22Mar/0814
Gujju rap not as good as Tamil rap/hip-hop
Well, they try. But can they even match the brilliance of our folks?
[Gujju rap via Gaurav Sabnis]
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March 23rd, 2008 - 10:24
LOL.. The Gujju one sounds radically lame compared to Yogi B.. Even the lyrics are totally pointless.. They have no depth at all compared to our lyrics..
March 24th, 2008 - 10:47
True. True. Tamil lends itself to profundity.
March 24th, 2008 - 13:27
Perhaps I’m biased, but I don’t recognize rap and hiphop as art forms. They are quite painful on the ear.
March 24th, 2008 - 13:34
Perhaps I am just crazy, but why should music be an art form for someone to enjoy it? Or why should anything be anything other than what it is for anyone to enjoy it?
March 24th, 2008 - 14:06
Even Rap cannot kill Raja’s brilliance. Raja raja than.
March 26th, 2008 - 23:53
going with Karthi here…the originals the best. Yogi B…how on earth did the flame catch on in India. well sometimes revolutions have to start, anywhere.
March 27th, 2008 - 13:27
Chennai also has T Rajendran’s rap. Hehehe….
March 27th, 2008 - 15:39
Karthi: True. But in this instance, rap has added to Raaja’s
gp: I have a sneaking suspicion I played a bit of role in spread of Yogi B & Natchatra in Chennai.
Manoj: True. And that’s Rap that will never, ever die a quiet death.
April 8th, 2008 - 00:16
Uve done a good job in bridging the movie, music worlds of both countries. I read that Yogi is having dozens of songs in movies now…one with Rajini in the future and the rest is showbiz history!
if its for the best, then let it be. But hopefully they’re no reduced to remixing songs…
Have you listened to the full album?
April 18th, 2008 - 14:19
Well—don’t be too hard on the Guju guys—they have a disadvantage that the Tamil language is more intrinsically suited to rap…
But thanks for 2 exciting links.
May 31st, 2008 - 17:52
Chandrachoodan> I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers, but I do not rap and hip-hop so much because it’s not pleasant on the ear. That, combined with the themes of today’s rap and hip-hop music doesn’t make it any easier. Consider the song by Yogi. I think the group is talented, but the song rides on the coattails of Ilayaraja’s music. It’s not an original composition, rather a remix I’d say. Anyway, I haven’t been convinced by any rap or hip-hop I’ve come across so far. I’ll change my mind when I encounter any to the contrary.
May 31st, 2008 - 17:54
Was the Yogi song shot in Malaysia (or some Malay speaking part of Singapore), going by the text on the shop in the beginning of the song?
October 22nd, 2008 - 05:41
Chandrachoodan, I must say I’ve begun to like this song, even though I am generally averse to rap and hip-hop. The lyrics are great. However, I like the original better.
February 17th, 2009 - 02:08
This is cool to see. I haven’t heard either. It’s good to hear new stuff.