Comments on: Soulja Boy is hip-hop whether you like it or not

By: OSTRANGE

OSTRANGE — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:54:44 +0000

SMACK FIYAH YO

By: Gill

Gill — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:31:46 +0000

i dont believe he his hip hop or rap.. I mean he doesnt rhyme, just sings.. sort of.. lol. HE’S POP

By: AbCents1983

AbCents1983 — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:41:42 +0000

That’s the thing though. It’s not that I like or dislike his music. And I never said that he wasn’t hip hop. I clearly stated that they referred to it as the Corporate term, which does take away from the main elements of hip hop. Rap is to hip hop as Alternative is to Rock and Roll. It’s about the audience it reaches. But we shouldn’t even be going back and forward about who is what, although I’m feeling the debate. It’s just good to see hip hop still relevant in today’s culture.

By: Rizoh

Rizoh — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:47:03 +0000

^^Agreed 100%

By: Clyde Smith

Clyde Smith — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:19:33 +0000

Rap = an element of Hip Hop.

All this revisionist nonsense gets on my nerves.

What’s often going on is that if people like it, they say it’s hip hop, if they don’t, they say it’s rap.

It’s like when people look at bad art and say, “that’s not art!”

Yes it is. It’s just bad art.

Love him or hate him, Soulja Boy is still hip hop.