How come there is a huge lack of black rage and problackness in rap music nowadays?

[Pier7]

Ya think its by design?

Ya think cause the fanbase of hip hop has grown?

Ya think its cause labels and the media aint trying to push that?

Or do you think its cause nikkas just aint trying to hear shyt that no more?

This thought came to me from that other thread about Pac's song out on bail, and you can clearly see and feel the anger of the disenfranchised in his performance, how come that rage and feeling is no longer here. Even with MC's like Cole and Kendrick, you always get the feeling that they are going at 30% rather than 100 and beyond like the numerous MC's of the past.

 

[Wild self]

It's by design. How else you see Public Enemy never getting mentioned by oldheads?

 

[3rdWorld]

Too many cacs now with their grubby hands all over every sector of hip-hop unlike in the past where they just observed and listened from a distance, so the Black artist's feel obligated to not offend them by speaking the obvious truth due to cacs close proximity to rap..

Ice Cube hung around cacs then would go in the studio and rip them apart no fukks given.

 

[Pier7]

so the Black artist's feel obligated to not offend them by speaking the obvious truth due to cacs close proximity to rap..

I think its a mix of this, plus this PC ass era that we are in right now. Labels aint gonna greenlight no radical racial shyt nowadays without some form of repercussions.

Which is odd to me, cause werent other races around back in the 90s as well where rap artists were letting it go on middle america? Cats like NWA and Pac n em still sold millions, so im assuming that other races were okay with the truth bombs they were dropping.

Or was it that black people actually supported our own back in the day, and we didnt have to worry about additional income from outside sources, thus giving us the creative freedom to spit some real shyt on the things going on in our race

 

[Wild self]

I think its a mix of this, plus this PC ass era that we are in right now. Labels aint gonna greenlight no radical racial shyt nowadays without some form of repercussions.

Which is odd to me, cause werent other races around back in the 90s as well where rap artists were letting it go on middle america? Cats like NWA and Pac n em still sold millions, so im assuming that other races were okay with the truth bombs they were dropping.

Or was it that black people actually supported our own back in the day, and we didnt have to worry about additional income from outside sources, thus giving us the creative freedom to spit some real shyt on the things going on in our race

That pro black radical shyt, was new to Black America in the form of a new art for (rap). Shock value in a non PC Era = $$$ to these record companies.

Now, these sponsorships and heavy emphasis on entrepreneurship, mean everyone play it safe.

 

[mortuus est]

i thought you guys said kendrick was the savior ?

king KOONTAH my arse

 

[Wild self]

i thought you guys said kendrick was the savior ?

king KOONTAH my arse

A lot of people downplay his message and act like being pro black never had a place in music.

They sitting on the legacies of Chuck D, James Brown, Ice Cube, and so on.

 

[Pier7]

i thought you guys said kendrick was the savior ?

king KOONTAH my arse

Scram chump

This is a serious topic, dont got time for no stan wars.

 

[DaddyTime]

Like someone else said in here...

We don't own the media outlets, we're at the mercy of others in that regard.

The revolution will not be televised

 

[wet landscapes]

a lot of popular rap nowadays is like a power fantasy rather than realistic or relatable depictions of life
rappers are giving the people what they wish for and not what they see

 

[arel]

Damn right... since killa kil hooked up w/ el p and stopped releasing the best hip hop this century, hip hop ain't had enough militant-ness

 

[Pier7]

Like someone else said in here...

We don't own the media outlets, we're at the mercy of others in that regard.

The revolution will not be televised

With the internet we should be hearing in rap more than ever, the youth needs to get our people's feelings out there. Problem is. Will the current rap fanbase get behind these type of songs?

Ross showed a flash of this brilliance on Black Dolla, these young rappers need to bite the financial bullet ailenate whatever hipster fanbase they could of accumulated and start spitting about what the fukk is going on.

 

[daboywonder2002]

afraid of being alienated by the label. Also rap has way more white fans now. Artists dont wanna lose that demographic. Guys like Krs 1 and Brother J from X clan could care less how many white fans they lost or gained? The point was DID THEIR MESSAGE GET ACROSS? WE gotta ask ourselves- what's more important. Your white fans or getting your message(the truth) out there?

 

[Pier7]

afraid of being alienated by the label. Also rap has way more white fans now. Artists dont wanna lose that demographic. Guys like Krs 1 and Brother J from X clan could care less how many white fans they lost or gained? The point was DID THEIR MESSAGE GET ACROSS? WE gotta ask ourselves- what's more important. Your white fans or getting your message(the truth) out there?

Real fukking talk.

I pray for the next generation of rap, pray these young nikkas can find a way to maintain a sustainable finical situation where they can create music, and be fearless with their message as well. These current rappers are p*ssy, straight up.

 

[3rdWorld]

I think its a mix of this, plus this PC ass era that we are in right now. Labels aint gonna greenlight no radical racial shyt nowadays without some form of repercussions.

Which is odd to me, cause werent other races around back in the 90s as well where rap artists were letting it go on middle america? Cats like NWA and Pac n em still sold millions, so im assuming that other races were okay with the truth bombs they were dropping.

Or was it that black people actually supported our own back in the day, and we didnt have to worry about additional income from outside sources, thus giving us the creative freedom to spit some real shyt on the things going on in our race

Pac had a few here and there but unlike Cube he couldnt get under the skin of Cacs with his lyrics and really piss them off..
Cube was called anti Semitic because he didn't fear the almighty Jew and went at them and their bullshyt any chance he got.

Dead Prez debut I was shocked was even given the green light for release because it was straight anti-cac. No major label would put out 'let's get free' today.
There's levels to this.
Kam, the Coup etc also had a nice perspective. I even recall an anti Asian store owner track but artist slips my mind.
Back then even the ignorant rappers would prove they are anything but ignorant by having one or two conscious tracks on the album to prove they are alive..now, nope.

We didn't stop feeling a certain way about Cacs etc, but over commercialization shut us up.
The falacy and lie that commercial rap brought races together hurt us long term by allowing cacs to get close and comfortable to the artist's, studios and recording process thus
blunting the razors edge and beginning the cac grand plan to take over hip hop. Its not easy for the average rapper to make conscious music with angst in a studio with alchemist and Cacs all over the place.