Try and do somethin better my fellow MC's and producers..
Well said mate!
The way I see it: there is an existing audience for ‘gangsta rap’ or whatever and it’s too easy for these mc’s to kick whatever they like without worrying about how it influences or affects their audience. They know there is a market for it so they know they can make money doing it.
It’s a lot harder to be inventive and original, so a lot of rappers take the easy way out by chasing the money rather than pushing the art forward.
Don’t get me wrong; the guns and drugs stuff can be done well (for instance: listening to Ghostface kick his crime stuff is like watching a gangster movie in your head) - but most of the time it is done moronically and monotonously.
Whether he likes it or not Snoop is a “mainstream” performer. He is in the pop charts more than most pop acts and has made the choice to be that guy. For him to be coaching pee-wee league and mincing around in Justin Timberlake videos one minute and then driving around with a trunk full of weapons and pledging allegiance to the Crips the next minute is totally irresponsible.
Cheers
Daymo
