British rap
 

I know a lot of people will disagree with this but i think that British rap is on an upward swing at the moment. I believe in Britain, London especially ther are one hell of a lot of talented rappers. But it seems that rappers over here don't get the same oppertunities to shine as what the Americans do. Whether thats because there's a bigger market for rap over in the states i dunno. But what are your views on somebody British makin it in the rap industry?

AS youm said, USA have a much bigger market for rap, mainly because thats where it originated from. Probably about 40% more even people or this board are from the Uk, but to be honest it has only really been big in the U>k since Eminem spread his wings. I'm not saying rap was unheard of or no-one listened, just it became alot more mainstream.

I don't really see many BRitish rappers making worldwide status in the near future, but i hope they do someday because there is alot of wasted talent floating about :(

I'm just glad somebody agree's with me. What britain needs is somebody to just burst on to the scene and make an impact, just like eminem did. But then people will say oh he's just tryin to be American or he's copyin eminem's style. When that might not be the case at all. Hopefully somebody will make it and that'll pave the way for more British rappers to come through.

This is Like the 6th Thread this Month That Someone Has Said This

Yeah well i aint seen those other threads

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i think there is a minority of rappers that are british that will get a little bit of shine, slik rick, mega an mayhem, but i want to see a big british rap star blow up big world wide, but i dont see this happening.


also 90% of the rappers that be holdin down the UK either, 1:dont hav the right voice, that a lotta people will feel, an will sound great on tracks,
2: the uk's producers arent really great, they try to create an american sound, but keep it british at the same time, peeps in the UK want to make american sounding beats, but want to hav their own individual styel,
3:a lotta UK rappers fall over themselves tryin to emulate rappers in the usa, MEGA and MAYHEM, sound american,
4:the UK rappers, dont really hav much to tlk about, because the gangs an gun crimes are kept on the downlow round here, u know it goes on but no 1 publically speaks about it.

an lastly
5:the UK is always puttin US hip hop/rap joints on in the clubs because they hav a more club type feel, an catz is only gonna like the music that is played a lot, you dont buy a CD because it has a nice sleeve, do you

TYrue.......................but we reppin and we gonna have a chance to shine soon.............................................. ..............

UK gone blow up....but like in the spave of 3 years i'd give it!!

Uk rappers have the potental to blow up but the opportunities aren't comin their way. Hopefully somebody will blow up soon

yeah close this shit

Yo im not from england so idk what the hip-hop scene is like over their but of what english hip-hop/music i peeped it was weak. I heard some shit os "so solid crew" and to be honest that shit was weak as hell.....its like everything has a garage feel to it wich is azz. I mean yea, I guess it would be koo if a rapper comin outta the U.K did blow up. But that person would have to come out with somethin so tiight and something new that would interest people in other countries like we do here in the U.S. But in all honesty i dont think that any english or european artist could ever blow up huge and have mad air play here in the U.S. Im Italian so when i went and visited Italy i peeped some of the hip-hop over their and it was straiight but it sounds like the american style hip-hop that was around in the early 90's here in america as far as their beats and lyrics go. I know hip-hop is new over sea's but alot of people includin myself just aiighnt feel'n yall styles and shit. Just bein honest....

If you got some hot ass u.k artist that is actually GOOD, then holla at me, ide like to peep what is comin outta their. Maybe you can change my mind about british rap, but for now its that yall is weak.....1

oh man,im gone for how ever the fuck long ive been gone for,and i see the same thing!.
lol.oh well cant help that.
to answer your question.
i do beleive theres mass talent in the u.theres alot of heads there,if their style is anythign that would be picked up as mainstream in other ocountries i dont know...i mean...look @ whats mainstream now in terms of hiphop,look @ whats blow up...lol...its bullshit im sorry.the biggest thing out of UK at the moment i think would be Big Brovaz....wich is jsut hsite anyway...dizzee rascal will get some heads nodding but i dont see him blowing up in a hge way. wich is a shame.but you have to look at the market @ the moment...mostly very confused white kids trying to fit into a fad,most hiphop heads wont go near somethign commercial,well very rarely.
unfortunetly hiphop has become a big time business. and to get into it you have to be very lucky with your conacts.and how many underground british heads have contacts with big american record exec's?...not many.
like tendincies mentioned,the majority of shit comes fromt eh US .so really you have to be there to get into the mainstream shit nahmean.
...but why would you want to be...
but theres massive amounts of illness in the UK,i wish i had more acces to the shit to be honest,its always real nice an different.:whacky: :whacky:

all i can say is...Camarac and Bigg E Z..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



yall know who we are.... ;)

British rap sucks...unless their accent isnt noticeable...people with accents can't rap.

Its Amazing How British Rappers Cover Up They Accents

To be completley honest, i haven't got much of an accent. I'm also in talks with a local rock group who want me to feature on one of their tracks, I started this thread to see if anyone thinks a british rapper can blow up. I aint lookin for a deal straight away if i hit the stage with this group but it'll be interestin to see what the crowd makes of me as a rapper. Bein british does give me a disadvantage tho!

