Damn, I'm bout to post a big one.........Hope this puts a few people's thongs in a double knot.
I want to see pretty much what you just said: deep and introspective. There is so little poetic talent in the game (let alone the bay). If we can consistently put out AMAZING and different work, then we won't need to reach out to L.A. or NY, big labels would look to us. However, we ARE consistently putting out garbage and that's why I'm so passionate about what comes out representing this region.
I'm tired of waiting for an album to come out by one of the maybe 5-7 rappers in this area that I like. And then there's a 50/50 chance that THAT album will be mediocre at best. THAT is the reason I am forced to stray away from the music I used to love and now have to look to 102.9 or 98.1 to hear some quality music.
Trying to answer your question of what I want changed is a mystery to me. I want the whole game in the Bay to be flipped I guess. Nas and 2Pac DO make us look like babbling fools. And to think, Pac "got his game from [Oakland/the bay] (from that Thug Angel show).
I guess being PASSIONATE about the music and rapping about true introspective feelings can be a start. I mean if you are that passionate about smokin trees then do the damn thing, but if the whole album is about nothing (with just references to how you WISH you lived or how you SEE your rap idols videos) then you need to be stricken from this. You are just dead weight--get another "hustle."
This ain't you, it's just a recreational activity you're tryin to make money off of. And that's just the same reason these same people "hate" Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Nelly, Puffy, whoever...........because they are making music to make money off of. (Not exactly my opinion, but close to it). Whether makin money off 2Pac, OG R&B, or they just have no talent........that's the same reason why I'M NOT FEELIN YOU.
YOU are makin money off of features cuz you know it will draw attention, or YOU have little to no talent but swear up and down you are the best thing to come out of the bay........(similar to claiming to be the king of New York, or to being the most talented record label, or just claiming to be #1............Jay-Z, Murder Inc., and Nelly--respectively).
Maybe it's because we don't have record labels with big chips signing quality artists to deals. Maybe its something else, but that's where someone else can put they're thoughts in on this board.
Again, I don't know what I want to see more of exactly. But I DO know what I don't want to see, and that's what I stated above: so-called artists that don't have the talent, drive, balls, heart, mind, ....what the fuck ever to be representing me and my area. But then again, I know this won't happen, and I lose hope more and more that I'll at least see ONE cat from the bay change the game of rap before I die.
BTW,
www.federashun.com is tryin to do something different, like I said above, ask for some snippets on the web site to see if this is what you're lookin for. Debut album in its final stages of completion........
