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Hey mainstream hiphop/rap....

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eheath
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NaS just proved how shitty mainsteam rap is and that hiphop isn't dead. Lil wayne, drake, etc, get fucking learned.

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His new album is fucking fire. I've been listening to it for the past 3 days and its refreshing to hear someone who actually know how to put together a hip hop song. fuck all mainstream bullshit, this is real hiphop.
Jul 16 2012 2:49AM
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crazysincethe80s
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Anyone who doesnt like nas probably doesnt listen to nas
Jul 16 2012 1:28PM
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hot.pocket
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it's just malnourished and underfed.
Jul 16 2012 1:34PM
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Maximili420
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Okay nas is good and all, but the cat is main stream whether you like or not. too many people fuck with hime for him not to be. Get down with Danny Brown, that nigga is crazy
Jul 16 2012 1:38PM
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95959
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Do you actually talk like this?
Jul 16 2012 1:39PM
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95959
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Oops, that was in response to the above post
Jul 16 2012 1:40PM
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Maximili420
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when im fucked up i tend to
Jul 16 2012 1:42PM
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nkmo.
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Gonna have to give this a listen. Beyond stoked to see him for free on Thursday here in SLC. Plus no crowd in the VIP, whoop whoop.
Jul 16 2012 1:47PM
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B-runge
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this is one of the only nas song im down with, this new shit sounds whack!


shit bumps!
Jul 16 2012 1:48PM
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jewFro
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This album is so good lyrically. But I really wish that there were at least a couple tracks by Premier, and Large Pro who put Nas on in the first place.
Jul 16 2012 1:49PM
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BarryFeinstein
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lol Lost Tapes came out in early 2000's, so that's pretty close to "new shit" if you ask me.
Jul 16 2012 1:53PM
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B-runge
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yeah, i know. new shit sucks
Jul 16 2012 1:54PM
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eheath
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That's the whole point... Nas is mainstream and doesn't fucking suck and he's actually one of the best lyricists ever.
Jul 16 2012 3:22PM
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jewFro
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Lyrically, NY State of Mind is probably the best rap song of all time.
Jul 16 2012 3:47PM
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edai
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This is accurate.
Jul 16 2012 3:52PM
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Balto
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Lol rap
Jul 16 2012 3:55PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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lol eheath
Jul 16 2012 3:59PM
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GrabsForFun
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True and I lole´d alot!

Listening to the album now, really nice so far
Jul 16 2012 4:21PM
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yourthemannowdog
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I hope you can differentiate what is maintstream from what is a classic.
Jul 16 2012 4:27PM
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eheath
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Really upsets me that 2001 isn't on that list, but i guess thats just me.
Jul 16 2012 4:29PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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Go fuck yourself with a chainsaw.
Jul 16 2012 4:40PM
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Brock.
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Jul 16 2012 4:50PM
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danderson.
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The funny thing is to you a classic would be "C.R.E.A.M". If you have half a brain you can tell the song's about money before you even press play. What does Lil Wayne rap about? Usually money, power, influence, etc. In all honesty, they're rapping about the same things with a difference in the amount of vocabulary. What does Nas rap about? Power, family, his home town, distaste with other rappers abilities including Jay-Z who is currently going at it with none other than Lil Wayne. I'm not saying they're identical because they're not (They both have completely different styles), but when it all comes down to it, they're subjects can be very similar.

Oh and by the way, a classic is a song a lot of people enjoy and still listen to numerous times years after it comes out. "Go DJ' came out in 2004...
Jul 16 2012 5:16PM
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jewFro
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There is no way that The Infamous should be in the 70s.
Jul 16 2012 5:30PM
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vordulmega
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Man you really need to stop assuming that literally everyone other than you listens to Wu-Tang and Pac and whatever else. If I were you, I would try to post something that might actually get some respect, or I'd just shut the fuck up cos right now its looking like you don't know jack about hip-hop
Jul 16 2012 5:33PM
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bo0b
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Thats because critically it is, and it was a revolutionary album that changed a lot in hip-hop. However, it took nearly ten years for it to even go platinum, so I wouldn't consider it "mainstream" at all.
Jul 16 2012 5:37PM
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jewFro
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It wasn't mainstream then because it did poor commercially when it was released, it most certainly is now. Almost anyone who knows who Nas is knows Illmatic.
Jul 16 2012 5:40PM
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bo0b
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Comparing a song like C.R.E.A.M. to a song like A Milli is retarded firstly, its just stupid. And the Jay-Z beef thing is like 10 years old.. Learn a little something about Hip-Hop before you try to argue about it/double post

