Last song on the radio that had an actual MESSAGE?

[CrimsonTider]

Pop music is not where children should be getting their "messages" in the first place..people listen to the radio to be entertained...in the modern era of popular music (60's onward), I'd venture to say that something approaching 90% of all popular songs in radio rotation have been either fairly shallow tracks about relationships (sappy love songs, or ballads, tales of love gone bad, i'm gonna make sweet love to you woman blah blah blah) or dance/party music...I guarantee you any song you have in head as an example of how prevalent "message" music was on the radio in eras previous are cherry picked classics that were as rare as Nas' Daughters...lost in a sea of "baby baby" or "get down and boogie" songs from back in the day

Like here's a list of songs that were popping some random week like 30 years ago

Anyone want to point the abundance of songs with a "message"

KhrysX?

You know the OP is one of those hiphop in the 90s>>>> life kind of nerds

 

[director_of_bands]

Pop music is not where children should be getting their "messages" in the first place..people listen to the radio to be entertained...in the modern era of popular music (60's onward), I'd venture to say that something approaching 90% of all popular songs in radio rotation have been either fairly shallow tracks about relationships (sappy love songs, or ballads, tales of love gone bad, i'm gonna make sweet love to you woman blah blah blah) or dance/party music...I guarantee you any song you have in head as an example of how prevalent "message" music was on the radio in eras previous are cherry picked classics that were as rare as Nas' Daughters...lost in a sea of "baby baby" or "get down and boogie" songs from back in the day

Like here's a list of songs that were popping some random week like 30 years ago

Anyone want to point the abundance of songs with a "message"

good point but the negative messages are clearly coming across in a more blatant manner in today's music

 

[ROFL_GUY]

KhrysX?

You know the OP is one of those hiphop in the 90s>>>> life kind of nerds

hip hop any time before 2009 >>>>>

they actually used to play HIP-HOP.. on the radio

nw on the "HIP-HOP" station we got katy perry.. justin beiber etc.... on the fukkIN HIP-HOP STATION....


the "hip-hop" they play now is its not even hip-hop.. its rnb/pop.. every "rap" song has a RnB hook EVERYONE!>..

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

hip hop any time before 2009 >>>>>

they actually used to play HIP-HOP.. on the radio

nw on the "HIP-HOP" station we got katy perry.. justin beiber etc.... on the fukkIN HIP-HOP STATION....


the "hip-hop" they play now is its not even hip-hop.. its rnb/pop.. every "rap" song has a RnB hook EVERYONE!>..

Cats been doing that though forever though... from LL to Ja Rule to Saigon...

 

[h2o_proof]

I remember Kanye had a slew of them several years back( Jesus Walks, All Falls Down, Talib's Get By, DP's This Way, etc.), but when you think about it, positive songs are just as gimmicky as 'negative' ones.

The best songs are the ones you find your own meaning in, unfortunately those typically don't fit into the format of radio.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

Cats been doing that though forever though... from LL to Ja Rule to Saigon...

true but not EVERY RAPPER.. on EVERy song...

rappers aernt "artist" anymore they dont write hooks and cant complete a "hit" song without a rnb ft... there simply rappers... filling up space till the rnb hook comes in



can you name 5 songs in the last 5yrs that have benn hip-hop songs that have reached the top 10 without a RNb ft?

only ones i can think of

not afraid
black & yellow
n*ggas in paris

 

[newworldafro]

the last major song with a message as far as I can remember ON THE RADIO ..there have been a few more mixed in there....but as you can see, a bunch of hip hop heads can barely think of any

Nas - "I Know I Can"



which is sad.....almost 10 year ago.......

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

true but not EVERY RAPPER.. on EVERy song...

rappers aernt "artist" anymore they dont write hooks and cant complete a "hit" song without a rnb ft... there simply rappers... filling up space till the rnb hook comes in



can you name 5 songs in the last 5yrs that have benn hip-hop songs that have reached the top 10 without a RNb ft?

only ones i can think of

not afraid
black & yellow
n*ggas in paris

True but I really can't think of a time outside of the Lil' Jon Era where there were more rap songs that made into the Top 10 Billboard without an R&B Hook...

In the last couple years though, Top 10...


A Milli
Rack City
A$$
Not Afraid
Day & Night
Strange Clouds
Crank Dat
Right Above It
I'm On One
Crack A Bottle
Forever
6 Foot 7
Look At Me Now (Classified As Rap, Has A Rap Hook)
Black & Yellow
nikkaz In Paris

It's always been tough to crack Billboard without a "Mass Appealing" Single... Lupe had to learn that the hard way. But I see what you're saying... I just don't think it'll ever happen because it's never been like that outside of when Crunk Music was blowing up...

 

[Long Live The Kane]

KhrysX?

yup

 

[ROFL_GUY]

True but I really can't think of a time outside of the Lil' Jon Era where there were more rap songs that made into the Top 10 Billboard without an R&B Hook...

In the last couple years though, Top 10...


A Milli
Rack City
A$$
Not Afraid
Day & Night
Strange Clouds
Crank Dat
Right Above It
I'm On One
Crack A Bottle
Forever
6 Foot 7
Look At Me Now (Classified As Rap, Has A Rap Hook)
Black & Yellow
nikkaz In Paris

It's always been tough to crack Billboard without a "Mass Appealing" Single... Lupe had to learn that the hard way. But I see what you're saying... I just don't think it'll ever happen because it's never been like that outside of when Crunk Music was blowing up...

true

 

[Sad Bunny]

Lil Wayne:

How to Love and Mirror

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

you nikkas used to listen to the radio to get inspiration for ur daily life??

 

[ROFL_GUY]

you nikkas used to listen to the radio to get inspiration for ur daily life??

looks @ location

re-reads post

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[Harry B]

Coles Nobody's perfect and Lost Ones, Nas's Daughters, Wale Ambition and more.

But there are only so many "messages", most of them are corny, leave that shyt to the politicians cause most of these "message" rappers ain't really that "enlightened" or smart.

Stories and narrating real shyt is often >>> messages.