if u say music has its time and place, then i think uv solved the SA HIPHOP riddle!
Nobody will EVER be in the MOOD for the GARBAGE SA cats is putting out!
there is no time or place anymore for the likes of Hymphatic....his time and place have pa**ed. Yes, we acknowledge he got lyrical skills. CONGRATS! my lil brother got lyrical skills too!
South Africans have a GREAT musical EAR. they wana dance(Johnny Cleg, Mango Groove,Chicco,Arthur, Mdu,Boom shaka, Kabelo, Dj Cleo), feel emotions(Ladysmith Black Mambazo,Malaika, Revolution), get intimate(Ringo,Ntando, Danny K, Loyiso), fight the power(Lucky Dube,B.o.P,Bongo Maffin),be controvercial and sexy(Ma Brrr,Lebo Mathosa, Kelly Khumalo,Thebe), be spiritual(REbecca, Joyous celebration), laugh(Senyaka, Leon Shuster, L'vovo,Bricks), cry(Ma Brrr, Zola,Lebo Mathosa), attitude and swagger(Ma Brr(again), HHP,Zola, Kabelo Bouga 2 Shooz, SLiqour, Lebo Mathosa) with their music. This type of MUSIC always has a time and place!......notice the BIG HIT MAKERS are mentioned more than once!
Like i said Jozi are the only ones so far who are BRINGIN IT! Dance,Emotion, Swagger.
HHP as well!
All the artists u mentioned D are JUST RAPPING! if u talking ART, lets talk, songwriting, creating melodies, being able to express urself so that a 7yr old - 60yr old have an IDEA of what ur tryin to say. Making GOOD HOOKS! punchline BRIDGES! COMPOSING a RAP/HIPHOP SONG!!! beat selection and conceptualising in a simple yet complex manner! Creating the build up to the Climax in a song, like Tupac did! Striving to be FRESH and creative, like Outkast do!
Not the same old,
my rhymes are like.....
i come thru.....
my lyrics are like....
etc......
thats a FORMULA right there.
so if U look deeper, u'll realise whose really keepin it stale and sticking to a formula.
but this is the " Im a smart a** broke a** conscious MC keepin it real" formula.
if i had to choose one of the evils, id take the Souljah Boy formula anyday!
the point im making is, lets make HIT RECORDS! and stop this NO PROGRESS a** BULLSHIT! its TIRED NOW!