Thats what someone asked me today...this was my reply...
Hip Hop is still alive it just shackled and enslaved...it hasn't gone anywhere at all. you just have to search for it now, where as before you could turn on MTV and see unsigned artist like Organized Konfusion, Das Efx, Chino XL, Bush Babies, Boogie Monsters...the list goes on. none of those cats were signed to major labels...all indie. now artist are too lazy to grind like cats did back in the late 80's and early 90's cuz labels turned the life of Hip Hop into a dream...its no longer a religion. cats spit now days cuz its "cool" not because its in thier blood, breath, soul and or mind. not even because its ventilation...they do it "just cuz"...shit is gay if you ask me. breakers were replaced with people who do the stanky leg...dj's are just collectin music and pastin a bunch of songs together, scream over it and then call it a mix tape. dj's went from the park to the club...its sad. too me Hip Hop is not a culture anymore its a fad. REAL Hip Hop still lives tho...its just in Satan's basement WAY underground. LONG LIVE HIP HOP!!!! stay tuned for the "Food, Rent, Water or Gas" album june 6th...free download
-med-
Who Is He?
- medafORACLE
- Phoenix, AZ, United States
- medafORACLE is an emcee's emcee residing in Phoenix, AZ. Nourished on Hip Hop he lives and breaths it daily and it shows in every song he writes and records. Known for his witty punch lines and trickery word play, he mixes this into songs containing substance and content. This is what separates him from other emcees. Featured on Green Lantern's "MySpace Takeover" mix tape in 2007, he has just released his own entitled "Abandoned Tracks". Other previous releases are "The Forgotten Son"-2005 "Long Live Hip Hop EP"-2007 "Food, Rent, Water or Gas"-2009 and "FINDINMED"-2010. His latest project is set for release late summer of 2010 with fellow Hip Hopper and producer from IL, Gilson. The project is titled "Mouth West" A duo of an emcee residing in the Southwest (medafORACLE) and producer residing in the Midwest (Gilson). Not only known as an emcee medafORACLE is also a producer and mixing engineer. He produces for other local and independent artists. An artist and emcee of such type is not created, he is born and chosen. No need of wondering where Hip Hop has gone and if it's still alive because it is. medafORACLE proves this every second as he continues to keep it alive.
Agreed. Hip Hop is definitley alive and pumping. It's just grown so much over the years, the gap between the underground and mainstream is huge now. There are some amazingly talented artists out there and alot of heads just don't know. Being a self proclaimed Hip Hop Junkie I try to share and spread "the good shit" as much as possible. If you only listen to the radio, you won't have a genuine understanding of what Hip Hop is all about. If you're tuned into the underground, then you know Hip Hop is alive. -Tru
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