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    Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop

    Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die

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    The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

    Once-Cool Rapper: Selling Out Is All About The Music

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    Image of Albert Samuel Albert Samuel
    09/24/09

    In reply to Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop
    Eh... Bullshit, Gangsta rap has been dead since the mid 90's when Tupac died. Gangsta rap was mainly a 90's L.A. thing,with Newyork and the midwest always being the conscious source with A Tribe Called Quest, Common(ha!), De La Soul, and more. When West Coast died, and then New York thrived for the rest of the 90's decade, and the ironic thing is with the 90's East Coast Conscious/Party, and West Coast Gangsta/Party, the west coast falling off spurred more conscious alternative self aware rappers in West coast.

    But back to the topic. Bling rap isn't dead, it just got replaced by wimp rap more suited for suburban kids(Kudi, Degrassi Drake, Kanye) which is all still about cars, money, and hoes with the exclusion of violence and drugs. In the case of Kid Cudi it's a different story... and I'm not getting into that, buy his album(Real good, no money, cars and hoes)

    Hip-Hop is dead, and it has been reared it's head in that dead zone, by becoming pop, with Drake being touted as it's recent savior I fear for the genre but await it's death. Even KRS1 said the shit is dead, take it of the life support, and explore other genres.
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    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    09/24/09

    @Albert Samuel:
    You're not necessarily wrong, but I'm not sure I completely agree.

    The fact is that hip-hop has ALWAYS had both the gangsta side and the conscious/backpacker side... In the 90s when NY was producing De La and Tribe, there was also a TON of hardcore acts from the east coast. Mobb Deep, MOP, The Firm, The LOX, Naughty By Nature, Flipmode, etc.

    I will say though that today's Atlanta sound is pretty much 100% thugged out.
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    09/24/09

    In reply to Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop
    hey, i love obama as much as the next liberal/rapper...but wasn't gangsta rap out of style in the late 90s?? i grew up in the South Bronx and i think so....
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    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    09/24/09

    In reply to Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop
    The only reason why some of the rappers aren't hollering about their rims/cars/money is because that type of music stopped selling. It has nothing to do with Obama.

    What's more interesting is how hip-hop and the related genres simply aren't as bright, funny or as funky as it used to be. In a way I think a good part of the genre is gone but nothing else is ready to take its place.
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    Image of JEMathews JEMathews
    09/23/09

    In reply to Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop
    Not every occasion is deserving of snark. This is just a throwaway opinion that's just interesting enough to garner a yell over the cubicle wall.

    Putting it up here instead gets comments like Mount_Prion's, where (I'm assuming) blogreaders with somewhat less illustrious rap careers can fling some poo at a decent human being who happens to have sold some records and dated Erykah Badu.

    Give it a rest every once in a while.
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    shostakobitch promoted this comment homovegetarian approved this comment JEMathews was starred JEMathews was unstarred
    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    09/24/09

    @JEMathews: can you keep it down? i'm trying to play nba 2k7 in my lincoln navigator while listening to my zune and cleaning the shit out of my gap pants. bling y'all!
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    Image of homovegetarian homovegetarian
    09/24/09

    @JEMathews: obama is just an idea some white people have. he and his family have had no actual impact on contemporary black culture or experience. obviously, duh.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    09/23/09

    In reply to Common: Obama Single-Handedly Transformed Hip-Hop
    Eh, the gangster thing has just gotten old and boring. Like Common.
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    Image of priestess priestess
    06/19/09

    In reply to Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die
    I didn't know outspoken was a bad thing for a woman to be.
    Duly noted.
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    Image of Richard Lawson Richard Lawson
    06/19/09

    @priestess: Oh come off it. That was not the implication whatsoever.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    06/19/09

    In reply to Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die
    Richard, just so you know, to a young Spirit Fingers Shelly Duvall and Robin Williams in Popeye was just about the best thing ever. Someone I know, maybe perhaps, has the movie soundtrack on freakin vinyl! (Shut up youth with your iPoding doohickeys. Vinyl with scratches, and skipped lyrics, and a penny on the arm! Classic.)


    This person would totally pay to see it on Broadway. Twice! It was simply divine.

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    Image of Sproing Sproing
    06/19/09

    @Spirit Fingers: He's large ...
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    06/19/09

    @Sproing: Background of giggling girls: Large...
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    06/19/09

    In reply to Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die
    Not to be against rappers but they are always a sign of a bad movie. There should be a capper on how manny rapper/actors there are in the industry.
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    Image of Xenu Warrior God Xenu Warrior God
    06/19/09

    In reply to Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die
    Katherine Heigl looks almost human with long hair.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    06/19/09

    @Xenu Warrior God: she often seems to look like this, however:


    [images.hollywoodgrind.com:9000]

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    Image of easternsike easternsike
    06/19/09

    In reply to Katherine Heigl Refuses to Die
    Gerard!! I saw My Father the Hero in the theatre with mon pere. It was good however not as good as Green Card. I loved Green Card.
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    Image of j.blo j.blo
    06/19/09

    @easternsike:


    Ah, Green Card. The movie that taught me that I could get deported if I don't know what f*cking cold cream my girlfriend uses.


    As for My Father the Hero, I appreciate that everyone's repulsion at the apparent May-December romance is mitigated somewhat by the fact that he is French.

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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    06/19/09

    @j.blo: The movie that taught me that I could get deported if I don't know what f*cking cold cream my girlfriend uses.


    Right? Before my work contract was renewed I was terrified I'd have to ask a male friend to marry me. I was stressing about how much money he'd want as well as what soap and stuff he uses. (No idea if the French do it the same as in the U.S., but I was worried.)

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    Image of resonanteye resonanteye
    11/18/08

    In reply to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
    Dear Hip-hop,


    Welcome to my world.


    Love,

    Punk Rock

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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    11/18/08

    In reply to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
    It's not selling out until there's a Mountain Dew commercial.
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    Image of somedayarealrainwillcome somedayarealrainwillcome
    11/18/08

    In reply to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
    I'm just happy Afrika Bambaataa is getting some cash flow. Common deserves cheers for convincing a bunch of execs who probably never heard of dude to pay out.
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    Image of ambitious ambitious
    11/18/08

    @somedayarealrainwillcome: YES. Bambaataa has bills too.
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    Image of SisterMaryMartha SisterMaryMartha
    11/18/08

    In reply to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
    Common is from Chicago.


    We all know what that means.

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    Image of Larry Fine Larry Fine
    11/18/08

    @SisterMaryMartha: Hip Hope?
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    Image of SisterMaryMartha SisterMaryMartha
    11/18/08

    @pareenesobscene: Niice.
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    Image of Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
    11/18/08

    In reply to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
    It's just our generation's turn. That said, can you imagine Rage Against The Machine schilling cars?
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