USNinc said:
90% of all Hip Hop artists are crap but they're on a hot label or know the right people.
I'm a fan of more underground Hip Hop or just flat out old school hardcore.
The original stuff that actually had some meaning to it.
While I don't agree with the percentage, I agree with your comments about old school hip-hop/rap.
I've argued
ad nauseum in defence of hip-hop on previous threads, so some of you will know my position.
I'm for rap that promotes friendship and spirituality, as opposed to sex and money, which are the staple of mainstream rap songs. I'm not in favour of a music genre that promotes negative sterotyping of women or glorification of criminal lifestyles. Unfortunately for hip-hop at present, the awful (but catchy) mainstream crap sells and has a bigger appeal, thanks to the backing of major music labels.
But stating
all hip-hop is bad is a lazy response, imo. I have my dislike of certain artists in other music genres - but I wouldn't make the mistake of assuming that said artists represented the entire genre.