These mfs look AI generated 😂
I never heard uk political 90s rap
If im wrong on that then im wrong tho
Not much in 90s from what i know. But their 2000s had a lot of concious rap.
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
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUYo2K-outM&ab_channel=IxnayontheHombreI 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.
i need to respond to this when i’m not in court but i agree whole heartedly
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.
niggas today looking up to york bro it’s crazy
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
Agreed. These rappers are too p**** nowadays.
Isn’t ice cube a f***ing maga moron
No? He has spewed moronic statements and anti semitism but I’ve never seen him endorse MAGA
No? He has spewed moronic statements and anti semitism but I’ve never seen him endorse MAGA
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
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
For sure he’s an out of touch old head but that just highlights how disappointing it is that we don’t have newer generations of rappers carrying the torch
Everyone is a brand and being a corporate friendly brand gets you the most money
It's a damn shame
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?
enjoyed Damon Locks' recently-released List of Demands
Its 11 years old but Skip Coon's Miles Garvey may be worth checking out.
Rebel Diaz:
Curly Castro (half of ShrapKnel ) :
forgot to mention the string of Spook x Sadhugold projects I was really f***in w a few years ago.
hit up guerrillarepublik.org too.
I think UK hip hop might be more politically conscious than the U.S in recent times
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
This is on purpose too
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
Roc is not political in any world
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?
ken carson