Koalatee

when did we say mainstream sucks? if you didnt realise, nas is mainstream too

and most mainstream does suck. I can think of maybe 5 mainstream rappers that are any good, and only two of them are hugely popular. The rest are little known.

The reason it sucks:
1. Pop beats
2. Uses image instead of quality to sell
3. weak lyrics
4. Gangsta/Thug stereotypes
5. Hipocrasy (50 cent + ja rule)
6. Little or no meaning
7. fakeness

^ this isnt always, but most of the time. I'll give examples.

Pop Beats: Basically any thing released commercially is pop - In Da Club, Tha Reign, Shake Ya Tailfeather, 21 Questions etc.

Image: eg.
50 Cent (appeals to teenage boys who wanna be hard and tough)
Ja Rule (appeals to girls with all the sugary love crap)
Nelly (appeals to both with his fake thug image, and looks)

Weak Lyrics: I think we all agree on this one.

Gangsta/Thug Stereotypes: 50 Cent anyone?

Hipocrasy: Ja Rule makes a song like Mesmerize about how he's in love, then talks about killing people in "Dial M for Murder".

50 Cent claims he's a pimp who handles prostitutes for money, then has somelike 21 Questions about how he's sensitive and loving.

Little Or No Meaning: Bust down the meaning of some famous mainstream hip-hop.

In Da Club: I smoke weed and fuck bitches in the club.
Tha Reign: I'm the best.
Shake Ya Tailfeather: I want ass.
Right Thurr: Actually, I have no idea what this is about.
P.I.M.P: I wanna pimp like Snoop.
Beautiful: Your hot.
Hot In Herre: I wanna take my clothes off.
Magic Stick: I have a magical dick.

Woah. So much insight.

Fakeness: eg. Nelly

The bastard had 2 proffessional baseball contracts before he started rapping, not like he needed to hustle and sell crack to stay alive. Yet he seems to think he's a thug and a gangsta.