however, Mac Miller is no better than Lil Wayne, except for maybe by his beat choice. in fact lyrically speaking, Lil Wayne is actually superior. but of course that isn't the only factor that is important, i'm just saying that the kid is an amateur that got a chance to make it to the pros, no different from Lil B (at least he's better than Lil B though).

he doesn't deserve the hype and he doesn't represent the culture. it's not only about being true to yourself. you can't just listen to ATCQ and Outkast and then go and claim you are a hip hop head. the kid is obviously a novice in the hip hop culture when it comes to his knowledge. he's like you when you first joined the site, claiming he's a hip hop head. that shit is not real hip hop.

you can have your opinions all you want and so can someone else, but we're talking about real hip hop here, and Mac Miller is pretty much the opposite of that. i mean you can tell by his music that he has some pretty good influences, but as an emcee he sounds like just about every other amateur emcee i've heard who smokes too much and lives in his rich parents' basement. his lyrics are terrible, his flow/delivery sounds like stereotypical stoner whiteboy bs, etc. again, have your opinions, but if you like Mac Miller, and most of the music you listen to is like his, you probably don't belong on this site.

ok so Lil Wayne is the greatest rapper of all time, Soulja Boy saved hip hop, all hip hop older than 2000 is wack as fuck, lyrical shit is too complex, club/party shit is where it's at.

oming from who's point of view? He's not perputrating a mindless thug or trying to be something he is not.
He's a white boy from the suburbs who likes things any normal teen would; weed, girls and clothes. He's being honest with himself and not trying to fit the strict image of a "Real" Hip Hop artist. Is that not "real" enough? Or does he have to rap about fictional MCs tryna constantly battle him, why he shouldn't be fucked with on the mic, or how he makes the crowd react when he raps? The kid is only 18. I never said he or anybody I mentioned was the savior of Hip Hop. I simply said that because of them the mainstream's focal point isnt solely on Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne or anybody of that nature. But yet, there's underground purist and old school hip hop heads who haven't listened to a Hip Hop record after 2001 hating on these new cats tryna do something different in the mainstream. I can now watch BET and see more homage being paid towards Nas and Eminem instead of T.I. and Lil Wayne because of these dudes. They at least deserve some respect for that.

it's not only about being true to yourself. you can't just listen to ATCQ and Outkast and then go and claim you are a hip hop head. the kid is obviously a novice in the hip hop culture when it comes to his knowledge. he's like you when you first joined the site, claiming he's a hip hop head. that shit is not real hip hop.

let's represent the independent artists who deserve to make it but haven't yet for some reason.

I guess I'm more forgiving of him because I can relate to his immaturity when it comes to the culture.

it all just comes down to right place, right time, for the most part. sometimes we don't always understand why something blows up. but it does for a reason.
like how tyler blew up. he just came out with the right shit at the right time.

personally mac is like a 2011 Asher Roth to me.. an obnoxious high school party rapper.

i think it's good to represent the underground artists but nobody should expect, or even WANT reaction from anybody outside of the underground community. the second the underground community starts aching for that reaction from the mainstream also is the second they begin doing shit from that point on for commercial recognition.

a shitload of dope albums have come out this year, voting is gonna be hard