Sorry..I mean

DIS jus sadduHns meh.

smh

Loving Heltah Skeltah's D.I.R.T though..

—-LOL

1. NY and East Coast are not the same. Yes, NYC is on the east coast, but so are Washington DC (Mid-Atlantic), Florida, SC, NC, etc but those are totally different regions and we seem to forget that the South is East Coast as well.

2. Southern rappers have beef too. Remember the July issue of XXL with Trina, Ross, Khaled etc on the cover? There was a lot of drama in putting that together because there wasn't as much unity in FLA as we originally thought. FLA = the south. I know because I work there, this is not some uneducated guess that I'm making like a lot of people tend to do. Didn't Trae and Mike Jones have beef? How about Shawty Lo and TI? Plies and Trick Daddy? I hate when people act like having no unity is unique to East Coast or more specifically NY. The NY hip-hop scene is different but there is unity up here just like there's beef, it's not one sided.

2. There are NY rappers who sell out and make “Southern” songs, but at the end of the day, the mainstream perpetrates a stereotypical “Southern” sound when there more musical diversity down there than gets represented.

3. Everything out of he South is NOT hot. Let's get that straight right now. Sure, it's what's poppin in the mainstream but that don't mean it's good. It means that it SELLS. I think that's also part of the frustration of rappers from other places, not just NYC. Record labels jump on what's hot so if there's a hot stupid dance or trend song coming out of anywhere (not to exclude Harlem), then that's who gets signed and a lot of that lately has been Southern artists. Now, don't read me wrong, this is not hate on the South because I acknowledge real talent out of the South like T.I., OutKast, B.o.B, Curren$y, Jeezy, Ludacris, etc but let's face it, wack juice is everywhere. It ain't just NY or East Coast.

4. Why do you think everyone is going indie?

5. Did you know that the new NY movement for rappers is getting bread overseas? I know mad rappers who are talented in NYC but don't get major label burn in the US because they don't sound cliche yet they go overseas and are superstars. That's the new NY movement.

5. There is so much going on in the world that could be rapped about, like the economy, gas prices, or having a job like Rick Ross, but we would perfer to talk about spending money the regular people don’t have, and of course b*tches and ho*s.

What does that have to do with East Coast rap being bad? The last time I checked, EVERYONE was on some materialistic tip.

I say East Coast rap has become the “John McCain” of music because they just don’t get it. Kanye is coming out with a new style like every other week, and New York rappers are still trying to make down south songs.

Stop checking for the mainstream if you feel this way. There's mad talented cats not just from NY but from quite a few places making a buzz.

Asher Roth
Charles Hamilton
Wale
Kid Cudi
Mickey Factz
Skyzoo
Torae
Tanya Morgan
Fresh Daily
Homeboy Sandman
P.Casso
Nola Darling
Blu

etc.

Check where all these people are from and peep how original they are.

Contrary to popular belief there is no formula for making a hit record.

There IS a formular to making a record in the mainstream. SELL! Talk to any rapper out here and if they tell you that ain't true, they're lying.

P.S. I was born and raised in NYC but I love good hip-hop period. Stop making it North vs South and kindly be reminded that there are Southern states on the East Coast. Wack juice is everywhere.

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Who the fuck still “jumps” people in 2008?

And there is plenty that can be discussed and Im glad that you clearly stated that. There is nothing but garbage comin outta NY right now. That I hear anyway. Nothin wrong with a lil substance…….stop flexin…that shit aint cute…….spendin yo bill money at the club.