I could see thinking rap is dead if you just listen to J. Cole, Drake, Kanye, Kendrick, etc. They're getting old and no longer boundary pushing. But hop on soundcloud or bandcamp for 20 minutes you'll find something new and inventive

I think we should give the genre a few awkward years before definitively declaring it's dead. there was talk of hip hop waning prior to the Drake/Kendrick/Cole generation too. this is def the worst it's been in a long time, but how long has it actually been stuck like this ? since 2020-21 or so? not very long, some on here didn't even notice the stagnation and are in denial of it. don't think it would take much to regain footing.

How is the nigga who started his career dropping garbage lil wayne impressions commenting on the stunted growth of rap?

The boom of Vlog and SoundCloud rappers helped this, as well as the co-signing of these artists from current or established big names in Hip Hop(Wayne to Drake, Jay Z to Cole, Dr. Dre and all of the West Coast to Kendrick). That was literally like a shot of morphine in the arm of Hip Hop, but since maybe 2018 it's been business as usual for Hip Hop. Doesn't help most of the next stars are either dying young or imprisoned, but like i said Hip Hop is not in a good state no matter how you put it.

Again it just speaks to how corny those dudes are and exposes that they don't even listen to those women they throw capes on for in their imaginary battle against p**** raps. That's really the main point I've been making lol

gambino raps were the worst part of his career

Tell Gambino to shut the f*** up. Niggas will do everything and act elitist but not fight for their own genre

hyperpop was the last thing that was hip-hop adjacent and new and exciting lol

he really manifested for all the dogs being complete s***

Rappers need to start making songs of substance only then will it grow again imo

Dam if we gotta look thru bandcamp for good music you know rap is dead