Post by Low on Nov 9, 2009 15:59:30 GMT -5
I THINK EVERY ONE HAS A VOICE AN DESERVES TO BE HEARD! ON THE ONE HAND THE EAST COAST (NEW YORK)IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF HIP HOP AND THE HOME OF STRONG POETICS,LYRICAL CONTENT AND PARTY MUSIC.THE WEST COAST GRABBED A HOLD OF THE GAME AND FORCED THE REALITY SIDE INTO THE MUSIC WE ALL LOVE.THE WEST GAVE YOU THE HOOD IN ALL IT'S GORY GLORY AND THE PEOPLE RECEIVED IT WITH OPEN ARMS.THE MID WEST BROUGHT A STYLE AND SPEED TO RAP THAT WAS TOTALLY ABSENT IN OUR MUSIC.(THE CLOSEST THING TO IT WAS REGGAE AND DANCEHALL-BIG UP YELLA MAN) THEY SHOWED EVERYBODY THEY HAD SOMETHING TO SAY LYRICALLY AND ON A GANGSTER LEVEL.THE SOUTH CAME THROUGH WITH SO MUCH ENERGY....IT'S LIKE A TSUNAMI.WAVE AFTER WAVE OF INDEPENDENT ARTIST HIT THE SCENE AND REALLY HAD THERE BUSINESS SIDE COMPLETELY TOGETHER.I CAN'T SAY I LIKED EVERY ARTIST THAT COMES OUT BUT I CAN SAY THAT ALMOST EVERY ARTIST THAT COMES OUT HAS A HUSTLE THAT IS SICK!I CAN'T SAY I LIKE EVERYTHING I HEAR FROM ANY AREA SOUTH,WEST,MIDWEST...AND OF COURSE NEW YORK WHERE I'M FROM...BUT I CAN SAY THE DIRTY SOUTH MASTERED THE ENTREPRENEUR ASPECT OF THE INDUSTRY THAT EACH OF THE ARTIST IN THE OTHER AREAS ARE STILL PLAYING CATCH UP IN, EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT THEIR CHANCE AT BAT LAST THE WAS THE FIRST ONES ON TOP OF THEIR BUSINESS....NOW MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL IS,IS THERE ROOM FOR ALL THE AREA CODES TO EAT IN HIP HOP