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I'm not defensive. If you don't like it, you don't like it. I dont' know. I've been listening to hip hop 20odd yrs as well. It's hard to explain but I like a lot of newer stuff as well.
Jay-Z, Kanye, etc I like as sort of a throwback to Biggie, Big L, etc era. Same way that The Game is like a great throwback to 2Pac for me.
South Music (Lil Wayne, TI, Young Jeezy, etc etc etc) I love becuz it's very pure to me. The speak in their natural regional dialect. They use simple drum beats. The use simple major-chord keyboard melodies. It's a sort of non-fancy minimalist approach to music making that reminds me of (dare I say it?) punk.
As far as this "crunk music" thing... or the so-called Hyphy Music or whatever, that's South Bay, CA scene. I've never really been exposed to it. I've checked out a few things, but I don't really get it. But who knows. Maybe one day it'll click and I'll like it. I used to hate Southern Hip Hop until one day it just made sense to me.
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