YOU WHAT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Man....the accent is everything..!!! SERIOUSLY..!!! We need to keep our accent....its what makes us UK Hip Hop....and can a UK head Blow...hell yeah.....and Cam will agree on that...1!!


im sayin this for obvious reasons......

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^herb^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^british rap is tight

I aint sayin i cover up my accent. I'm sayin i dont sound like the steriotypicical British kid. I dont speak like the americans think we speak, all posh and shit. I aint even got a strong scouse accent. Thats what i meant by sayin i aint got much of an accent. The way i talk doesnt stand out so much that people can say that i come from near liverpool. (I live near liverpool, not in it incase people get confused with what i put on my profile).

^^^ HAHAHA....yall catz down south got accents fool!!!

Liverpool isnt dow south fool





havent americans got accents????

and y do people keep mentioning artists with a garage theme like so solid poo and big brovas shit like that
y dont y'all mention some proper british hip/hop artists/GROUPS like
BLACK TWANG
TASKFORCE
57TH DYNASTY

now they are worth listening 2

wtf british raps gay

^^^ cummin from a fag!

seriously british rap is cummin strong, peeps like

roots manuva,
klashnekoff,
jehst,
hoodz underground,
City Ov Villanz (Cov),
blak twang,

bitch shut up and get off there dick....yea there cummin hard in yours ass like i said its gay british rap is gay i got my own opinion
so quit talkin shit fo u get merked

im...british...we...rap...sick...in...the...hood

fuck british man yall don't know what real hip hop is

british rap is ill and will be hittin the states by storm soon.............rob d is speakin tha truth......kalesnekoff is sik.................doc j is H.I.V positive baby

"""and y do people keep mentioning artists with a garage theme like so solid poo and big brovas shit like that
y dont y'all mention some proper british hip/hop artists/GROUPS like
BLACK TWANG
TASKFORCE
57TH DYNASTY..""


LMFAO, THE DYNASTY.....Man...I know the whole lot of them...!!!

And yo, its true that UK cats are currently sonning the States with Sickness...1!!! Were currently more skilful with our game,Lyrics and Underground ill-ness at the mo.....


And JohnnyWatts, U better watch your mouth b4 i punish u.....Little fuckin NOOB.........

why the fuck are some people so ignorant of british rap! you ever listened to any of the people i listed? you cant talk shit without knowin what u talkin about! herb! all i fuckin hear is "rap started in america" so what! dont mean shit! in the uk we progressin the rap game, and johnny watts download some of the rappers me and other people have listed, then see if u still wanna talk shit about british rap,

oh yeah and who gonna merk me? you! lmfao!

*runs off before he gets merked by big bad johnny*

i agree with luminous, im from Zambia in Africa and we are brought up to think and act and live like Americans. Here in Northern Ireland im tryin my best NOT to acquire an accent and fuck up my flo. "Hail America" we love you.

But then again, Brittish rap is coming up, i dont wanna hate, but the accent does deteriorate the flo a LITTLE bit. Im sure it will soon be on billboards and charts maybe even in the source. Its inevitable.

A lot of people say that coz we're British then we cant rap. And that is really ignorant. It's only a matter of time before somebody blows up

B4 some1 blows up...damn....UK cats are better skilled the US kids...!!!

AND THATS WORD.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahahahaha...well said man. Alot of UK kids are really good but it still comes down to the fact that our nationality gives us a disadvantage

one word about uk rap GAY

How can you say that UK rap is gay. We're just as good as anyone else in the world

what is it with twats commin in here callin rap from the uk gay!
uk rappers are lyrically better than most of the us stuff anyway, theyre just not in the mainstream,
and the people that are like so solid crew and big brovaz give the rest of decent uk stuff a bad name, download some jehst or braintax, then ull see real uk rap!

yea das tru, but I dont like braintax lol

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^^^ HAHAHAHA YOUR FUCKIN STRAIIGHT UP WILD'N!!! Yall to be honest are no wheres near us here in the U.S and thats not just b/c I live here in America. Like I said be4 you guys rap about wack ass shit...and like many others said your accents fuk up your whole flow and make's it sound retarded. I think its koo that cats in the U.K and Europe are pickin up Hip-Hop and are doing your thing with it but you cant beat the original(the U.S). I doubt that any english/u.k emcee will ever blow up huge and take over the american and world music scene by storm....think real it wont happen. Thiers so many new underground emcees and up and commers entering the game that are going to run yalls music industries and radio/tv stations by storm that local u.k emcee's wont get any play at all. Face it, its never gonna happen...just bein honest, 1

O and another thing. We influence every aspect of your hip-hop culture over their in the u.k. Yall call us "yankees" and w/e else but what do yall do??? Yall go out and buy clothing that is similar to what we were, buy our music, yall probally have been rockin throwbacks and fitteds lately huh, and the up-towns(better known to yall europeans as AIR FOCE 1'S HAHAHA)???how can yall claim to be original and all that shit but when yall see clothing adds and t.v comericals and music videos yall act just like us b/c i bet everyone of yall wish you were americans living over here. Face it, we influence everything to yall so dont go sayin shit b/c its true!!! Just bein honest, 1