Wasted opportunities in (rap) music

Started by Michael Myers, Feb 19, 2023, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Michael Myers
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    Collaborations, albums that should have come out at one time, and other similar things.

    Basically, things that could and in your opinion, should have been handled differently.

    I'll start:

    Jay Z & Future collab

    It's no secret that Jay is my favorite rapper. And Future is one of my favorites, even if I find a lot of his music very repetive. Especially production wise. However, at his best I like him a lot.
    When I heard they were gonna collab (Khaled made it happen of all people) I was pretty excited. Hearing them go bar for bar or trade verses, I was ready! But when it came out I was very dissappointed: Future didn't even have a verse and his hook was lazy and awful. Repeating the same sentence 15 times in a row, ugh. Jay was fine, and the beat was also kinda boring.

    Then we got... yes.. another one! Even with Beyoncé. Unfortunately, it was the same recipe. Very boring and repetive hook, no verse from Future.

    I doubt we get another, which is a bummer because I would have loved a classic collab.

    Kanye & Em - UTG remix

    For years Kanye and Em have had a huge fan.. well, stanbase. And still do. Everyone was hoping they would collab someday (like, an actual collab not production). Then, finally, it happens. Its a remix that didn't even feel like a collaboration. They simply remade the beat and put an Em verse on it. No ye verse, same hook. For the record I think ems verse was fine.. and I don't dislike the song.. but yeah this was not what I was hoping for.

    J Cole not putting Hov on Gods Gift

    Mr nice watch was... fine I guess. But when I heard Cole wanted him on Gods Gift, I would have loved to hear that. Wasted opportunity tbh.

    Aight, go!
     
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  2. Allis Mines
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    Jay electronically not making albums
    Juls saltana wasting his talent and falling off
     
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  3. poop dawg
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    poop dawg lemme cook

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    OG Maco not becoming the greatest rapper oat
    Asap rocky and spaceghostpurrp beef
    Kanye falling off and scrapping yandhi for JIK
    eminem still rappin after TES
    Dr Dre putting out compton instead of Detox
    50 falling off
    Flo rida not making elevator 2 with timbaland
    J cole and kendrick fans actin like their fav artist is on par with drake
    Gunna snitching on young thug
    End of young money
     
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  4. Ripper Roo
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    No Carti and Uzi collab tape
    No Kendrick and Cole collab tape
    xxxtentacion and juice WRLD dying
    Cardi B taking too long to drop a second album
     
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  5. JulnHT
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    Eminem and 50 Cent collabo album in 2003
     
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  6. BIGFOOT
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    Definitely not missed

    95% of their collabs are terrible due to their style being so different. Eminem spitting about gerbils in a--- holes does not mix well with hard gritty lyrics
     
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  7. icecube
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    Dr Dre and Ice Cube - Helter Skelter. This was in the final stages back in the 90's and if it's anything like the song Natural Born Killaz then it would've been an undeniable classic.
     
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    20 years of Detox beats and 90% of the Aftermath signees, particularly Bishop Lamont.
     
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  9. poop dawg
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    poop dawg lemme cook

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    Yall old af ngl
     
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    Em not making a rap group with Royce & Obie trice instead of D12.
     
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  11. The Lyricvore
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    The Lyricvore My balls are gone.

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    Why didn’t it ever see the light of day ?
     
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    Wayne x Drake
    Wayne x Julez
    Wayne OG C3 leak
    Wayne prison stint
    Wayne production freeze during Birdman litigation
     
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    Narsh and Young Thug
     
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    I think Super Slimey is good but not nearly as good as it should have been, it probably happened a couple years too late
     
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    • Wyclef shi--ing the bed when he produced Can-I-Bus
    • The botched handling of Yeah Baby. s--- like changing the name of the album and snubbing artists Pun wanted for people like Donell Jones.
    • G.O.O.D. Music's ability to grow artists/ the way they handled Cyhi the Prynce. Dude had his debut ready forever and Kanye just let that s--- sit on the shelf.
    • Carter V
    • Detox
    • Houston's rap scene failing to capitalize on Still Tippin due to beefs. Mike Jones/Michael Watts, Paul Wall/Chamillionaire, Slim Thug/Zro, Swishahouse mostly disbanding.
     
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  16. SubwaySam
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    Nah. Em still rapping after 2003 is more accurate.

    Had he stopped after TES, we would have missed out on the 8 Mile soundtrack, his features on GRODT and the first 2 Green Lantern Invasion mixtapes.
     
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    The first one was bad enough
     
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    I thought it was fun
     
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    Truu
     
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    Coz Dre
     
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