Good rec on Gangrene, I'll check that out

Mach killed it and Roc definitely did his thing this year

there isnt one definitive wave rn. tap into regional sounds like milwaukee lowend or dark plugg out of the dmv or the sample wave coming out of nyc.

I will say though: more Ludacris and Missy Elliott type rappers are always welcome

wtf is even this thread dawg

AI generated

No idea what you’re getting at. We all like indie artists. I’m talking about hip hops place in culture and moving the needle. Whether you like it or not hip hop has always been a young man’s game, influenced pop culture and gives cultural moments. That’s why hip hop is separated from “rap music” in the first place, because it’s bigger than just rapping.

I can listen to someone rhyme over a beat all day. That’s not the end all be all to hip hop. The fun came from breaking down lyrics with friends, trading stories of rappers, discussing beefs and who’s better.

Did you start listening in college or something?

U sound impatient

Had no idea

How long has this been a thing and is there a page or thread for keeping up with the whole collective?

What are some of your favorite artists and projects? Looking for a start point

right, you already explained to everyone that its a fandom to you.

Just say you didn’t grow up in hip hop bruh

bro you aren't Bane, stop with the speech about how you were "baptized in it"

White boy who didn’t grow up in hip hop type humor

you have a number in your display name

“White boy who didn’t grow up in hip hop type humor”

It’s just you.

I swear it’s just you.

You got Spotify ? Just type BSF , all projects are collected under that name.

Rick Hyde - Lupara
Heem - Bars & Noble
Heem - From The Cradle To The Game
Sule - Written On Wides Corner
Fuego Base - Biggest Since Camby
Duckman - Black Soprano Eskimo
Struggle Mike - Honor

Lyricism isn’t the forefront of hip anymore. Been that way for a min now

Perc and lean culture are dumbing things down fr

i don’t think that’s what he’s saying, moreso pointing out the issue that the biggest and most exciting stuff in the genre is coming from dudes pushing 40 instead of the young current gen

Lean & perc or 40s and pcp, choose your character

And now Ian is jesus ain’t that some s***

Industry said take Yeat and make it more frat boy friendly 🥱

Bro you just need to dig deeper underground and you have two options:

The worst auto tuned sexual assaulter you ever heard with zero charisma rapping over disorienting, ear grating schizo beats or artsy monotone underground guy with zero charisma or energy dropping esoteric mystery bars over boring drumless loops

If you don’t enjoy these options then you just don’t like music. Simple as

Babytron scamming over 80s freestyle music is a wave

I actually think babytron is really good when he’s not rapping over Detroit beats