Comments on: Ice-T Defends Nicki Minaj in Summer Jam Debacle, But Says Rap is Going Pop

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:52:18 +0000

Ice T’s right! If I wanted to kill a bunch of people I would just drive down Market street in San Francisco turn my steering wheel hard right and push the gas petal to the floor and I would kill more people on the crowded sidewalk than that joker/idiot in Colorado. What are the politicians going to do then? Outlaw cars? Alcohol related drinking and driving deaths kill more people every year than that nut job did in Colorado. But nobody’s outlawing Beer? Hell, there are ways to kill a lot of people that would be easier and harder to detect than using a shotgun like that jerk off did. Seriously. I won’t list any of them because I don’t want to give any psycho idiots any ideas but there are other ways and you can buy the things you need to do it at the supermarket, Target, Home Depot, an auto parts store, the gas station exct…. So are you going to shut down all of those businesses too? What happened in Colorado and anyplace else that has violence of ANY KIND is tragic but there are some real stupid people out there unfortunately.

By: jmicheal

jmicheal — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:51:12 +0000

ok fair enough but I dont NEED to hear about someone smoking weed,fucking bitches, or getting money to do that either. Yes we listen to what we want but we’re not taking any responsibilty for anything. if weezy did a song about politics then everybody would be like yea politics is the shit. bbuuut he dont give a fuck about that so he wont sing about that. Hip-hop is about a message, rappers now-a-days have made that clear on what that message is.

By: SlimmArmstrong

SlimmArmstrong — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:12:59 +0000

VERY well said. Couldn’t have put it any better.

By: fuck yall

fuck yall — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:12:12 +0000

sorry for the typeos was going to fast lol

By: fuckyal

fuckyal — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:09:04 +0000

iam 31 and it sads me with te bull shit thats been poping the last 8 to ten years. yes times going chnage but anit the music sopsed grow lokked the late 70s to mid 80s its was more one liners moveing the crowed . them 87 throw the 90s lyrics just kept geting deeper anit saying we didnt have the bull shit pop like hammer rob base t2live crew. but was a handful of pop now its a hand ful real hip hop and a shit load pop . and iam still a young man why was my glory days over in my early 20s cause there sucking the life out it
peace .o yea pic that wordsworth photo album drop today its dopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

By: Tic706

Tic706 — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:15:36 +0000

Face the facts. Hip Hop was built from the streets. It was made by a people that had an unheard voice. Hip Hop is too diverse to be only represented with ignorance and frivolous things. Yes it is okay to rap about cars, money and hoodrats. But it is also okay and a must to rap about economics, poverty, social awareness and etc etc. I do not want my culture to be seen heard as only one midframe. Is that a lot to ask?

Some people out here are not as shallow. We want to hear hear something of substance. We also want to hear some party jams. The balance is the key. And that is what is killing our culture. The mainstream and ignorant consumers have turned hip hop into this one dimensional look and sound.

Most older rappers are not hating. Like most elders they are here to keep things in perspective. Things a young mind does not directly get yet. Let me ask you young cats this….when you are age 30 and up how much bullish are you going to want to hear? The older and wiser you get you demand more. Theres nothing that wrong with mindless entertainment but what undeveloped tadpole wants to only be entertained that way?

By: atown don

atown don — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:02:53 +0000

Who died & made Ice T the father or creater of Hip Hop.. This country is so different & diverse so people rap about what THEY see daily… IF i were from the MIA i may rap about palm trees, yachts, or lavish things cause even if i didnt grow up with it, thats what i saw & wished for…. Just like if i were from NY id be rapping about projects, rats, or other gulley shit! Who’s to tell another man what he/she can rap about…. When you do usually the older rappers, theyre hating! & Ice T you have no room to be critical of anyone simpin round with a plastic, stripper as your WIFE! Now whats REAL

By: DoubleExcel

DoubleExcel — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:00:50 +0000

What do you expect for something that has been around for 3 decades to not become popular? No need to state the obvious any longer. When it comes to social issues I don’t need musicians which are entertainers to inform me of what I should do when I have a mind of my own & know to do the right things at all times. If one has decided to be in a committed relationship and not cheat (which is the right thing to do) why do we need to hear Game or Common deliver that message in a song? Why because we don’t. Enjoy the music & Harlem on the rise.

By: Decatur ATL BOI

Decatur ATL BOI — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:49:57 +0000

I concur. Rap is becoming a “Pop” brand, there is no one speaking about things that really affect the people in a social change type of way. There is only so many ways you can talk about weed, girls and money before it’s really just the same song on a different beat. The listener, the consumer is to blame because we support the monolism of it all instead of demanding something different. It takes courage to be different, it takes a coward to follow the the trend. Be a person of courage….