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Originally Posted by TISH1127
Hardcore to me is when they use very vulgar language and the words all revolve around aggressive and explicit lyrics...Maybe I have not kept up but I have never known LL's or Will Smith's rap music to contain this type of language. But then again...I don't do rap!
As far as the makeup...I think everyone in show biz wears makeup...Men women, kids...probably even pets...
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You're right. That is what hardcore rap encompasses today. But, that definition didn't really come around until Gangsta rap was popularized. Either way, by the modern definition LL Cool J is not hard core lol. Most of his mainstream music i.e. what is played on the radio does not fall into that category. But believe me, he has put out a few explicit, violent, and aggressive songs. He figured he couldn't hang w/ the Ice cubes, Tupacs, Jay-z's, and Lil Wayne's in the rap game and pretty much stuck to the soft pop rap. That's also why he came out w/ his "hard" songs on his album (and released "4,3,2,1") b/c everyone kept trying to deny his credibility. Which as it stands....it null and void... especially after "Head sprung" and most recently the craptastic "baby".
Anywho, back to the topic at hand...
Has anyone mentioned Robin Antin, the creator of the pussycat dolls? OMG, I could barely watch her tv show on CW. It was scarring to have to look at her AND lil' kim at the same table. It was like battle of the overdone facial work