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The State of Hip-Hop for 2007- by ARMAGEDDON from Terror Squad

Happy Friday to my friends on the otherside of the globe!

My BX brother, Geddy has decided to bless my page as a guest blogger. Most of you know him from the sick rhymes he has spit as a member of Terror Squad (TS). Well….in 2007 he is coming with a solo opus that will definitely throw the Hip Hop game on its side. Geddy shares his thoughts on the future of Hip Hop for 2007. Good looking Geddy….. Enjoy!- YG

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What will take the state of Hip Hop to the next level for 2007?

As of now, the hip hop community is demanding something NEW and different from what we’ve been hearing for the past few years. A few years back, Down South music made its way into mainstream and opened the doors for scores of artists from that region. It was a new sound, it was different from what we were rocking to at the time and so we embraced it. Every few years a new hot sound, rapper and/or label or clique comes along and changes the game. Not to mention, every region gets its turn to rock. Years back, it was the West on top (Death Row records)….this last run just happened to be dominated by the South.

It usually takes 4-5 years before a particular sound begins to fizzle out and the people begin to demand something new. I think that’s where hip hop is now and has been for the past year. That South sound is fading out and all the rappers are trying to pick up the torch…. But, who’s the next big thing? What’s the next big sound? Who knows? …..

But whomever or whatever the next thing is, they or it will have to be of the times! That rapper and/or sound has to be the embodiment of what the hip hop community is feeling and experiencing, right now! The next big thing will have to address the frustration we’re feeling now, toward our music and everyday life, it will have to fufill our needs, sonically and intellectually (cuz we are definitely tired of the ignorant babbling some of these cats do lol..).

Once we decide who the next big fish is….then we can begin working toward the next level of hip hop. Personally, I think the next level will have to be Politics. I mean…rappers have done everything else so far, but that. Sneakers, clothing lines, record labels, liquor, nightclubs, restaraunts, jewelery, cars (snoopdaville)….you name it, they’ve done it. Politics is my guess for the next level. We’ll see what happens. Until then, keep an ear open for the next new sound.

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Geddy!

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