You hold the culture very dear to your heart.
But, nope I separate the culture from the commercial entertainment aspect.
Your argument is culture vs commerce.
Yet you only see rap music through the culture and grassroots paradigm.
When there are people who really give 2 shyts about being grassroots and culturely aware whilst the man is giving out record deals.
Yeah 2ndIINone where wack as rappers...but who was listening to them for their skills?
D12 was wack to and sold ONLY because of Marshall...grassroots or not.
Yeah..call that shyt Bizzarre was doing hip hop if you want too..
If you rap for the culture..Tell rappers do shows for free and keep a day job or start a non profit instead of trying to get a record deal...but cats wanna get put on.
At the end of the day, everybody has a critic.
If Quik never became, popular and remained mediocre we wouldnt be having this convo.
Yet due to the fact the West was the commercial focus, Quik found a niche.
So now from your perspective Quik was the epitome for the wack crew concept out the West?
Wait..so because West Coast Gangsta Rap took over..groups arent culturally accepted?
But you discredit and overlook crews like:
The Rhyme Syndicate who was well out before Quik/Hi C/2ndIiNone.
Lootpack
The Likwid Crew
Jurassic 5
Pharcyde
Quannum Projects
etc..
Have your own opinion and calls it facts, brehs.