So I am writing a paper on bling culture / hyperdominance in hip hop

[Buzzkill]

lol and I need some help plz

Who do you guys think is the most blinged out/over the top rapper?

The most absurdly masculine?

Any songs or videos in particular to go with these two questions?

I will put you in my works cited

[thedamndest]

Lots of bling:

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Absurdly masculine would probably be DMX because he is always shirtless and rapping about how hot it is in hell.

[ct2k]

Yeah for absurdly masculine you need someone who raps about either 'real life' ish or something else dark and moody. 'Bling' in itself is pretty 'queer' in my opinion, superficial and not tough and 'manly' in the slightest.

[Buzzkill]

yeah I'm writing about how both are carryovers from growing up in poverty, and that both are pretty retarded

DMX is a good call

[Funky Fly]

Yeah, those Cash Money guys started this bling shit. Look for music about ridiculous shit like spinner rims too.

Thing is, this bling obsession seems to be dying down now that rappers are investing (50 Cent, Jay-Z) and shit like youtube helps people get inexpensive videos get massive exposure (Soulja Boy).

[Funky Fly]

Don't forget to add how all these guys want to be like Tony Montana from Scarface since they don't have real father figures.

Jay-Z and Nas both have videos recreating the bathtub scene from that film.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Talk about Paul Wall's grill.

[ron the dial]

paul wall gave me the infrared grill

[The Mask]

i'm sure this thesis will be quoted and referenced for years to come

[FakeLaser]

See if you can get some clips from DMX's TV show where he runs around harrassing people and threatening people

[Funky Fly]

Yeah, so what's the verdict?

[Bad Company]

Greatest song/video ever.

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[Bad Company]

Try find the episode of MTV cribs where Chingy's bodyguard scratches one of his spinners and he almost cries because he knows he can't afford to replace them.

[FakeLaser]

Got so much ice you could skate on it nigga

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Somebody needs to post the Big Bear album cover.

[Indifferent Clox]

clipse couldnt get their album released because theydon't glorify crack dealing but actually did it and talk about it

purple haze by camron is amazing

[alvarado52]

Got thirty down on the bottom, thirty more on the top.

[Buzzkill]

Try find the episode of MTV cribs where Chingy's bodyguard scratches one of his spinners and he almost cries because he knows he can't afford to replace them.

lol

[Sixx]

If you don't write about Flava Flav you are dead to me.

[SammyG]

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