Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:43:38 GMT

FlavorBlade wrote:

That's called B-more club music. I'm working on fixing that.

Good luck........but I'm sure that that problem extends beyond B-more. It's called "Mainstream".

I'll give you an example of how simple it is.

Sample Barney's most famous saying: "I love you....you love me...we're a happy family.....with a...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:29:28 GMT
"So, if you put Barney (the purple dinosaur) over a monotonous beat..." TungzRa

That's called B-more club music. I'm working on fixing that.

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:47:05 GMT

FlavorBlade wrote:
"You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa

Who determines what is good? Whose opinion means the most? What is the universal qualifier of "good" music? Every standard is at some point subjective. For instance you have music fans from one genre that think all music from another particular genre is garbage, while having standards for their...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (kite93) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:38:37 GMT
I really hope D is just being tongue-in-cheek about this... Or at least playing devil's advocate to spark the exchange of ideas...

"But i'm not the only mc keepin it real!"

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (Traci) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:27:51 GMT
i agree with kmcbol1 100%. I cant wait until this "trend" is over and it some other cliques turn to take waynes place. Nobody ever dominates the music business forever. His tired lyrics are going to play out just like everyone before him.

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:24:49 GMT
TungzRa wrote "Popularity" means that something is "In" (i.e. trend), not necessarily "good".

Things that are popular that you personally deem as not good are still viewed as good by the people who engage or patronize them. You say drugs are not good, So and So with a habit says they are better than sex. Street sales say business is good. You say skipping school is not good. When I was 17 I would big to differ. Popularity is equated to good or at...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (ch555x) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:32:04 GMT
Many aspects of this so-called Amerikan culture have been dumbed down so much, things that are obviously not good for one's development are seen as fine or even great.

My parents used to question the reasons behind setting up a Grammy category for rap/hip-hop acts during its first installment. At that time, I was into the whole genre and, though I liked it and thought it was "cool", I seemed to understand their concerns and just passed it off as current pop culture at...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:45:00 GMT

FlavorBlade wrote:
"You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa

"Popularity" means many thinks it's good;"

One again, I beg to differ. "Popularity" means that something is "In" (i.e. trend), not necessarily "good". Again, William Hung was far from good in terms of musical talent, yet,...

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feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:59:12 GMT
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Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:47:26 GMT
"You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy"; TungzRa

Who determines what is good? Whose opinion means the most? What is the universal qualifier of "good" music? Every standard is at some point subjective. For instance you have music fans from one genre that think all music from another particular genre is garbage, while having standards for their own, and vice-versa.

"Popularity" means many thinks it's good;...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (kmcvol1) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:59:47 GMT
okay lets take it to Davey D. First of all you have been around Hip Hop since the Golden Era and the birth. For you to even bring this into a topic as if Wayne is even relevant to the culture is beyond me. And personally I thought you would hold up the culture and the history of Hip Hop a little more than repping for LIL WAYNE!!!

I mean when has he TRULY dropped a classic album comparible to the history of others such as a RAKIM, KRS, JAY, NAS, LL, even the 90's artist such as...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:35:48 GMT

FlavorBlade wrote:

So to win a Grammy you need good music and good politics.

I beg to differ!!! You definitely do NOT need good music in order to win a grammy; you simply need politics and popularity; and "popularity" is determined by politics in this day and age.

Take William Hung...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:27:44 GMT

You can't compare Lil Wayne to Young M.C. Young M.C had one popular radio hit. It scored a Grammy. Lil Wayne has an enduring high profile music career with no immediate end in sight. He's been dominating radio play for the last two years. Sales are important. It says what? It says people like it enough to buy it. Unpopular or weakly supported music doesn't win awards. Since the 2000's the Grammy's have done better at...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (TungzRA) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:29:33 GMT

Ace wrote:
Please. Young MC won a Grammy too.

EXACTLY!!!

Let us not forget that Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, and Macy Gray all won Grammys, too.....and even the Ying Yang Twins were nominated for one.

Point being, Grammys have VERY little to do with skill and abiliity,...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (Ace) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:34:45 GMT
Please. Young MC won a Grammy too.

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:41:08 GMT
The new hip-hop isn't about rapping lyrics as much it is about performing melodies. Lil Wayne is carrying the spirit of New Orleans. His melody is very bluesy, at time exuberant, at times melancholy. This is what the mainstream hip-hop audience is responding to. Add in America's celebrity cult culture, and it is what it is. Kanye the same way, he's performing melodies, using auto tune short cuts on the vocal end, you hardly remember his lyrics beyond the chorus. Now the next...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (ch555x) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:57:23 GMT
"These award shows used to pick talented people, now they pick the "popular" people, it is not based on talent anymore."

I generally agree with this statement. When I heard they were pushing a "nomination concert" on CBS, I knew my time was way up. You'll notice that many of awards announced are preempted in place of the pop acts to generate ratings. Folks that you at least wouldn't mind lending an ear to only have their mugshots placed on...

Re: Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (Traci) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:15:38 GMT
Its a shame that people like Lil Wayne gets grammy nominations for promoting gangs, degradation of women, gun violence, drug use and licking it like a lollipop. You call that talent? Are you serious? Is this what our culture has come to. Bad behavior is rewarded in our society by getting grammy nominations and reality tv shows. The real talent like Talib Kweli and The Roots never get their dues but this garbage that Lil' Wayne is spouting is "his best work." For one thing 75...

Lil Wayne Gets 7 Grammy Nominations-Told You He Was the Best

feeds@yuku.com (mrdaveyd) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:39:54 GMT

See all you haters hated on Lil Wayne talking about what a bad rapper he is and blah blah blah.. And I'll be honest he just might be in your very small...