET/MTV is that they play the same kind of songs all the time. I listen to club type *earmuffs* all the time but I don't want to listen to that(and not only that but the same exact song) hour after hour and day after day. I'll also listen to something if I like it but I'm sick of seeing people who talk about the same thing with the same *earmuffs*ty *** beats get played all the time and then those guys are pointed at to show that hip hop takes no talent or that it isn't music.

I just want stations to play variety of Music, for every So Krispy I want to hear Little Brother, or for every wipe me down song I want to hear The Roots, for every chain hang low how bout some De la Soul? 80% of the music they play is what I call "Rap for dummies" just no content. Also, these record execs who basically force feed BS music until we like it could easily force feed Good rap music...hmm so why dont they?

[jmood88]

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I just want stations to play variety of Music, for every So Krispy I want to hear Little Brother, or for every wipe me down song I want to hear The Roots, for every chain hang low how bout some De la Soul? 80% of the music they play is what I call "Rap for dummies" just no content. Also, these record execs who basically force feed BS music until we like it could easily force feed Good rap music...hmm so why dont they?

Exactly. I can't believe that A Tribe Called Quest and the Roots actually used to be played on the radio, now they just play the next Lil Generic Rapper song.

[rockchisler]

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Exactly. I can't believe that A Tribe Called Quest and the Roots actually used to be played on the radio, now they just play the next Lil Generic Rapper song.

And why is every body lil or young..haha just playing but dont ban snap music just even it out with good music.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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This is true. I would debate Kanye v 50, which is what I thought this thread was about, but all rap music threads turn to "so-and-so who hasn't made an album is better than this guy that sold 5 million"

Most (see 99%) rap fans are fxcking ******s.

99%? I think you mean the "anti-hip hop" fans, because they are the only ones that have been acting like ******s in this thread.

[Mason81Ballin!!!]

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I hate when people usually my parents say rap is crap..well **** in that case I'll go get a mic and scream **** into it and make a heavy metal band...I like to not have a headache after a song thank you very much.

[Brandon13]

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I hate when people usually my parents say rap is crap..well *earmuffs* in that case I'll go get a mic and scream *earmuffs* into it and make a heavy metal band...I like to not have a headache after a song thank you very much.

They probably only hear the rap that's played on the radio. And pretty much all of that is crap.

[X*Cell]

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They probably only hear the rap that's played on the radio. And pretty much all of that is crap.

that's exactly what it is... my own mom is so ignorant when it comes to rap. She thinks it's alllll bad because she's never heard the "good" stuff... she doesn't desire to either, but then you can't blame her because if you play something like "chicken noodle soup" to an old-fashioned person, they will be turned off to the genre before you can say "chicken noodle soup".

[jmood88]

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that's exactly what it is... my own mom is so ignorant when it comes to rap. She thinks it's alllll bad because she's never heard the "good" stuff... she doesn't desire to either, but then you can't blame her because if you play something like "chicken noodle soup" to an old-fashioned person, they will be turned off to the genre before you can say "chicken noodle soup".

Damn I forgot all about that stupid *** song.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I've never heard it.

[jmood88]

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I've never heard it.

You're lucky.

[supremeslang]

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The music on the radio may suck, but you need it for clubs. I don't see any women dancing to Immortal Technique or Murs anytime soon.