Quote:
Originally posted by Blackwatch
SIZE=1]For all those who thought that I was too nerdy to notice...[/SIZE]
I'm from the south, (born and raised even the rural south in the summer times) , and I ain't never seen no young black folks walking around no farm barefoot with strawhats and overalls (Lookin' like runaway slaves in "Huck Finn" or something!!!!!  ). These folks really are not keepin' it real. Hollar at me people....
Blackwatch
|
First, I am CTHU @ you and your runaway slaves analogy.
Second, I do think that this is just an attempt for Southern rappers to carve out a little piece of the pie for themselves and people like them. The Northeast has really dominated hip-hop for most of its existence. And, many Northerners feel that the only true hip-hop is from the Northeast and what some rappers do should not even be considered to be on the same level. (I agree, in some instances
But, I digress.
What has been seen in many videos and what is rapped about is not relevant to some people because they have never experienced it. So, rappers from the South really wouldn't be "keepin it real" if they rapped about what goes on in Brooklyn. They need to rap about what happens in Kentucky if they are from Kentucky. Maybe, they even feel the need to overemphasize their southern roots in songs and vidoes so that we don't confuse them with other rappers.
Record company executives probably came up with the extra-country concepts just as a means to capitalize on the new trend in rap, "down south rap." They've already done the "west coast gangsta rap." Next, it'll probably be "midwest rap" or even "Canadian rap."
Watermelon, Chicken, & Grits...
Linear Mode
