One of my problems with what has become of the British rap scene. No, wait it isn't even British. It's the London scene is that they're bastardising who they are.
If you're from London, be who you are. Don't just Americanise yourself in a vain attempt to sound like every other nigga spitting.
In our culture, we're too quick to try and become more and more like those across the Atlantic from TV shows, to fashion to retail outlets (what the fuck is this Starbucks obsession) and music.
We're not Americans, we should embrace being British and this extends to rap music. We're not hip-hop artists. Hip-hop is an ideology formed in New York, we created grime as a rap scene but it's chock-a-block with poor artists.
Not since Mike Skinner and a young Dizzee Rascal have we had rappers who embrace being British and have their own style of rap without trying to create a synthetic 'hip-hop' style. The UK scene is depleted of British rap and it's sad.
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