ReverendRevolver
Friend of Leo's
Most of my forays toward covering rap songs guitar wise were to get people paying attention; Just a Friend by Biz Marquis, Regulate by Warren G, and covering Afro Man. I am still a fan of Afro Man, as a maker of music and often times just as a dude full of funny. (Hope his recent troubles subside)
But as far as just listening, Outkast, Wu Tang, Public Enemy, and the aforementioned AfroMan. Now, one of my best friends growing up inherited his musical tastes when we were young from his dad(quite dark skinned, from Indianapolis originally), so Luther Vandross and Boyz2Men were as likely to be heard over there as Bone Thugs and nwa. I feel like us getting into metal, grunge, and edgier rap was in many ways how we thought we were "branching out on our own " but in retrospect it wasn't that far from where either of us started.
I'm that age where Eminem was "our" thing. Then we got excited when The Eminem Show LP dropped, were loving "without me" and thinking Superman would be our vulgar deep cut favorite..... then he went to the absolute top of the mainstream. 8 mile soundtrack, D12, Curtain Call..... everything since hasn't been "bad", but it just never connected.
Bone Thugs I never dove really into, I can probably remember most of the words that aren't busy bones' fast part in Crossroads though.
Outkast is underrated. Everyone knows miss Jackson and Hey ya. Yes, they're good songs and potent earworms. Aquimini was a great album. Everything after was at least solid, even speakerbox/love below (filler is filler, it was still good).
I know, "guitar forum, rap bad". Dub step is trash. I said it. Anything associated with ICP is just going to annoy me, and thier fans are probably a big part of it since neither Jay or Shaggy have personally wronged me (and I admire their dedication to a local soft drink manufacturer). I hate ICP and all associated music.
Tupac is hype. There, said that too. Has good songs. Not as many as Biggie Smalls. Better at writing than rapping. Is what it is. Lil Kim should be on more tshirts. I digress.
Lastly, I hoped Soulja Boy would get more than 1.5 big songs. Crank Dat and Ya 'trick' ya didn't seem like it would be all he'd put out that'd take off. I never understood Lil Wayne being famous and huge (oh, a Flintstones pun, funny the first time I heard it) but Soulja Boy nit hitting bigger heights. Lil Jon, who has had his hand in most of the even slightly interesting mainstream rap hits, is a fan of Bad Brains, Agent Orange, and the chili peppers. Says he used to listen to Skynard when he was young.
Lots of mainstream modern rap is boring. The genre is most certainly not boring or unmusical.
I'm not going to talk about Ye. There was always talent, that doesn't inherently make me a fan.
But as far as just listening, Outkast, Wu Tang, Public Enemy, and the aforementioned AfroMan. Now, one of my best friends growing up inherited his musical tastes when we were young from his dad(quite dark skinned, from Indianapolis originally), so Luther Vandross and Boyz2Men were as likely to be heard over there as Bone Thugs and nwa. I feel like us getting into metal, grunge, and edgier rap was in many ways how we thought we were "branching out on our own " but in retrospect it wasn't that far from where either of us started.
I'm that age where Eminem was "our" thing. Then we got excited when The Eminem Show LP dropped, were loving "without me" and thinking Superman would be our vulgar deep cut favorite..... then he went to the absolute top of the mainstream. 8 mile soundtrack, D12, Curtain Call..... everything since hasn't been "bad", but it just never connected.
Bone Thugs I never dove really into, I can probably remember most of the words that aren't busy bones' fast part in Crossroads though.
Outkast is underrated. Everyone knows miss Jackson and Hey ya. Yes, they're good songs and potent earworms. Aquimini was a great album. Everything after was at least solid, even speakerbox/love below (filler is filler, it was still good).
I know, "guitar forum, rap bad". Dub step is trash. I said it. Anything associated with ICP is just going to annoy me, and thier fans are probably a big part of it since neither Jay or Shaggy have personally wronged me (and I admire their dedication to a local soft drink manufacturer). I hate ICP and all associated music.
Tupac is hype. There, said that too. Has good songs. Not as many as Biggie Smalls. Better at writing than rapping. Is what it is. Lil Kim should be on more tshirts. I digress.
Lastly, I hoped Soulja Boy would get more than 1.5 big songs. Crank Dat and Ya 'trick' ya didn't seem like it would be all he'd put out that'd take off. I never understood Lil Wayne being famous and huge (oh, a Flintstones pun, funny the first time I heard it) but Soulja Boy nit hitting bigger heights. Lil Jon, who has had his hand in most of the even slightly interesting mainstream rap hits, is a fan of Bad Brains, Agent Orange, and the chili peppers. Says he used to listen to Skynard when he was young.
Lots of mainstream modern rap is boring. The genre is most certainly not boring or unmusical.
I'm not going to talk about Ye. There was always talent, that doesn't inherently make me a fan.
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. Love some Nappy Roots too, Delinquent Habits, South Park Mexican, Wu-Tang... Too many to list. I grew up listening to all flavors of rap.
