lv hip-hop scene keeps it old school

Ive done alot of reviews, posted my opinion of favriote emcees, new artist so forth but people are always asking me whats my general take on the local hip-hop scene. So im finally answer everyone's questions. First off im not againsts mainstream music and artist wanting to make it in a mainstream setting. What i am againsts is doing it for the wrong reasons. Ive got hate on this blog plenty of times for trashing artist because they talk about, money cars girls and stuff. Its not the subject matter its the way you deliver the song. Now there are a few emcees locally who i see on top 40 stations and 90 percent of them stay true lyrically witch shows the depth of talent and heart in the local hip-hop community. Emcee's like adlib, red, automatic, phillub banks, da boy jp, jake haze, f.a.c.e to name a few have tracks that go to a mainstream appeal and dont stray away from there lyrical toughness. Now overall when it comes to blowing up reds deffintly ahead of the pack and is the artist i most see getting a deal soon. I mean shit the lehigh valley has garned national rock acts like live, and fuel to name a few, actresses (amanda seyfriend) actors (the guy withthe glasses from heroes and the haiwain from lsot forget there names' we even have oscar winning directors from the arae so its about time someone from the hip-hop community was repping lv on a national scale. now there are artist who have been on national records and those artist are the emcees i have the most respect for. Emcees who main goal is true lyricism and nothing else. King maginetic a allentown native is part of the army of pahroahs witch is the underground hip-hops scene equilant to qu-tang. Adlib and godilla wer both on th ecritically aclaimed snowgoons black snow. So the hip-hop scene is making noise. What i do see as a flaw locally is there are alot of rappers rushing matierial just to keep there buzz going. Start knowing th eindustry release a mixtape/album dro a video every 2 3 month u wont loose yoru buzz and wouldnt haev to resortign to rushing new material to keep it. Because when it comes to the actual industry do you see rappers rushing 4-5 albums a year new singles on a dialy no they put ther eheart into putting the perfect album out for your taste. Emcees around here need to start relising the basics of hip-hop before they make it. Also what i see good about the local scene is the rash of mixtape djs that hjave started coming around releasing compilations of local hip-hop. You dont see that to much anymore and that was the main source to get to know unkown talent in the golden era of hip-hop. Dj's like dj 240, dj boog nasty dj menace have kept the essense of the golden ages. Now there are soem dj';s i have lost huge respect for that if used right could do big things for lv hip-hop. The main offender cap cee, everyone know knows him as the dj for the pop ass trash station b104. What most probally dont know is he was on mtvs trl winning a rap battle contest sponsered by shady records, or know that he used to have a radio shaw hip-hop 101 that gave listeners true hip-hop. Now being on a high profile station like b104 you should use that position to get the scene known or at least play some real hip-hop or promote it on your blgo since thats wher you came from and what got you known in the first place. Remember cap cee at once point was the head of the local music scene. running the local hip-hop shows at bannana joes now he sold out as a club dj.We have battles on sterat corners i recently saw a post by sticky money calling emcees out for steret battles. Now this is what hip-hop is about and thelehigh valley is one of those araes who havent lost the heart in hip-hop. You got artist like phillup banks whos till hit the barshops and streats flooding it with demos creating a buzz in ways you though were forgotten in the era of ringtones, autotune and social netowrking. so overall i love the grind of the local scene and i hope to see big things from the hip-hop scene.