Free YoungBoy

1y

You’re in a billboard thread using that as justification for it falling off. Seems kind of hypocritical to do that and then turn around and say it doesn’t matter for Drake or whatever

iHype

1y

The issue with Trap is how little deviation or skill is required for it, so for every good song/project there's 500 that are all indistinguishable and forgettable garbage.

It made monotone voices, zero unique personality, lowest budget beats ever, and lack of flow more acceptable and standard.

earthwalka

1y

been revisiting 00s hip hop and r&b hits. bro... that generation RULED the charts with a wide variety of sounds. we had some boom bap hits, up tempo r&b hits, straight 808 club heavy hits, s*** even crossover jams. new generation should take notes, i think gen z is starving for this sort of era because of their fascination with y2k aesthetic. we too busy just sampling the hits of that time tho... that ain't how you really revive the era tho. it's more than replicating the sound, you have to embody the aura and essence.

ineedabaker

1y

Hip hop is forever and will continue to influence most genres

JaeRell

1y

Nowadays, yea. But during the trap era their was definitely more uniqueness and variety back then.

gnarlynasty

1y

Gen Z cosplayers can't copycat real style,charisma and skill. In the 2000s era, an album was a production, a single was a production, being sold as an Ep in stores. Artists aren't productions, especially not Hip Hop artists, rap fans eat alot of bullshit and like it, so A&Rs/execs are all about workrate now. 0 money invested in artist nowadays, besides image.

X7JQ9L2MF4A8Z

1y

but the opium truthers and plugnb stans on here told me i was old and washed and everything was actually just fine

this can’t be true

serenade

1y

shoutout to kanye for making a rap song creative, insane, and weird enough to become an organic hit in the least hip-hop friendly music climate in over a decade.

X7JQ9L2MF4A8Z

1y

but the opium truthers and plugnb stans on here told me i was old and washed and everything was actually just fine

this can’t be true

quadra

1y

What's "on the rise" is usually just whatever you can get white people age 16-30 to like and identify with at the time

Hip Hop had the whites for some time, now they're back listening to Morgan Wallen, Noah Kahan and Jellyroll

They'll be back, we're always here

Windmaster

1y

Is there any benefit to having a bunch of white kids listen to hip hop

Childhood

1y

please point me to the rock that’s on the rise please

X7JQ9L2MF4A8Z

1y

black country new road
SQUID
black midi

iHype

1y

The current era of rappers don't know how to make club hits, simply put.

We are in a period where rappers are just local gang members that have no real talent, no personality, nor know how to make catchy music. They are just rapping out a studio in their house for fun, no true passion. They didn't grow up obsessed with writing and creating music they just got bored and figured they could do it. The output they make appeals to a very specific demo (usually the hood in their local city). It's not music that appeals to a widespread mainstream audience.

Jack Harlow got the #1 song right now because he is a rapper who knows he isn't from the streets so he isn't trying to make a song about shooting 7 people. He focusing on making a catchy club hit.

Kanye, Drake, Cole, Kendrick, etc had so much appeal cause they weren't just portraying the generic trap king & jailbird image. That stuff does not go far and only appeals to a very narrow audience.

Windmaster

1y

Is there any benefit to having a bunch of white kids listen to hip hop

XavierMane

1y

I've had this theory based on an observation...

Hip hop's decline came almost directly after Chance's album failed and he become irrelevant. He was literally primed to be the next big one up.