East Coast Hip Hop Bias?

It's funny to me how the East Coast spins hip hop to it's favor. Back in the late 80's a huge amount of the East Coast rappers were wearing baggy pants with funny high top fades dancing and rapping. MC Hammer came out doing the same thing. The East Coast had no problem with this until Hammer went Diamond. Then he wasn't real hip hop. Now I see the East Coast hatin on the South. When they brag about Jay Z who attempts to rap like southern MC's and Mims beat sounding like lil Jon. I love the East Coast but the bias is obvious. Hip Hop belongs to everyone not just the East Coast. Just imagine if the south said that everyone who made jazz and blues were not true artist because they didn't come from the South. Hip Hop is the "ONLY" genre of music that has this bias. How is Nelly not hip hop but Biz Markie is hip hop. Why does Lil John get bothered for being a rapping DJ. But Swizz Beats gets a free pass. They only say something when someone not from the East blows up. That's pure Hatoration

East Coast Hip Hop Bias?
I think its wack when one part of hip hop hates on another part. Like ny hating on the south is stupid. Let them do what they do you do what you do and it will all be good. NY is the birthplace of hip hop but it doesnt make you the king of hip hop. It changes from time to time. West coast, East cost, Southside, Midwest whateva its all hip hop. Stop the hating.
Reply:Boy Sam I am feeling your questions. LOL It's funny cause we both have different views on them. Being from the East Coast I would have to say that's not 100% true. I would not say East coast is hating on the south it is just that the East has produced in my opinion some of the best MC's. I am not saying the South or the West for that matter does not have some hot azz MC's because they do, they should be no need for them to name them cuz we all know who the sh*t is and who is not. Personally I am getting so sick of all this what I call bubble gum hip hop they have out right now and its sad to say but most of it is coming from the South. Pop lock and drop it, lean wit it rock wit it, chain hang low, (and from the East) my lip gloss is poppin.... shall I go on. That to me is not hip hop. Real reconize real and Lil John is one nice producer, Lil Wayne is hot as hell right, jeezy and so on. And as for Swizz Beats, LOL I think his album should be burned cuz it is nothing but pure thrash.





Don't mean to say it honey but I think you are the one hating. If you are not the kind of person to see talent and not where they come from then maybe you are a bit bias as well.





No thumbs down please LMAO.
Reply:Did u drink a bottle of haterade? jk


Anyone that thinks Hip Hop is based on one "Coast" has a problem. I'm form NYC and we (me and everyone that I know) respect all types of Rap from all over. You also have East Coast Rappers getting on remixes with Southern Artist. I do know some people (in NYC) that feel Southern Rap at this point is a bit repetitive (snap, lean, rock, shake, money, girls, cars ect.), but not because it's from the South; it's the content, and that goes for some East Coast artist as well. Ask any East coast hip hop head about OutKast, Arrested Development and the Geto Boys and most likely they will not say anything bad.
Reply:There is an East Coast bias....and it should be:





I used to tell people all the time, if you're not from New York (and I'm not), Hip-Hop is an "import". New York (Bronx specifically) is where Hip-Hop started. Since the early days in the late 70's it's been "exported" from the streets of the Big Apple to all over the country and the world.





The West got its due. The South is now getting its due. You're right, no one should be hatin' on the success coming out of regions outside of New York. But there's a flip side to your question. I think New York don't get enough props for CREATING a culture that now everyone can get their own little piece of.





I got much love for the south, west, mid west, international...





But I don't care who's hot "today", like Busta Rhymes said, New York "gave birth to all of this sh*t!"
Reply:When they tried to overtake the lesbian community they went a little too far. My sisters and I challenged them to a softball tournament complete with trophies and a keg of beer, which they lost quite handily. We also got a little rowdy on our Harleys, and that scared them off. So, they are not invincible as you say.
Reply:Three points:


1) I don't think any real rapper on any coast has ever had any respect for MC Hammer


2) Hip-Hop is based on biting off other people and innovating it


3) Feuds have fueled record sales in rap for over 25 years now. If there was no money involved, nobody would have a god damn issue with anyone. I don't know who is calling out all the people you're saying, but chances are that they're looking to make a name or defend the one they already have, thus creating more record sales.
Reply:bob from westcoast, but been bumpin east coast since bob was 4 and therefor is gonna be biased, anyways.





the way bob sees things, it does not matter where you are from, the raw talent and lyrics speak for themselves. Bob is against pop mtv/radio rap in general, it just so happens a good amount of these pop rappers are from the south. Bob and a lot of new york dont like mims, santanna, jim jones, cam'ron, dipset, 50 cent, g unit, jay z ever since he came back from retirement and fat joe ever since big pun died because they are all retarded kiddie pop rappers.








Its sad because a lot of times people who listen to the music are divided just because you live somewhere, people need to get out of their head that just because someones from your hometown does not make them good, dj quik's from mine and he used to be good, but hes straight up garbage. You dont see me going around saying dj quik's the illest even though in the back of my mind i know he has turned into one of them "bubblegum rappers" that he used to chew. Just because someone is from somewhere should not influence your opinion on their style.





If you like that kiddie pop rap garbage and are from the south, but you secretly like mims, you should not not listen to his garbage just because you think thers a east vs south beef going on.








during the death row badboy beef bob never stopped hittin B.I.G, mobb deep or nas up just cause pac was beefin with them or because they was from east because thats idiotic. During the jay z vs nas %26amp; mobb deep on the side beef, even though bob got family in brooklyn, bob never stop hittin nas or mobb deep up. Infact bob stop buying jay z's sh'it cause he was being a *******
Reply:It's funny how defensive the East Coast people get when you put them on blast. yall are some hypocritical haters. yall don't buy your artist music unless they sound like they are from the south (50 cent, Lloyd Banks, Mims, Jay Z, Juels Santana) but then you hate on the south style. Are yall trying to hijack the Souths style. Your right Sam i saw it happen with hammer. They dissed him then stole his style and dances. They did it to Snoop and Tupac. Hated on them then started rapping slow and talking about ready to die and issues. My problem is East Coast if you want to rap like another place do it. But don't talk down on them then copy there style.
Reply:sounds like this thread is a little bias.......what if a rapper from harlem put out some stuff like one of these southern artists...you know a snap/crunk movement songs and bit off da franchise boyz or dj unk with a dance...you mean to tell me all people in the south would be ok with that? your talkin about the east coast hatin on the south...they're practically destroying the genre





Phame: Tupac is from new york





and someone correct me if im wrong but jay-z, 50, lloyd banks, and juelz santana all sound like they're from new york.......