July 4, 2004

  • I'm realising more and more that I have quite the love/hate relationship with urban music. I mean, I'm watching "much vibe" and Jay-Z, Kanye West, and K-OS play, and I'm digin it. But then all of the suddon I get the new methodman song, and as much as I was a fan of Wu-Tang in the 38 chanbers days, he hasn't hanged his style even a little since then. Next is Cisha Chante, or however you spell that name; a song about how the guy she's dating is no longer a 'bad boy', and how she wants her 'thug' back...geez. Then comes 50-cent, with the intelectualy stimulation of another dance track. Holy shit, I'm starting to think this guy can't make anyhing else. He's buddies with Eminem, so I gave him the benifit of the doubt at first, but honestly, I think he just makes songs that sell and suck. This one, as you would never guess, features him and some other rapper (loyde banks I think) at a party dancing very closely with multiple scantily clad 'bitches', white waring an asortment of 'ice'. I think he may throw around some bills at one point, maybe even hold a glass of chanpagne.


    Something is definately lacking here. I must say though, since I have started paying attention to popular urban music again I've noticed a definate shift from the sort of thing I was describing into two differant, and positive directions. One is pure creativity. This is exemplified in such groups at the Black Eyed Peas, and Outcast. Both of them have been pushing the creative limits in hip-hop and making exelent music because of it. The other direction is to a deeper lyric. People such as Kanye West, and K-OS show this one. I like it, honestly, I think it's this stuff that got me listening to rap again. The admitedly more underground KRS-One made the first secular rap album I perchesed in years.


    Haha, I was about to go onto another related topic, but I think I'll cut it off here. After all, I don't think anyone who reads this actualy listens to hip-hop, haha. Oh well.

Comments (2)

  • andrea and i listen to 50 cent all the time!! in da clubbbb..

    haha, no seriously, we do. we have a special playlist with him, ludacris, lil kim, kelis (milkshake song!!), and chingy. and then there's ICP's homies in there as well.

    and don't cut your entries short because we may not listen to hip hop.. it's things like these that make us learn, appreciate, and experience some good in other cultures. i mean, at first i was like "oh man.. not another muchmusic entry..and oh man.. now he's watching much vibe.." but then it changed to "hmm this is kinda cool.. he's searching for the good stuff amidst the bling bling and sex-driven dolla' signs.

    enlighten us, aron. make us leave our comfort zones for 5 minutes to read an entry on hip hop.

  • definitely left my comfort zone.. haha :P but yeah, don't cut your posts short..

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