that's fine but there's still going to be a general consensus on top tier rappers (Jay-Z, Kanye, Drake, etc) and I personally haven't seen many people put rappers there because of their production
Drake doesn’t deserve to be mentioned with Jay anywhere. His classics aren’t even written by him. But yes I agree
Sometimes I don’t get it with you guys. Any time someone mentions Travis being in their top whatever, it’s mostly based on production. Like yeah his bars are dumb a majority of the time, but people like him, Pharrell , and Kanye help shape the way the beats and sounds communicate the art. Plus all of these opinions are so subjective...if you like explicitly lyrical guys then ofc you don’t think Travis Scott makes the cut, but what about people who make beats? Their top 5 is probably a lot more critical on sound production and creativity when it comes to using the tech
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Doesn’t Drake rap about being some fictional GTA mob boss tho
he also raps about being a vulnerable emotional man
Drake doesn’t deserve to be mentioned with Jay anywhere. His classics aren’t even written by him. But yes I agree
Lmao I'm not big on Drake either but he's already solidified his place in a lot of people's top rappers
But this still applies solely to YOUR top caliber in hip hop. Some people don’t care about what they say, just what it sounds like. I have friends who fw Travis super heavy Bc they make beats. His lyrics are laughable but what he chops up is arguably the best production in the game rn
but he doesnt make his beats so arent u just applauding good beat selection
Rap critics saying it’s money cash hoes. I’m from the hood stupid what type of facts are those?
If you grew up with holes in your zappo toes you’d celebrate the minute you was having dough
Rap critics saying it’s money cash hoes. I’m from the hood stupid what type of facts are those?
If you grew up with holes in your zappo toes you’d celebrate the minute you was having dough
Zapatos*
I agree so much music these days without a message we need our artists to educates the children and teach them thevproper way to live
but he doesnt make his beats so arent u just applauding good beat selection
He does make his beats. If he has credits it’s because it was probably a workshop, but he surely mixes up his own s***. And honestly a lot of his features have given him creative control over mixing the sound to his liking when he drops in. Like that one joint he had on 21 savages album
If anything I want Drake’s next album to be about his struggles to help the Raptors win the championship while balancing being a father
That’s the lane he needs to stick to rn
Zapatos*
Always thought they were called Zappos
Always thought they were called Zappos
Zappos is(or maybe was) an internet shoe distributor.
Zapatos is Spanish for “shoes”
He does make his beats. If he has credits it’s because it was probably a workshop, but he surely mixes up his own s***. And honestly a lot of his features have given him creative control over mixing the sound to his liking when he drops in. Like that one joint he had on 21 savages album
he doesnt even have production credits on more than half the songs on his last album. he doesnt rly make his beats tbh
he doesnt even have production credits on more than half the songs on his last album. he doesnt rly make his beats tbh
Well then what the f*** does he do?
Thug be saying personal s*** between some of his bars in his songs too
No other rapper brave enough to admit they wanted to f*** their auntie. Thug is as authentic as they get
Thug be saying personal s*** between some of his bars in his songs too
yeah every now and then. But if he does do that throughout a whole album, no one would be able to say he's not the greatest rapper. Even though if you ask me, he already is
I was just saying the idea of rap being a young mans game needs to die because it can only stunt an artists growth. We should encourage the older more mature rappers like Hov, Royce, Lupe, Aesop Rock, Danny Brown, etc. because they just have so much life and experience to share in their music. The older rap gets its just very obvious good rappers get better with time. They tend to approach certain ideas in a more mature way. Look at Get Out of the Car and Shrunk by Aesop Rock for example, the average young person won’t express the death of a friend and going to therapy that way and that’s ok because that’s what rappers in their late 30s and 40s are here to do.