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Originally Posted by Mato Winyan
Sure we can discuss it all ya want.........
Might be good to start with what the differences are between .... hip hop - rap. Might wanna talk about difference between mainstream and underground. 
I know of several native groups. Warparty being one. |
RAP MUSIC: Is commercial music created in studios without the good grace and creative energies of a DJ. These groups rap over a D.A.T or Digital Audio Track and a Drum Machine and Synthesizer.
The vast majority of MTV/VH1 groups are of this type. Furthermore the vast majority of airplay/radio play is of this type of music. These groups who shall be nameless; rhyme about booty dancin, and killing, pimping, being a thug, and making money and having big houses and shiny necklaces/bling and other materialistic things, just to name a few...
I'm in no way disrespecting these groups or the people who dig on that aspect of hip-hop culture in any way. I'm just trying to differentiate between the commercially friendly rap music aspect of hip-hop. I personally dig a handful of those groups myself...
Underground: Are groups of MC's and DJ's who have been playing clubs,block parties,basements,parks,Y's, Churches, houses and anywhere they can. They play major venues, it's just that the majority of America and beyond doesn't know about these massively influential groups.
Underground groups don't rap about the things that commercial rap artists rap about. They rap about social issues, unity, love, brotherhood, and a more intellectual subject matter. Oh yes they do rap about partying and beautiful women and making it and some common things that commercial rappers hit on. But the difference is these groups do it tastefully. They may curse, but not every other word starts with an F or B.
Some of these groups are highly political and have a lot to say about whats going on globally. These groups also hail from every continent. They are highly eclectic and even have Female DJ's and MC's. Which is unheard of in the Commercial Realm. These groups also have members who are of all ethnicities.
Other underground groups are just composed of a DJ or DJ's. Such as DJ Q-Bert,MixMaster Mike, DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky and DJ Krush just to name a few solo artists.
Birdy Nam Nam is a group of 4 DJ's hailing from France who are all WHITE DUDES.
Yes that's right, just a guy/guys with one or two turn tables and a mixer; spinnin records.
The other two aspect of hip are Break Dancing or B-Boying and Graffiti. To really get a good sense of what B-Boying is, Google: The Freshest Kids. It's a documentary about Break Dancing from it's inception to now.
As far as Graffiti is concerned, I don't know of any movie/documentary about it, but I'm sure one exists. Just Google Graffiti,movie or something like that and see what you can find. Please post your results on that, I haven't even tried yet.
The documentary SCRATCH is probably the best comprehensive look into DJing and Hip Hop culture there is currently. I can't praise this movie enough. It's dope!
Peace ya'll