Is there a place for Irish hip hop?

fakearms123 · 30-12-2010 02:34PM #1

Okay so The Rubberbandits are considered a sort of irish comedy folk rap duo, I suppose you can compare their act in similarity but non in talent of course to Flight of the Conchords, with Flight of the Conchords obviously being much more talented and universal but you know what I mean. Now the Rubberbandits have kind of paved the way for Irish hip hop to be accepted main stream in the Irish media and they are getting a lot of air time be it tv, radio or newspaper.

Now I get onto my point, because of this "opening the door" for Irish hip hop do you think that we will see a lot more of Irish rapping to come from some serious "artists" and I use the word artist very loosely. Could anyone here come to accept Irish hip hop as popular music here in Ireland? Before you make your mind up watch/listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSC7IesQBXQ

johnn · 30-12-2010 02:35PM

No.

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Nodin · 30-12-2010 02:36PM

fakearms123 wrote: »

Is there a place for Irish hip hop?:

Yep. The bin.

fonecrusher1 · 30-12-2010 02:40PM

im not looking at that video. Its looks embarrassing enough where its stopped.

WesternZulu · 30-12-2010 02:41PM

That video is terrible.

Don't think the Irish can pull off the whole hip hop thing without looking like an ass.

johnn · 30-12-2010 02:41PM

I didn't understand a word of that "Rap", So this is what dole scroungers are up to while i'm at work and they're meant to be out looking for work.

Minstrel27 · 30-12-2010 02:42PM

fakearms123 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSC7IesQBXQ

they should be put down, boyyyyyyyyyyyy

Pete M. · 30-12-2010 02:42PM

of course there is boyee

Feck the auld begrudgery
with tunez that are so rubbery
with loads of dope reference
may not be your preference

af_thefragile · 30-12-2010 02:45PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

im not looking at that video. Its looks embarrassing enough where its stopped.

Knacker rap > Chav rap??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5_WYP6U-M

Plug · 30-12-2010 02:46PM

Only in Limerick citaaaaaa.

Oranage2 · 30-12-2010 02:47PM

It seems that Irish "Hip hop" is just about hating gards, smoking hash and buying a snickers bar. If they rapped about something believable (not shooting 5 n*ggers and and sex with 5 "hoes" all at the same time) with decent prodution not just jonno on the beat box then Irish hip hop might make it into the top 100, a big might!

30-12-2010 02:48PM

Thee was an irish Hip/hop duo that were quite good
Messiah J & the Expert

didnt really ever get much attention and last I heard they were taking a break
http://messiahjandtheexpert.com/

30-12-2010 02:49PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

It seems that Irish "Hip hop" is just about hating gards, smoking hash and buying a snickers bar. If they rapped about something believable (not shooting 5 n*ggers and and sex with 5 "hoes" all at the same time) with decent prodution not just jonno on the beat box then Irish hip hop might make it into the top 100, a big might!

Thats more the genre (Wannabe) Gangstar rap than Hip Hop, which is crap no matter what country it comes from.

JayEnnis · 30-12-2010 02:49PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

Knacker rap > Chav rap??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5_WYP6U-M

It's like an advert for JD sports.

fonecrusher1 · 30-12-2010 02:49PM

yo yo my name is mickey & im no fool
ladies think im a sh!t...that i look real cool
look at me da wrong way...i give ya a slap
then...you'll be havin a nap?
don't give me no crap
i'll give ya da clap
now i gotta go fap

af_thefragile · 30-12-2010 02:49PM

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Thee was an irish Hip/hop duo that were quite good
Messiah J & the Expert

didnt really ever get much attention and last I heard they were taking a break
http://messiahjandtheexpert.com/

They are actually quite good!!

fakearms123 · 30-12-2010 02:52PM

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Thee was an irish Hip/hop duo that were quite good
Messiah J & the Expert

didnt really ever get much attention and last I heard they were taking a break
http://messiahjandtheexpert.com/

Sorry mate I had a listen and I can verify that they are sh*te, probably best that they take a break.

30-12-2010 02:53PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

They are actually quite good!!

Indeed they were

Also for this thread they are going to disappoint those who wont to slag hip/hop as they never talk about violence or hoes.

Just good rhymes (messiah J) put to a very good sound by a producer DJ (The expert) also for their last live shows they were using two guitaists which was very good to watch.

af_thefragile · 30-12-2010 02:56PM

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Indeed they were

Also for this thread they are going to disappoint those who wont to slag hip/hop as they never talk about violence or hoes.

Just good rhymes (messiah J) put to a very good sound by a producer DJ (The expert) also for their last live shows they were using two guitaists which was very good to watch.

Its the DJ/Producer type hip hop I like the most.

Realllllllly don't like the gangsta hip hop which only talks about b*ches and hoes and popping yo a*s and drugs and all of that crap.
Don't like Kayne and Timbaland style over produced crap either.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 30-12-2010 03:01PM

I really don't think rapping goes with an inner city Dubin accept. It just comes off as beign too whiney.

tehjimmeh · 30-12-2010 03:06PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O75ecQp3mkE

liah · 30-12-2010 03:07PM

Did Republic of Loose not already do this whole 'paving the way for Irish hiphop' thing?

fakearms123 · 30-12-2010 03:08PM

liah wrote: »

Did Republic of Loose not already do this whole 'paving the way for Irish hiphop' thing?

No liah.

liah · 30-12-2010 03:09PM

fakearms123 wrote: »

No liah.

Strange, they seemed pretty popular when I was there.

fakearms123 · 30-12-2010 03:13PM

liah wrote: »

Strange, they seemed pretty popular when I was there.

Things have changed, we now use rashers as elbow pads and we now consider a spoon an animal, we even milk it. So you don't know everything :cool:

Remmy · 30-12-2010 03:15PM

I like hip hop/rap but I dont think it sounds too good with an Irish accent.Maybe its just because we are so conditioned to hearing rap with an american accent or even an east end london accent that anything else just sounds kinda alien.

shofukan · 30-12-2010 03:15PM

IMO Irish Rap & Hip Hop works as parody or comedy.
As legitimate music.. Not so much.

Laisurg · 30-12-2010 03:16PM

Nodin wrote: »

Yep. The bin.

you beat me to it >:(

Oranage2 · 30-12-2010 03:17PM

liah wrote: »

Did Republic of Loose not already do this whole 'paving the way for Irish hiphop' thing?

They have slightly more music credibility than the coronas and blizards but overall they're still pretty p!iss poor.

Good live however!

liah · 30-12-2010 03:19PM

Remmy wrote: »

I like hip hop/rap but I dont think it sounds too good with an Irish accent.Maybe its just because we are so conditioned to hearing rap with an american accent or even an east end london accent that anything else just sounds kinda alien.

I'd argue German actually works pretty well with rap/hiphop (there's a massive scene for it over here):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP5B1UmgHfc

Then again, I just really like this video :pac:

Laisurg · 30-12-2010 03:19PM

WesternZulu wrote: »

That video is terrible.

Don't think the Irish can pull off the whole hip hop thing without looking like an ass.

We cant look any worse to the rest of the world anymore, we can only improve :P

Is there a place for Irish hip hop?

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