Will the world ever accept another white rapper?

[ForensicYOYO]

Don't forget Aesop Rock!

Maybe I need to hear it one more time, but they are failing to paint a picture in my head of whats going on in their rap, Just me. Thanks though.

 

[Bobbity]

Probably, but not until Eminem is a few years gone. He's too iconic for any other white rappers to gain traction in the business, while he's still around.

 

[Andrew Eckert]

Do groups count? What about stuff like Flobots and Hollywood undead? Hollywood's main guy is white, I think. (Charlie Scene)

 

[Andrew Eckert]

Edit: double

 

[Andrew Eckert]

EDIT 2: I swear I only hit the button once.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Scroobious Pip and Buck 65 seem to be doing okay. Not in the mainstream, but the mainstream is usually a crock of sh*t anyway.

 

[Vortigar]

Uhm, the Beastie Boys?

Or, to get local (the Netherlands), Brainpower and Extince.

Or a little to the East there's Peter Fox (Haus am See made quite a splash in Europe, he's a reggae singer originally).

Seth Sentry has got a sweet sound, didn't know him.

France has got loads of white rappers too (Manau?).

Now, I'm not big into rap but I keep an eye out for worthwhile stuff. So there's gotta be loads more.

The more interesting question is: why don't we accept female rappers as easily?

 

[inglioti]

Aussie hip hop has embraced white rappers... not just white, but Asian, Lebanese, Greek... If you want to listen to some decent songs youtube "Drapht," "Hilltop Hoods," "Bliss and Esso."

I know Australia isn't the world, but if it could happen here, I suppose the world could come to love it. Aussie hip hop is a lot different though.

Watch this! http://youtu.be/6DJnvFBZ7pc

I'm not a huge rap/hiphop fan but I've always been disapointed that Aussie hip-hop artists like Hilltop Hoods and The Herd haven't been as successful as they should be overseas.

Seriously The Calling and The Hard Road, you'd be hard pressed to find a lot of American albums better than them.

I used to really like Aussie Hiphop simply because it wasn't about the cash, hos, gats etc.

I agree.

I love this song:

Seriously where has this been all my life? That is good stuff. It felt like walking into a room with freash air. I hope to see more of this.

Thank you, that really picked me up. it's pretty hard to find rap that's not all about the aforementioned cash, cars, hos and gats.

It is nice, a lot of Aussie hip hop focuses on stuff that is at least a bit relatable. Case in point - Eye of the Storm - Bliss and Esso (http://youtu.be/an5DUidJpWY). It's not my favourite, but it just talks about hanging out with friends, watching movie and having a mad time. Someone posted PEZ's the Festival song - that one is great too.

I had a listen to Kanye's new album the other day, and I really wanted to like it... but just couldn't. It's too gangsta, too arrogant, too cliched, too aggressive.

Probably my favourite though: http://youtu.be/XiRqQYaVrNQ

Enjoy.

 

[RobCoxxy]

Don't forget Aesop Rock!

Maybe I need to hear it one more time, but they are failing to paint a picture in my head of whats going on in their rap, Just me. Thanks though.

There's a song about his struggles and his nervous breakdown, that would probably be better for that then.

 

[Andrew Eckert]

The more interesting question is: why don't we accept female rappers as easily?

I want to say that there are (were?) more women then whites in rap, but I can't think of any off the top of my head other than Lil' Kim, Missy Elliot, Salt and Peppa, Gwen Steffani, Queen Latifa.

 

[Hellz_Barz]

I'm not a huge rap/hiphop fan but I've always been disapointed that Aussie hip-hop artists like Hilltop Hoods and The Herd haven't been as successful as they should be overseas.

Seriously The Calling and The Hard Road, you'd be hard pressed to find a lot of American albums better than them.

I used to really like Aussie Hiphop simply because it wasn't about the cash, hos, gats etc.

Just so you know Hilltop makes a shipload of money when ever they tour Europe. so many underground yet well know rappers and groups go to Europe to get a cash injection.

 

[Keava]

Im saying this not to be racist, but to point out the problem I have with rap itself. Why is it there can be 1,000 black rappers talking about the same things (ie Flashing cash and getting that ass) and no one cares, but then a white guy other the Eminem trys to rap about anything he is immediately associated with trying to be an other Eminem?(...)

You need to ask yourself one question first - By who ? Most of the 'rapper's these days are MTV products just as Eminem was, no matter the skin colour. It's what sales, what mass demographic accepts, and what, in reality has very little to do with the roots of the genre. It's just music industry spoon feeding you opinions.

Personally, i don't give a damn about rap/hip-hop/whatever it is called these days, but imagine that apart form America there is also whole other world. World where we don't really assign such stuff to race. French rap, in many cases made by 'white' people was quite popular few years ago, had nothing to do with Eminem but many people never listened to it because they do not know French. Similarly in Poland, in early 90ties hip-hop/rap was a growing culture and we really don't have plenty of black of people around.

Don't let mass perception be the same as yours. You like something - enjoy it. It doesn't need pop media attention to be good. Majority of music from my play lists you will never hear on MTV.

 

[ThisIsSnake]

Aren't The Streets white? they were very popular amongst chavs.

 

[Cheesebob]

Eminem has, by being the most popular rapper ever.

As a man who also likes Rap and Rock and gets chastised because I am a white person aswell, I think yes, the world will accept another white rapper who is 'serious' like Eminem (and not that shit Vanilla Ice) but he/she will have to be something quite different to what we have heard Eminem do in order for the comparisons which will obviously occur to be in vain.

 

[Woem]

Uhm, the Beastie Boys?

Or, to get local (the Netherlands), Brainpower and Extince.

Or a little to the East there's Peter Fox (Haus am See made quite a splash in Europe, he's a reggae singer originally).

Seth Sentry has got a sweet sound, didn't know him.

France has got loads of white rappers too (Manau?).

Now, I'm not big into rap but I keep an eye out for worthwhile stuff. So there's gotta be loads more.

The more interesting question is: why don't we accept female rappers as easily?

Absolutely, Brainpower.

Nas & Brainpower - One Mic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk5t-iArCoQ

 

[CarlMin]

What's rap? Never heard of it.

 

[kurupt87]

Some whitey Brit rappers off the top of my head. These are some of their more well known tracks.

Spoiler: Professor Green

Spoiler: Plan B

Spoiler: The Streets (Mike Skinner)

 

[Baron_Rouge]

Personally, I like KJ-52 and TobyMac. Although TobyMac's not really a rapper anymore, to be honest...but still, KJ's pretty good.

The more interesting question is: why don't we accept female rappers as easily?

I want to say that there are (were?) more women then whites in rap, but I can't think of any off the top of my head other than Lil' Kim, Missy Elliot, Salt and Peppa, Gwen Steffani, Queen Latifa.

Also, Nicki Minaj is fairly popular these days I believe.

 

[plugav]

We have dozens of rappers in Poland and not one of them is black, as far as I know.

If the first thing you think about when considering making rap is "will they compare me to Eminem," then aren't you already trying to be like him?

 

[tigermilk]

If a large record company thinks they can make a lot of money out of another white rapper s/he will be offered a contract.

I was always slightly bemused by the comparisons between eminem and "gangster rappers". On his first two widely distributed albums the themes he explored were radically different to the typical gangster rap fair.