I notice a lot of times when your post makes it to the bottom of the page on an active discussion, 50% of the time it doesn't get seen.

I addressed this theory in the original post, but here:

Just posted this:
http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ml#post1085760

GB, most hip hop has different stories to them.

Sometimes they are reflecting about "the lifestyle" they have went through but not necessarily all the time, there are two threads that we've had around here that list off some stories all in one thread.

http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...tory-raps.html

http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...ing-songs.html

Have you ever been to Oakland? Or even heard about how Oakland and the Bay Area is?

nah he thinks it's all over exaggerated and things like that don't go on in urban areas.

I'm from the Bay Area. It's 75% talk.

In my area it's not talk.....well about 50% is but stupid crap happens when dudes are all talk and then it really happens to them.

Just two weeks ago this guy died because he was talking shit and didn't want to give up his chain so the stick up kid shot him and took his chain anyways.

I doubt your calculation, sir.
I've never seen Kirby post anything even slightly negative about anything / anybody so we should listen to him.

I know you live there. And I, myself, know some people who live in Oakland who are far from poor / ghetto / etc.
And if you live there then you must know that the 'gangsta ****' going on in east Oakland is not "75% talk."

Kirby: please take the floor - if you want it... I'm listening.

It would be cool to do a geographic map that had an icon for each rapper and where their origin was, with local statistics like "average income/crime rates/prostitution/drug traffic" posted next to them. Just so we could have a quick go-to-guide for which rappers have genuine "street cred".

Then put it all in an aggregate meter. I'd say the total % of genuine "gangster" rappers is 57.94