Nah I feel you I agree
There’s too many rappers and there’s no incentive to be a good rapper anymore
How has your taste in hip hop changed as you’ve gotten older?
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There’s too many rappers and there’s no incentive to be a good rapper anymore
Breezy_Kilroy
Black Frost
But on the flip side of that I appreciate some of those rappers more. It's something that can be enjoyed but a lot of these rappers but they get written off quickly
And I used to be the same way. If you wasn't spittin fr i couldn't rock with it.
Hated Thug, hated Kodak, hated Uzi, hated 21 etc but now they got stuff I like
And I used to be the same way. If you wasn't spittin fr i couldn't rock with it.
Hated Thug, hated Kodak, hated Uzi, hated 21 etc but now they got stuff I like
At the bold...that's very much overstated when people talk about the past. Many great MCs can't freestyle worth a damn and alot of classic freestyles were written memorized rhymes and they'll tell you that themselves. Very few have the ability to truly freestyle off the top and it be good and not random gibberish. Many great MCs can write you 3 great verses but can't write a good hook to save their life so they had others do it for them. Go look at how many classic rap songs were already presented to the MC with the hook already there. The whole idea of a rapper who can do it all is few and far in between in reality.
dodge
Brooklyn Bred
Yes I agree that many rappers can’t freestyle off top. Which is why I didn’t mention the part of them having to just go off top.
Simply knowing how to ride multiple beats in succession with a DJ while maintaining cadence and wordplay is what I meant that an MC should at least know how to do. It shows talent and that you have an ear for music. Even if you at least take memorized rhymes
But truthfully…knowing how to go straight off top is a mark of true skill and dedication.
When I look at battle rap today I see it as lazy because there was a time when you had to battle rap on beat which required more focus and improv
Natural Born Sinners
Active Member
I don’t listen to as much rap as I used to. I don’t bother keepin up w the new guys, even though I do enjoy some of the new music n rappers. I used to know all the new guys comin up, now I don’t really care too much. Far as taste. If the music is good n entertaining, I’ll listen to it, if I’m exposed to it. I don’t care who makes it. Younger or older rapper.
willhustle
OG
Been listening to rap since I was 12 ('94) and maybe it's just that I'm older now but if it's an established artist from the 90s or mid 2000s era I'm not really check for it. Now there are some exceptions I've made when it comes to kats like Kendrick/J.Cole. When comes to hip-hop I check for substance & beats. You can be a rhyming ass nigga and never get to the point.
A lot these new generation artists I don't check for b/c they have nothing to say, get locked up, or get killed real quick. And I rarely check for female artists. All for show but can't rhyme for shit but a select few.
A lot these new generation artists I don't check for b/c they have nothing to say, get locked up, or get killed real quick. And I rarely check for female artists. All for show but can't rhyme for shit but a select few.
aka_og
Select Square
- early to mid 90s was mostly dancehall and whatever hip hop was on radio
- mid 90s to early 2000s was strictly hip hop (if it was pressed on vinyl i found a way to hear it)
- early 2000s to mid 2000s was mostly club hip hop/rnb
- mid 2000s to 2010s was strictly insutrmentals, mixtape hip hop, conscious reggae and some dancehall
- since then to now its been little no no hip hop - just funk/soul music from the 70s n 80s, some RnB, conscious reggae, some dancehall and into afro beats
my taste in hip hop now doesnt exist like it used to which is cool - there are great black artists in other genres so the hunt for something new never stops
- mid 90s to early 2000s was strictly hip hop (if it was pressed on vinyl i found a way to hear it)
- early 2000s to mid 2000s was mostly club hip hop/rnb
- mid 2000s to 2010s was strictly insutrmentals, mixtape hip hop, conscious reggae and some dancehall
- since then to now its been little no no hip hop - just funk/soul music from the 70s n 80s, some RnB, conscious reggae, some dancehall and into afro beats
my taste in hip hop now doesnt exist like it used to which is cool - there are great black artists in other genres so the hunt for something new never stops
DMorgan
You niggas is EXCOMMUNICADO!!!
I don't think so. I'm still on the same shit. If I like the beat I will give the song a listen to see if I like the lyrics. If I don't like the beat I ain't going to listen. Doesn't even matter if the greatest bars ever are being spit. The fact that I don't like the beat is going to irritate me so much the lyrics will be tuned out.