Apr 21, 2023

Wow we got a smart boy over here

 

Apr 23, 2023

It’s reflective of the entire industry being in a weird flux right now, streaming is still in the wild west stages and the industry is struggling to adapt and stabilize itself into a new era.

In the past it was the norm for artists to drop an album and disappear for 1-2 years before dropping another. Now that there is such easy access to so much music, artists have to be dropping new music literally constantly to have any chance at staying relevant.

Older, established artists like most on this list have the privilege of being able to disappear and come back still very relevant because they have established huge fan bases from 10+ years ago when the music industry was a very different place.

New artists struggle badly to build fan bases that are loyal like that. They can drop new music at a rapid rate and still not have a chance because the quality will dip and people will move onto one of the 100 other fresh options. It’s hard to imagine any new artist getting as big as Drake, Kanye or even Kendrick or J Cole etc in this environment, it is probably impossible. It is kinda sad because it is almost like the ringtone rap era where labels are chewing up and spitting out Lil Pumps every 2 months.

 

Apr 22, 2023

I think we as consumers also age with the music we enjoy…the older we are the harder it is to appreciate artists that are in their early 20s…turning 32…appreciate the older guys that were in the 80s, 90s but I can’t get into these young dudes as much…

but I’m sure if I was a teenager I would….

Lots of hits on that list…I think you really have to be a hip hop head to be into the new music as you get older…tell someone in their 40s or 50s to compare Eminem, jay z, dr Dre, Rakim, big daddy Kane, snoop, nas, Andre 3000, etc,.. to the current group of artists in their 20s lol

 

Apr 23, 2023

Chief Keef only being 28 is incredible given how long he’s been around lol.

Same goes with Wayne only being 40 lol.

 

Apr 22, 2023

If you look at the history. New movements usually happen in waves.

In the 90s you had G-Funk and Westcoast rap. 2000s you had R&B rap, Trap and autotune. 2010s you had mumble rap. And in between those big waves there's usually a few years where it's more quiet. I think that's where we are right now.

Next big thing probably coming. Although we might reach a point eventually where we done experimenting with everything. And recycling old genres is the cool thing. Like in Rock and Metal

As Marshall Bruce Mathers the 3rd once said. You start with a blank canvas. But once you painted all over that b---- there's just not many more places you can go.

 

Apr 22, 2023

Put this in HOF

 

Apr 22, 2023

We are on a quiet phase right after the peak of hip hop at world level, when i said quiet phase i mean the last 2-3 years. 2010s was the peak of rap, years like 2018 filled of amazing projects. I think is just a matter of time to young rappers to explode.
I also think that maybe is good for rap lose some audience today to gain some creativity again, sometimes i think we are stuck in a phase were all songs sound the same (for example generic trap beats). Thats one of the reasons that genres like rock are not popular anymore, people got tired of the same generic songs.

 

Apr 21, 2023

There are good young rappers out nowadays. I think rap is gonna be fine. The s-----y ones are usually the popular ones, but there's always good and great ones sprinkled through every era. That said, I'ma always listen to the old mf's

 

Apr 21, 2023

Kanye turns 46 this year
Nicki Minaj turns 41
Future turns 40
Kid Cudi turned 39
J Cole turned 38
Drake turns 37
Kendrick Lamar turns 36
Meek Mill turns 36
A$AP Rocky turns 35
Big Sean turned 35
NAV turns 34
Young Thug turns 32
Travis Scott turns 32
Tyler, The Creator turned 32
Offset turns 32
Babyface Ray turned 32
DaBaby turns 32
Moneybagg Yo turns 32
Quavo turned 32
Lil Durk turns 31
21 Savage turns 31
Gunna turns 30
Lil Baby turns 29
Bladee turned 29
Lil Uzi turns 28
Chief Keef turns 28

Some of these aren’t as much of a surprise (IE: big Sean & meek who are all past their prime and have been around)

but to think guys like 21, Durk, Baby, Gunna, Babyface Ray who are still talked about as what’s NOW and generally have very immature subject matters are all pushing 30s is crazy

Future the active misogynistic king turns 40 years old…..

Is rap just going to die soon? We haven’t seen a renaissance like 2016 since. “Underground” names pop up but haven’t made any real mainstream noise or shown staying power

Is all we have to look forward to Ice Spice and Yeat for the next decade?

 

Apr 23, 2023

Here’s a good video on a possible explanation for some of the stagnation in hip hop… the producers.

 

Apr 22, 2023

I'm not worried about the Lil Uzis or Lil Babies pushing 30 cause they remind me of an era of rap that I hate. The one that started with Future and mumble company.

Basically 90% of the rappers that were dominating the mainstream hiphop music space from around 2013 and for the better part of that decade can retire as far as i'm concerned.

Rap is actually in a better place now. You got actual rappers dropping projects. it's nice to not get ear r---d by the same generic trap beat and indecipherable autotune delivery every time you want to try a new song.

 

Apr 22, 2023

I think it’s a shift in the culture. They used to say rap is a young man’s game, but that’s clearly changing. Most rappers who blow up in their teens/early 20s these days fall off pretty quickly it seems. It doesn’t help that a lot of younger artists are chasing TikTok hits now

 

Apr 26, 2023

Rappers are getting old, rap will be here forever probably

 

Apr 24, 2023

Don’t worry Eminem will be rapping till he is 82, Hip-hop ain’t dying on his watch

 

Apr 22, 2023

Somebody give this man a like so he can fully believe that hes somewhat funny

 

Apr 22, 2023

Yes that and playlists are ruining everything rn