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I am very wary of japhop, mainly because I see hip hop as a cultural thing, as I do with most music. Being a sort of a 'purist' I rarely stray from the core of the genre.
heads - short for hip hop heads. u no while today's youth shun the fab 5, rakim, kane, PB, and run dmc; japanese heads love them and celebrate them in the same way we do with all the jazz and rock acts of the 50''s or 60's. the "core" of hip hop today lies heavily in its underground acts now that mainstream is so oversaturated with garbage. and some of america's best underground acts, maybe because they dont get any love over here, goes over to japan and releases albums and gets mad love. Generation Y heads will never accept our core while the japanese gladly embrace it. point is, the japanese knows hip hop and the quality of music of some of those guys on mrsatan's list can easily rival dat of talib mos or lupe in japan.
I agree. Fully. My point was a somewhat, i wouldn't call it racist, but maybe bigoted. Hip Hop is black music. Jazz is black music. The blues is black music. That is where the music was born and that is where it is the best in my opinion. However, more than being a black art form, it is the music of those who live in urban areas. The music of the downtrodden.
That is what I mean by cultural. Most contemporary MCs have lost base with their roots, and only make fools of themselves.
IDK it's complicated. I would be more likely to pick up a reggae record from a Jamaican band, a folk record from a liberal band, and a Latin album from a hispanic band. That and I prefer hip hop in languages that I can understand
That said, I really dig typhoon24
edit: nujabes is good too.
its nice to see some true hip hop heads up on this forum. any of you guys go to rock the bells by any chance?
well anyway, i think that the future of hip hop kind of lies outside of the US. as much as i love the hip hop here, the evolution is going to take it farther and change even further to accommodate other countries' various cultures. that being said, ive seen the hip hop scene around many countries and although its still somewhat of an underground thing in japan, Japanese hip hop culture is amazing. fact is, they have more knowledge of the roots of hip hop than our own youth here in the US. however, to counter dacbiet, i dont think that you can blame the mainstream for becoming what it is now. the problem lies more with our gatekeepers and the bigwigs that run the music system (for instance clear channel). rappers over here actually change their styles just to get into the recording company. after all, theyre main objective really is to get paid for their artistry. its their job.
that being said, i LOVE nujabes. its no surprise to me how utterly good his song production is. he borrows from jazz and blues like the hip hoppers of before.
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