insertcoolnamehere

1y

public enemy as good as they are, if a group like that came out today you are 1000% calling them preachy (and not so much you specifically but the "proverbial you" in another dimension that never heard of a PE before)

The names being mentioned itt (mach hommy, billy woods, armand hammer, MIKE, etc.) paint a picture that there is political consciousness but it's less overt. The audience don't wanna be treated like 3rd grade students in a classroom or have moments like this happen

I know an old southern nigga that went to FAMU as history majors that HATE white folks, and he says a lot of this information is not accurate lol.

insertcoolnamehere

1y

IN ADDITION, the hotep/woke community of influencers (e.g. pedo polight, umar "school never getting finished" johnson, tariq "kflex" nasheed) did a great job at making consciousness just look bad. Look goofy, now because of those individuals it's lampooned to laughs because folks overcompensated horribly for the vaccum of black "leadership" (I say in quotes, cause niggas in the 90s was looking up to scammers like Dr. Sebi and Malachi York as leaders )

hip hop was so entrenched with that community to an extent it was like adspace. Sorta like how Jay Electronica has turned into nothing more than a Louis "I got Malcolm X killed" Farrahkhan groupie and mentions him more than his own daughter.

back cover of Doomsday showing DOOM and Subroc (RIP to them) on Malachi's compound.

GodzillaMinusOne

1y

It's crazy how we been living in some of the wildest political times of our lifetimes and yet rap is moving further and further away from political commentary. Imagine a prime Pac, or Public Enemy, or an Ice Cube etc... with this much material to work with lol

Sad decline to a very important part of the genre

Bofa

1y

Isn’t ice cube a f***ing maga moron

Kojimbo

1y

No? He has spewed moronic statements and anti semitism but I’ve never seen him endorse MAGA

Bofa

1y

On me i just googled looks like he hates maga but has def made some maga esque comments which made him appear that way lol

earthwalka

1y

I wanna hear some thought provoking stuff outside of the mainstream.

I gotta think a little bit but I’m f***ing with Ghais Guevara right now heavy. Who else y’all got?

Oblivion X

1y

I think UK hip hop might be more politically conscious than the U.S in recent times

GodzillaMinusOne

1y

It's crazy how we been living in some of the wildest political times of our lifetimes and yet rap is moving further and further away from political commentary. Imagine a prime Pac, or Public Enemy, or an Ice Cube etc... with this much material to work with lol

Sad decline to a very important part of the genre

Lil Uzi Horizontal

1y

Yes and Yes. Mike is actually a socialist if you listen to his discography. Woods as well.

Mach Hommy speaks on issues for Haiti, but that doesn't seem important for many Americans unfortunately.

Then you have Ka and Roc Marciano who are more street conscious type of rap. Its much deeper than it appears at a glance

earthwalka

1y

I wanna hear some thought provoking stuff outside of the mainstream.

I gotta think a little bit but I’m f***ing with Ghais Guevara right now heavy. Who else y’all got?

Lil Uzi Horizontal

1y

https://open.spotify.com/album/6xL3agjy4clyjhfNwsqCy4

https://open.spotify.com/album/0fqGVBHxLeXu5sm20DgQWs

https://open.spotify.com/album/2jRdC9MTBr6ewlMRhJCwlc

GodzillaMinusOne

1y

I was upset at the lack of commentary from rap during covid. An unprecedented event during our lifetime and if you only listen to rap you'd think life had never been better lol have given up on any mainstream acts talking bout anything worthwhile anymore. Kendrick probably the last one