So, this will probably hurt some feelings but it's something I've been thinking about for a little bit and in light of this "healthy" discussion going on http://rapbattles.com/forum/showthre...ed-beyond-that
I've always wondered if people who are on forums like this one who only do text drops.. are they considered/do you consider them "rappers"?
back before I started recording I mainly stuck to producing but I had been known to drop the occasional text piece but I never really considered my self as a rapper/emcee.. but I've seen the term "netcee" or "textcee" thrown around here and there..
my thoughts on it is that I don't consider them rappers, maybe poets, because they're not really rapping, rather just writing.
And all the excuses about not being able to afford it and all that other stuff is nonsense, imo. You can get a Blue Snowball mic from Walmart for like 40 bux and Audacity is free, or you can pirate pretty much any DAW, and there is plethora of free videos on YouTube teaching how to mix. So I think it just comes down to either a lack of desire/care/want (some people just dont want to actually rap and are perfectly happy just writing rhymes for the fun of it) or a fear of not being any good/being laughed at/made fun of..
thoughts?