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Topic subjectRE: the "people of hiphop" category isn't as clearly definable as we
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2695944, RE: the "people of hiphop" category isn't as clearly definable as we
Posted by Nick Has a Problem...Seriously, Mon May-07-12 07:18 PM
>>DJ Premier has co-signed Drake too so let's not act like
>>official cats ain't feeling the kid. I understand if the
>>"real" hip hoppers don't like him but let's not act like
>true
>>fans of hip hop don't fuck with Drake as well.
>
>I'm not addressing Drake specifically, I'm talking about the
>11yr old girl in the household with a couple hip hop songs on
>her ipod. It could be Rakim but more likely it's gonna be
>Rhianna feat Drake.
>
>Does the fact this little girl and her grandma don't know who
>Rakim is mean he is not a legend in hip hop? Should pop star
>status/household name status really be a determinant?

i'm trying to understand where this whole pop star, white household determines who's a legend came from? who said that? we said you have to have major impact on hip hop to be considered a legend.