"Sell Out?"

[bigted]

Well I decided to write another song regarding the state of hip-hop and the culture in it, but this time I suggest a couple solutions to make it better, check it out y'all, feedback appreciated!

Verse One:You listen to the tracks of hypocrites

If you only happen to have your radio tuned in

Those rhymes you hear there are all confusion

Only a bunch of foolish children

Would say that there's skills exhibited

Without a display of lil' expression

Not enough to claim the will of aggression

'Cause we see these artists boxed in

For what the record companies want from them

Instead of doin' what's needed for the spirit

To make into more a complete vision

You can't only do it for the lust of money and b*****s

There has to be something done to influence the older heads

That we can progress in this movement

As well as getting the youngeons into it

We need to add more balance to the playlists

So the music can appeal to all ages

The older folks have swayed away

From it 'cause immature games ain't ok with them

But they don't even participate in supporting the great artists

Without having a care

In worry over promoting, these artists just keep bringing the flare

Into the performances, but to get airplay is rare

We gotta remember that if it wasn't for their impact, the buisiness wouldn't last the wear and tear

And it seems when they try to share

Their knowledge peeps have been ignoring

But instead of making a change, they keep supporting

Those lame mcs, like they actually expect them to progress

Staying in the same perspective

Sounding lame and reptetive

These consumers have sold out so they ignore the ones that remain competitive

Now I'm not sayin' these pop mcs don't have any talent

To get in the business they put their dues in

Once they make it, they're only bickering

Talkin' about things that're irrelevant

Losing the sound form of intelligence

Remember you won't make sense

If you only flow to make checks

That won't make you a legend

You won't have a soul if you sell it

No control or truth you'll get

What u do to diss others will burn you in the end

Sure now you might sell a lot of records

With a weak shot attempt of an effort

But one day you'll get ignored

Since these kids will gradually mature

When you're continually getting worse

They'll begin to thirst for something more pure

Which means that your large fan base will fall short

And legends will eventually win the war

By getting the credit deserved for all the years of effort

Hook:

I wonder how you could choose to sell out

I'm not trying to bring you hell now

I don't wanna keep you down

But things that come around go around when you choose the wrong route

I wish you'd have a change of heart to make better songs now

'Cause it hurts to see God's given talent go drown

Verse Two:

You don't realise how blessed you are

But that success instead has made u sound more hard

Headed, instead of being humble you run around immature

And people say that you're an ignorant star

Who forgot the routes that you worked hard for

Like Nas said a lot of people would say “These Are Our Heroes”

And 15 years before that Public Enemy was saying “She Watches Channel Zero”

Which is now TRL,when these lil' girls watch too much of it they'll grow to be hoes

Zero's the percentage of knowledge you'll gain

From all the gossipin' which is all lame

These days we see the same picture

You'll release a song praising the scripture

But then you turn to complain about not winning awards

I have to ask what are you doing this music for?

Personally I'm like Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince “Twinkle Twinkle, I'm not a star”

When I started rhyming though, my mind wasn't mature

As I am now, once again I realised I saw the light from the passing of my grandmother

Before that moment I just wanted to be large

But since my grandmother's death I got closer to the love we see from God

And then I saw DMX in a video paying homage to his grandmother

Which reached so deep in my heart

I was able to realise how music is able to influence you no matter who you are

That's online towards to the moment hip-hop was origined

Now we're online worldwide talking about the movement

But it seems more argue over who spits the dopest rhymes and sold the most records

And who's got the most street cred

I always argue back though that the positive influence makes you an mc legend

The rank will always change and we all have different opinions

So the most important thing is to recapture the essence

The main question I ask is

How are we gonna be able to attract positveness if we're arguing over pettyness?

The celebrites that go to jail get the most recognition

And how are we gonna have unity

Between all races if there's still division in the black community?

If the slaves from 200 years ago came back, they'd say that we still have slavery!

In our minds, treating black queens like hoes ain't ok for society

Getting back to the essence while hip-hop pioneers are still wit us is a main mission for me

[Repeat Hook 'Til End]

[mfuqua23]

That was great. Your rhymes seem to always contain a full idea. LIked the references in this one too.

[Da Brakes]

I like it man!!! Still waiting on audios!!!! :thumb:

[bigted]

Thanks for the support y'all. :ditto:

[bagotrasho]

yo ted nice song and forget wut J-O-E said about ur rap in the battle hes a loser i defended u check it out

[J-o-e]

liked it!!

[bigted]

I'm glad y'all like my song and I have no beef with Joe, it's only battlin', I might drop some more lines in if I get a chance to, but I'd prefer if others would get involved too. :ditto:

[J-o-e]

ahhh damn ted, why would i wana beef wit u :lolsign:

now who ever wana rap jus rap, diss me i dont care woah!!! :scared2:

[Magnificent]

I like it man!!! Still waiting on audios!!!! :thumb:

dude awsome song i dident read it but ur a bulls fanGO BIG BEN