41. "RE: People are being silly in this thread..." In response to In response to 28
>...by trying to pigeonhole gangsta-rap as some west-coast >specific sound when in reality most New York stuff people dig >is (almost) just as negative and nihilistic. I don't like >west-coast G-rap too much either. At the same time, one of my >favourite mcs ever is prime-era Redman. What did he do in his >lyrics? He smoked weed, he fucked people up, he called women >bitches etc. He did it in a skillful and funny way but still, >it's negative. Trying to make a distinction between him and >Eazy-E, Snoop etc. based on content alone just doesn't work; >anyone with a functional brain can see this...
I agree. I wasn't being Coast specific.
> a couple of Native Tongues, Public Enemy, >freestyle fellowship/project blowed and old school records and >some random other shit is what would remain more or less...
I feel sorry for you, if this is all you would have left. Just sad.