Dear HipHop,

This letter is long overdue. With some of the recent events in HipHop I have decided enough is enough. I started listening to HipHop when i was in 5th Grade (1998). First CD i ever got was DMX – Its Dark and Hell Is Hot, Second CD Jay-Z – Volume 2 (Hard Knock Life). I loved both albums and became a die hard Rap fan very quickly. Over the years I broadened the amount of artists I listened to, from southern artists like UGK, Outkast, Scarface and such. To West Coast Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, The Frontline, Knocturnal. To Chicago Common, Twista, Kanye West etc. And of course the heart of it all pretty much any New York Rap. During the beginning there were only few artists i really hated some that come to mind would be Nelly, Birdman, thats really all that comes to mind, im sure there were a few more. Then the year 2003 came and i consider this the beginning of a major downhill trend in HipHop. Lil Jon took over the radio with his garbage music that brought no message at all. Many terrible artists began popping up at this point emulating the same garbage. Rappers like Chingy, Lil Scrappy, Mims, Bone Crusher, Paul Wall, Mike Jones etc. The south decided to take ownership of this new “crunk” movement. Well, before that moment the south had alot of Prize rappers to represent them, but i quickly began to just bunch up the garbage rappers no matter their actual hometowns to just be from the same southern garbage. Rap continued the following years producing the same crap, it was clearly no longer about lyrics and all just about what songs could get the most girls on the dance floor doing the most provocative things. Established artists even began to taint their own careers by jumping on the bandwagon. Rappers like Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Diplomats, Busta Rhymes, Nore, etc. I don’t hate these artists I just think they went through a rough patch some came out of it just fine (Jadakiss) some didn’t (Nore, Fat Joe, Diplomats, Busta Rhymes).

During this time period I also feel its important to note that 50-Cent and The Game both were arguably the biggest debuts between 2003-2010. Alot of people blamed the beef going on during those times for the terrible state of Hip Hop. I disagree. There have been Beefs and Feuds since the beginning of HipHop and the competition is what makes Rap so great. The reason for the terrible state was clearly the lack of quality music being put out or at least the music being pushed by radio stations and record companies.

Then as you approach the end of the Decade and 2011 you start to see a few signs of hope. I would consider the group Slaughterhouse being formed and later signed by Shady Records a huge win for real hip hop. There are alot of internet nerds that hate on Joe Budden and the rest of Slaughterhouse for various reasons but when its all said and done no one can honestly deny the lyrical talent that all 4 members have. Eminem also made his return, Relapse wasn’t the greatest but he quickly got into rhythm and dropped a great album (Recovery).  These are just some of the highlights and it seems the southern “crunk” music era is completely wiped out. I dont think anyone could honestly name a new Lil jon, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, or any of them assholes new records (if there even are new records)

But 2010 and 2011 didn’t bring all good news. I failed to mention the fact that since 2004ish people consider Lil Wayne a top lyricist in the game. I have yet to figure how that works out. I have tried to listen to his Albums and Mixtapes but all i hear is garbage. Lines like “I Get Green Like A String Bean” and “Real Gs Move In Silence Like Lasagna.” Hes clearly a terrible rapper that has alot of undeserved hype. Hopefully someday it will pass. The other problems with today’s Rap is what seems to be the need for a big change. People argue that the Crunk Muzik era was a needed change to keep moving rap forward but i disagree. Now the new era is wearing women’s Jeans and doing queer dances. I mean if someone went back and time and did “The Dougie” in front of DMX or KRS-One do you really think they’d survive to finish the dance? So Yes i will end this rant addressing the recent headlines about Mister Cee. Hes clearly a homo and got caught in the act by the NYPD. Anyone who actually thinks the NYPD is lieing need to go jump off a fucking cliff. People like to use this situation to start talking about HipHop needs to respect the Gay Community. You know if Rappers decide they want to start respecting the Gay Community itd be one thing to maybe use the word Fag less or something like that. But to start wearing womens clothes and drinking pink alcohol (nuvo) is just unacceptable. This is HipHop there’s no room for homos running around in skinny jeans. Theres no room for rappers like Lil B. Lil B is clearly a fag and if you are a man and admit to liking him then you clearly jumped out the closet. If you are a guy that went and purchased a Nicki Minaj CD especially if you waiting in line overnight you also jumped out your own closet. In order for HipHop to survive those people need to jump off a bridge. If you bought Drakes album then….. you get the picture.

Its time for real hip hop to come back. We need artists like Styles P and The Undergodz to get their albums out. As most of you saw Styles recently Flipped out on a couple of wack internet Djs. That 3 minute youtube clip almost brought a tear to my eye. That was 1998 hip hop on display. Canibus was utilizing the internet before most of yall even had a computer in your house. Now he doesn’t even have a Twitter account because of all the corny shit going on. Well this is the end to my rant and just really hope to see a shift back to the old ways. I am all for some changes to HipHop but theres a difference between innovation and decimation.