2971035, RE: "keepin' it real" was the worst thing to happen to rap Posted by howardlloyd, Sun Aug-14-16 04:49 PM
i agree with u
>i don'† know about you >but if i'm from the projects >i really don't want to hear about project shit >i want to escape >take me to a better reality
it was suburban whites buying it mostly... and thats a fact. it was a money grab. black folks gotta sell stereotypical images to be successful in entertainment by and large
>i think keep it real was pushback from ny area mcs against the >west coast gangsta rap >to reclaim some attention and shine, but it went horribly >awry
thats part of it but it just what record companies were signing and releasing
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