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I remember back in the day, the main thesis in hip hop was "not going pop"
There were so many songs with same message that hip hop is not pop.
For example,
Tribe - Check the Rhyme ("rap is not pop if you call it that then stop")
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State Intro ("It might blow up but it won't go pop")
3rd Bass - Pop Goes the Wiesel, Gas Face
EPMD - Crossover
......and so many others
Artists were so concerned about Rap not becoming a pop music sub-genre, which mainstream rap has become today.
So what do you think, if any, is today's main theme/message in hip hop?
It seems it's more about "get your money at all costs" these days.
There were so many songs with same message that hip hop is not pop.
For example,
Tribe - Check the Rhyme ("rap is not pop if you call it that then stop")
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State Intro ("It might blow up but it won't go pop")
3rd Bass - Pop Goes the Wiesel, Gas Face
EPMD - Crossover
......and so many others
Artists were so concerned about Rap not becoming a pop music sub-genre, which mainstream rap has become today.
So what do you think, if any, is today's main theme/message in hip hop?
It seems it's more about "get your money at all costs" these days.