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9/17/2009, 7:57 AM
Bob... Most of what I love in hip-hop happened 20 years ago, as well. (And those three bands, including Eric B. & Rakim and some others.) But I don't think that it's hip-hop's fault so much as a factor of my getting older. If you want to hear some newer stuff that you would like, check out the following: Outkast Gnarls Barkley D'Angelo and Kanye West Yeah, Kanye can be an ass, but Graduation is a freaking masterpiece. Brilliantly conceived and totally emotionally moving, if you're open to hearing some newer hip-hop. Also, IAC's own SLIMDOG is a helluva producer and works with some pretty good MCs.
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9/17/2009, 12:36 AM
I love Public Enemy De La Soul was great Tribe Called Quest All great. Yet all that I love in hip hop happened twenty years ago, and that is very strange...
9/16/2009, 11:53 PM
hip hop isn't overated as much as thug hop parenting your kids is underrated, and MTV is a shitty babysitter.
9/16/2009, 8:51 PM
I don't want to presume to speak for the trashman but maybe he or she thinks that this genre is considered more legitimate by the media and society than it should be.
9/16/2009, 8:46 PM
How is an entire GENRE of music "overrated"? Like rock, pop, classical, jazz, dub, or any other music, there is a ton that is outstanding, and -- yes -- a ton that does suck. You may not like hip-hop, but to call a whole genre "overrated" paints you into a corner and makes you come off as ignorant and closed-minded. But if you want to defend your position, just HOW is Hip-Hop "overrated"? Not trying to be confrontational, I'm just curious to your reasoning.