For me : Trippie Redd’s “!” Is actually a great album

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’ve dabbled into some underground stuff. I like hopsin for one. I’ve heard of Mf Doom but couldn’t pick out a song.

    For me it’s less the rapper themselves it’s what they’re rapping about.

    I don’t like music I can’t relate to and I can’t relate to most rap songs. I’m not out here thuggin or poppin caps, doing drugs and fuckin removed. I don’t even really want to do those things. So that erases almost half the damn genre out the gate.

    I like certain rap songs like tech9’s Dysfunctional or Am I a Psycho or Eminem or NF’s stuff but for the most part I can’t stand most of it.

    And the glorification of “thugging” is what I mean by raps negative impacts.

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      I don’t like music I can’t relate to and I can’t relate to most rap songs. I’m not out here thuggin or poppin caps, doing drugs and fuckin removed. I don’t even really want to do those things. So that erases almost half the damn genre out the gate.

      I promise I’m not trying to spam you with stuff!

      With that specific criticism in mind, I listen to what I listen to because of the lyrics for the most part, and I’m not into those things either. Here are some examples I’d recommend.

      Some folks don’t like Atmosphere’s style much, but I’m recommending these to you because of their lyrics, specifically. (Personally I think these are both bangers though.)

      (If you have them, put on some nice headphones. Esp for Brother Ali.)

      A couple from Atmosphere:

      Okay

      Let me know what you want

      Brother Ali has a couple that really speak to me too:

      Can’t Take That Away

      Uncle Sam Goddamn

      I am not trying to make you “like” Rap, FYI. Folks like what they like.

      I’m just trying to open a path to show you that how you described it in your prior comment does not describe most hip hop - even if it describes most hip hop you have heard. 🙂