Originally Posted by Untold
Jeeze GoW!
I had no idea you felt so strongly about Drake lol
But seriously, bars are legit. And if we're trying to get into "hardcore" rap/hip-hop, I don't think Sugarhill Gang, Fab 5 Freddy, Grand Master Flash, etc... Were all that about "bars this, hardcore that, EVERYONE IS GAY!!!" Straight up, it's all hip-hop! If we're really trying to have this argument, this all started from jazz, blues, and even rock singers/performers before there was anything about bars. From there, EVOLUTION took place and different sub-genres of music evolved! Lets not forget, rap is something that's derived out of the "Disco" era of music. Then came Blondie with "Rapture" which is a culmination of singing and rapping by Debbie Harry. Granted its not the best example of rap/singing, it is also the first time hip-hop was introduced outside of its own subculture. Plus Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash were given a shout outs!
Then don't get me started on The Fugees who not only represented everything that hip-hop is, but they're pioneers in introducing singing into rap records. Actually, I'm sure there was someone else, I'm just not remembering at the moment. But not only did the Fugees do it, but they did it right and brought it to the mainstream. Has anyone else listened to "The Score" or "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" besides me? Two great hip-hop records and Lauryn Hill's was the first rap record to win album of the year. And don't get me started on Andre 3000, or anyone from Outkast, Goodie Mobb or Dungeon Family... The Roots??? All these hip-hop artists SANG ON THEIR RECORDS!!
GoW I hate arguing with you cuz you my dawg, but singing has ALWAYS been apart of hip-hop from the beginning, yet it's evolved my dawg. And Drake, who is a rapper, is apart of that evolution. Just look at the facts.
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