ROAT (Realest of All Time): Post the Greatest Hip Hop Artists who Refused to Sell Out

[StillFaggyAF]

nas and lupe is debatable

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Lauryn Hill

 

[YapatnaJB]

Pimp C

Killer Mike

 

[jono]

Nas sold out, Lupe did too. It was more or less like they were "forced" to but they did.

Scarface is a great example. Killer Mike is another one.

 

[skpjr78]

paris hands down. nigga was so real he got banned from mtv for life!!! not just a single video or banned and then unbanned, im talking about banned for life. nigga gave no fucks and kept spitting the realest shit ever

 

[SecondChanceBro]

Define selling out.

 

[SleepwalkingInJapan]

 

[ohhhla]

Mega

 

[SecondChanceBro]

Jay electronica, Jay elec-hanaka, Jay elec yamaka, Jay elec tramada muhhamad assalamaca ba su ala suprama wata ala through your monitor

 

[arbitration]

Define selling out.

I wanted to try to keep it a little vague, but to me, selling out means someone who substantially changes their style over an extended period of time for commercial purposes at the cost of their art.

Let me be clear: you can have some commercial songs from time to time, but not be a sell out. So Nas and Lupe, while they both had their moments where they made commercial music, by and large, they went back to their roots eventually. Unlike say a Lil Wayne. I hope that makes sense

 

[genocidecutter]

Spider-Loc never sold out as a matter of fact he never sold anything at all.

 

[Mr.Forte]

Tupac, he was killed for refusing to sell out. close thread

 

[jono]

Define selling out.

I wanted to try to keep it a little vague, but to me, selling out means someone who substantially changes their style over an extended period of time for commercial purposes at the cost of their art.

Let me be clear: you can have some commercial songs from time to time, but not be a sell out. So Nas and Lupe, while they both had their moments where they made commercial music, by and large, they went back to their roots eventually. Unlike say a Lil Wayne. I hope that makes sense

Everybody is pretty much asked to do things they don't want to, in that respect I understand why Nas & Lupe made the moves they did. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. The very next LP was traditional for both of them so I suppose your right.

B.G. never sold out, my nigga Gizzle stayed true....too true in fact.

 

[KamPushMe]

lupe went back to his roots? when was this? Cause all I hear is some euro bs, which he didn't do at first

 

[I.B. Blackman]

 

[Amotekun]

Young MC

refused to do gangsta rap got shelved

 

[Bcotton5]

Lil Wayne

 

[NothingButTheTruth]

Black Thought

Ghostface Killah

Styles P

 

[Billy_Poncho]

On his way...

 

[tharealest561]

B.G.