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Brooklyn · 01-28-2007, 06:18 AM

I have to co-sign this thread.

I was in South Dakota this summer talking to other natives about underground v.s. mainstream. We also talked about how our songs were different (we have our own groups) seeing that he grew up on the rez and I'm city...hence my powwows.com name.

When I think about the music I listened to as a kid and the stuff they are making now and calling hip-hop, it makes me sick. Monotonous beats. Weak skills and subject matter. Degrading women. Not caring about how the younger generation reacts to their messages.

It sucks.

What I love about NYC, though, is that the real hip-hop is still there. People getting in a cypher and bringing raw skills. The same thing is happening on the rez. I've heard cats flow and talk about Native issues. A beautiful thing.

01-28-2007, 06:18 AM	#24 (permalink)
Brooklyn Abunai Deka Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 23	Real Hip Hop I have to co-sign this thread. I was in South Dakota this summer talking to other natives about underground v.s. mainstream. We also talked about how our songs were different (we have our own groups) seeing that he grew up on the rez and I'm city...hence my powwows.com name. When I think about the music I listened to as a kid and the stuff they are making now and calling hip-hop, it makes me sick. Monotonous beats. Weak skills and subject matter. Degrading women. Not caring about how the younger generation reacts to their messages. It sucks. What I love about NYC, though, is that the real hip-hop is still there. People getting in a cypher and bringing raw skills. The same thing is happening on the rez. I've heard cats flow and talk about Native issues. A beautiful thing.