Back in the day you would get excited when you went to a Record store (remember Waxie Maxies)to cop a new cd, tape, single , or maxie single(the one with all the remixes and instrumentals). I remember how even back then I would open up my new tape to see who produced the tracks( yes even that young I would be so excited about just the beatmakers) as well as who your favorite MC had featured on it. Back then it was nothing to have 2 or 3 big features on an album or the so called "posse cut", where all your favorite rappers were on one tracks killing it and you and you boys would ride to the music each one fo you a different MC. Me, first I was Big Daddy Kane, then Grand Puba, then Nas, Tupac never left me,LOL. To me that was the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Everyone was showin love to the other, supportin cats records then...
It seemed to disappear over night. It became who was the King of Ny. Money, Corporate America with big business took over my beloved Hip Hop and turned friends into enemies, and allias into war combatants. As smart as we were and are how is we could never change or break that cycle of blindness. Must of been all the bling and ice that came into the picture. Too late now. Real Hip Hop is alive but on life support, and regular rap has his grip around the cord ready to pull the plug.-MAK
Yeah I feel you remember taping songs off of the radio when hip hop hour came on. We used to get a certain feeling when we heard so/so gotta new song. haven't had that feeling in a long time.I used to be biased about east coast New york rap too, if you wasnt from NY or EC i didnt give you a chance, took me some time to grow up to where i accepted it as a whole, if you make good music then you cool with me. When i visited Memphis those guys show me love and they were hip hop had they own style and sound and it was good music. They live hip-hop just like me but had they own down south flav repping they surroundings. True hipis a bying breed but as ong as i'm breathing i'm rep that true hip-hop.
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I put this as my video pick because of all the cameos. See the support Common,Nas, Rae, the list goes on and on.
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I don't know what this mess is now
ReplyDeleteIts just like we call it Mak...RAP...HipHop 4me is gone! Some guys still go in the studio and put it down...then they put it out and get raped in sales????WTH??? But this rap stuff goes platinum in 2wks.......man we all just gotta keep thet good stuff alive within our selves because relevant music (hiphop) means nada 2the youngins 2day...and that is a reflection on the kids 2day with their value on life...its the truth~G
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