Interesting video...TI talks about hip hop

[Knuckles]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HYvHGo5ce8&NR=1


go watch it, it's pretty good, and surprising (to me a lil bit) to hear TI sayin such mature, intelligent things

[Seven1/2Designs]

He needs to say those intelligent things in his music.

But thanks for the link. I shall check it out.

[Knuckles]

exactly why i said it was surprising lol

[STACKS1]

WOW! Very surprised, :clap: His usally very ARROGANT which is what i hate about him so much.

BUT I have a lil bit respect for T.I. now. He should make a song like this and put it out as a single, BUT, I doubt "HIS" fans would like it tho. :no:

[Burial Ground]

it's funny to me that it had to be TI to be the one to set people straight about this issue

it's not Hip-Hop's fault, shit it's not even Imus' fault
mutha fuckaz should be their kids role models
& if people expect rappers to be role models
they should expect for their kids to say shit like that & treat people like that
people should stop blaming high profile people for their own parenting fuck ups
& accept responsibility for how their kids turn out

[Knuckles]

exactly, my respect level has gone up high for TI

[fuckhaterz]

shocked that the comments r good about TI,usually on this board its hate hate hate,whether TI does sumthing good or not,or if he speaks his mind

[Knuckles]

well

i never hated him some his songs r enjoyable...but gets boring fast..

[Cinderra]

well

i never hated him some his songs r enjoyable...but gets boring fast..

hes great :D

[Knuckles]

not great...he's alright

[Cinderra]

not great...he's alright
..........

[Knuckles]

:haha:

i'm just sayin...he needs to spend less time bein cocky, and ironically thats how alota rap artists are

[Kimo]

im not gonna lie, i like alot of his songs
great beats, nice flow

i'll never buy any of his albums though because 80% or more of it glamorizes the bad stuff
and you cant tell me people dont feed off of it
i grew up on rap/hip-hop, put his cd in it i bet u gonna smoke a blunt or buy a grill etc.. just like he is talking about on his song

typical rapper, oh i make songs about what it was like for me growing up in the hood
yet you can hear the saying that they are still selling drugs etc...
thats why so many of them always get thrown in jail

PROPS TO YOUNG JOC
hey kids plz dont do drugs

[los226]

He needs to say those intelligent things in his music.

why?

[los226]

PROPS TO YOUNG JOC
hey kids plz dont do drugs

they made yung joc say that cuz the whole song is about selling that dirty diana. the song just had a single appeal and people who doesn't think about what he's sayin like mainstream fans wouldn't understand.

[Knuckles]

im not gonna lie, i like alot of his songs
great beats, nice flow

i'll never buy any of his albums though because 80% or more of it glamorizes the bad stuff
and you cant tell me people dont feed off of it
i grew up on rap/hip-hop, put his cd in it i bet u gonna smoke a blunt or buy a grill etc.. just like he is talking about on his song

typical rapper, oh i make songs about what it was like for me growing up in the hood
yet you can hear the saying that they are still selling drugs etc...
thats why so many of them always get thrown in jail

PROPS TO YOUNG JOC
hey kids plz dont do drugs
he said "hey kids..plz dont do drugs......bring em to me"

but yea, TI seems to be pretty average in regards to his music...his flow/sound is nice tho
why?
because he clearly states that he can be intelligent, and his songs are always about the same average stuff (well 80+ % of them)

[Kimo]

=/ maybe i should have actually listened to the song

:no:

and people wonder why hip hop is dead

[Mafioso]

i think he fakes his speech patterns, i cant stand dude

[THE G.O.A.T.]

This more of a "Life" convo rather than a Hip Hop convo. GREAT points, but we already know this. At least real people. Good for him standin up as one of hip hops current faces in the game. Alot more people will listen to him right now over Bone....(Yahoo video), but it's good to hear at least SOMEBODY talk sense even though I hate him as an artist.

[Quoting]

That shits true..its the parents fault...these little 14 year olds out here rapeing women and shit..da fuk are the parents at

[tplilabner7]

LOL @ Pam From MArtin on the background

[Knuckles]

and now that that's settled

/deletes

as i was sayin, it's good TI talks about this...whether his music is good or not, he is influential..bein the "king" of the south and many ppl lovin him...im glad he decided to talk like this

[Hell-Sent]

Did you check 50's comments? He's killing 'em...

[tplilabner7]

could this explain the reason for TI leaving Yayo Hangin !?!?!?!?! OoOOOooO

[firecrotch PEW PEW]

He's not my fav artist but his songs are "fun". His drawl makes his songs sound different from other peoples.

Good stuff though.

[The-Scorpion]

actually every mainstream rapper thats hated by hip-hop's core audience is probably intelligent.they don't say it in their music cause they don't think it'll sell.hell on this board someone said they hated still no surrender because it was "too political" so there you go lol.

[STACKS1]

actually every mainstream rapper thats hated by hip-hop's core audience is probably intelligent.they don't say it in their music cause they don't think it'll sell

Yup that is what i said earlier.





Oh one more thing, LOL @ Knuckles having to delete his own replies to this thread. Im guessing that I missed something?

[The-Scorpion]

Yup that is what i said earlier.





sad but true

[Runaway Statue]

ima watch it later.. but TI has a very solid new album..

[los226]

he said "hey kids..plz dont do drugs......bring em to me"

but yea, TI seems to be pretty average in regards to his music...his flow/sound is nice tho

because he clearly states that he can be intelligent, and his songs are always about the same average stuff (well 80+ % of them)

so the same average stuff seems to work, you can't have every person in the world a fan. t.i. writes shit that people like he used to be can relate to, other than that, catchy radio shit for singles.

[Young Hayzie]

nice video T.I answered pretty well i checked out the 50 video aswell and his response was good aswell

[Kimo]

lol @ u guys

all he did was make a big excuse

oh parents dont listen to theyre kids

thats gives me the excuse to rap about drugs but i dont really sell drugs (but most rappers still do)

contradictions = bull shit, fakeness = hip hop culture = you figure it out

[SetRippa112]

Question??? How do you know this??

You must be well acquainted with "most rappers" :nod:

[edukation1110]

Fa sho T.I....But still doesn't solve the world's problems tho...Sorry...

[Kimo]

Question??? How do you know this??

You must be well acquainted with "most rappers" :nod:
are you referring to me??

no im just a smart person

i dont worship rappers cuz they make it cool to pronounce words wrong
u digg dat rite durrr
and pfft big cars, diamonds that dont impress me

[Aman Dadry]

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