To be clear, I don’t just mean sad or emotional lyrics. I’m talking about a vocal performance where you can almost literally feel the artist’s pain in their voice.

At home my TVs default channel is set on vevo 90s music videos. They play a handful of Notorious BIG videos and Diddy is obviously in them. Seeing him and hearing his unnecessary adlibs almost makes the song unlistenable. It’s a shame cuz BIG is one of the goats and now has this stain on his short but classic catalogue. I understand it’s hip hop history but damn..

To be backed by not one but two of the biggest names in Hip Hop, Eminem and Dr. Dre and this was during the height of their career too is insane. Was anyone else this lucky?

Who is You Favorite Hip Hop Producer?

I’m going wit jim jones on I’m Ready

Ones that had no business being a “Part II.”

For me, it’s J.O.S.E. 2 by Fat Joe.

It’s not a terrible album, it’s just a pointless one.
Actually… the more I think about it, it is pretty bad.

Out of 12 songs, only two are really worth anything.
The rest is just nothing special. Nothing that justifies it being part of the J.O.E., J.O.S.E. series.

I made a thread on the most criticized star rapper before who would you say is the least and why?

I just listened Just lose it by eminem and had to make this post

Me and my buddy went back and forth on this today on which one is Twista's best album . Which one do you guys think is better and his best album?

I think mine was Boom shake the room by Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince, great track IMHO but obvs leaning into early pop rap. I got cassette single and couldn't stop playing it. Fresh prince was my favorite show too around that time

Prime Lil Romeo or Prime Will Smith?

Revisiting Tetsuo & Youth, is Mural top 5 best rap songs of all time lyrically?

EDIT: I would say it's the best, which other song is a serious contender?

So, I'm a teenager trying to start a rap career. I need to know some tips on good quality mics and such. I really have no clue, and I feel like Google would be less competent than people who actually use this kinda stuff. I've only been listening to rap for a little over a year and I've listened to probably around 1200 different songs, even though I listen to mostly the same group of songs daily. I've also personally been rapping for around a year, and I've gotten my voice to be moreso my own, gotten very good at rapping fast, and very good at memorizing flows. I've been writing my own stuff for about 5 months, and I've written around two dozen mediocre-to-okay verses. I know that this is what I wanna do with my life, and I need some tips on what the best equipment is.

So, I’ve been up to speed on all the Birdman / Gay stuff for a while now, but when I was flipping through his wikipedia entry for discography and probably gay reasons, i noticed the name “Beatrice” under the section for nicknames.

Can someone cite where this nickname came from?

Is this real because I know Wikipedia is pretty quick on getting rid of joke edits, and I’m sure there’s a Birdman stan watching his article 24/7.

I'd be curious to see how far back he'd go to address some of the most controversial things that's changed our society in current times.

I've been writing and making music for pretty much my whole life, I didn't find my love for hip hop until about 8 years ago and Its become a super significant part of my life. I've spent the time sharpening my teeth, digging into history, identifying my influences, putting the work in to know what I'm talking about.

Before, it was little more than a hobby. It was my thing, for sure, but I was just making music for fun and enjoying my craft. Now I believe I've lived enough life and learned enough about the process that I am confident enough in my voice and I wanna start the process of making my first album!

Just looking for insight, possibly new connections, I just wanna get deeper into it. Thanks in advance!

Is the closest thing now YouTube album reviews?

When Broken down, isn't the exact same argument?

when an artist has made a big song like say ken carson,playboy carti ,travis,ice spice or whomever

how do they normally make demand or set their prices for a festival?

does the industry go by virality, ,how does sexy red or anyone charge

is there a level you skip as in if u have a big hit you can immediately demand $50K-$230k?does anyone have a clue how artists charge,especially the new ones,

if a rapper just emerged or is popping how do they set their price ?