I get tired of the way people refer to Urban music, even the so called Hip-Hop experts. Hip-Hop, and Rap are to different things. A couple days ago somebody reminded me how much I like break dancing and beat boxing. I was born in 83, so as a kid I always tried to break dance (never could) I always tried to beat box too, (but I was never good at that either.
As I grew up I watch the rise and fall of Rap Music, the East/West Coast beef, and the change that was sneaked into my culture. Hip-Hop is the father of rap music and yes Hip-Hop was made by the East Coast.
Hip-Hop was originally break dancing music also it was battle music, the major terms were M.C and DJ. The West Coast is the Father of Rap Music and to be even more specific I mean Gangster Rap music. It was gang banger music made by thugs for thugs. Major terms were all gang and violence related.
There has always been a difference and not acknowledging that difference is the reason why Rap Music is dead.This new age stuff I will call it Hipster Music,(because that's what it's about being hip and cool) is totally different this isn't the urban music it started out to be.
Gangsta Rap wasn't positive most of the time it wasn't meant to be it was story telling by people who had lived those event. Why does the life of a gangsta attract people and make them want to imitate it. The music of a certain culture was condemned after the songs resembled the lifestyle.
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