Is hip hop really dead?

My bf and I got into a huge argument over this. One thing to point out is that he is from Chicago and I am from Alanta so I think that has some to do with it. He said that this new "crap" that comes out is not hip hop. He says its all pop music. He said that once the ditzy blonde white devils start dancing and listening to it thats when he knew hip hop was dieing. He says its all owned by corporations now. I dont think it is dead it just may be different. I like all the beats I dont really care what the song is about as long as I can shake to it. He said that Nas is one of the greatest rappers alive and if he thinks hip hop is dead then hip hop is dead. He also hurt me a little bit cause he really made fun of the south. He was making fun of the grills and souja boy crank that. He hates that song for some reason. But he said that the South started the downfall of hip hop. I got really pissed at that comment. What do y'all think of this? Is hip hop really dead?

Is hip hop really dead?
*SIGH* No.





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Reply:i dont think that hip hop is really dead but it is fading away! i love hip hop and it will always be with me but the way things are going i can see a real big change!all these major corporatons make some small thing seem so big and they penalyze these rappers for things they speak! nas even said that hip hop is dead! idk for sure but i know that it is surely fading away!
Reply:HIP HOP IS ALIVE





"He says its all pop music. He said that once the ditzy blonde white devils start dancing and listening to it thats when he knew hip hop was dieing. He says its all owned by corporations now."





- But your BF is right about this stuff
Reply:stop asking this question


im tired of ppl asking dis question more then once a day!





NO Its not dead
Reply:only if u get sucked into all the crap music out there that only talks about sex drugs and money. If you want good hip hop listen to lupe fiasco and his new album comin out dec 18.


this is the leak of the album from MTV but i wont listen till the album comes out. spoil yourself if u want http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/apps/mediapl...
Reply:Yes hip-hop is not quite dead, but it is dying. Hip-hop started out as a movement with a message, not something to move to (or shake to it as you so aptly put it). Soulja Boy's Crank that is a perfect example of this and your boyfriend new you liked the song so he picked it out as an example. I don't think the "white devil" comment was very well thought out. Hip-Hop today's only messages are about sex, drugs, money, violence. It's only purpose is to sell sell sell.





As long as artists like Nas are still around Hip-Hop won't die out entirely, but to true fans, the music today is killing hip-hop.





Also, your comment about how you don't care what the song is about as long as you can shake to it shows how ignorant you really are on the subject.
Reply:hip hop is a live, from the north west to the deep south, artists are still doing their thing who cares who likes their music if its white blond haired college girls or blacks or hispanics. nas is not the best rapper a live i would of disagreed with him on that one if i were you lol. how can he say the south is starting the downfall of hip hop there are lots of good artists that come out of the south. lots of people try and get there start in atlanta because of the big hip hop/ rap presence. but your boyfriend is very wrong and how can he make fun of the south when he is dating a girl from the south?
Reply:no let him believe himself
Reply:NO ITS NOT
Reply:It's not dead, but he's not wrong either. Pop music is short for popular music and that's just what it is.
Reply:Hip hop is alive.... its just not as good as it used to be just like 90's R%26amp;B..
Reply:i don`t think so.there is Eminem
Reply:the true form of hip hop has died although there is a very small remnant of true hip hop artist still around but basically what is known as hip hop in the commercial realm is definitely pop music with a hip hop flavor and i agree the south has a lot to do with that
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