Something I'd Like To Address

Hello Ladies and Gentleman of the TF XTREME forum. I am here today to show you the truth.
By now you may be thinking "...the hell is this guy talking about?", but im here to hopefully somewhat change you minds about a certain subject......Hip Hop Music.Hip hop is misunderstood,a genre that has gone through many trails and tribulations. Most believe it is an ignorant form of music with no intellengce,creativity, and charm what so ever. Thoughs that do believe this most likely believe in the wrong artists. It would take to long to explain all this therefore i have discovered a poem that will explain everything.

Music is placed below for further enjoyment while reading.
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Music:


When I first heard rap, I found that it was cool
Heard 50 and Ja, made myself a fool
I thought what I was listening to was hip-hop
But I realized it was all fake, commercialized pop
Fake gangstas sporting grills and large gold chains
Bragging about women and cars, and calling out names
Watered down records that are passed off as artwork
Lacking creativity, devotion and hard work
Why should we have to care about rims and grills
Or about how you own many hundred dollar bills
They call themselves hip-hop, but found out they're fakers
Pop icons all serving corporate money makers

Because of all the lies I was unable to see
The true artform involved in being an emcee
Blinded by the fake image of bling and hoes
Until I realized hip-hop was a wilting rose
Taken by corporations seeking to earn big money
Turning bitter what used to be sweet as honey
From an urban art form to a commercial image
Videos of scantily clad women and cleavage
And actors posing as thugs and gangstas
Fake beefs and accusations of them being wankstas
I won't listen no more, 'cuz none of it matters
I can't accept the trash coming from these rappers

I prefer a lil' intelligence in the rhymes I hear
But I won't turn on the radio 'cuz they don't come near
Commercialized garbage destroying the hip-hop name
Sucker emcees choosing money over love for the game
Why is that all I hear is money, hoes, violence
I can't take all this crap, I would rather have silence
If only hip-hop's founders could see this now
They would lament and wonder to themselves how
A rapper used to be an intelligent crowd mover
Now it's a wealthy bastard try'na look cooler
They become famous just 'cuz they shot a cop
Money and fame matter more to them than hip-hop

Pause for a second before you say that I sound
Like a backpacker who worships all the underground
I have to admit that there is some good in the mainstream
But the negativity outweighs the good themes
I listened to Snoop Dogg, even a bit of Nelly
The Game, Jay-Z, Kanye and Slim Shady
I admit I liked Eminem's song When I'm Gone
As well as Jesus Walks, Stan, and the Apl Song
It's not just underground, mainstream has potential
After all they are the ones who are most influential
But they must change the subject and stop degrading rap
With all that materialism and violent crap

In the end it's not whether it's mainstream or underground
It's whether the message of change will ever be found
And that songs about hoes and money is just wrong
They should try to put better messages into a song
There's nothing wrong with believing in the words of KRS
The rap game truly needs to clean up it's mess
We need positivity to set things straight
Because the wrong message will only cause more hate
All of the hip-hop people need to understand
That every single one of us has to take a stand
Keep it right and preserve the architecture
Of the urban life that is our hip-hop culture -Lewisfisher @ Deviantart

http://lewisfisher.deviantart.com/

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There are other things to address about hiphop but that is for another day
Thankyou for reading and i hope more of you understand the misunderstood
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For thoughs that would like to hear more true hip hop.Artists are listed below(Non-Chronological):

Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Blackstar,Madlib,Lord Quaz,MF DOOM, Blackthought of Roots,KRS-One,Lupe Fiasco,Common,J Dilla,Immortal Technique,De La Soul,A Tribe Called Quest,Tupac, and much more...

this is gay.

Jetblaster wrote:

this is gay.

shut your piehole if you dont like it

no comment.

Respect the man's post, only warning.

hes not a man hes a.......person lol jk

Id rather hear constructive criticism.

Calling it gay will only make yourself look dumb.

Autosaver's right, so I don't have to repeat it.

And Val, that was great rhyming you got from Deviant Art.

Kudos.

how come nobody raps?

coz people cant handle my raps its makes them craps

Haze wrote:

coz people cant handle my raps its makes them craps

you failed your rapping class again?? :x

nah da dill with the craps is they cant take ma skill

u rap and cant crap haze u need xlax buy it u nee dit lol lmbo

allcon wrote:

u rap and cant crap haze u need xlax buy it u nee dit lol lmbo

more like the other way around

Ewww,I hate rap.

But nice work,it would be more great if you actually sang/made a song of it with your voice.
^_^

YEAH WELL I DONT SEE ANY OF YOU ASSFACES TRYING TO RAP

-puts hand on haze shoulder- just...stop plz!!!!!!!!
u rap like shit man!!

hey it was my first time!

n i hope to god ur last!!

shut up pyro before i make you

-looks at u- make me wat?

make you shut up,dumbcock

-sighs- here we go again

..........

your just afraid coz i usually end up beating your sorry azz

According to Horridwing,you can't shut other people.
So you lost the game.

Improve your rapping skills.Im sorry but they're horrible.
Im prove.