I'm just gonna go ahead and talk about rap and not worry about whether I like it or not. Mainstream, IMO blows, most rappers today can't even flow. Rappers today, all the talk about is how they got money stacked to the roof, smoking dro, cars, sex, and hoes. Now, there are some rappers that are still true to the game. For example; Ice Cube (imo best gangsa/west coast rapper now), Hopsin (don't know who he is? Check him out. He's not afraid to confront all the bs rappers you hear today and say how wack they are, and he raps about stuff that matters), Tech N9ne, Immortal Technique (actually pretty much any underground artists has more skills than mainstream and Hollywood rappers), Yelawolf (hes gettin there, Eminem put him under his wing) and that's pretty much it. So from what I've seen todays rap BLOWS!
Now everyone knows that old school rap is where its at. Anyone remember The Wu Tang Clan, NWA, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony? Best rap groups that ever lived. Now what about solo rappers; 2Pac, Eazy-E, Notorious Big, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Nas, Old Eminem, Busta Rhymes, DMX. Rap now doesn't have 5% the skill these rappers possessed not to mention that these rappers could flow, and they were true to the game. Has everyone forgot about Dr. Dre? Best rap producer to ever get into the rap game.
I'm tired of hearing wack rappers like Lil Wayne, Waka Flocka, Soulja Boy. None of them can rap, they got no flow and in rap you gotta have FLOW! It seems rap music died when 2Pac and Eazy-E died. I like rap and all but I just can't stand the mainstream. What happened to good punchlines, good flow, good themes, and not to mention the rhyming skills?