being able to rap is a product of making good rap songs.
(not the only thing that makes a good rap song, but it helps.)
however, being able to rap dosent have SHIT to do with being lyrical.
having a knack for making good music actually has more to do with character and the ability to 'catch lightning in a bottle' than it really does for technical musical skill.
many of the best songs were simplistic and to the point, like james brown for instance (arguably "the godfather of rap" depending on how you look at it) who wasnt the best lyricist but his character paved his way
i mean he said 'i can dig rappin/i can dig scrappin'
he wasnt like 'yo i rhyme rhythmically/fuck with me ill put you with god spiritually' or some stupid ass shit
ive seen many times where someone talented sits on a studio not knowing what the fuck to do, or thinking that rapping over a beat from their paper makes a good rap song
people dont try new shit its the same smoke a blunt get in the booth and spit shit
creativity and having 'an ear for music' and whats wanted by the listener goes a long way
i think if more people gave people what they wanted instead of going 'well i did that last album and i dont wanna do it now' would help
like if someone wants you to bring back your old ass style, fuck making that gay ass rock album. do what people want from you while maintaining your own artistic ability. its a business, and marketing seems to have taken on a first person outlook.
meaning if people are on twitter you go with the people
as long as you make everyone who wants to be happy, happy...its a success
maybe those people dont wanna hear you rap all skillfully
if people wanna hear you rap dumb and its gon get you some money by all means rap dumb and fuck hip hop rules, worry about that when your counting stacks
rap is lucrative
hip hop is not
i think if you wanna rap your ass off cuz you think your lyrical superman, go burn cds in your house and stick to the street....that shit has little to do with mainstream media...sex drugs violence gossip and success or failure stories...people want their movie inside of the cd..
once that fades out, lyricism might take the forefront because the nature of the game is to love whatever someone hates on and hate whatever someone loves, i think if you can be both hated and loved you bring everyone together
what i mean is a whole entire group of people can say you suck if another group of people love you. and rap aint one thing no more.
never was, really. just stopped being more than one thing for a hot second.
you get two groups to quarrel over you, and in most cases a hater has a chance to dig you once he gets into you, but someone who loves your shit is probably always gonna fuck with it...so being hated for what you do and loved for what you do is a win/win because it breeds interest to the third person, who watches the two battle over you.
and in that way you seemingly cover all bases
that my friends is why lil wayne can kiss a man and still be successful
sorry for the rant..i was talkin to my boy about this on aim so i gotta lot to say
