Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry, one of the elements of hip hop music and culture.
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. A person who is singing is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can either be sung a cappella (without accompaniment) or accompanied by musicians and instruments.
one of the elements of hip hop music and culture- did u see that ANYWHERE in the definition of singing?
This (to me) is the the beginning of the final assault on hip hop. The powers that b have tried everything to tame hip hop but it's all been done from the "outside in", now they've finally figured shit out. "You have to break this down from the inside"!
I remember the first time I sat in front of a label exec, it was when Master P was dominating the airwaves. Me and my group at the time had signed a southeastern tour deal with No Limit. Opening up for acts like "Mr. Servon" and anybody else that was pushing a new album at the time. Wasn't for much money, basically room and board and a little pocket change. We were all single, no family, no responsibilities so we were like "lets do this shit". Met a lot of people along the way, bump'd into a few start up labels with distribution and what looked like "some major money" from the outside looking in. Anyway, we sit down with the one cat in Atlanta, he had just signed David Banner, he was responsible for putting out Lil Jons first couple singles and Lil Jons first video. Like I said P was a monster at that time. He and his people had listened to our demo for weeks, actually it wasn't a demo, shit was and entire album. We had put it out but of course we hand no real distribution channels. Dude was talking about how he "loved" our shit. How he wanted to "repackage" the album, have us add about 4 new songs and put it out nationwide. Shit sound cool, gave us a 20 or so page contract to look over and let our lawyer review (like we had one..NOT). (TO CUT THE STORY SHORT) meeting adjourned, we shake hands on a deal in principal. He shows us around the company, takes us to his head A&R office. A&R greets and meets us then comes out with, "yeah man, them 4 new joints we want yall to record"," I got it all mapped out, we need that Master P shit, nah I mean? (HELL FUCK NO). Yall get on that master p shit and you'll go platinum..........(let me end this right chea)
Because Master P was bringing in millions by the truck load at that time if you didn't have some singles that were in the same vein as his shit you were not getting on.
I said all that to say this, singing ain't rapping and rapping ain't singing! I'm cool with singing on hooks, I'm cool with periodic auto tune rapping. But come on now......yall know this shit is getting ridiculous! Hip hop is already "fucked up". If any of us get a chance to sit down with a major and they ask u "u got any of the weezy or kanye inspired shit, (and it will happen if it's not already), you'll see where I'm going with this. If you're just cool with the "money" aspect of the game and doing what you do doesn't really matter I guess u would be cool with the change....it's that "anything to get paid" swagger I guess. When u Emcee's and Rappers can't do that "no mo" remember "I TOLD U SO"!
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. A person who is singing is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can either be sung a cappella (without accompaniment) or accompanied by musicians and instruments.
one of the elements of hip hop music and culture- did u see that ANYWHERE in the definition of singing?
This (to me) is the the beginning of the final assault on hip hop. The powers that b have tried everything to tame hip hop but it's all been done from the "outside in", now they've finally figured shit out. "You have to break this down from the inside"!
I remember the first time I sat in front of a label exec, it was when Master P was dominating the airwaves. Me and my group at the time had signed a southeastern tour deal with No Limit. Opening up for acts like "Mr. Servon" and anybody else that was pushing a new album at the time. Wasn't for much money, basically room and board and a little pocket change. We were all single, no family, no responsibilities so we were like "lets do this shit". Met a lot of people along the way, bump'd into a few start up labels with distribution and what looked like "some major money" from the outside looking in. Anyway, we sit down with the one cat in Atlanta, he had just signed David Banner, he was responsible for putting out Lil Jons first couple singles and Lil Jons first video. Like I said P was a monster at that time. He and his people had listened to our demo for weeks, actually it wasn't a demo, shit was and entire album. We had put it out but of course we hand no real distribution channels. Dude was talking about how he "loved" our shit. How he wanted to "repackage" the album, have us add about 4 new songs and put it out nationwide. Shit sound cool, gave us a 20 or so page contract to look over and let our lawyer review (like we had one..NOT). (TO CUT THE STORY SHORT) meeting adjourned, we shake hands on a deal in principal. He shows us around the company, takes us to his head A&R office. A&R greets and meets us then comes out with, "yeah man, them 4 new joints we want yall to record"," I got it all mapped out, we need that Master P shit, nah I mean? (HELL FUCK NO). Yall get on that master p shit and you'll go platinum..........(let me end this right chea)
Because Master P was bringing in millions by the truck load at that time if you didn't have some singles that were in the same vein as his shit you were not getting on.
I said all that to say this, singing ain't rapping and rapping ain't singing! I'm cool with singing on hooks, I'm cool with periodic auto tune rapping. But come on now......yall know this shit is getting ridiculous! Hip hop is already "fucked up". If any of us get a chance to sit down with a major and they ask u "u got any of the weezy or kanye inspired shit, (and it will happen if it's not already), you'll see where I'm going with this. If you're just cool with the "money" aspect of the game and doing what you do doesn't really matter I guess u would be cool with the change....it's that "anything to get paid" swagger I guess. When u Emcee's and Rappers can't do that "no mo" remember "I TOLD U SO"!
