Comments on: Bad news for Russell Simmons?

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:31:05 +0000

I can't say I'm surprised by the decline in rap sales. It's been YEARS since I've bought a rap album, especially from a major label. Once the genre was taken over by major corporations, all the creativity, relevence, racial pride and positivity in rap soon gave way to formula, materialism, misogyny and racial self-hatred. I could go on but writer Christopher Priest really spelled it out: LINK Though some like BET's Reggie Hudlin argue that declining sales will be offset by the Internet venues, such steep drop still have to hurt. The bottom line is that rap must adapt to the new status quo or die off due to a refusal to drop the gangsta act.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:35:08 +0000

Might I add, zizzle?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:33:51 +0000

That era is gone. We shouldn’t slap our women or shoot our gangsta rivals anymore! Also, calling women ‘hos’ seems inappropriate these days. I’m gonna stop doing that as well, my n***as.

Shizzle wizzle for tizzle, or something.

By: stackja

stackja — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:06:41 +0000

Anything Goes, Cole Porter: Good authors too who once knew better words, Now only use four-letter words, Writing prose, Anything Goes.

We know what he means but subtle. With clever lyrics and melodious while rap has always been loud, monotonous and boring.