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MrHope · 18th July 2008, 10:58 PM

I agree with you (the original poster) very much.

It's the corporate mass market machine that has beefed up the destructive side of hip hop and has not nurtured the progressive side of hip hop. And then all these naive folks that jump on the bandwagon, living up to the stereotypes and ghetto nonsense got/get involved.

There is good progressive hip hop out there, but you have to hunt for it, whether it's hiding in underground rap, or grime or trip hop (take Massive Attack's raps for example), or downtempo, or 1990s oldies classics.

And then you've got some artists like KRS-ONE and Public Enemy who never stopped making progressive hip hop. Those two have often rapped about fighting the stereotypes and commercialization and materialism of hip hop. And dont forget about positive rappers such as Eyedea and Michael Franti of Spearhead.

I suggest we take this thread as an opportunity to share the names of good progressive non-destructive hip hop artists and groups. Or at least groups that feature some decent rapping that isn't all degenerative violence and sexism and posing and cursing and materialism and machismo bullsh*t.

18th July 2008, 10:58 PM	#8
MrHope Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 270	Who Stole the Soul? Hand in my pocket, robbed me for my chocolate I agree with you (the original poster) very much. It's the corporate mass market machine that has beefed up the destructive side of hip hop and has not nurtured the progressive side of hip hop. And then all these naive folks that jump on the bandwagon, living up to the stereotypes and ghetto nonsense got/get involved. There is good progressive hip hop out there, but you have to hunt for it, whether it's hiding in underground rap, or grime or trip hop (take Massive Attack's raps for example), or downtempo, or 1990s oldies classics. And then you've got some artists like KRS-ONE and Public Enemy who never stopped making progressive hip hop. Those two have often rapped about fighting the stereotypes and commercialization and materialism of hip hop. And dont forget about positive rappers such as Eyedea and Michael Franti of Spearhead. I suggest we take this thread as an opportunity to share the names of good progressive non-destructive hip hop artists and groups. Or at least groups that feature some decent rapping that isn't all degenerative violence and sexism and posing and cursing and materialism and machismo bullsh*t.