dumbest comment of the year goes tooooo....
so if a rapper uses that concept and ISN'T alluding to the nation then what?
it's still in the context of hip-hop.
i'm sorry man that was really dumb
And I'm sorry you have no insight nique...
In your poor attempt at humor I'll provide some clarity for you regarding the ideology that Kanye is influenced by.
If a rapper uses the concept, and does not refer to the nation it means nothing to a person not familiar with the terminology. That would mean you nique, and due to not having understanding, you feel as if Kanye is simply going off of instinct when he mysteriously comes out and refers to himself as a God. That's not entirely accurate because Rakim, members of the Wu, and a host of rappers in the late 80s to 90s would infuse 5% lingo into their rhyme scheme. More often than not, this was not some rapper putting up a front, and saying something for shock value, but they would actually give you substance behind what is being said, as much as they could through their songs. So in the context of hip hop, it is unique to the nation, because the first rappers to even rap about the gods and earths were influenced, and some even members of the 5% nation.
So again nique, in the
context of hip hop, it is unique to the nation, and minus it's ideological influence rappers probably would not have touched on topics which stem from the teachings itself. Meaning that I would not have heard a rapper calling himself a God, a la Raekwon or Ghost if those rappers were not in some way ingrained in the teachings themselves. Now in regards to Kanye referring to himself as a God, there's nothing wrong with it per se, but it's been touched on before by rappers who are 10x's better at articulating an idea.
Oh really? Because everyone in Hip-hop has to have a 5%er view of the universe?
Or because 5%ers founded hip-hop on the idea of how everything relates to supreme mathematics and such and everyone who comes after has to pay homage to their philosophy/theology?
Because I don't get what you're saying.
Unique thoughts contrary to what you believe/expect are forbidden?
Prior to any five percenter getting on the mic and rhyming you never heard a rapper referring to himself, or those around him as a God. The 5% ideology has influenced hip hop since forerunners such as Rakim, and members of the Wu started to make it fashionable so to speak.
You really lack understanding if you think Kanye is somehow speaking on something that hasn't been touched on before, more so by rappers who I consider much better than Kanye.
Unique thoughts contrary to what you believe/expect are forbidden...
Mind blown.
Please break that down for me, and explain how in the context of hip hop, the nation did not have an overwhelming bearing on what a rapper brought to light, e.g., calling himself a God?
