While in 2008, Hip-Hop has taken an image of money, cars, jewelry and barely dressed women, there was a time this wasn’t the case. Even more, this kind of Hip-Hop still exists underneath the radio sound waves and digital cable. As an individual who believes that beats and rhymes flow through my veins, I try giving all kinds of artist a chance before I label them as well-marketed rubbish. However I’m no expert, just a fan that uses music as medication.
One of my favorite rappers for sometime now is Kanye West, who was pronounced: best rapper of 2007, according to MTV. At the 2008 American Music Awards, he won “favorite rap/hip-hop male artist.” Kanye started out in the mainstream industry with bodies of work that had strong connections to that of spoken word. However, like the majority of the real popular rappers, his lyrics started focusing a lot on money and all the stereotypes of Hip-Hop.
As a fan of this music genre, I’ve noticed that the majority of rappers begin their professional carriers telling their stories and the things they’ve gone through, but eventually move on from that and stop at their new life style: being rich and famous. However, there are those who manage not to brag too much and keep their ties to spoken word, which in my opinion is where the pen and paper first take these artists.
Underneath are some legends of Hip Hop, who in the clips are introduced as, “not needing no introduction.”
List goes from youngest to oldest in the industry.
Kanye West:
DMX:
Erykah Baduh
Rakim:
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