1 definition by James Roy

rapper

Rap,Started out back in the late 70's with some old school rhymes that had cool flows but lyrics were normally freestyled.(freestyling is where you come up with words off the top of your head and make them rhyme and sound good.)In the early 90's rap was highly respected with emcees like,Magtronix,De La Soul,Run DMC,2pac,Biggie,etc.Now a days since about 2002 it all changed..rappers started changing. and the highly respected rappers were forgotten and lyricism was abandonned...thats when Ja Rule,50 cent,Juvenile,and a few other rappers got hyped up on Money,Women,Vehicles,and Bling...and Underground wasn't referred to really at all...such as artists like immortal technique and Jedi Mind Tricks...they all concentrated on 50 cent and thought they were all rap is...well thats wrong...Commercial rap and Underground rap....is what there divided into....Commercial rap consists of Signed artists who make money of basic lyricsism..although there are a few good commercial rappers (ie:Nas,Talib Kweli,Common)...But most are fake like 50 cent and Ja Rule and quite a few others..COUGH*CHINGY*COUGH....and underground rappers which consist of some signed and some unsigned rappers who concentrate on lyricism and being who they really are more then Sex,Alchohol and more commercial type lyricsism..I still wonder what will happen in rap next....

*BAD* Commercial Rap:50 Cent,Chingy,J-Kwon,Ja Rule,Juvenile,Manny Fresh,etc.

*GOOD* Commercial Rap:Nas,Talib Kweli,Common,etc.

Underground Rapper(s)-Jedi Mind Tricks,Kj-52,Grits,John Reuben,Eyedea and Abilites,Immortal Technique,Ill Bill,Necro....

Stereotypical Talkin By a person associated with hip hop:YO DAWG WHATS CRACKIN ON THE SIX FOUR OF YOUR IMAPLA..most (rap)heads do not talk like that....so stfu.....thank u

by James Roy March 4, 2005