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yo i skimmed through what you wrote, and in my opinion you seem to be talking mainly about the upsurgence of 'gangsta' rap, and the fact that alot of it is fake ghetto bullshit, but to say your gonna give up on rap because of that is fucking pointless, i mean their is alot of other rap out their, ppl new and old who dont try to be gangsta ppl who just keep it real to themselves, i mean take a look at jay-z kindome come, nas-hip hop is dead, termanology, fort minor, mos def, common, kanye, talib kweli, lupe fiasco, dilated ppls, the Wu Tang Clan, Jin, Redman. none of them are trying to tie into this gangsta bullshit that is bought up by white suburban ghetto wannabe kids.
Dont get me wrong i love gansta rap i love rap of all forms, but in my eyes it goes like this, as rap becomes more popular and more mainstream you will get alot more ppl coming out and just doing what sells simply because their is money in it, that is what has happened with every music genre that was ever popular in the mainstream. All that means to me is that you have to look a little harder to find the hip hop that is still inspirational.
And if you are looking for some good gangsta rap, then here are a couple things to check out
ice cubes latest album cos he is the original gangsta and he definately keeps it street
Bishop Lamint, Dre's latest prodigy
also check up british hip hop like dizzee rascal, sway, baby blue, kano, lethal bizzle, skinnyman. with uk hip hop is relatively new and isnt really very mainstream so as a result uk rappers havent bought into the commercialism yet and are thus still staying true to themselves and their art
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