Comments on: An Alternative to Lil Wayne and the Sad State of Popular Hip Hop Music

By: Lil Wayne: o protótipo do artista do século XXI? | Remixtures

Lil Wayne: o protótipo do artista do século XXI? | Remixtures — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:58:32 +0000

[...] Wayne não deixa absolutamente ninguém indiferente: ele é amado por uns e detestado por outros, como ele próprio refere em “Love Me or Hate Me”, uma das cinco músicas [...]

By: squashed

squashed — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:02:48 +0000

Unless by R&B, one refer to "singing/commonly known R&B song construction, I think even if most hip-hop group want to escape R&B influence, they can't do it. Probably work will sound like autochre with rhyhm,. No blues, no gospel, no popular beat pattern. Or probably like free jazz/beat poet except with different background music. Almost all best selling hip-hop are sampling popular R&B tunes. Guru Feat. Erykah Badu - Plenty (audio) Bob McFadden And Dor Brunswick 45: THE BEAT GENERATION The History of Hip Hop (part 1) 1979 - 1988

By: Commodus The Beatmaker

Commodus The Beatmaker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:17:28 +0000

Lil Wayne is garbage.

By: First Dark

First Dark — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:20:21 +0000

There need to be more posts about this topic around the blogosphere, not to mention more hip-hop posts PERIOD on independent/alternative music blogs. However, I must agree with those who think Lil Wayne is far more interesting than most other popular mainstream rappers these days (like those mentioned), though still a valid starting point for the topic. That said, what about the real NEW alt rappers for the new millennium, e.g. Subtitle and Cadence Weapon? I’ve never been more pumped up by an emcee than when I saw Cadence Weapon live for the first time. That was the show that proved to me through and through that Hip-Hop isn’t dead (just on life support). I hadn’t heard of ShinSight Trio though, good stuff!

stclown ~ I’m very disappointed that you brought R&B into the mix so bluntly as though it isn’t in almost the same exact situation as Rap/Hip-Hop. I know it’s both mainstream and ‘Rhythm & Bullshit’ (or more technically, Neo-Soul, which is a sub-genre of R&B) but you might still be able to tolerate Erykah Badu’s new album. Would the Hip-Hop producers on there be considered sell-outs too? And I can’t help but shake the feeling that De La Soul have had R&B choruses on a couple of their albums… Perhaps you just need to specify which area of R&B you’re attacking though.

+ DOOM, all capitals :P

By: sonic_synesthesia

sonic_synesthesia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:33:42 +0000

nice list as always but i agree with the assertion that wayne has the potential that just needs streamlining, meaning, focus, and a message … also where’s the immortal technique?

By: RT

RT — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:20 +0000

MF Doom!

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:58:59 +0000

Yeah, they’re all stronger lyrically, they just sound like they’re reading poems. I disagree on the beats, though.

By: stclown

stclown — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:05 +0000

Thanks for the feedback kids, and hey whats good phil. you punk. anyway, ill check out some blue scholars and atmosphere, and hey, i have a soft spot for lil wayne, i happen to think a milli is awesome. The fact of the matter is, most of his beats are the same trunk rattling garbage that I could make on my computer right now. And aside from the production problems, alot of his songs have the same lyrical content of ‘bitches ain’t shit’ and ‘make money’ which has been done in Criminal Minded and The Chronic years ago. Wait 5 years, see where Lil Wayne’s at, then we shall see. And any serious rapper who dips into R & B is a sellout, as De la Soul once said- it’s Rhythm and Bullshit.
And one more thing on this ramble- Russell, you obviously did not listen to Nine Double Em by Brother Ali, that song is heart-wrenching. Lil Wayne only feels like he’s dying cause he does too much ecstasy.