Who's The Most StruggleTastic™ Sounding Rapper?

Brehs and brehettes, I listen to a lot of Hip Hop and Rap music. Now, I don't claim to be a Hip Hop Scholar, but I know like anyone else who grew up surrounded by hip hop and rap music that the sound is about the struggle. Used to be, the struggle was about growing up poor, black and in a constant state of flux surrounded by a world that didn't care about us. The struggle is different now, but no less poignant. 

Unfortunately, some rappers sound like struggle. Not THE struggle, but struggle. That "I was supposed to get my Food Stamps on February first and here it is February thirtieth" struggle. I make random allusions to rappers who sound like struggle all the time on Twitter, but now I'm noticing that there are a lot of rappers out here who sound like they've been living under the expressway to the fifth circle of hell. 

What follows is a list of 5 of the most StruggleTastic™sounding rappers I've ever heard spit bars or flow on a hook. Some of it works for them, but most of it definitely does not.

5. Planet Asia

Look at this dude. Looks like he smokes a lot of Black & Milds, huh? Check out the struggle below.



Seriously though, Planet Asia's voice is more like difficult progress than struggle. Dude sounds like one of those NOI cats who sells bags of fruit and the Final Call on the corner of Airways and Lamar in my hometown. Nothing too struggletastic here, though he brings to mind times back in the day of sitting in front of old Cadillacs on hot summer nights with dudes who smell like MD 20/20 and cheap cigars. 

Struggle Rating: 2/10. We done almost overcome. 

What's on your dash?

 
Sup Brehs and Breh-ettes.

I hope you all had a crack-tastic holiday. I went home (to Memphis, duh) and kicked it tough with my brehs, so I'm Gucci.

However, while I was tripping the light fantastic, I didn't get any work done, and I'm paying for it now. Thus, a filler blog post. What's on you all's minds right now? Here's what I'm looking at:

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls

It's Thanksgiving, but I still did this for you guys. Anyway, you're welcome.

Let's cross our fingers now?

Marvin's Day!

What up, brehs?

Was having an impromptu early moring convo with one of my homeboys, and he reminded me that it's Marvin's Day today! Now, several reviews of the album already exist, because most people got the album sometime last week.

This isn't a review, though. Nor is it an attempt from me to slander Drake. Too easy.

Nah brehs, this is a revelation.

We Stay Losin' [video]

Now here this no-neck fuckass goes with the same shit V-nasty (and by extension, Mistah F.A.B.) was on. Breh, just cuz you pal around with rappers don’t mean you can be on the same stuff they on. YOU ARE NOT A NEGRO. A lot of NEGROES don't even like the word because of all the sharp historical and cultural connotations it has, something that somebody like him, who is not black, would never understand. What the fuck, who told these people it was okay to do this?

He thinks like this because the cats he kicks it with gave him a pass, look at all of the people who "Don't give a fuck" about these repeated instances.

A Breh Wants to Know: Have you ever given a non-black a pass to say the N-word around you? What made you decide to hand the only white dude in the hood a pass? Did/does it bother you?