R&B and Soul is the secret kryptonite to Hip Hop culture vultures

[1986]

I fell in love with hiphop before R&B and soul but I fell in love with those two genres (and funk as well) thanks to the countless samples used throughout hiphop history. I know my shyt for real. You gotta appreciate and acknowledge the roots of this culture.

 

[1-8-7-Skillz]

Im only 20 years old so I discovered all the great old music through hip hop where they were sampled.
But its some of my favorite music, even tho I only discovered it later on

 

[Breh Obama]

Remember when Hip Hop people and R&B people were drastically different?

Hip hop was the thorough people and the R&B people didn't curse or smoke or any of that shyt. R&B dudes were sensual and shyt

Now EVERYONE is just ignant ratchet mfs

 

[CrushedGroove]

I remember Rome had one good song and my mom's wore that shyt out. "Every time I see your face it makes me wanna sing and every time I think about your love it drives me craaazaayyyy"

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

The industry doing away with R&B because cacs can't emulate it. Hip Hop is the only black music cacs can emulate as it requires no actual singing talent.

 

[CrushedGroove]

My favorite summer jam is still "Before I let Go". It just does something to you.

 

[Kingshango]

%100 agree with OP.

 

[RammerJammer]

The industry doing away with R&B because cacs can't emulate it. Hip Hop is the only black music cacs can emulate as it requires no actual singing talent.

And even then I don't feel the authenticity or the soul from a Post Malone or an Iggy Azalea. They just reek of fake to me.

 

[Patrick Kane]

Great thread OP

Love the breakdown

All facts spoken

 

[RammerJammer]

Let me put y'all on to some Southern Soul while I'm at it.

 

[3rdWorld]

Edit

 

[lurker emeritus]

two things:

1. hip hop would often take a cue from the soul forefathers. at one time james brown was a source of heavy influence, then the isley bros, on into the 80s/NJS/etc so on and so forth. but somewhere along the way, popular "hip hop and r&b" started to blend and the lines became blurred, and in some cases, the roles reversed. where's the soul, is this hip hop or ritualistic chanting? that's when i became disconnected, as it had started sounding soulless, lifeless, dead - the cause, self-cannibalism, feeding off itself, due to the intrinsic life force being abandoned (not just sampling, but overall influence).

2. never rocked with people like eminem, big picture wise, because of the fallout, because people like this...

you dont have to be and rnb/ soul head to get hiphop smh, if thats what youre into then kool , we all different people and like different sounds

inb4shutupcac

...eventually/inevitably come in and start trying to redefine sh!t. "and that's what makes it hip hop"

ass nikkas.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Spot on

shyt is the calling card for 90s NYC "real hip hop son!" obsessed Wu-nerd middle aged cac rap hobbyists

 

[3rdWorld]

I hear more and more amazing RnB and Soul gems from the 70s and 80s than I do new hip hop..haven't bothered with hip hop much for a decade now. I feel its more about drama than art.
Right now I'm studying Renee and Angela

 

[BK The Great]

Old school R&B might be better than most of the new music right now, at least it's original. Stuff like this never gets old.