I’m
sure everyone was tuned in last night, October 15, 2013, to watch the B.E.T.
Hip Hop Awards. Personally, I only watch them for the cyphers. Unless you like
watching Drake, Rick Ross, and other talentless rappers, I recommend you stay
away from the awards. The only true rappers to win any awards were Jay Z, J
Cole, and Kendrick Lamar. But, in a few paragraphs, I want to talk about a
couple of awards, nominees, and who should have won or been nominated.
First
off, to give an award for whom dresses the best is completely stupid. It is a
disgrace that we live in a generation of “music-lovers” that pay more attention
to the clothes on someone’s back rather than the words coming out of their
mouth. Yes, dressing nice is important but it shouldn’t win you an award during
a music show. Of course, we have those who say hip-hop is a life style. I
completely agree, but the words you spit do not relate to the clothes you wear.
In the 2000’s, double diamond rapper Eminem dresses in sweat pants, wife
beaters, and white tee shirts, but he still managed to be one of the top
lyricist and artists. I think we should focus more on the artists’ music, not
the clothes they chose to wear. It’s amazing that you can wear really expensive
clothes, but if you can’t rap, I don’t care if you were on stage wearing the
same thing as Miley Cyrus.
A$AP
Ferg wins rookie of the year. You have to be kidding me. There is no way he
compares to Earl Sweatshirt. A$AP Ferg is a disgrace to this award in every
way. Earl Sweatshirt brings some of the most complex and best lyrics in all of
hip hop. His music is well put together, and he should have one rookie of the
year. He did nothing but impress, whether opening his soul, or rapping about
random topics. I put him in my top 5 lyricist list. But a rapper with the
lyrical content (garbage) of A$AP Ferg is given an award. I could get my cat to
write better lyrics than him. A still pond has a better flow than A$AP Ferg. As
hip hop continues to grow, most of the rap game is taking a negative turn, but
rappers like Earl Sweatshirt bring hope to the new generations of hip hop.
(Earl on left, A$AP Ferg on right)
Now, to
the good stuff. The cyphers. Overall, I think that Kendrick Lamar had the best
verse out of every MC. Kendrick is quite an impressive rapper. As a group,
Slaughterhouse had the best cypher. Each member went in with great lyrics, and
great flows. The Real Husbands of Hollywood cypher was really funny, and I
enjoyed it. A$AP Rocky went in on his verse, but the rest of his crew did
nothing but disappoint me. Kendrick Lamar proved to me that he is one of the
best rappers in the entire game, and Slaughterhouse confirmed that underground
is where the real lyrics are. Besides these four cyphers, no other rapper stood
out to me, or appealed to me.
(Slaughterhouse)
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