Rap vs. Hip Hop

Originally Posted by Swagga Lee

So it's not so much about content (at least initially) because two people can spit about the same subject but one seems to do so authentically while the other seems to do it purely for commercial reasons. That is when it can be about content to some extent because certain content sells more than others (sex, violence, etc.).

I'm changing the topic slightly but am I the only person bored of the same topics & stories in our genre? The drug dealer from an impoverished background glorifying the struggle of selling drugs usually. There was nothing wrong with the story being told but every rapper seems to have the same background. Why can't we have something different? I think that was one of the reasons for the success of someone like Macklemore - he jumps on the scene talking about buying clothes from a Thrift shop and has had a few big hits with similar, unorthodox topics.

Originally Posted by Swagga Lee

So it's not so much about content (at least initially) because two people can spit about the same subject but one seems to do so authentically while the other seems to do it purely for commercial reasons. That is when it can be about content to some extent because certain content sells more than others (sex, violence, etc.).

I'm changing the topic slightly but am I the only person bored of the same topics & stories in our genre? The drug dealer from an impoverished background glorifying the struggle of selling drugs usually. There was nothing wrong with the story being told but every rapper seems to have the same background. Why can't we have something different? I think that was one of the reasons for the success of someone like Macklemore - he jumps on the scene talking about buying clothes from a Thrift shop and has had a few big hits with similar, unorthodox topics.