BIG early

12mo

all jokes aside, hip hop is more vulnerable today than it has ever been

Free YoungBoy

12mo

I don’t agree at all. Just a couple of years ago yall complained that the music niggas made was too emotional and wasn’t good for parties or whatever and used that as a reason for female rappers like Saweetie being on the rise

Mr Papi Nigga Dave

12mo

on Buddha wtf is dude talking bout. a lot of the s*** going on now would never fly back in ETs days

Free YoungBoy

12mo

When rod wave and them first really popped off. People would be like this music is too emotional and depressing that’s why the girls run hip hop cause they make fun music

BIG early

12mo

niggas forgot the Big 3 all dropped vulnerable albums within the past 5 years alone

Vino

12mo

I feel like most artists are pretty vulnerable, maybe I’m missing something?

Mr Papi Nigga Dave

12mo

your big 3 debatable

BIG early

12mo

THE big 3

you know damn well that nigga aint in mines

Mr Papi Nigga Dave

12mo

the little llama right?

ryuH

12mo

Y’all missing the point focusing on rappers being emo when that’s not what I was talking about. I was mainly talking about emotional complexity and rappers being human and not walking cliches

ryuH

12mo

Y’all missing the point focusing on rappers being emo when that’s not what I was talking about. I was mainly talking about emotional complexity and rappers being human and not walking cliches

Jonboi

12mo

So, it’s not enough to talk about your pain. It’s the way you talk about your pain. Is that what you’re saying?

ryuH

12mo

Being emotionally complex and talking about your “pain” are two different things

Free YoungBoy

12mo

You’re just flat out wrong. It was a bad take.

Like it sounds like it could be true and then you actually look into it and it’s just all bad

ryuH

12mo

That’s your opinion it’s people who agree with me though

All that “you’re wrong” talk is nonsense

ryuH

12mo

The problem with Hip-Hop isn’t necessarily a lack of talented artists. The real problem with Hip-Hop that no one is talking about is a lack of EMOTIONALLY COMPLEX artists.

If you look at the rappers who most people consider goats like Pac, Hov, Nas, Ye, Kendrick, and even Drake you’ll not only see talent but you’ll see an emotionally complex nuanced human being. The human element is a large part of what makes their art resonate with listeners.

In the modern era, the human element is pretty much gone. Modern Hip-Hop culture is basically a caricature of black youth culture with zero nuance or vulnerability. Everybody is just dressing up in a costume and perpetuating cultural stereotypes with no regard for the emotional impact of the music they are making.

Somebody like Yeat, for example, is actually creative as f*** and actually pretty talented but is pretty much completely lacks emotional complexity so once the novelty of his sound wears off there is nothing left. You don’t feel like listening anymore. It's like that for most street rappers too, they may have a great sound and a good flow but there isn’t a real person there. Just a caricature of what a “street dude” would say or think or act like.

Even a lot of modern NY boom bap rappers are just caricatures of d*** dealers with no real “person” behind it. And the underground rappers who aren’t coke rappers are preaching again with no actual personality behind it.

And don’t get me started on female rap. Again, a lot of them can spit and will surprise you with their skill set every now and then but they are pretty much playing dress up and acting out the thoughts and behavior of the “Bad B****” archetype, instead of showing any individuality of vulnerability.

Modern rappers HIDE behind a stereotypical character they create instead of being vulnerable enough to express their unique personality through their art. This has become the new standard and even older rappers are following suit. This strategy is proving to be a failure though because people see right through it which is the real reason why rap is tanking rn.

Edit: Changed the title because y’all missing the point