Drake needs to get rid of ak. He just exposed some crazy s*** on his stream. Im sick

Hearsay

Yea its just s*** he don’t need floating around right now

What he say?

I don't care how you look so nice
Girl you're not nice you're ruuuuuuu

I NEED TO I NEED TO

Look what you're putting me through
I'd never do this to you

Now it’s funny the s*** Kendrick stans/Drake haters are gonna take as gospel from Ak’s stream. He said months ago Drake didn’t drop anymore because of the shootings right? So now we are supposed to believe the same man who didn’t want to escalate this s*** on a street level is putting out hits?

bruh kndrick has objectively been bad for music can we please get the good music duos back together? like kendrick isnt even doing music with these guys

Cartii is all about sound and mood music, he's not giving me musicality and lyrics on some 2000s era rapping like Drake is tbf

Also he completely sounding like futures seed lately especially on that last single

PND is that guy imho as far as protege or someone he's brought up etc... pnds already become widely recognized and known as being the best r&b sound /mood music producer out and it's valid.. that last album? 😮‍💨 CLASSIC

But I mean as far as rap idt Drake has a protege and with good reason.. the genre is WEAK.. mf's saying cartii is the leader of the new school.. lol damn..

musicality is DEAD in the genre nowadays and that proves it.. it's all mood music and soundscapes and production heavy now.. rap these days is made for adhd riddle kids to bump while they pack zyn and read the lyrics off a screen while listening to their fav streamer tell them why the song is so good.. 😂 the average listener barely breaks down bars themselves anymore.. it's a f***ing joke

And not to mention half the listeners are trying to actively cancel other fan bases or say they don't "correctly represent the culture" (🙄).. it's a genre actively trying to take down its biggest stars and that literally nobody wants to deal with anymore regarding the "who's qualified or certified to listen to the music/have an opinion" on it lolol.. idk man just seems like rock and roll before the last gasp when all those critics were elitist af and everything was so overproduced and manufactured

I love PND but out of his own choices (which is completely fine) he’s deterred the spotlight whereas you take Wayne and Drake the latter was obviously more than willing to lead out in the open

On the genre itself yeah it’s in a bad spot but it’s kind of on the leaders to continue to push it in the right direction. I understand everything got basically fractured after the beef but this is not the first time we’ve had something like this happen. We need to pick up the pieces and try to build something better so the future generation has something to grow with. I just care about the genre too much to ever just give up on it, even if I do agree there is a lot of bullshit being peddled today. Things come in cycles and I like to think that music being a reflection of real life (especially hip hop) we return to a more grounded and artistic form

it’s kind of on the leaders to continue to push it in the right direction

Nah, the musicality comes from church and nobody going to church anymore fr and I'd doubt on a national level another rapper could captivate the audience with current skillset that's prevalent nowadays

Only hope is artists like Smi, Saba, JP, JID types of artists

I hear you bro. I’m just trying to look at it from a glass half full perspective. There’s a massive void that is begging to be filled. It just takes the right person/people to come in with the right skill set at the right time. That’s why to my original point Drake could really extend his legacy even further if gave that hypothetical person a launching pad

Yupp, people finally realizing how insane it is what Drake and Kanye accomplished with how long their runs have been and s***

Tbh, Drake legacy already solidified. It's been almost 2 decades of hits and classics for the fans. I actually think Drake is the only one that could do what you're saying, but I see no reason he would. I wouldn't if I were in that position. If this petition turns into an actual lawsuit, and possibly lead to a class action suit I think that's enough for other artists

But to my point about church, that used to be the reference for instrumentality. Nowadays, we can make music in our rooms and severely affects the quality of it. Which in turn lessens the experiences of an artist because they're being relegated to their rooms and not having many life experiences. For me, a lot of today's music sounds cool but it is void of life for me but I can see it bouncing back to your point. I just wonder what will be that conduit?

Completely agree that those 3 could've driven the genre to newer sounds and avenues.. whether its durk baby cartii 21 gunna whoever tf is your "new school" artists, none of them really drive the conversation forward for the genre musicality wise.. they all had runs but only real artists gonna last, all that other s*** is here today and gone tomorrrrrrowwww

In all honesty the likes of JID Joey Badass Smino etc was the ones that could’ve taken over but it seems like they don’t have that same hunger Drake Cole and Kendrick had to take s*** to the next level it’s like these guys are satisfied with they core audience which I can understand it just seems like nobody wants to run the new school

Nah I feel I’d never say he isn’t certified forever it’s just something I’d personally like to see him use his platform for. Definitely not a requirement nor should he do it for the sake of just doing it only if it’s someone he truly believed in.

Yeah man. There has always been intertwined influence between church and music (especially within hip hop) from inspiration to instrumental, but all in all I think the real root is from struggle. I think as the disparity in life for people gets worse financially and the impacts of America swinging hard to a right wing state, we’ll see more and more grounds for inspiration with a message

That would be good if it ended up actually happening, return to more of the roots

Problem when people are so blatantly derivative of old school sounds but don't blend it into a contemporary palatable fashion.. like creatively speaking derivations in art are like impossible to escape now with how much of a body of work is in human history.. but derivatives need to come with twist of originality to make it their own for it to work.. s*** nowadays, like this grand national album which mid at best btw, is it just tries to make a buck off peddling nostalgia (cuz nostalgia sells) and isn't driving the music forward in anyway.. just a bunch of old school sound nods to 80s and 90s music but hopped up production and synths in weeknds cases lol.. if it's on the artists then they also gotta have some balls and make s*** that's news.. talk all the s*** you want about drake but honestly never mind was a breathtaking leap forward for his music, despite all the s*** he gets.. and i don't see anyone doing that now especially Kendrick who I would say did what I'm talking about derivative wise wonderfully on his first 3 projects.. nobody has really been able to bridge the musically with the forward soundscapes like Drake and Kanye tbh and I just don't see another rap product being able to replicate those 2 in driving the music forward.. idk hopefully it changes

I mean the thing is inherently the fact that the people you’re naming are from a previous generation that have already done this kind of gives the answer. Of course creatively there is always space for anyone to push things forward, it’s not really going to be as prevalent unless it come from a new voice. Drake, Kendrick and Kanye have all paid their dues and it’s time that someone else to push it forward

We gotta change the thread title

Keep thinking we bout to get an opp linkup and WATTBA2

I was about to ask the same s***. Change title to Next Solo Drake Album