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I. Am. In. Heaven.

[viewtiful alan redux]

Who is nominated? (ugk & geto boys come to mind... but I'm slightly biased geographically)

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obviously.

I don't know. Getto Boys music is used in the commercial I just saw. If I had to take a guess -- Getto Boys and Outkast. I don't give an F though. I'm just glad it's happening. Too bad Weezy's locked up. But Gucci's Free. TI's free. I'm sure they'll both be there. I can't wait for the whole thing.

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BTW viewtiful, it's funny to me that I live in MA, and you live in TX. I listen to Chopped N Screwed music and you don't.

[viewtiful alan redux]

I listen to it, I just think a lot of it is poorly done. DJ screw, DJ Paul, and Michael Watts are great. Too much of it just sounds like a lame screw imitation.

[viewtiful alan redux]

But if UGK aren't inducted... oh man.

[noisereductions]

it's VH1 man, do you really think UGK will be in there? ALTHOUGH, with Pimp C dying and all, I suppose it's possible. I just think they'll focus more on South musik that has hit the mainstream more. I'm sure Luda will be there. David Banner too (who deserves it prodoction-wise). Etc.

Agreed on lazy choppednscrewed. But Michael Watts is amazing. OG Ron C can be good as well.

[finding nobody]

People who should be there: Devin The Dude, Z-ro, Goodie Mob, Lil keke, Outkast, Geto Boys, DEFINETELY UGK
and I know hardly any of those folks would be there. But I can still dream

[noisereductions]

co-sign on Devin. He's awesome. Clipse should be there too.

I'm guessing they will honor Getto Boys or Outkast. Tha'ts my guess. And I'd guess we'll see the following people: Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, TI, David Banner, Nelly, BOB, Kanye (he's from ATL originally right?), Young Money fam in place of Lil Wayne.

[demonrail666]

5th Ward Juvenilez

[Rob Instigator]

VH1 Hip Hop Honors is for OLD acts.

they are not going to have current acts in there

Geto Boys 4 life

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so who watched?

J. Prince was honored... so mention of Getto Boys, Devin The Dude, Juve, etc all happened. That was cool. I loved seeing Game spit with Willie D. He held it down.

Biggest shocker for me was the Canadian kid Drake just fucking it up with Bun B. Amazing. His stage presence is insane for 23 yrs old.

And for sure I was in awe of Gucci Mane. The way he tackled that Master P track was unreal. I'm a total convert.

Ultimately, the show wasn't what I would have planned -- but it was commendable. They tried. And I'm glad they did.

[wellcharge]

if a show was put on to honor me, and drake and gucci mane got to perform i would probably kill myself

[Toilet & Bowels]

Originally Posted by wellcharge

if a show was put on to honor me, and drake and gucci mane got to perform i would probably kill myself

seriously, stephen hawking can rap better than those fools

[noisereductions]

oh. I guess I just don't know much about hip hop.

[Rob Instigator]

The show was a decent show. My observations

I found the overall show weak. Whereas the Hip Hop honors normally have three or four ACTS that are presented, this was more like a kiss-off to the southern rap labels. Like, "here, we have recognized ya, now shut the fuck up."
I did not like their focus on Rap-A-Lot Records as opposed to the individual act GETO BOYS. I thought it was going to be like the previous Hip Hop honors.
While I dug the performances, I found ti a bit too pat to include 2 Live Crew, Timbaland, and Rap A Lot records all together, considering they had absolutely NOTHING to do with each other, besuides being from a GIANT geographic area that yankee fucks call "the South"
2 Live Crew were terrible. hearing those old fucks try to rap over a backing track that was even louder than their mics was fucking pathetic.
2live crew always SUCKED ass. they were a fucking joke act, a party crew with terrible rhyme skillz and shit beats.

I am just upset I guess. I thought they would actually have the Geto Boys there doing some songs, but I think, besides Mind Playin Tricks on Me, their entire catalog is too extreme for VH1's target audience which is middle class white folks.

[Rob Instigator]

and while I enoy chamillionaire, his "hit" is less than ten years old! why was he included?

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Rob, I overall agree. It was mostly weak. 2 Live Crew does suck. And it was all to vague with just whole labels being honored. There were good moments (but as I pointed out -- my top 3 moments included 2 that were non-South in Game/Drake). I was excited that Gucci performed so much. I was glad that Devin's name was mentioned. But yeah...

should have been honoring Getto BOys, Outkast, UGK, Three6 and label-wise Cash Money deserves a big-up. I was okay with Master P being honored. I'm not a big fan, but he did sort of put NO on the map and he did make some big waves outside of the South.

Luke sucks. And I know it's geographics and splitting hairs, but most people don't call Miami Bass south music. Same with like Bay Area Hyphy. I don't lump that in either. But that's up to individual interpretation. Technically Florida IS a southern state.

ALSO, I know it's a niche thing, but really the whole Chopped N Screwed genre shoulda been included. I mean, that's a Southern-born extension of the music.

[Rob Instigator]

when I first heard about this I thought it was gonna be like the other ones, a showcase for the acts.

I would have liked to see Geto Boys, Outkast perform, but no dice

[noisereductions]

agreed. I guess I was ultimately disappointed, but felt like "well it was better than nothing." Y'know?