Originally posted by Lostw/oNatalie

Hip-hop resurrected? Rapisalive, you are crazy. I agree with you that Yung Joc, Webstar, and Jibbs don't really bring the vibe in rap/hip-hop....but still, it will never come back to normal unless someone like Eminem and Jay-Z has a HUGE album or something. Lupe for me is just not gonna be enough to keep it afloat, though I respect him.

Originally posted by Uncle O'Grimacey

also one more point. another guy who released a great album this year that no one paid attention to was Rhymefest. his "Blue Collar" album was fantastic, and it's disappointing it got lost in the shuffle.

I suggest you all check it out. Last time I checked it was selling for less then $10 at Best Buy.

and this guy Termanology is pretty promising as well. he released this song "Watch How It Go Down" in June, and it's a monster of a song. DJ Premier(GOAT) produced it, and it's one of his best beats in a while. I don't think he's signed to a major yet, but I have a feeling he will very shortly.

Originally posted by CandleGuy

I half agree with you...

Most of the credit goes to Lupe, who after only one album, has established himself among the all-time greats of hip-hop (in my mind anyway). He refuses to conform to the genre's stereotypes - his raps have actual MEANING, rather than the generic guns, hoes, drugs garbage. He's a great rapper as well, but his real strength is in his amazing lyrics.

T.I.'s album was good too. He had some good songs, like What You Know and Why You Wanna, and he refrained from using a huge amount of the aforementioned drugs, hoes, and guns crap.

The Game's album hasn't dropped yet so I don't know how much credit you can give him, but "One Blood" was a decent song. Sure its a song about gang violence, but I loved the "you n----s better make up a dance to try to get radio play/keep on snappin your fingers I ain't goin away " line, because it calls out all that cheap crap that Lil Jon, Webstar, etc. are putting out.

I also agree that Nas and Jay's albums will help the state of hip-hop once they come out.

And thats pretty much where my agreeing with you ends.

In what way did Ludacris resurrect hip-hop? He frustrates me SO much. He has loads of talent and lyrical ability, but he continues to make garbage like Money Maker because that's what sells.

I'm not a fan of Jeezy either...just another generic drugs/sex/gangs rapper. Its guys like him that cause hip-hop to be associated with all that bad stuff.

Eminem hasn't been a good rapper in like, 3-4 years. Snoop was good once too, but he is absolutely HORRIBLE now.

As much as I'd love to believe hip-hop is "resurrected", I just can't. Not when the Webstars and Jibbs and Ludacrises and Jeezys and Bow Wows and Yung Jocs and E-40s, etc. outnumber the Lupes and Jays and Nas's by so much.

Originally posted by loveSounds

Aw, damn. I was enjoying having good music on the radio.