Also I am like three songs into Life Is Good and love it so far
Jul 16 2012 5:44PM
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bo0b
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1/2 of the people who listen to Nas from a mainstream view don't know about it, they just know Hip Hop is dead. Also to be clear I'm talking about like 15 year old girls who just listen to whatever is on the radio
Jul 16 2012 5:46PM
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jewFro
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I guess that's fair enough, but I'm just trying to say you can't define that as underground anymore, it's still astronomically better known now than it was in the mid 90s.
Jul 16 2012 5:48PM
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snowfinder
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Jul 16 2012 5:51PM
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bo0b
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also I'm not sure how this relates to the thread?
Jul 16 2012 5:55PM
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danderson.
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First off, go wash your glasses so you can read properly because no where in that post did I mention "A Milli". Yes, the Nas/Jay-Z beef as been squashed and I clearly stated it wasn't relevant, however, Lil Wayne is still going at it with Jay (He released a diss track towards him on Carter IV) so I was making a Nas/Lil Wayne comparison. So how about you learn a little something about being able to comprehend a simple paragraph.
Jul 16 2012 6:00PM
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bo0b
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You said C.R.E.A.M. was just a song about money, as is a Milli. I was showing you how retarded this was.
Jul 16 2012 6:03PM
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danderson.
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Everyone else than me? Dude, I listen to those guys frequently, but I ALSO listen to Wayne. I believe I'm a true hip hop head because I appreciate modern hip hop and the classics rather than bitch about 'hip hop being dead". No it's fucking not. If you think lyrical hip hop is dead you have never listened to Atmosphere, Brother Ali, etc.

As for say something that might get respect? You mean lie and say that "Lil Wayne sucks". Fuck that, I'm real as fuck and I say what I want to.

Anyone else wanna try and say some stupid shit to me?
Jul 16 2012 6:05PM
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Puzzled
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Hip Hop ain't dead, it lives everytime you push the play button. Gotta find the proper artifacts tough.

For the Nas learnos, arm yourself with something a bit less Hip POP.


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Jul 16 2012 6:06PM
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vordulmega
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When did I say lyrical hip-hop was dead...? I do listen to Atmosphere and Brother Ali haha I don't think hip-hop is dead at all, in fact most of the hip-hop I listen to is fairly recent hence me saying to stop assuming everyone else just listens to 90's rap
Jul 16 2012 6:07PM
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danderson.
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It was just a song about money and obtaining it through hard times. A Milli really isn't the best example of a Lil Wayne money song because he's all over the place on that one. Honestly, I have no idea what the fuck you're trying to say.
Jul 16 2012 6:09PM
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danderson.
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It wasn't necessarily aimed at you, but rather the whole thread and Nas. I mean he has an album called "Hip Hop Is Dead"...
Jul 16 2012 6:12PM
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vordulmega
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I don't even like that album, nor do I particularly like Nas. I'm with you in that it gets annoying as fuck when all guys will listen to is 90's rap and then whine about how hip-hop is dead
Jul 16 2012 6:13PM
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Squaw6
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I really don't like NAS. But there are plenty of other great rappers/groups these days:





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Jul 16 2012 6:23PM
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jewFro
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He's trying to say that the mainstream audience is only aware of that album, it's far from his best work. And you don't have to listen to mainstream modern hip hop in order to not be stuck in the 90s. There are plenty of better artists than Wayne, Taylor Gang people, etc. People that are nuts lyrically.

Jay Electronica is putting out a new album, which will be insane. Cats and Dogs by Evidence was released last year (which had 2 tracks by Preme for everyone that loves classic hip hop). Even Kendrick Lamar, I don't like that much stuff he has out right now, but if he gets with some good producers (already did a song with Dre) he could put out classics. Hip Hop is not dead, but hip hop is past it's golden era.
Jul 16 2012 6:25PM
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bo0b
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That album is about the record companies taking over and artists not having any creative control or choice. Not just about hip-hop being dead but also free thought as a whole in Music and all other aspects
Jul 16 2012 6:33PM
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fupaface
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yo all NAS needs is One Mic, Lil Wayne needs auto tune and shit.
Jul 16 2012 6:36PM
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danderson.
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Oh yeah, you're definitely right. Every Lil Wayne ever made has auto tune and Nas just puts raw songs on his albums without any mixing or anything. Sorry, I forgot I was talking to a music producer.
Jul 16 2012 6:39PM
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white+wolf
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lol nas is one of my fav rappers but that is pretty far from the truth.
Jul 16 2012 8:41PM
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GayWolf420
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Nas show friday in SLC is gonna be nuts.
Jul 16 2012 8:45PM
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sklermang
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Not to be a dick but imho this is way better than anything from nas in recent years

Jul 16 2012 8:55PM
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POW-WOW
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YES 10/10K Pearl Jam is one of the greatest bands of all time but no one ever talks about them.
Jul 16 2012 9:06PM
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bo0b
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Its def in the top 10, probably top 5
Jul 16 2012 9:13PM
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ski-swagga
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can someone please inform me why mainstream music/rap is bad? it doesnt make sense to me why it matters if nas is mainstream or not. judge him by the music he makes, not by if other people like it or not.
Jul 16 2012 9:17PM
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