What hip-hop song do you think demonstrates the most impressive artistic talent and why? (pls provide link) (lemmy.autism.place)

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By artistic talent, it could be anything you find artistic: rhythm, speed, creativity, meaning/message, voice, etc.

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[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Changes from 2Pac.

It's the Black "imagine" by Lennon, philosophically, but also approaches the cognitive dissonance of what is wrong in the world from raw, honest and depressingly still accurate lyrics 30 years on. For me, this is a far braver and more interesting song than Imagine--and Imagine is a classic. It doesn't let listeners off the hook and even calls them out as part of the problems.

Great rhythm, beautiful melody contrast and creatively selected issues addressed.

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

And the tune comes from Bruce Hornsby’s The Way It Is which references the civil rights movement. Also sampled by Got Rice.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago

Dick Limerick Academy sampled it as well for Minges.

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