RAP - ******s Attempting Poetry?

[FlyingJesus]

You rap ?

Nah I wouldn't embarrass myself trying to actually rap, I just write a lot of rap lyrics

but yeah, this little debate sounds alot like the stuff said by Jay-Z in his latest track, which I love btw. not neccessarily for it's meaning, as I'm not involved enough in rap to form an opinion.

DOA? I hate that track lol but the message of it is true, autotone is killing hiphop

Although I'm not the biggest fan of Tupac there is no doubt he was a phenomenal lyricist, way ahead of his time imo.

I agree definitely, I'm not a Tupac fan but there's no denying his talent. That's one big problem with any rap debate (or any musical debate really) - people mistake not liking a certain type of music for it being talentless

[le harry]

I have never understood anyone who said Lil Wayne is a good lyricist, let alone the best. It really is beyond me... he does "in rhyming" (more than one rhyme in a line) but so do I, and he hardly puts any decent metaphor into his work, it just makes no sense how people can claim he's the best around. Scarface is one of the best around lyrically at the moment but I can't stand his voice so it's wasted on me

TOUGHER THAN NIGERIAN HAIR.

[FlyingJesus]

Point in case

[Jippz]

Rap in America was good in the old days of hip hop and soul when it meant something. Look into Gil Scott Heron, he's my personal favourite rap and soul artist. In regards to modern day, Scroobius Pip's spoken word poetry qualifies as rap i'd say. And pretty mindblowing rap at that.

[Middlesbrough]

It's a somewhat mixed topic for me, their are numerous different rappers but I would like to point out Eminem as somebody who raps about life, not about the he *Removed* up his *Removed* and banged his *****, while taking LSD or some pisstake like that, Eminems the only real rapper that I find interest in, I'm more of an indie/rock person but Eminem does appeal to me.



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