Time for Hip Hop to get back to it's Underground Roots
2007 was the year that the gloss, floss, and "status of a boss" image that made rap music so commercially successful in the early 1990s stopped impressing people so much. Suddenly, rap artists were forced to create real art -- or just hustle, hard -- to be heard... an interesting read about the last year in hip hop and the opportunity for artists to return to a place of integrity w/ their work ...
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by shamal on 02/05/08 (0 of 0 people found this comment informative)
I really liked this article. Thanks for posting Rylan! It signals for a brighter future for independent hip hop artists especially in the Bay area and also gives a sense that the music will be more authentic to its cultural roots.
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