Hip-Hop elitists told me The Roots were "real Hip-Hop"

[JKO123]

Talented dudes

but boring as artist

I feel this way about OutKast too besides certain records

 

[mobbinfms]

So the one hip hop group that we’re apply artistic integrity standards to now is the Roots?
I haven’t heard the term “sell out” in a really long time because hip hop lost the battle for artistic integrity starting around 97.

 

[DoomzdayzV]

I agree....I like Clones and DIstorition to Static, thats it....2 songs out of like 50 albums.

Plus imagine a group like public enemy or wu tang playing interludes for jimmy fallon as a full time gig...smh

 

[TinFoilSnapBack]

Some of y'all just ain't used to hearing actual musicianship.

They have the best live show, too. When I lived in Philly, I saw them several times.

 

[mobbinfms]

It's ironic because UGK (well, just Pimp C) dissed the Roots' "What They Do" and pretty much backpackers and purists basically saying "ya'll can have ya'll real Hip Hop, we make Country rap tunes".

Which is ironic since What They Do was more a shot at Biggie/Junior Mafia and the Jiggy shyt coming out the East Coast.



Pimp went off though

 

[Art Barr]

Some of y'all just ain't used to hearing actual musicianship.

They have the best live show, too. When I lived in Philly, I saw them several times.

No they do not.
plus they are fukkin sellouts and biters from the highest classically trained pretentious art school.
when all the nikkaz in that band.
like the gay fakkit with special k from breaking.

fukk the roots.

they are the sellouts and do not believe nuffin they ever talembout.



fukk the roots.



art barr

 

[Art Barr]

I agree....I like Clones and DIstorition to Static, thats it....2 songs out of like 50 albums.

Plus imagine a group like public enemy or wu tang playing interludes for jimmy fallon as a full time gig...smh

man there only record is distortion to static.
rest of their shyt is simp tales and leaning on kedar masenberg artists.
to the Philly rnb underground singers from Jill Scott to pink.

nikkaz hopefully not giving passes to the roots of all people.




art barr

 

[boskey]

So the one hip hop group that we’re apply artistic integrity standards to now is the Roots?
I haven’t heard the term “sell out” in a really long time because hip hop lost the battle for artistic integrity starting around 97.

This whole thread smells like Ecko Unlimited.

When is the last time someone told you The Roots were “real hip hop” ? 2003?

You old posters need to let these old arguments go.

 

[Carlton Banks]

This whole thread smells like Ecko Unlimited.

When is the last time someone told you The Roots were “real hip hop” ? 2003?

You old posters need to let these old arguments go.

Hip-Hop elitists told me The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli were real hip-hop and better than everything that's on the radio

 

[boskey]

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[erker]

Big Roots fan and the last couple of joints haven't resonated with me as much as the previous. Everything up to HIGO was my shyt. And Thought is Top 10 skillwise.

As far as "they", the only consistent members are Thought and Questlove. Losing Malik full time, Rahzel, Len Hubbard, and Kamal kinda sucked though. Lost their "soul". Dice still my nikka and is a good change up on the studio albums.

And they are mainstream now with the Tonight Show. Hoping their next album will be good though, but without the earlier core members, it'll never be what it once was.

You didn't like Undun?

That's one of their best works in my opinion.

 

[mr. smoke weed]

So the one hip hop group that we’re apply artistic integrity standards to now is the Roots?
I haven’t heard the term “sell out” in a really long time because hip hop lost the battle for artistic integrity starting around 97.

Rap EMBRACES sell outs. fukking Drake has been Mr. Rap for like 7 years

These cats are lost

 

[mr. smoke weed]

I agree....I like Clones and DIstorition to Static, thats it....2 songs out of like 50 albums.

Plus imagine a group like public enemy or wu tang playing interludes for jimmy fallon as a full time gig...smh

What's wrong with the Roots playing for Jimmy Fallon?

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Hip-Hop elitists told me The Roots, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli were real hip-hop and better than everything that's on the radio

Why o why do most posters care so much about what other people think?

 

[Zero]

They discography is real up and down

Roots got albums I think are classic and then albums I don't like at all

This. And I wouldn't advise listenin to them all at once because they tend to blend together after a while.