True Hip Hop Isn’t ‘Alternative’, Bling-Bling Is

Chali 2na went off on Jurassic 5 being labeled “alternative”. He tells Franklin Soults of the Cleveland Scene, “Okay, check this out. The word alternative as it applies to our style of hip-hop is bullsh**, simply because, what are we alternative to when it comes to hip-hop? I mean, we try to take you back to the essence of what hip-hop truly is, and we get called ‘alternative’ simply because what’s popular is that bling-bling sh**. To me, that’s alternative hip-hop, you know what I’m saying?”