QUOTE(Akira @ Jan 17 2007, 03:35 AM) [snapback]4697650[/snapback]
I'm not offended at all, in any way.
People are entitled to their own opinion, and i'm not trying to get you to suppress yours.
You may think his record is "Trash", but i'm sure there were plenty of people who thought the total opposite.
To the contrary, I thought his album was pretty hot. So what if you've heard better asian rappers then him?
Who's the last ASIAN rapper to break into the mainstream/MTV crowd?
Who's the last one that even tried?
The last one who was actually embraced by the United States?
I know plenty of other asian rappers as well (Don't feel the need for them to be mentioned.)
Also, what to you, dictates a good rapper?
Album sales? A chart topping single?
Do you even know what your saying?
Your going to tell me, that if he doesn't sell "Mad" records, then he loses his respect as an artist?
So your going to tell me Atmosphere, Jedi Mind Tricks, AZ, (Some artists I respect)
Are not "Hot"?
When's the last time you heard them on MTV? The last time you saw their music videos?
Your trying to label Jin as something he's not. A unskilled Emcee.
You say he has no skills at all (Except freestyling) , because of his lack of album sales.
Now recite that back to yourself, and tell me how it sounds.
Or, you can just tell me that the hottest rappers out there are Lil John, T.I., Jibbs, Cam'ron, etc etc.
Yes, Jin has one studio produced album under RR. Yes, it did not sell as well as expected.
Has he suceeded to break into the American Market? Yes.
Has he been a letdown? No.
Should he be considered a sleeper? Hell yes, he should be.
You don't know how many people (In general) sleep on classic albums, from dope lyricists, because they dont have a Lil John beat, a Clipse beat, a Will.I.Am beat.
You'd be hopping off whoever is hot right now, if you heard their albums with a Justin Timberlake type vibe coming their album.
Point is, your trying to basically label an artist depending only on album sales.
I'd like to see you answer a legitimate question: What to you, constitutes as a "Hot" artist?
Hopping on who's hot right now??
Ummm u don't read my posts because if you did you would know that I'm into what's "In" right now and no I dont go by album sales hell no, if that was the case I would think 50 cent is the greatest rapper and no I hate 50 cent, I never even knew what the hype was about him, all he does is insult Ja Rule and anyone who has anything to do with him, Are u familiar with and artist names "Joe"?? he is one of my fav male r&b singers and he has alot of talent, but I bet half of you have no idea who he is because he gets no hype, I dont even like half the rappers out right now, to me a good rapper??? I would have to say Nas, he's one of my fav rappers, sure he's had his share of things to say about people, but he has to be one of the unique rappers there is, his songs like "One Mic" "If I ruled the world" "The World is yours" blew me away, I think he's a true MC and I've liked him since the "Illmatic" album cuz my brother freakin killed that album like crazy.
Now back to Jin, my opinion stands I don't think he's good a good rapper, has nothing to do with his album sales, only reason I bought it up was because people say he's this and that and he's better than alot of people, I never saw the big deal over him, I think he has alot of love for hip hop and that's one thing I do like about him, but I just don't like his music, maybe I shouldnt have called him a joke because I actually think he takes it seriously, I apologize for that, the only joke to hip hop is K-fed

and it's wrong to put Jin and anyone else in the same category as him, but anyways it's all my opinion, it's not like I'm saying it's a fact that he's a lame rapper, yes he is a hero to the asian community and more power to him and I was glad he yelled at those morons on Hot 97, sure he's made an impact, but you think he's terrific MC, I don't agree
what's wrong with me not agreeing?
As for a "Hot" artist??
I base it on creativity, how true you are to what you doing etc, I cant label any artist as "Hot" right now because everyone is just jumping each other's bandwagons.
It's annoying and repititive
and BTW I hate Justin Timberlake lol.