Has Social Media Ruined Battles In HipHop?

[Goldie]

 

[5 Grand]

He's just saying that because Nas bodied him with Ether.

 

[Goldie]

 

[already home_17]

He's just saying that because Nas bodied him with Ether.

and just like that, jay’s point was proven right

 

[Chi-Town B]

Jay of all people can't talk about going too far with the whole condom on the baby seat stuff.

 

[BlackRain]

Ruined? No. Made me dislike a part of an artist fan base? Definitely.

 

[BlackRain]

Jay of all people can't talk about going too far with the whole condom on the baby seat stuff.

He addressed that

 

[Dwayne]

Hip hop don’t have battles. They have real life feuds

I’m tired of seeing the lies of “competition” “battle” when it’s not that that at all.

It’s just two people that don’t like each other talking shit about each other.

 

[Chi-Town B]

Wasn't this the same dude bopping to Not Like Us at the Granmy's with his wife and daughter

 

[Hustle Michaels]

I get it. If people just enjoy the musical aspect of it and left it at that, it wouldn’t be as bad.

That’s not the age we live in though unfortunately.

But on the other hand the Drake/kendrick thing was supposed to be a “rap” battle. Put the lyrics on wax and let the people decide who’s better. It got personal and that’s when it went left. I think there’s still a place for it but it won’t be able to get there because everything is taken as a slight or disrespect.

 

[Chi-Town B]

This man 60 years old so I do understand he's not into battles/feuds anymore but that will always be part of hip hop.

 

[Hustle Michaels]

Wasn't this the same dude bopping to Not Like Us at the Granmy's with his wife and daughter

He didn’t say he didn’t enjoy the music that came from it. He said he didn’t enjoy the discourse outside of it.

 

[Chi-Town B]

He didn’t say he didn’t enjoy the music that came from it. He said he didn’t enjoy the discourse outside of it.

The internet didn't do anything to incite things further, it was those two dudes. Picking sides is what fans do from Pac/Biggie, Jay/Nas hell KRS/Shan.

 

[BlackRain]

Hip hop don’t have battles. They have real life feuds

I’m tired of seeing the lies of “competition” “battle” when it’s not that that at all.

It’s just two people that don’t like each other talking shit about each other.

Nah there's just battles. Joey Badass battled all them LA niggas last year and nobody hates each other.

 

[SeaSnake]

Yall think rappers should just do the ppv battles instead of going track for track? Cuz people still like it

 

[BlackRain]

The internet didn't do anything to incite things further, it was those two dudes. Picking sides is what fans do from Pac/Biggie, Jay/Nas hell KRS/Shan.

Picking sides is one thing. These stan armies making it their entire personalities is another.

 

[SneakDZA]

I wouldn't say it's "social media" or even the stans. I think a lot of us truly underestimate the sheer number of bots and paid trolls that make up what we think of as "social media". That shit is big business in every industry.

 

[Duwop]

The worst part about every fandom is the fans. Fans... Especially Internet fans ruin everything. They are just too obsessive and loud with extreme opinions. Like everybody isn't a expert, but because they have sm platform, they present themselves as experts and it creates very ignorant and toxic exchanges.

So yes, with SM simple battles escalate and create wild narratives.. But also, it could be just cuz we're getting older and we know it's never that serious. It's almost like WWE in a way... Yeah nas and Jay had a battle.... But we also knew at the end of it all they would likely shake hands. As they did. Several of collaborations after the beef.

Beans and Jada cool these days.

But the way social media responds to these shits today... It's just cringe and very excessive. Niggas was talking about kids, being dead beat parents, pedophile accusations. Shit was wild.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

I get it. If people just enjoy the musical aspect of it and left it at that, it wouldn’t be as bad.

That’s not the age we live in though unfortunately.

But on the other hand the Drake/kendrick thing was supposed to be a “rap” battle. Put the lyrics on wax and let the people decide who’s better. It got personal and that’s when it went left. I think there’s still a place for it but it won’t be able to get there because everything is taken as a slight or disrespect.

Why tf are y'all acting like rap battles just started getting personal and disrespectful.

Shits been like that for 30+ years. The " I'm a better MC than you" battles died out a long time ago.

 

[Blue_London]

Why tf are y'all acting like rap battles just started getting personal and disrespectful.

Shits been like that for 30+ years. The " I'm a better MC than you" battles died out a long time ago.

Now it's just gossiping.