Early Intelligent Hip-Hop

Peter Collins

Here's a sample of what it was like before it became about making money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DTGFAw-u1o

Hope you like!

Evzer

Thanks. Im sure KRS and scott mailed the money back to anyone who bought that single. Boogie down productions were a great group but they indulged in all the things these rappers are doing nowadays.. Guns, beefs,(KRS's career took off when he dissed mc shan) mysogny (sp?) so ya shouldnt really be holding them up as paragons of "intelligent" hip-hop virtue to be honest bud.

spacecoyote

yeah, its true, whereas BDP did release some of the best conscious rap of all time, they were not exactly immune to the more "immoral" sides of the fame game

FX Meister

Look where KRS is at now. He screwed as much as he could out of an Irish promoter and then wanted even more when he got here so wouldn't leave his hotel. In my opinion he'e worse than most of the main guys out threre today.

Peter Collins

What I meant was that the lyrics talk about more than making money

Hip.Hop.Fish

The man still has a great live show though. All though his last albums weren't that good. Still one of my favorite artists.