sadmanbarty
Well-known member
Nelly/5 Cent
50 Cent was the last time that rap music was the true focal point of London consciousness. As the city became increasingly African a rivalry emerged between them and West Indians. London's cultural output in the 21st century has largely been a conversation between these two groups. Rap has given way to ethno-signalling genres like dancehall and afrobeats as the cities central preoccupation.
Nelly, 50 and Lil Jon are the very beginning of what Corpsey calls 'deconstructed rap'. The former two introduce melody, while the latter shifts rap away from rhythmic contiguity. As Luke notes, it was Eminem who truly killed the rap of the 90's. He reduced it to a parody of itself. A lifeless science.
50 Cent was the last time that rap music was the true focal point of London consciousness. As the city became increasingly African a rivalry emerged between them and West Indians. London's cultural output in the 21st century has largely been a conversation between these two groups. Rap has given way to ethno-signalling genres like dancehall and afrobeats as the cities central preoccupation.
Nelly, 50 and Lil Jon are the very beginning of what Corpsey calls 'deconstructed rap'. The former two introduce melody, while the latter shifts rap away from rhythmic contiguity. As Luke notes, it was Eminem who truly killed the rap of the 90's. He reduced it to a parody of itself. A lifeless science.