Damn i was watching the apple upload of it and wondering what beat that was thats wild lmao

Well consider me wrong then, I hope he makes it into this convo on a wide scale fr

no I meant 'ignoring MY own personal problems, while listening to some rapper's problems'

I don't have time or energy anymore to empathize with some rapper's issues living on the other side of the globe, that's the main subject in hip-hop, either that or materialist s***

idc about lyricism as much as I care about the lyrics content, if I can't relate to their lifestyle of f***ing b****es and getting high everyday (or running from the cops or dodging corners), I cannot tolerate it anymore

be glad to have an underground scene with so many artists and sounds bc most genre don't have that

Im not too tapped in on all of Lupe’s mid 2010’s s*** but those IG / youtube freestyles he was doing were fire to me. Last official apple music release i checked out that nigga was rapping from the perspective of a dinosaur. I cant lie every time i hear him he at least trying to rap at a high level

As far as someone like Ye he’s a perfect example of someone who fell into the trap of making bullshit because of your last sentence and “the culture is always right” mentality instead of setting the pace for the culture like he used to

niggas like Ye and Drake fell into the trap no pun of what Im talking about and all of rap now doesnt have anyone to set the standard.

But im saying at their peaks, theres no one who today even tries to be anywhere near that good lmao

These niggas do not like rap music

THERES at least 4 different underground scenes at that within rap rn at that.

Dumbass thread

What’s the problem?

bro the mainstream isn’t everything, check out this 1200 view rapper you’re just not- F*** YOU. I’m not listening to your cousin brother, this s*** f***ing sucks stop

we dont have to do this but i gotta admit that as im reading and learning about other genres i realize that this is the ultimate washed genre argument. its the same exact thing with rock music atm

no it isnt lol this plastic 'good rap' wave is garbage and marketing

like i said some other time its kinda crazy how its only with women in hip hop that people pick one artist for their flavor of the month curator core performance only to run through them in a short period of time to move on to the next. doechii bout to join rapsody, noname, glorilla, megan, ice spice, princess nokia, and little simz in a sec

how bout you EMDFTBYFP

hard truths

what exactly are you mad about

"FUCK YOU. I’m not listening to your cousin brother"

fuk jay z and anybody that luv em

yeah you cant take seriously rappers like 21 drake future ye trav anymore
but this year you can listen to beautiful albums like balloonerism, showbiz! by mike and life is beautiful by larry, titty boi and the alchemist
dont worry bro

real af for willyynova

one of my favorite rappers atm

we need a new kid cudi like a guy that has his own vibe and then goes and works with EDM and rock and indie artists but still having great raps and melodies feel like he was the one that got us out of the ring tone era and made the blog s*** big

Nah...2024 was a hella stacked year.

Ya'll just want more radio hits or pop culture moments and don't care about actually great projects dropping.

Here’s the harsh reality for some of you that started listening to rap in 2016.. the world has gone to s***. People don’t want to hear that mindless bullshit anymore. We crave quality substance now more than ever. It’s not about mfs that just go on stage and scream and shout with their tracks playing anymore.

Yachty tried that but it came off too gimmicky.

Travis is one of the least conscious rappers OAT and is arguably more popular than Drake atm.