Akala is a prophet.

You're opinion. Personally I think Red-Man, Immortal, 50 Cent, NWA and plenty of other 'God-tier' hip-hop artists are awful. I'm not a hip-hop fan for the most part, I pick and choose what I like. But really, it's quite obvious that people like Scroobius Pip are more intelligent than the vast majority of 'good' rappers, and even if they're not, they certainly come off as it. They don't have to talk about 'haters', 'heaters', 'food', 'beef' and all this crap, they don't buy into the pathetic rap sub-culture, and that's why I like them.

You do realize Akala doesn't buy into that sub-culture you're talking about as well? He even says it in the above freestyle. "I just don’t boast about it songs, But listen to my older bars, I was just as confused as you probably are, But you grow and you learn, Travel and f*** up,"

You're opinion. Personally I think Red-Man, Immortal, 50 Cent, NWA and plenty of other 'God-tier' hip-hop artists are awful. I'm not a hip-hop fan for the most part, I pick and choose what I like. But really, it's quite obvious that people like Scroobius Pip are more intelligent than the vast majority of 'good' rappers, and even if they're not, they certainly come off as it. They don't have to talk about 'haters', 'heaters', 'food', 'beef' and all this crap, they don't buy into the pathetic rap sub-culture, and that's why I like them.

I haven't heard much of him to be honest. But he seemed to be on the same sort of wavelength as Immortal and Jedi Mind Tricks, two rappers I just cannot stand. Maybe I've misjudged him. But he seemed to be all for working class revolusion and very anti-government and full of angst.

You're right they don't, because they don't know **** about that life because they're neeky bearded muso pricks from Corringham so their 'intelligent discourse' on the hip hop scene is about as merited as if I went and shared some intelligent discourse on quantum physics I.e. not very. And for the record everyone I know who likes Dan Le Sac is a boring Topman loser with nothing worth saying

Nah, he isn't. He is anti-government but not the idiotic type anti-government, the issue he talks about are realities. He does believe the working class are being screwed over but then again they are being screwed over, it's just about by who. I doubt he puts full blame on the government but the government (both past and present) through certain measures have created this situation but they don't hold total responsibility. He doesn't believe this justify the situation though and states they aren't excuses and calls more for personal intellectual development as opposed to resistance.

Oh please. The only message they'll be getting from him is 'Teh governments are bad! The Illuminati want my moneys and so does the government! **** dah system'

Which frankly, is quite similar to the message of most rap anyway.

If you want something intelligent listen to Dan Bull, Scroobius Pip, artists like them.

they may speak out to you as a white kid/man, but most likely the message is not potent to "black yoot" and "mandem" rather more appealing to certian groups of white kids.

The message of akala (regarding the attitude towards education, reading etc) is very relevant to the young black generation.

Eugh, from what I've heard of him he's peddling the same crap as Immortal and the like. Anti-government, conspiracy, pro-Socialism rhetoric. It's no revelation, and there are plenty of people talking about the same stuff in loads of genres of music. He's no revelation.

I've like Akala but I do hate the type of people that like him. They're the same type of people that will always say **** like "knowledge is power" yet never read any actual books on the issue their discussing and their knowledge doesn't extend more than anti-governmental, illumanti, anti-war etc crap which they found out from some youtube video.

You're opinion. Personally I think Red-Man, Immortal, 50 Cent, NWA and plenty of other 'God-tier' hip-hop artists are awful. I'm not a hip-hop fan for the most part, I pick and choose what I like. But really, it's quite obvious that people like Scroobius Pip are more intelligent than the vast majority of 'good' rappers, and even if they're not, they certainly come off as it. They don't have to talk about 'haters', 'heaters', 'food', 'beef' and all this crap, they don't buy into the pathetic rap sub-culture, and that's why I like them.

it definitely gets tiring when you see that crap on every single music video.



The thing is that I understand you disregarding other rappers but perhaps you haven't yet observed their lyrics the use of poetry and genius expressed through the application of poetic techniques.

After all subject/topic is only one half perhaps even less of a good rap, the rest comes through technique, rhythm, application of instruments and body language.

But yes it is true that they tend to talk about the same stuff but it's the way they talk about these that is probably revered.

For example we can all talk about guns but can we talk from the perspective of a gun, or compare it to a rain drop, is it not that to successfully do so also requires genuine talent?

Oh don't get me wrong, objectivley talking I can see the skill involved, appreciate the flow and rhyming technique, I just don't like them. I mean, I quite like Immortals sound, I just hate his subject matter and message.

Very often subject matter does make you like or dislike a rapper it is why I don't listen to many rappers.

Oh don't get me wrong, objectivley talking I can see the skill involved, appreciate the flow and rhyming technique, I just don't like them. I mean, I quite like Immortals sound, I just hate his subject matter and message.

Eugh, from what I've heard of him he's peddling the same crap as Immortal and the like. Anti-government, conspiracy, pro-Socialism rhetoric. It's no revelation, and there are plenty of people talking about the same stuff in loads of genres of music. He's no revelation.

Obviously if you're coming from a right-wing/conservative minded perspective then you'll not like Immortal Technique's pretty obvious left-leaning position but you have to at least give him credit for being serious about his politics. The hip-hop/rap scene is dominated by utterly vacuous nonsense more or less limited to fake-gangsterism, bling- and money-worship and how many 'bitches' got laid - the limitations of subject matter the corporate music industry likes.

You probably won't like Dead Prez either

Where's the conspiracy or socialism? Being anti-government is expected.