I will say, I was upset i went to a Roots concert a few years back and these cats played like 2-3 of their classics the rest was interpolations of popular songs like they were riffing on Fallon
Hip-Hop elitists told me The Roots were "real Hip-Hop"
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But that's exactly what Thought is on those albums along with themWithout thought they just some bougie philly niccas
Does real hip hop never not mean boring
Smokin hydroponic, blowin out my nose
Big block alligators, diamond rocks and gold
I knew the bytch was bout when she took off her clothes
I be ridin foreign cars and fukkin top notch hoes
I don’t trust anybody who used the term “real hip hop” and isn’t being sarcastic. So many cacs use that term to describe they’re favorite, Eminem too 
“How do you listen to that mumble crap bro, Logic and Joyner Lucas is real rap”
“How do you listen to that mumble crap bro, Logic and Joyner Lucas is real rap”
In the 90s real hip hop was a commonplace and serious term. Hip hop had artistic integrity back then.I don’t trust anybody who used the term “real hip hop” and isn’t being sarcastic. So many cacs use that term to describe they’re favorite, Eminem too
“How do you listen to that mumble crap bro, Logic and Joyner Lucas is real rap”
There was no artistic integrity. They was doing whatever to find a way out the hood and chose rap. Biggie did a song with RA the rugged man just for a bag and he hated his music. He didn’t give af about artistic integrity
Great band but slightly overrated in certain circles with a good, if inconsistent, catalog
They benefited from being fairly visible at the turn of the millennium, and with ?uestlove becoming one of the first celebrity bloggers/taste makers. The Jay connection that ?uest pushed helped keep them in the mainstream eye as well
They're reputation as a live band, with an elite MC (Thought) and an outspoken music historian drummer (?uest), in addition to their connection to the Backpacker scene, and them being on a major label kinda pushed them forward
They benefited from being fairly visible at the turn of the millennium, and with ?uestlove becoming one of the first celebrity bloggers/taste makers. The Jay connection that ?uest pushed helped keep them in the mainstream eye as well
They're reputation as a live band, with an elite MC (Thought) and an outspoken music historian drummer (?uest), in addition to their connection to the Backpacker scene, and them being on a major label kinda pushed them forward
Roots bump. Doesn't matter if some goofy "real hip hop boom bap" who hate black people say so
How old are you?
Biggie wanted to drop Machine Gun Funk as his first single and had to be talked into his whole image by Puffy, not to mention going with Juicy as the first single.
Artistic integrity was absolutely a thing in the 90s.
OGBIGBOY187
Superstar
That Don't Say Nothing track is the only one I like from them
keep it a brick i'm always a little bit uncomfortable with the real hip hop label. maybe because i notice that dope artists like UGK, Three Six, Do Or Die, Twista & Killa Cam are never really put in that category. kind of a regional thing but mostly a sub genre thing. like for instance Mystikal & Jay Elec from the same city but only one gets classified as real hip hop and yall know who
anyway i LOVE The Roots b i ain't even gon hold you
All them artists are real hip hop. Cuz they actually saying real shyt. People like lil yachty and lil uzi vert are not hip hop.
Clayton Endicott
Superstar
One of the coldest hooks I've heardSmokin hydroponic, blowin out my nose
Big block alligators, diamond rocks and gold
I knew the bytch was bout when she took off her clothes
I be ridin foreign cars and fukkin top notch hoes
MurderToCassette
Sa Da Tay
Feels like I’m back in the early 00’s message board days. Why are we arguing this shyt still? 