50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?

[Walt]

Basically

This nikka loves the sound of his own voice and thinks he's  really smart

Except he’s quoting Greg Tate, who wrote that in 2004. So he probably thinks Greg Tate is smart. Tate was a damn good black culture critic. Left us in 2021.

Hiphop Turns 30 - The Village Voice

We are now winding down the anniversary of hiphop’s 30th year of existence as a populist art form. Testimonials and televised tributes have been airing...

www.villagevoice.com

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

Basically

This nikka loves the sound of his own voice and thinks he's  really smart

He might be pretentious but he spitting facts. Modern rap is pro-establishment and doesn't push back against the status quo at all. It's got co-opted by corporations at least 20 years ago.

 

[CHICAGO]

From the same billboard articles people keep citing:

THE BIGGEST ISSUE HERE
IS R&B AND HIP HOP
HAVE BEEN MERGED
INTO ONE GENRE.

MIGHT AS WELL JUST
CREATE A BLACK MUSIC GENRE



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[Formerly Black Trash]

He might be pretentious but he spitting facts. Modern rap is pro-establishment and doesn't push back against the status quo at all. It's got co-opted by corporations at least 20 years ago.

I think it's that people have genuinely gotten dumber

And there are no authentic movements

The only thing a lot of Black ppl talk about online is fukkery

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

I think it's that people have genuinely gotten dumber

And there are no authentic movements

The only thing a lot of Black ppl talk about online is fukkery

you can definitely tell people have become less articulate and read less books

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

you can definitely tell people have become less articulate and read less books

All you have to do is listen to how we talked in the 60s compared to now

 

[FunkDoc1112]

I was checking out the reaction to this essay yesterday and it's interesting that some of the "smartest" and otherwise most critical hip hop writers I follow did not like it. It seems most of them don't like the fact that the writer didn't pay enough lip service to all the "great" underground artists and the women rappers that are getting alot of attention.

Like they were totally cool with calling out the old rappers and "capitalism" but they draw the line at saying the new shyt is formulaic and not interesting at all. A lot of these guys are ideologically opposed to the idea that things can get worse over time. Probably cuz they "lean on hip hop for credibility" as the article states. They are very afraid of looking like the nerdy white backpacker that they met in 2002 but haven't seen since...

https://x.com/timmhotep/status/1696571949609087031?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

https://x.com/andrejgee/status/1696637754145206724?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

https://x.com/jsmooth995/status/1696594232880910826?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

David Dennis (not smart, generally a bozo) seemed to take it personal

https://x.com/daviddtss/status/1696580868045717555?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

https://x.com/daviddtss/status/1696581220837069094?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

https://x.com/daviddtss/status/1696637263189365022?s=46&t=re1eG337-Xee5p1KXYdAjg

David Dennis is a smart dude and a good writer but a SUPREME panderer. No surprise he hated the article, especially specific his critique lmao

 

[Playaz Eyez]

What do you hear when you listen to Ice Spice?

Nothing cause I’m watching on mute

 

[Kufi]

The writer just appeared on Champange Sharks, havent got to listen yet

CS 548: Thats A Rap pt 1 | Champagne Sharks

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[Easy-E]

Article should be titled "All My Favourite Rappers Got Old "

The dude said his family is Kool Keith and Kurtis Blow is his family friend

 

[papa pimp]

From a Burna Boy article I was reading:

With its magnetic blend of Afrobeats and hip-hop, ‘I Told Them’ might prove to be Burna Boy’s biggest access to the highly-coveted US music market. According to Luminate’s 2023 mid-year music reports, this is a strategic move. The data illustrates a striking growth in album consumption in the US, soaring by an impressive 13.4 per cent year-on-year, rocketing from 475.4 million in mid-year 2022 to a staggering 538.9 million in mid-year 2023. This upward trajectory indicates an insatiable appetite for new music among American listeners.

The report also shows that on-demand song streams experienced a remarkable 15 percent year-on-year increase during the same period. The numbers jumped from 620.2 billion to an astounding 713.5 billion. As these figures underscore, music is thriving in the US, with listeners voraciously consuming songs at an unprecedented rate. Within this audio feast, it is the R&B/Hip Hop genre that commands the lead, accounting for a substantial 27.3 percent of total on-demand streams. It’s a clear testament to the genre’s dominance in the American music landscape.

You can also access the Luminate 2023 mid year report here: Luminate Releases 2023 Midyear Report | Luminate

 

[Knucklehead]

From a Burna Boy article I was reading:




You can also access the Luminate 2023 mid year report here: Luminate Releases 2023 Midyear Report | Luminate

Don’t post actual facts here!
No one gave a shyt that Nas put out 9 albums in 6 months so that means hip-hop is dead!

Hahaha

 

[BK The Great]

Looking at social media all that's being celebrated is the classics from older heads, nothing wrong with that but you got to question what else is there in store for the elder artists. Will they put out newer classics or just live off the past.

 

[IIVI]

Kid be making beats in all but 30 seconds now doing video game speedruns.






I think music in general got to the point where we're basically microwave at this point.

People are putting in listens, because well, people want something to listen to and be apart of, not necessarily because they enjoy what they're hearing.

 

[King Poetic]

Its all about singles not albums today