There actually isn’t and you should stop listening to rap it isn’t for you

i don't know about the wider 'trajectory of hip-hop' but i do definitely feel that the last 5 years has paled in comparison to the 5 years before that in terms of quality albums.

Tbh gotta find a way to make lyricism and anti commercialism cool again without coming off as preachy and bitter

It’s gonna happen

We got drake and cole tapes out of nowhere when they came out during the backpack blog era. When they came out old heads complained about that too after complaining about ringtone rap.

fast food music!!!! im glad you clocked none of this s*** lasts!. theres no soul to the music anymore. f*** numbers

hahaha explain why i should not listen to rap. i’m not saying every single one of them suck.
but what is carti doing that’s “brand new”? all of these guys are either the typical vibes rappers that rely on production and song atmosphere rather than lyrics (carti, tecca, tjay) or the typical new wave street rapper (dababy, choppa, etc) none of them are influencing the game like wayne, k dot, drake, cole, wiz, currensy, KRIT, or other front runners from the mixtape era.
Griselda is the best thing in music rn. almost everyone else is a clone

fair enough. i hope so.
whew if backpack rap era comes back

yet homeboy above told me i shouldn’t listen to rap smh

drake pays homage to his favorite rappers all the time. from FL with love is partially a tribute to lollipop. i know it's different bc it's wayne but he's not the best example

First off,rappers need to get off these labels d*** and do real independent s*** again. Everyone wants a fabricated image now so they sign to a label and sell they soul. We need real movements in rap and it starts with independent labels.

F*** Tupac era is fkin woat

bad lyrics?

he already said what cole said in an entire song in 4 bars

"And now we look at the competition as quick submission
They tappin’ out before we even get a chance to miss ‘em
What this about, is it money or skill?
Maybe it’s both and I got large amounts of it, it’s real"

Before backpack era we had a drought of good new rappers too til cud and wiz started popping.

We still have rappers like uzi Roddy and lil baby who have a lot of upside, just gotta be patient.

Tekashi's music isn't any less real than the average rapper's.

Lupe had the right idea but his presentation was off

Name 10 people you would consider rap fans on here

It’s crazy how dudes like Travis and Uzi are so obsessed with punk culture when acts like Jay,Dipset were really more punk than them. Niggas just too commercial now,when you really think about it,the soul sample era back then was way more rebellious than the trap era.

Niggas was taking classic,chopping em up and rapping whatever came to they mind vs dudes getting on a computer and making “type” beats. Everyone just thinks being loud and obnoxious is punk but it’s really not.

Pump changed Coles career for the better but you're not ready for that convo

Eh not really, none of Lupe's music gave me preachy vibes except for maybe F&L2

The cycle was broken by streaming

There is no more mixtape scene that birthed our generation’s legends

How will the next generation do it without the mixtape scene?