Posts Tagged ‘ Gucci Mane ’

When Hip Hop Fans Become the People They Hate

June 7, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com A Rootbeer Thoughts Special Edition When hip hop was a baby it took a lot of criticism. No one really knew what to think of this new culture sweeping the nation, taking the youth with it and making strong statements over what, at the time, was considered some pretty hardcore...

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Is Ignorant Rap Really That New?

May 14, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com As hip hop has expanded over time we’ve gotten many different sub-genres of the music. From the basic differences between east and west, to the growth of the South we’ve seen how regions create rap music in their own unique ways. We’ve had jazz rap, conscious rap, gangsta rap, club...

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The Return of 50 Cent

April 5, 2011
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com It started with a casual entrance to 2011 on “Happy New Year”. We were all a little surprised at the quality of the joint, then “Old 2003 Ferrari” popped off and we really had to turn our heads. Could the same artist who slept through Before I Self Destruct and...

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Top 10 Albums of 2010 (Pt. 1)

December 21, 2010
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Top 10 Albums of 2010 (Pt. 1)

As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com It’s that time again, to look back on the last year of hip hop and pick the top 10 albums that arguably defined this year and are more proof that this culture is very much alive and better than ever. Last year it was impossible to limit the list to...

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Cocaine Rap

October 4, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com First off, I don’t condone the use or sale of illegal narcotics and myself have never been anywhere near anything of that nature. With that said, cocaine rap is one of the best sub-genres of hip hop we’ve ever had and when done right it produces easily some of the...

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What is “Real” Hip Hop? (Part 1)

September 12, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com If I hear one more clown talk about “real hip hop” or try to tell me something is “real hip hop” while something else is not, imma tear the whole shit down. Who the fuck makes anyone the judge of “real hip hop” when hip hop is a state of...

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The Calm Before the Storm

August 16, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com There seems to be a lull right now. Maybe I’m just sleeping but I feel like nothing has really dropped in the last few weeks, a few tracks here and there, a “Power” remix that was promised and not delivered (as it was scheduled for Friday the 13th, a little...

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Talib Kweli – Masterful Wordsmith

July 24, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com So apparently some blogger somewhere got all hot and bothered cause a certain conscious rapper did a track with a certain ex-Young Jeezy collab partner (so Icy). In return Talib Kweli gave us some of the most important critiquing of us as hip hop fans that we so desperately needed....

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