Hip Hop

This is not about Chris Brown, this is about Hip Hop.

Many people think that Rap, Pop, and Hip Hop are all the same things. This pisses me off. Rap IS Hip Hop, not all Hip Hop is Rap. When I say this, people say "WTF Hunter, are you stupid, Chris Brown is Hip Hop, 50 cent is rap. Big Differece." Well moron, lets take a look at why you are wrong by examining REAL Hip Hop.

Afrika Bambaataa defined Hip Hop to be a lifestyle. Hip Hop is NOT just music, it is a whole group of people in a sense. He said that Hip Hop consists of four things: Rapping, DJing, sampling, and beatboxing. Back in the day, all hip hopers could do those four things. Now, we think 50 cent is hip hop. No, 50 is one of hip hop's murderers, but I will talk about that later.

Hip Hop is a dying scene. And people that say "Hunter, you are so stupid, how is it dying?!?!" Take a look at what people call hip hop. Does it fit the definition I previously gave? Do you thing Rihanna can beat box or cut it on the turntables? No, she is pop NOT hip hop. Just because you are black and you do pop does not make it hip hop. In fact, REAL hip hop doesnt exist anymore! Give me one artist still makeing popular music even comprable to the likes of Run D.M.C. Hell, tupac was not really hip hop, he was more just Rap. Rap is a part of hip hop, sure,  but just because you do rap doesnt make you a hip hoper. Hell, BMG does rap, he can beat box, he is more of a traditional hip hoper than Jay-Z!

I am getting off topic, but that is because im expressing all of my thoughts and locked up emotions on a topic that I am very passionate about. I love hip hop, but I HATE pop. Run DMC, Afrika Bambaataa, KRS-One, Boogie down productions, The Sugar Hill Gang, Dougie Fresh, Grandmaster Flash, Yound MC, Busy Bee, Kool Moe Dee, that shit is hip hop (BTW, u probably havent heard of half of them). 50 cent, eminem, Jay-Z, Waka, Gucci, that is not hip hop, that is just rap music (Im not sure if waka and gucci are even rap, it is more like horse shit). Trey Songz is not Hip Hop, he is pop. Same with Rihanna.

I just wished people would use the word hip hop sparingly. Make sure it is real hip hop before you call it hip hop. If it is just pop, dont call is a WHOLE lifestyle, call it pop. If it is rap, make sure god damnit that he is a real hip hoper, not just some phoney looking for money *cough* soulja boy *cough*.

I said earlier that 50 is the murderer of Hip Hop AND rap too. Look, real rap is rhyming words to a beat, talking about struggle OR talking about having fun (That is older, party rap). Ok, Gucci rhymes words to a beat. Well he sure as hell aint talkin about struggle. He aint talkin about partying the way he should. Meaning, how many old school hip hopers do you see rapping about weed and getting drunk. No, they were clean. 50 showed how you can make money with so called "Rap". He took a catchy beat and talked about mistreating women at the candy shop. NO REAL HIP HOPER DISREPECTED WOMEN OR TALKED ABOUT ROLLIN UP BLUNTS OR TALKED ABOUT SHOOTIN PEOPLE OR ABOUT THEIR "SWAG" AND THE 200GRAND ON THEIR WRIST! In fact, real Hip Hopers put women on a pedestal, rapped about NOT doing drugs, and about being thankful and giving back to the community. 50 made rap bullshit, because after him, every successful guy pretty much just did what he did.

BTW, I love rap music, but not fake shit. Marky Mark is more of Rap to me than Waka is. 

REAL RAP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYQV62WhkM

FAKE RAP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbsO8hlJDSU

THIS IS NOT HIP HOP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T4EB3dl9j8