Originally Posted by efecx

eh the hood shit dont matter to me cause im not from that but to be completly honest wit ye i think if u go out on gangsta shit now its not the way to get noticed or get signed cause hiphop is now about originality(refering to real hiphop fans not talkin bout 12 y/o girls) like talib, mos, n nas are now on most real hiphop fans list because of there dope lyrics and originality, real rap is now bout lyrics and u cant pull of real dope lyrics on gangsta tracks and even if u do u wud quickly run out of material because you wud be rappin bout the same shit on every track, i think that u should talk bout world issuse, national issues or local issues backed up wit a dope beat so u will be able to play the club but get real shit out liek your almost trickin the audience to think that your doin commercial shit cause of the dope beat but the lyrics will bac up the real hiphop side so u will be appealin to a much greater audience