FeloniousMonk
Dont mind me..Im a azzhole
Rap is something you do..Hip Hop is something you live..
Let's Do Our Job As Hip-Hop fans to never let this become the new normal
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The D-List Vet
Being in a recommendation system.
How they find out?
I_Got_Da_Burna
Superstar
Author is correct...do actors write their own lines? NO...they go off a script. Without writers, Deniro and Pacino would be bums on the street.
2manyFCKNrappers
mentally i measure kilos
My homegirl had a YouTube channel where she would post freestyles over popular beats. She had a swagger like us freestyle and that shyt was crazy. I wasn't watching the BET awards that year but I remember she called me and told me that the nikka took her wholeeeee verse. She's not a liar and she's really good but I still wasn't sure if she was exaggerating. A few days later the clip of the cypher posts and I swear to god this rapper took her whole verse word for word. He changed one bar at the end to fit it for him because he was a guy. The crazy thing was that she was and still is a fan of his so she wasn't even mad she was kind of hype and flattered. She even took the video down. And I guess that's the mentality a lot of these ghost writers have. A lot of them are so star struck and happy that other famous people even like their work enough to use it. They're just satisfied with that and never say anything. But if I told you who this rapper was that stole her whole verse you'd be shocked. Just look at the cypher from 07 and take a guess. I don't want to name names at the moment because it would open another can of worms and distract everyone from the main issue.
WuDatWuDat
All Star
STFU p*ssy.
Name names or don't waste my time. fukking read that whole novel you wrote and not a single name.
Someone stole a whole song from me once, I just can't tell you who
As an artist who writes his own stuff and writes for others, I say there is nothing wrong with having Ghostwriters. The main reason I even wanted to do hip-hop is because of Dr. Dre & Puff Daddy and its no secret they did not write their own stuff. However, it was no secret their goal was to make classic songs, which is what they did. So as long as the outcome was classic, they did whatever it took to get there, including bringing in writers. More power to them. The only issue I have with the Drake/Meek situation is even tho I know Drake to be a master writer, it just wasn't made apparent that he reached out to others at any point in his career. It might come off as unnecessary but I put it in the same category of performance enhancement drugs for sports. If you gonna play with them, let everyone know so we can still respect you for your contributions to the game before hand. However, if there is an aura authenticity with your work and even a smudge touches it before you let it be known; your whole career can be called into question.
In every other genre they have singer/songwriter. In hip-hop Rapper usually means both. I guess now we have to separate the two in hip-hop like rapper/songwriter.
In every other genre they have singer/songwriter. In hip-hop Rapper usually means both. I guess now we have to separate the two in hip-hop like rapper/songwriter.
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FeloniousMonk
Dont mind me..Im a azzhole
8 years later?
If it didnt come out BACK THEN..why would it be a issue now.
See..yall PART of the problem, by letting that shyt slide..
2manyFCKNrappers
mentally i measure kilos
STFU p*ssy.
Name names or don't waste my time. fukking read that whole novel you wrote and not a single name.
Someone stole a whole song from me once, I just can't tell you who
bytch nikka?8 years later?
If it didnt come out BACK THEN..why would it be a issue now.
See..yall PART of the problem, by letting that shyt slide..
wasn't my verse
if she wanted to out him she could've. what the fukk i look like outing a nikka and then she doesn't want to post the video or admit it. if i say his name that ain't gonna do shyt. if my homegirl doesn't want the attention then she's never gonna tell what happened.
TrifeGod
Chasing The Dragon
She one of those dusty lookin chicks that always appears to have a busted lip
YeLovesBoston
Superstar
Disagree 100%.
Authentcity matters... at least it used to in rap.
Especially a nikka like Drake, who stays trying to front like he had to 'start from the bottom' w/ tough childhood and had to claw his way into the industry.
Like....
you were a teen actor on the #1 teen show in Canada, only dropped 3 mixtape and had a lil wayne co-sign and a team of ghost-writers behind you.Before this, Drake basically been the #1 rapper since like 2010 and you COULD put his reign up there w/ the greats? after this... nah
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Be intimidated by nikkas who listen to Drake brehs
FeloniousMonk
Dont mind me..Im a azzhole
WHat was the point of mentioning it then?
if she wanted to out him she could've. what the fukk i look like outing a nikka and then she doesn't want to post the video or admit it. if i say his name that ain't gonna do shyt. if my homegirl doesn't want the attention then she's never gonna tell what happened.
TO say artists bite other people shyt?
