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I HAVE WRITTEN OVER 300 SONGS, HIP-HOP AND SLOW JAMS.
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IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HIP-HOP AND R&B HAVE BEEN ON THE DOWNFALL. THAT IS BECAUSE OF A MAJOR LACK OF CREATIVITY. ARTISTS ALL RAP ABOUT THE SAME THINGS (MONEY AND HOES)AND MOST OF THE TIME, THEY ARE STEALING SOMEONE ELSE'S BEAT, STYLE, OR FLOW. TAKE TUPAC FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER HIS DEATH MANY ARTISTS INCLUDING MOBB DEEP HAVE CLAIMED "THUG LIFE" AS THIER OWN. MANY OTHER RAPPERS STEAL HIS DICTION AND STYLE, WHILE NONE OF HIS SO-CALLED FRIENDS SAY A WORD ABOUT IT. THIS IS WHAT I CALL A DETERIORATION OF AN ART FORM. NOBODY SPEAKS ABOUT PERTINENT ISSUES, EVERYONE SOUNDS THE SAME. IF THERE IS A FAKE IN THE INDUSTRY EXPOSE THEM, "ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME, THUG LIFE, DEAR MAMA, RYDE OR DIE, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD" ARE ONLY A FEW CATCH PHRASES PEOPLE HAVE STOLE FROM THE GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME. HIP-HOP EMBODIES OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
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