STOP IT! written by 4bars
Somehow, every week, somebody on this ridiculously talented and creative PTM staff, in some form or fashion, writes a similar post that I thought about writing. I guess that’s the penalty for going last. I still have a list of things that hip hop cats need to stop doing:
10. Stop T-Paining your voice just because everybody else is doing it.
I know we harp on this but it ruins it for cats that do it artistically.
9. Stop Lying
In all forms and facets, I really can’t take anymore of dudes being inauthentic.
8. Stop Biting
Originality is at SUCH a high premium, it makes me happy when cats do off the wall shit (ie “Love Lockdown”) good or bad sometimes (Love Lockdown is “good” btw).
7. Stop Cheating the Fans
I’m tired of the cookie cutter cats making random ass, simple ass songs, cause they know pop audiences will eat it up, I need more, even from you T-Pain/Akon.
6. Stop Stuntin
Seriously, we get it, you’re a famous rapper and you went from nothing to something, but all you mf’s don’t have it like that, and neither do all your homies, so unless you tryna get jacked, tone it down.
5. Stop Talkin Wreckless
Everybody is not a thug. Did you come from the hood? Sure. Did you dabble in and maybe hang out with some dopeboys? Prolly. Did you choose rapping over a life of crime? Yes, so shut the f up and be a rapper, if not, spare me the tough talk.
4. Stop Not Writing
Seriously, I know it sounded cool when Hov said it but he’s actually awesome. Technically he “doesn’t write” but he’s not just flowin off the top, so neither should you.
3. Stop Telling Me “The Game Needs Me”
There are like 3 rappers the game “needs” right now: Hov, Kanye, and Wayne, T.I. and T-Pain get honorable mention, “but that about it.”
2. Stop Claiming to be “The Best”
Music is subjective, make great music and we’ll determine who the best is, til then, leave your ego out of it and show and prove.
1. Stop Worrying about the Money
Please, just make good music, that’s all we want, your kids will get fed, I promise.
4 comments:
son my bad... but think of it like this. Whatever you write today affects what I can and can't write on Monday. So in a way, you're first!
yeah the C.A.W. definitely needs to turn this list into a petition and send it around the country.
Bars, you sounding like me on this post though. Much of what you are saying points to the lack of quality lyrics in people's music... but that might just be my interpretation.
Your kids will get fed....? lol.... How can u promise that?
I agree with this post. Its about to be 2009.... people are starting to get their acts together. All the BS has to stop. WITH HOV, KANYE, AND BEYONCE DROPPING THIS YEAR...2009 is NOT A JOKE. If you are not coming with something serious.... u are only embarassing urself.......... BEYONCE IS SO SERIOUS.... I would be very lesbian for her, shes tooo serious about her music (mad respect for her) ALL ARTIST NEED TO LOOK AT HOV, KANYE, AND B as a blueprint on how to BE ORIGINAL. LAST QUARTER.... its officially OVER.... ok, Im done....
"I would be very lesbian for her" - women really need to stop saying that. You have no idea the types of thoughts that s**t puts into a dude's head (no pun).
Yeah 4th Qtr in music as in sports, is no F'N JOKE!!!!
LMFAO......
:-X
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