Tuesday, October 27, 2009
East Coast Genre
Boom! Bam! Dough! Dope! Hype! Yea! Wuz up son! Let's get this blog rolling! I am sure some of you would like to know about the East Coast huh! Some rappers include, Jay Z, Juelz Santanna, Biggie Smalls, the "Infamous" P. Diddy, and of course Jim Jones. Some of the artist here are some we listen too, today. We like the aesthetics that each artists puts out. Sometimes, when it comes to a certain song that we hear, we can't wait to violate the piracy laws of burning a single or CD. LOL! Sounds funny doesn't it?, but it is so true. But of course we know that things were not always "peachy!" We have to go back to these egos and images that each artist was trying to produce on the table or as we say the "newer generation". The early 90's you had a lot of rappers standing out and dropping punchlines and spitting bars and sonnets. Of course there was one rapper who was in a different league of his own and that was Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace. I'm sure if you ever jammed any of his songs, some songs that come to mind are: "One More Chance" "Big Poppa" and Hypmotized"!
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What about pre-90s? Yeah, maybe BIG changed the game, but there was a game already there to change when he was still in diapers. But then, I guess the question really is "How far back do you want to go?" Sugarhill Gang? Grandmaster Flash? Their descendants like LONS or Tribe?
ReplyDeleteAnother question: What about Biggie made him so revolutionary? What is it about a "revolutionary" rapper or artist that makes them so?
Of course you remember the 80's with the most popular RUN DMC. I'm sure you had those addidas running your way! LoL I'm going back to the early 90's because what can I really remember in 87? I too, was still in diapers. Lol!
ReplyDeleteBiggie shocked the Hip Hop nation with his young age and powerful lyrics. During that time. You had the younger generations from the ages 5-15 learning lyrics to songs and we all know songs tell a story, some have powerful messages, and others just want you to express yourself any way you feel. Some of his songs were used in classes to illustrate themes to issues going on in the world at that specific time
Being that I am from the south, i relate more to east coast than west. For example Atlanta, they claim that they are southside rappers; but we have 2 different time zones. They are east coast. But I would have to say East Coast rappers stick to telling their story, stick to setting trends and making statements. I personally feel all the West Coast 2-Pac, Eazy-, versus east coast. We got 8-ball, MJG, A.B.N. wu-tang. verse wise...the east kills it.
ReplyDeleteOk, in all aspects of lyrics and awards and just making a powerful statement and telling a story there is only one rapper that still lives! 2-Pac. I mean when can you recall a time where you heard Jay Z appearing on any songs that we listen to today? Another question.. whose album is he feature on? what message in his "lyrics" does he sent. I mean the only thing in my opinion he's good for is retiring and trying to come back out with more wack shyt that doesn't make sense. Of course for a deceased man to be dead for over a decade, there are still unreleased tracks and powerful songs that 2-pac is on and that we listen to today. Another question? who does Jay-Z say was his inspiration??? I believe he gave some credit to 2-Pac
ReplyDeleteI was born in California, raised there for a better part of my life, yet lived in NY for a good part of my life as well. I've seen both sides of the "rivalry" that was "east coast v. west coast". Though the media may have placed Biggie and 2Pac at the forefront of their respective coasts, the two artists were in fact good friends at one point. In fact, it was the media which put them against each other and in turn ruined said friendship. 2pac Shakur was born in Brooklyn, NY. There wasn't any real reason to have animosity towards artists from the East coast. In my opinion comparing Biggie and 2pac is just like comparing apples and oranges...equally great in their own respects. The same goes for Jay-Z and Nas, even 50 and Game(that's a stretch). There is no reason to compare them or place them up against one another because they are like a left and right shoe, you need them both to truly understand the "walk". RIP BIG & 2Pac and all of our other fallen soldiers. Hip-hop, East or west, thanks you all.
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