English rap is just better

Posted over 5 years ago
English rap, especially grime, is just plain better than American rap. Not just english rap, but pretty much rap from every other country. Sure it originated here, but it's moved in a questionable direction. When you compare the current rap artists of England and America their music is better in almost every respect. You could compare it to Cuban rap, but the language difference makes it hard. American rap is filled with meaningless lyrics mostly put there just to rhyme. E40's raps are filled with random words like "listerine strip". The choruses to most American rap songs are a single phrase repeated over and over again, often it's repeated through the entire song. American rappers really need to do some deep thinking and come up with something better.

Comments (11)

  1. max says you're taking it completely on face level, if you looked at "indie" the same way (since it seems to be marketed these days) you'd see the more comercial versions of a genre with some really great artists, do some digginf, listen to mos def, common, talib kweli, shit i even like kanye...but then i guess most of that is ip-hop, fine cadence weapon, busdriver, clipse, the game they're all damn fine, shit jay-z, don't you be tellin' me my american shit ain't good. Ha, that said I will fight for grime till i'm blue in the face, grime is the shit, and i'm really kind of glad it hasn't caught on over here so i can be all cool and individual, let's hope the masses don't find the joy of Kano anytime soon
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  2. SatisfiedMind614 says I disagree...they are both good...but if you put a gun to my head...real American, ghetto-inspired hip-hop is still about as lyrically sharp as music gets!
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  3. max says lavender diamond, ha, just noticed that...you know what the funny thing is, i just noticed a small deal of buzz about them after seeing them open up, weird, i guess they're kind of big in the LA scene
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  4. Agent Fifty Six says you're right... but the ghetto inspired hip hop isn't what is being blasted all over the place.
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  5. Heli0tr0pe says The Streets RULES...that kid is better than 3/4 of American rap. Sorry, but it's just true. His 1st album is a total blasterpiece. BTW, have you heard Q-Unit (the 50 Cent/Queen mashup album)? You should.
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  6. SatisfiedMind614 says you are right too...the majority of American hip hop sucks...but the majority of American music sucks!!
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  7. thecandymanlives says fa real... nas, son. when an englishman drops illmatic, i will move to england
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  8. max says illmatic, god son, both so classic!
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  9. Agent Fifty Six says True that Satisfied
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  10. david hyman says crazy talk.
    Permalink posted 11/07/2006
  11. arebelsmusic says yeah...crazy talk...4sho...
    Permalink posted 02/01/2007

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