Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
See I'm not sold on that so much because Tupac (and believe you me I am NOOOO rap enthusiast) had some very deep songs.

'Changes', 'Life Goes On', 'Dear Mama'...he had some deeper stuff, some songs with messages. And he was a fairly smart guy as well. It's just he could not divorce himself from the thug culture and that's a sad thing because if any group of people need inspiration and a leader it's the people stuck in and around that culture.
Oh I have no question about how talented 2pac was. 2Pac would have always been successful because he had true talent and people respected him.

But I don't think one guy could have changed the direction of rap. As good and as deep as 2pac and Biggie could be, they still promoted the gangster, materialistic life like everyone else seems to.

It's like any form of art or performance, you're gonna have the talent that'll be respected, but you're also gonna have the pure shit dressed up as something with substance.

There are tons of filmmaking geniuses out there making great work every year, and they are always successful, but it'll never tone down the desire of the general public to see flashy, uninspired, easy to digest nonsense like most of the summer blockbusters that come out.