Nov 22, 2017 didn't hip hop become lyric heavy in the late 80s, Early 90s Nitpicking but idk. Hip Hop to me is different from rap. Kdot is rap, lil yacthy is hip hop. Incoming for an L, just how i've always looked at it. I do agree with your point 100% you have people on youtube or sc rapping their a--- off with wordplay, flow, and punchlines, yet they are ignored. People are hypocrites to the extra.. you can't say "why is *insert non lyrical rapper* popular dude is trash" then dont support upcoming rappers
Nov 22, 2017 I don't really care because as with all music you can just listen to an artist of a genre that you like, so idrc is Post Malone doesn't care about lyrics on the other hand I think it's disrespectful and disingenuous for him to say that about a genre of music that is notoriously rooted in in-depth lyrics Think about it this way, rap gets a bad rep by non-rap listeners for being all braggadocios devoid content when it comes to the mainstream anyway, imagine if all the big artists come out saying dumb s--- like this
Nov 22, 2017 I'm mainly saying if this is an attitude that is adopted widespread its almost a get out of jail free card for hacks just saying "turnt up" ovet and over someone elses beat. That is talentless and criticism is warranted
Nov 22, 2017 lowkey agree, depends on artists Its cool to hear some great lyrics, but if a song sounds cool, ill listen example: Bodak Yellow, i cant remember a single word but s--- slaps But im not a native so maybe its different for you guys I started listening to rap when I knew around 100 english words so yeah
Nov 23, 2017 I think Hip Hop currently is in bad hands as long as there are rappers like this as most of these new rappers are. You don't really have the type of rappers/artists anymore like Tupac or Biggie that can also be good role models or people can actually look up to, there's just ain't many of that kind.
Nov 23, 2017 Hip hop is life itself. U gotta be able to feel anything with it not just fun. He is talkin' about his own music, not hip hop in general.
Nov 23, 2017 You’re right about hip-hop becoming more lyrics-heavy in the 80’s. During the 70’s/early 80’s hip-hop was mainly music you can dance to in the club. DJs got more recognition & were seen as more important than the rap artists themselves.
Nov 23, 2017 In some cases I still feel this way tbh. The actual sound of the song (which is made by dj/producers) is more important to me than the rapper -ofc it makes a difference who raps but still-
