T.I. in big trouble

[Acid]

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Yeah, JD is missing out on such genius lyricists like Soulja Boy.

I'm convinced Soulja Boy doesn't speak English, he's created his own language.

[Cebby]

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I'm convinced Soulja Boy doesn't speak English, he's created his own language.

If you can understand the way he talks (which isn't that hard if you've spent time in Atlanta), he's not saying anything odd.

[gehun]

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[Flyboy]

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*bounces on his toes*

[P2K]

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[jmood88]

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If you can understand the way he talks (which isn't that hard if you've spent time in Atlanta), he's not saying anything odd.

He raps almost as slow as Mase so it should be pretty easy to understand.

[UNC_Pete]

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I would almost buy that if the guys didn't actually do all that stuff. They were on Cribs, they do have a lot of cars, they do abuse drugs, and on and on.

Plus, they also had a big song a few years ago about having sex with a cokehead.

Nickleback is a bunch of talentless scumbags. Bad example!

[jmood88]

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Nickleback is a bunch of talentless scumbags. Bad example!

That's the example that the guy he was responding to chose.

[ballerzinc]

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He raps almost as slow as Mase so it should be pretty easy to understand.

Yeah I just feel dumber after listening to that whole song.

[eXperiment63]

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Nickleback is a bunch of talentless scumbags. Bad example!

I agree, I only used them to demonstrate my point. They aren't talentless... Their music just sucks.

[absoluticris]

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t.i.p. was responsible for the gun charge.

t.i. was at the boys and girls club tellin the youngins to stay in school at the time.

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[UNC_Pete]

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dup post.

[Money99]

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I'm as milktoast as it comes, but I was under the impression that a lot of these rappers get their startup money from selling drugs. I've heard JayZ, Tupac, 50 and a few others say this. Heck, 50 admitted that with his first advance he used it to buy crack to sell because he had no idea if he'd make any money in music.

So a lot of these guys are already gangster idiots before they even get in the music business. And I imagine it must be very hard to leave that lifestyle behind once they get to be rich and famous. How do you tell your closest friends that you can no longer hang out with them because you're part of the rich elite? I'm sure they'd like that a lot.
So even though these guys go from living in Harlem to Beverly Hills, they have the same mentality.

The thing I hate is how a lot of young kids look up to this type of attitude and want to emulate it. So many black kids are told you'll be far more respected with a criminal record than a degree. That's insane!
Look at 'Alpha Dog' for crying out loud. Those kids were all rich, spoiled brats, but they got high on trying to live life as gangsta's.

It'd be nice if one popular rapper came out and told the youth that their lives shouldn't be wasted on drugs or vendetta's.

But what do I know? I'm as Wally Cleaver as it comes.

[Latino_Chocolate]

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I don't listen to rap and I usually only watch TV if sports are on. The cave I live in is nice, it has a 51" HD TV, xbox 360, computer, and even internet access!

all of which are in his mom's basement

[SLAYER]

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I'm as milktoast as it comes, but I was under the impression that a lot of these rappers get their startup money from selling drugs. I've heard JayZ, Tupac, 50 and a few others say this. Heck, 50 admitted that with his first advance he used it to buy crack to sell because he had no idea if he'd make any money in music.

Far from it. Awareness and participation are two different things. Not to say there isn't some who did or are using dirty funding.

There are plenty of positive rappers, but entertainment is still a mostly escapist form of expression. Most people don't experience or are aware of some aspects of hood life. So, there's that half. The other half of what's commonly popular in rap is focused on clubbing, being/becoming rich, and girls.


So, like every genre who's mainstream counterpart is too corporate, formulaic, safe, and boring, the underground thrives. Hence the huge thread for underground rap here.

Also, it's milquetoast.