Original emo rappers

jjfad027

Nowdays there is a wide assortment of emo/asshurt raps from the likes of Eminem, Atmosphere, Living Ledgends...etc





What are some early examples of emo raps? Biz?

Who was the first?

HarveyCanal

"When I'm alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall..."

HarveyCanal

"Don't, don't hurt me again..."

jjfad027

I sit alone in four corner room starin' at candles

DB_Cooper

Last Poets. Them dudes were always whining about politics or social injustice or some shit.

erewhon

jdeez

LL Cool J - I Need Love

Jamal

jdeez said:

LL Cool J - I Need Love

"When I'm alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall..."

jdeez

woops. i quickly read it and thought harvey was quoting the Geto boys song (naturally) MY BAD!

PATX

I Need Love was not EMO. That was a certified panty dropper move.

THIS is emo:

Breez

jdeez

SportCasual said:

I Need Love was not EMO. That was a certified panty dropper move.

^^sweet as a dove

Jamal

I associate the word emo..with something negative..but all these tracks summed up here, are some of my favourite tracks or were at some point.
I need love is the shizznit.
especially the part ; here i was...(giggling about the game) haha too dope!

emo:

batmon

HarveyCanal

Jamal said:

I associate the word emo..with something negative.

You sound emo.

Jamal

HarveyCanal said:

Jamal said:

I associate the word emo..with something negative.

You sound emo.

i am.

Mr_Lee_PHD

Mr_Lee_PHD

Big_Chan

A lot of old school rap groups had some mad sappy emo love songs on their albums.........

batmon

Can someone explain the difference btwn Love raps and Emo?

batmon

Is it Depression Love songs/Introspective vs just straight love raps.

Almond

Emo rap is not necessarily limited to love rap. Although love rap can range from pantydropper to babymommadrama to justcan'tgetoveryou, emo rappers such as Eminem like to waambulance about virtually everything: dysfunctional childhoods, lack of a father figure, being poor, being rich, etc. Emo imo implies at least a hint of whine, an edge of anger and an underlying base of discontent. Otherwise it would just be called "sad" music.

"Emo" is an abbreviation for "emotional," but pretty much all music evokes some type of emotion.

batmon

Almond said:

Emo rap is not necessarily limited to love rap. Although love rap can range from pantydropper to babymommadrama to justcan'tgetoveryou, emo rappers such as Eminem like to waambulance about virtually everything: dysfunctional childhoods, lack of a father figure, being poor, being rich, etc. Emo imo implies at least a hint of whine, an edge of anger and an underlying base of discontent. Otherwise it would just be called "sad" music.

"Emo" is an abbreviation for "emotional," but pretty much all music evokes some type of emotion.

Thank U.

Almond

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

I originally heard the word emo in the early 2000s used to describe fashion. In HS, we called the kids with the choppy haircuts, heavy eyeliner and DIY, safety-pin-adorned garb "emo." I think the new word is "scene." Sort of post-punk fashion; the ugly fashion rites many current hipsters went through to get where they are today.

Okay, back to emo rapps.
I haven't come across any true emo rap. Eminem is really the only rapper that comes to mind. Most rappers exhibit a certain degree of braggadocio, or at least pride, whereas emo outfits such as Bright Eyes write bleeding heart music. Even with political rap or gangsta rap, there has been this long running motif of glamorizing less-than-ideal situations (such as violence in g-funk/gangsta rap), reclaiming or redefining circumstances ("ghetto-fabulous") or emphasizing the nouveau riche aspects of rap stardom while reminiscing about one's roots. I think hip-hop's tradition has been too proud and forward-looking for something like emo rap to get any decent footing. Maybe it'll be the next big thing, who knows?

Hotsauce84

Somewhat but not really-related, I recently had a conversation with a friend about the fact that the most thuggiest, gangsta ass, fightin' ass dudes I know are also the most sensitive, emo-ey ones, though they'd NEVER admit it. Kinda reminds me how "Eff A B*tch" dudes like Nate Dogg are the same ones to flip out and do crazy jealous sh*t when their girlfriends break up with them.

Almond

True. It seems as though those who feel they have the most pride and thuggishness to uphold are also most likely to feel most sensitive about any perceived slights. However, in a lot of post-punk emo, there is sometimes a lack of pride with lyrics about self-destruction and whatnot. Bottom-of-the-bottle type ish. I had my fair share of emo in my HS newspaper room.

Mr_Lee_PHD

So what is the definitive album of all time ?

breadwinner

Mr_Lee_PHD said:

So what is the definitive album of all time ?

too easy (graemlin-r)

Jamal

Almond said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

I originally heard the word emo in the early 2000s used to describe fashion. In HS, we called the kids with the choppy haircuts, heavy eyeliner and DIY, safety-pin-adorned garb "emo." I think the new word is "scene." Sort of post-punk fashion; the ugly fashion rites many current hipsters went through to get where they are today.

Okay, back to emo rapps.
I haven't come across any true emo rap. Eminem is really the only rapper that comes to mind. Most rappers exhibit a certain degree of braggadocio, or at least pride, whereas emo outfits such as Bright Eyes write bleeding heart music. Even with political rap or gangsta rap, there has been this long running motif of glamorizing less-than-ideal situations (such as violence in g-funk/gangsta rap), reclaiming or redefining circumstances ("ghetto-fabulous") or emphasizing the nouveau riche aspects of rap stardom while reminiscing about one's roots. I think hip-hop's tradition has been too proud and forward-looking for something like emo rap to get any decent footing. Maybe it'll be the next big thing, who knows?

So..another label? just what the world needed.

pcmr

Nate Dogg

batmon

Almond said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

I originally heard the word emo in the early 2000s used to describe fashion. In HS, we called the kids with the choppy haircuts, heavy eyeliner and DIY, safety-pin-adorned garb "emo." I think the new word is "scene." Sort of post-punk fashion; the ugly fashion rites many current hipsters went through to get where they are today.

Okay, back to emo rapps.
I haven't come across any true emo rap. Eminem is really the only rapper that comes to mind. Most rappers exhibit a certain degree of braggadocio, or at least pride, whereas emo outfits such as Bright Eyes write bleeding heart music. Even with political rap or gangsta rap, there has been this long running motif of glamorizing less-than-ideal situations (such as violence in g-funk/gangsta rap), reclaiming or redefining circumstances ("ghetto-fabulous") or emphasizing the nouveau riche aspects of rap stardom while reminiscing about one's roots. I think hip-hop's tradition has been too proud and forward-looking for something like emo rap to get any decent footing. Maybe it'll be the next big thing, who knows?

I think there was a shift, cause dudes despite their swagger still talked about themselves and society back in the day. The Message even if it wasnt fully intentional has elements in Duke Booties lyrics that seem more introspective and organic vs. the intentional politicized Social Raps that come about in the late 80's.

My brother's doing bad on my mother's TV
She says: "You watch it too much, it's just not healthy!"
"All My Children" in the daytime, "Dallas" at night
Can't even see the game or the Sugar Ray fight
The bill collectors they ring my phone
And scare my wife when I'm not home
Got a bum education, double-digit inflation
I can't take the train to the job, there's a strike at the station
Neon King Kong standin' on my back
Can't stop to turn around, broke my sacrophiliac
A mid-ranged migraine, cancered membrane
Sometimes I think I'm going insane, I swear I might hijack a plane



Tupac was someone who IMO helped solidify the Modern Introspective Style or Proto-Emo Rap if we play this game. Dear Mama might not have that White kid "whoa is me" thang but it he pushed new buttons w/ that one.