27. "so you don't like the nihilism and lack of silver lining of Mobb Deep" In response to In response to 20
There's nothing at all positive about NY State of Mind. Not much good shit in Suicidal Thoughts. Pretty much all of Only Built for Cuban Linx is depressing from an objective pov. And damn shame you can't listen to UGK.
>I love Group Home, street? Yes. Gangsta? Not exactly. They >offered alot of optimism and positive outlook in their lyrics >which is not very gangsta.
I imagine you're a big Tupac fan then? If not, your argument is full of shit.
>I never liked Bone Thugs much. Talented yeah. would I support >it? no. At a certain point their lyrics started to grate my >nerves as did much of the so called gangsta shit out there. > >I don't listen to just Tribe, though Tip is a top 10 emcee for >me. I just prefer the emcee to exhibit more than thugism and >ghetto strife?
There's nothing wrong with a preference.
But if you go by your stated logic, you're excluding what most people agree is the very best that hip hop has to offer. That's cool, maybe you don't cut for a lot of classic shit. Lotta hip hop "heads" don't.
But if you really were to spell your shit out, and then look at the albums you own and listen to, you'd realize how fucked in the game you are.