What defines a true "Rap" fan?

[Evil-Genius]

cool thread but in wrong section

[mcZu]

Hip Hop aint just music, it's a life style. And it has nothing to do with baggy clothes, it's being free, doing what you as an individual want to do. Being yourself and not selling out, that my friends, is a true Hip Hop fan. Wheter it's Emceeing, DJ-ing, Break dancing or Graffiti, it's when you are passionate about it and doing what you define as being yourself, that's Hip Hop.

And my thread is better, it's in the right section.

[Emadyville]

I think that none of the options really did justice to what this topic indicates

[DƎRDYPK]

Hip Hop aint just music, it's a life style. And it has nothing to do with baggy clothes, it's being free, doing what you as an individual want to do. Being yourself and not selling out, that my friends, is a true Hip Hop fan. Wheter it's Emceeing, DJ-ing, Break dancing or Graffiti, it's when you are passionate about it and doing what you define as being yourself, that's Hip Hop.

[Raquel]

i was joking. this was blatantly obvious.

oh sorry man, I didn't realize that was a joke

[Relapse.LP]

No matter how respectable it is to state that a true hip-hop fan is someone who just listens to ANY kind of hip-hop and you should follow what you listen to instead of liking what other people say is good, I doubt anyone of you would agree that someone who listened to Lil' Jon and Soulja Boy listened to true hip-hop.

It's a very complicated topic therefore.

[embm]

i luv new hip hop songs & also old scol shit 2 but new 1s r a lil mo betta
i think tat makes me a tru hip hop fan cuz i listen 2 a lot of artists in the game tat has a gr8 beat & shit
jus cuz i dont like 1 song from a paticular artist or hate an artist (lil wayne) dont make me less of a fan ya kno its jus my preference u cant luv every single person in the hip hop game ya kno
i bet Em hates som mcs out there 2 & still calls himslf a tru hip hop fan ya kno

btw yea this shuld be in hip hop section rite?

[AliJack]

No matter how respectable it is to state that a true hip-hop fan is someone who just listens to ANY kind of hip-hop and you should follow what you listen to instead of liking what other people say is good, I doubt anyone of you would agree that someone who listened to Lil' Jon and Soulja Boy listened to true hip-hop.

It's a very complicated topic therefore.

A true hip hop fan must be a person who genuinely loves and lives the lifestyle and cultures of hip hop. Not only the music, all elements of it.

[Relapse.LP]

No matter how respectable it is to state that a true hip-hop fan is someone who just listens to ANY kind of hip-hop and you should follow what you listen to instead of liking what other people say is good, I doubt anyone of you would agree that someone who listened to Lil' Jon and Soulja Boy listened to true hip-hop.

It's a very complicated topic therefore.

A true hip hop fan must be a person who genuinely loves and lives the lifestyle and cultures of hip hop. Not only the music, all elements of it.

Let's keep this easier to access for us suburban peeps and narrow this to "Rap".

[Relapse.LP]

You can tell a lot about people's hip hop knowledge by their top 10 rappers....and their top 10 albums, despite it boiling down to personal preference.

Really depends. That's basically like saying a true rap fan listens to only some kinds of music, which discriminates other types.

I'm curious: what's your top 10, in that case then?

[Wic Kid]

You can tell a lot about people's hip hop knowledge by their top 10 rappers....and their top 10 albums, despite it boiling down to personal preference.

Yeah, but that kills the statement - "True hip hop fan should listen to whatever kinda hip hop suits him, not what the others say and not what is considered the best."

So if Pac and Biggie arent in my top 5, am I not a true hip hop fan?

If Illmatic aint in my top 10, am I not a true hip hop fan?

[Wic Kid]

Really depends. That's basically like saying a true rap fan listens to only some kinds of music, which discriminates other types.

I'm curious: what's your top 10, in that case then?

I can see what you're saying but check the edit.
- "All lists are subjective, but you can objectify them to a certain degree."

If your top 10 consists of Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Bow Wow, etc and people like that then even though it is an opinion which your entitled to, It's clear that your top 10 does not represent "true" hip-hop...which in turn casts doubt on your crediblity as a "true" hip hop fan.

I'm not saying Nas, Biggie, Jay Z, Rakim, have to be in your top 10 to prove your "true" hip hop fan status but what my original point was meant to illustrate is... you can tell a lot by somebody's top 10 rappers - and don't forget this would be a persons top 10 list of ALL TIME. And I'm sorry but if your top 10 rappers of ALL TIME consist of Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane or Bow Wow then I'm afraid even though it is your personal preference, I challenge that your not a "true" hip hop fan. Which takes me back to the quote

"All lists are subjective, but you can objectify them to a certain degree."

But the question is: What defines a true rap fan?. Whether we like it or not, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy, Wayne are still considered rappers (unfortunately). And peeps who have them in their top 5 list are still rap fans.

But what you're really implyin, is that they are not fans of TRUE rap, not that they aint true fans of rap? Do you get what Im sayin?

[Relapse.LP]

No matter how respectable it is to state that a true hip-hop fan is someone who just listens to ANY kind of hip-hop and you should follow what you listen to instead of liking what other people say is good, I doubt anyone of you would agree that someone who listened to Lil' Jon and Soulja Boy listened to true hip-hop.

It's a very complicated topic therefore.

Word up to my previous post.

So One Mic and Wic_Kid: why don't you both list your top 10?

[Wic Kid]

No matter how respectable it is to state that a true hip-hop fan is someone who just listens to ANY kind of hip-hop and you should follow what you listen to instead of liking what other people say is good, I doubt anyone of you would agree that someone who listened to Lil' Jon and Soulja Boy listened to true hip-hop.

It's a very complicated topic therefore.

Word up to my previous post.

So One Mic and Wic_Kid: why don't you both list your top 10?

My list changes almost every week. Still the same peeps in there, but they vary up and down. So here it is:

1. Marchelo
2. Eminem
3. Rakim
4. Nas
5. Dr. Dre
6. Big Pun
7. Pac
8. Ice Cube
9. Biggie
10. Tech N9ne