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(Plant) soulsiphon
08/22/09

In reply to Def Jam Rapstar Takes The Street Corner Battle Online
if they can pull this off the way they present it here, then this will be a huge step forward in getting real talent their time in the spotlight. too many potentially great hip-hop artists get lost in the retarded commercialization of the rap game.
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dd528
08/22/09

@soulsiphon didn't expect the Spanish Inquistion!: Much though I wish that was true, I think its potential in that sense might be limited.

I mean, sure, it's an open community for people to show off their skills, but as soon as someone starts to really turn heads? I'd expect them to get swallowed up into the same industry shit that plagues most genres of music nowadays.

I mean, the thing has the Def Jam name stamped right on it, and for all the great records that label puts out, and its role in the history of hip hop, it's still got profit as the number one concern. I mean, Def Jam is owned by Universal, y'know?

On top of that, I would expect the privacy and ownership sections of the community terms of use to make interesting reading.

This Joystiq article might be relevant:

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excel_excel
08/22/09

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yo yo yo, throwin down some beats for my home boys getting up in my grizzle. PEACE.
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buddhathing
08/22/09

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I know I'm not the only person who wishes the word 'godawful' above were hotlinked to a humiliating youtube clip of McWhertor freestyling drunkenly.
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dd528
08/22/09

@(zombie) buddhathing: Indeed.
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Kanji08
08/22/09

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Gold Digger, huh? So does the game look condescendingly at you like you're a racist when you sing, "But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas" out loud as well? =P

Kanye West: Causing socially awkward moments with my friends since 2005.
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dd528
08/22/09

@Kanji08: If you have Natal it measures the level of your skin pigmentation and adjusts your score accordingly.
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pandafresh
08/22/09

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but knowing Xbox live, everyone is just going to call you a "jew fag" and tell you how you suck at "no scope", despite this being a music game.
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sup_dawg
08/22/09

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Ew, rap.

The community stuff stills sounds cool, but it would be better if it all wasn't focused on... Rap.
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Char Aznable
08/22/09

@sup_dawg: And why is that? There are plenty of music games geared at different types of fans, so rap deserves its turn. Ew, variety.
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an gucci skyline mane
08/22/09

@sup_dawg: Uh, what's wrong with rap?
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mangs
08/22/09

@an broken ass skyline, stupid car never stops with these problems: He's a republican :P
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(Zombie) NitroAML
08/22/09

@mangs: Wasn't that republican guy throwin down some mean lyrics a while ago? I forget the old dude's name.
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SFLegend
08/22/09

@(Zombie) NitroAML: I think he was having a stroke.
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That mop mutant from NES.
08/22/09

@sup_dawg: Sup, dawg?
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Jesse in Japan
07/27/09

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You call that rap? Where's the old school West Coast? If they wanna make a rap game they need some Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Warren G., Spice 1 and Snoop Doggy Dogg. 1994 was the year for rap, man. The selection they've got there is pathetic.
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Knoxximus ver. 5.66
07/27/09

In reply to These Songs Will Be In Rapstar [Update]
Ante Up and maybe Put Your Lighters Up are the only good tracks up there. If this sampling is any indication, this game is gonna be dated before it even releases.
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hodayathink wants WWFRD back!
07/27/09

In reply to These Songs Will Be In Rapstar [Update]
And for anyone who doesn't know what "Ante Up" is:
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Knoxximus ver. 5.66
07/27/09

@hodayathink is running for president of Naughty...: This is the best thing I've seen today LOL!!
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jtyson
07/27/09

@hodayathink is running for president of Naughty...: Flawless victory.
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TheIrishNinja
07/27/09

In reply to These Songs Will Be In Rapstar [Update]
wow, that lil kim track is about the best thing on that list. that's....damn. ive not heard th MOP one, not sure i need to - let's hope the "3 decades of hip-hop" moves on quickly.
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cutmaclass
07/27/09

In reply to These Songs Will Be In Rapstar [Update]
All terrible "rap" songs (hint: they're pop songs).

Any rap game desperately needs "I'm on a Boat"
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Showmeyomoves!
07/27/09

@cutmaclass:
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robtherobot
07/27/09

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....Ahhhh dude what.... Half thought aren't even actual rap songs! My humps is fergie sing rapping, dem franchize boyz is down south G A rbarge! the only good song is Ante Up and I thought the 2 much Wild thang was Wild thang by Tone Loc which would have been much better!
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etchasketchist
07/27/09

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Wow. How impeccably terrible. MOP, i love you, but you can't compete with this crapspolsion.
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Shawnrw222
07/27/09

In reply to These Songs Will Be In Rapstar [Update]
I clicked on this article knowing that people would list all their favorite underground emcees to try and show that they know hip-hop.

It's so lame.

Let's just get it right that hip-hop over the past couple of years has been fairly weak, and this game probably isn't going to dip in the best parts much.

You need to realize that it's rapSTAR, so underground would be useless for their profits. Also, being released to the mainstream also means the excessive use of the word n***a is probably going to keep songs off this list.

So, about 90% of rap today probably isn't available to be on there. My opinion, anyways.
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DELETED-919189397191
07/27/09

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No 2 Legit 2 Quit or Rump Shaker? This is an outrage!
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robtherobot
07/27/09

@lolomfgisuck:
Agreed! If there isn't some 3rd Base or Snow in here someones gonna get the Gas face and then their ass whopped!
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