Do you know what really gets my goat about most of these S.A. rappers? Its how hard they try to sound American!!!!!
Its like how dope you are is determined by how American you sound these days.. I know a lot of these dudes.. the accents, dress code, beats, and js their demeanor in general.. its disgusting..
Im not knocking nobody, but to me it just displays a lack of originality and innovation, which to me are two things that are critical in any mc's make-up...
Il always hold Pro kid in high regard, kauz regardless of the fact ive never had enough patience to bump an entire album of his, he still made this shit sound local.. Woz'uzobabona is still top 3 freshest joint ive ever heard from a mainstream local artist.. nothing in that track is out of place..
and if you gone gag on that american rapper accent shit, at least be good at it, and quit tryn to sound like everybody else.. if dudes aint tryn to sound like Kanye, they tryna sound like lil wayne, or big sean, or whoever sellin records now... tell me, if im at musica, and i see ur shit next to kanye's, who you think ima cop?? him obviously, and not bkauz hes american, only bekauz hes better at doin him than you are.. so il buy the original, not the wannabe.. conversely, if you do you, and you do it well, then you at least hv a 50% chance of getting my R100 for your shit...
Theres no innovation, originality in SA hip-hop right now.. could b me, or mayb im js exposed to only a certain type of SA rap recently..
Hueman must be turning in his grave..