DA BEST OF

Pain is the one universal emotion all human beings feel at some point of their existence.  For so many years pain has been the foundation or underline circumstance for the greatness of hip-hop.  It’s a necessary evil of sorts.  The most revered MC’s in hip-hop have been able to tap into this emotion and obtain the undying love and admiration of hip-hop fans.  The likes of 2 Pac & DMX were driven by this emotion and that driving force was their gift and curse.  The gift was that MC’s of their elk brought substance to the music and the curse was that it was also the foundation of their downfalls.  In today’s hip hop landscape it seems as though everybody has the six-figure car, iced jewels and life is all-good.  But it is all without substance.  There are very few records and even fewer albums that true hip-hop fans can feel and relate to due to this lack of substance.  There are a few new hip-hop artists such as Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco and others who are attempting to bring substance back into hip-hop but do not share the same fan fare of their more glossy counterparts.  I miss not being able to find music to zone out and relate too am I alone?