Wait a minute......Is Joey Bada$$ better than Kendrick Lamar ALREADY?

Rap is about competition.

no its not. you think Drake has more money than cassidy because he raps better than him? bitch please, niggas aint getting deal/radio play because of battles, this isn't 2003 homie. all that "who's better" shit is for the birds. Don't talk like you know what "rap is about".

^ Its not about proving a point. It's about what drives you to make better music for yourself and the listeners.



"Rap is about money"



Thats like saying nba players play basketball just for the money. Im sure some do, but the greats play for the love of the game and for the competition.



I know its almost 2013 but I like to think some rappers make music from more than just a pay check. Usually the ones that are making the best music, in my humble opinion.



Yea, I think I know a thing or two about Rap....or should I say HIP HOP. Its more than just music, or a business, its a culture that stated out with Bambatta and all the battle raps in the park, block partys, mc's, freestyles and etc.... Competition is just part of that culture and that aspect of the culture still exists today.



If you choose to look at the Hip Hop/Rap game strictly as a business than thats you. You have a point. But I'm pretty sure Joey Badass and Kendrick Lamar don't see it that way.

if they didn't do it for money they wouldn't sing a deal/put it out. bottom line. i know plenty of musicians that are in their 40s making shit in their basement never releasing it. THATS doing it because you love it. Joey and Kendrick wanna get paid, theres nothing wrong with that, but we're not gonna sit up here and act like their on some righteous "save real hip-hop" bullshit.

^ Its not about proving a point. It's about what drives you to make better music for yourself and the listeners.








"Rap is about money"








Thats like saying nba players play basketball just for the money. Im sure some do, but the greats play for the love of the game and for the competition.








I know its almost 2013 but I like to think some rappers make music from more than just a pay check. Usually the ones that are making the best music, in my humble opinion.








Yea, I think I know a thing or two about Rap....or should I say HIP HOP. Its more than just music, or a business, its a culture that stated out with Bambatta and all the battle raps in the park, block partys, mc's, freestyles and etc.... Competition is just part of that culture and that aspect of the culture still exists today.








If you choose to look at the Hip Hop/Rap game strictly as a business than thats you. You have a point. But I'm pretty sure Joey Badass and Kendrick Lamar don't see it that way.

if they didn't do it for money they wouldn't sing a deal/put it out. bottom line. i know plenty of musicians that are in their 40s making shit in their basement never releasing it. THATS doing it because you love it. Joey and Kendrick wanna get paid, theres nothing wrong with that, but we're not gonna sit up here and act like their on some righteous "save real hip-hop" bullshit.

Are you dumb? If you can get paid to do something you love doing, why not do it? That's the way these types of people are looking at Rap. Not as a fucking business.

You clearly don't get what i'm saying. But yes, they are looking at it like a business. Chief Keef signed for millions and made an album called "Finally Rich". do you think this motherfucker gives two shits about rap and its "what he loves"? Its about a dollar these days bruh. Of course there's people out there that do it because its there passion and they could get paid doing it, but that doesn't mean its a majority. I Guarantee you that 80% of "Rappers" are doing it for the money. Thats what rap is all about nowadays.