Intro

"I'm a venereal disease like a menstrual bleed"

Hard to believe that this is what hip hop has come to these days. What was once a music genre that had messages and actually made you think, has now become a genre where all you need to do to get air play is put mediocre lyrics about how many people you've killed, how many bitches you've fucked, or corny ass punch lines that make zero sense like the Lil Wayne line you see above from his unexplainably popular song, A Milli. Honestly, can anybody tell me when the fuck a period became a fucking vd? I must have missed that memo. Just take this and put it over a beat that people can dance to, and you got yourself a hit single. Being able to emcee used to be a very hard skill to do. Now, any clown seems like he can get on. While the good ones are all stuck in the underground.

Nas' dope rhymes, flow, creative lyrics and amazing story telling has been taken over recently by Lil Wayne's corny lyrics, annoying voice, and horrible flow. Rakim's innovated and influence in rap is being shot down by these bubble gum rappers like Yung Joc. All the things KRS helped rap become have taken a back seat to these bullshit songs by Souljah Bitch....er, I mean Boy, that focus more on the dance moves than the actual real lyrics.

And it goes deeper than emcees. Producers have become more and more pathetic. You have no idea how many lists I've seen on the internet that have producers like Timbaland, Neptunes, Lil Jon, and Kanye, ranked ahead of producers like DJ Premier, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Hi-Tek, Large Professor, Marley Marl, etc. If you don't know who these guys are, I suggest you do your homework.

I'm not attacking you. I myself used to listen to bullshit rap. My favorite rapper up until 2 years ago was Lil Wayne. However, that all changed when some of my friends introduced me to real hip hop. I have not looked back since. And to return the favor, I am going to try my best to educate others about the beauty of hip hop, and the ugliness of the hip pop bullshit that has been replacing the real hip hop in the mainstream recently.

So, if you have a closed mind and enjoy listening to Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, that's your preference. If you, however, want to learn more about the beauty of hip hop, both underground and old school, then this blog is for you, my friend.

Until my next post, here's a little song that I'm sure a lot of people have heard, but it is my favorite song ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewdZzLP6Bk