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12 Responses to “Gujju rap not as good as Tamil rap/hip-hop”

1. sirpy Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 am

   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..

2. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am

   True. True. Tamil lends itself to profundity.

3. Tron Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

   Perhaps I’m biased, but I don’t recognize rap and hiphop as art forms. They are quite painful on the ear.

4. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm

   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?

5. Karthi Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

   Even Rap cannot kill Raja’s brilliance. Raja raja than.

6. gp Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

   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.

7. Manoj Jacob Says:
   March 27th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

   Chennai also has T Rajendran’s rap. Hehehe….

8. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:
   March 27th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

   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.

9. gp Says:
   April 8th, 2008 at 12:16 am

   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?

10. equivocal Says:
    April 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    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.

11. Tron Says:
    May 31st, 2008 at 5:52 pm

    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.

12. Tron Says:
    May 31st, 2008 at 5:54 pm

    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?

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