Real Hip Hop vs Commercial Hip Hop?

I'm sick of people coming on here and talking out their a*s about how Hip Hop degrades women and shows a negative portrayal of African Americans. How Hip Hop requires no talent and is stupid. So what I want is real Hip Hip head to explain to these idiots the difference between Real Hip Hop vs Commercial Hip Hop.

Real Hip Hop vs Commercial Hip Hop?
Real hip hop is motivation, something that Inspires the newer generations, gives them a positive message, its lyricism





Commercial is a wannabe type of hip hop, designed to put mental images of big dreams that they dont even have, its a diss to the older Generation, Its a Dance Movement, its beats over lyrics





people have a hard time understanding where the realness comes from.


yes im talking about you "Bill Cosby"





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Reply:Actually it all depends on your perspective. Some people think Common is underground, others think MF Doom is mainstream. As much as i dislike the current "snap music" phase that hip hop is in, i believe people should have the choice to listen to whatever they please. the majority of people in RHH would probably say that real hip hop is music that speaks on emotions, critisms and intellectual observations. they would probably also agree that commercial hip hop is rap about money, dancing, sex and violence. so i guess it all depends on subject matter.
Reply:Real Hip Hop connects with the streets and the struggles that African-Americans face on a every day basis.





Commerical Hip Hop caters to what is popular and what sells. The bling-bling, the rims, the sex images is just to catch the audiences attention and to provide a bit of ENTERTAINMENT, but it doesn't represent the true struggle that our people face.





Sex sells!!! You can find it everywhere, not just in Hip-hop. Most of the Hip-Hop nowadays is commerical !!
Reply:Real hip-hop: the embodiment and personification of the hardships, good times, shortcomings, uplifting etc moments that one goes through. To tell a story not just because you can but to inform. To enlighten others about your struggle. And thats just the half of it.





Commercial Hip-Hop: completely 2-dimensional. for ex





Shawty wanna thug


Bottles in the club


Shawty wanna hump


And ooooo I like to touch ya lovely lady lumps





nuff said
Reply:Co-sign with Rent-a-Cop, AimJeezy %26amp; PureDelight





Everything with rapping is hip hop, there are just different variations which some people may prefer to listen to over others. Rap would be boring if all we had were "conscience rappers", sometimes I feel like listening to something like Dem Franchize Boyz that'll make me wanna snap my fingers n chill out, and other times I'll feel like listening to something serious. I don't wanna chill out with my iPod n hear how bad and hard life is...
Reply:Since its humble beginnings in New York City, hip-hop culture – the MC, the DJ, the graffiti writer and the breakdancer – became one of the single most important forms of expression for young people on this planet.


hip-hop altered the way we make music, the way we move, the way we speak and the way we dress. Hip-hop also became the great cultural bridge for widely different groups to communicate across race, class, region, language, and national divides.


Controversy, outrage and the rise of gangsta rap documented the shift from a largely diverse art form to the subculture of gangsta rap, which came to dominate the radio and garner the bulk of the media’s attention
Reply:Commercial Hip Hop IS real Hip Hop. Period!


Don't let these outside clowns trick you into pigeonholing a musical art-form that is just as diverse as the people who enjoy it.


Try as they may, they can't fit Hip Hop in to some small little box so they can easily discard it or file it away somewhere.


Hip Hop is bigger than that, it's an undeniable force, and they can't stand that fact.
Reply:real hip hop comes from the heart man it has nothin to do wit the money but for the fact of hip hop itself and tryin to help keep it alive.commercial hip hop is a bunch of fake mo foes that talk sh*t about they never did or its like there actin on a movie haha
Reply:i dont call it real vs commercial...i think its all real.





its just bad vs. good....and even thats a matter of opinion. this argument will never have a winner unfortunately





EDIT:: Im wit aimjeezy on this
Reply:why don't *YOU* tell me??? cuz as far as i'm concerned, its *ALL* hip hop at the end of the day... just depends on your preference.





EDIT: cosign puredelight
Reply:real hip hop shows more lyrical skill and diversity within themes.
Reply:real hip hop wins but not AS popular as commercial hip hop