"As far as hip-hop is concerned, it's become so generic at this point....

[feelosofer]

He's talking about mainstream hip-hop. The fact of the matter is this is the only era I can think of where hype and flash are more important than skill, ability or what is being said on the mic.

Now granted its been a solid year for under the radar guys like Royce da 5'9. Elzhi, Lupe, and other rappers but these are veterans.

 

[tuckgod]

 

[H. Selassie]

Hate to say it...but the fact is Hip-Hop (mainstream that is) has peaked as an art form and it’s greatest artists have already come and gone. If you follow a few other genres like Rock and R&B, the music got progressively better and the artists got more creative and transcended the talents of the previous generation in each decade. Hip-Hop was on this same track from 1979 to about 96/97 where it started to become overly commercialized and got progressively worse to a point where being cookie-cutter became more profitable than being original. The biggest artists in each generation are growing less and less talented. From 96/97 to now...we’ve gone from Pac,Big, Nas, Jay, Snoop, Bone Thugs, Lauryn Hill, Foxy & Kim to Drake, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, K Dot & Cole (who are decent). That shyt is a de-evolution if there ever was one. I won’t even speak on the mid 2000s. shyt was an abomination. All I’ll say is it is very telling when 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, and Kanye are the “greats” of an era.

R&Bs not that much better at this point but it took way longer to become than Hip-Hop and has a WAY longer list of legendary artists and classic albums.

 

[Insensitive]

I don't think Hip-Hop in general is "generic" but I do feel top-40 Hip-Hop is generally
a tack mess filled with copycats who make hard plays at being "about the culture" and "Real"
in an attempt to hold on to some shred of authenticity while they whore themselves out
hoping to hit the big time.

I don't feel guys like Kendrick or J. Cole are formulaic, they're anything but and they're true visionaries IMO.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

fukk Slash and his opinion.

Kendrick Lamar just won a goddamn Pulitzer Prize while simultaneously putting out the biggest ALBUM of last year.

Lupe Fiasco just put out a masterpiece theater collection chronicling dead slaves.

You still have heavyweights like Nas & Jay dropping albums with ZERO “Top 40” hits debuting near the top of charts.

Childish Gambino put out the biggest single/video of the year talking about gun violence and police brutality. His followup single talked about Global Warming and climate change.


I ain’t tryin to hear NONE of that “generic” talk from these old ass Cacs who shytted on the artform when it began, shytted on the artfrom when it reached its peak, and CONTINUE to shyt on the artform now thats its overtaken your long gay ass stringy hair and overrated metal guitar riffs.

His momma Black
But I agree with everything else

 

[Chip Skylark]

You skipped the Punk and Hardcore movements but I feel you.

For real rock has always dominated the charts

 

[I love Latina women]

This ain't bad but I ain't feeling it
The beat aight but the rhymes and the voice don't stick out to me

 

[tuckgod]

This ain't bad but I ain't feeling it
The beat aight but the rhymes and the voice don't stick out to me

I only posted that in response to the post you responded to.

That album is for certified heads, I wouldn't expect you to get it unless you've paid attention to the first 5 or so albums Ka dropped.

You probably missed them because you were busy 5 years ago still talking about how much new Hip Hop sucks.

 

[Yoda]

I only posted that in response to the post you responded to.

That album is for certified heads, I wouldn't expect you to get it unless you've paid attention to the first 5 or so albums Ka dropped.

You probably missed them because you were busy 5 years ago still talking about how much new Hip Hop sucks.

What i been sayin to that old head tho.

 

[I love Latina women]

I only posted that in response to the post you responded to.

That album is for certified heads, I wouldn't expect you to get it unless you've paid attention to the first 5 or so albums Ka dropped.

You probably missed them because you were busy 5 years ago still talking about how much new Hip Hop sucks.

Yeah, I ain't a certified head like I use to be 15 plus years ago
I remember those days
Having all the underground music and knowing the newest shyt
Oh well, time moves on and to be honest, it got to a point where that scene stopped and things switched up and I moved on
Nothing stays the same
I check out stuff here and there but not nowhere near how I use too and while I know I haven't heard everything in the last 5 years, I don't feel I've missed out at all

 

[I love Latina women]

What i been sayin to that old head tho.

LMAO!

 

[ISO]

Something for everyone out there

The mainstream and underground is thriving the genre is in a great place.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

2018 has easily been one of the best years for hip hop in the past 20 years.

20 years would make it since 1998. Ehhhh, idk about that. But I wanna say that in 2018, so much music has come out at such a rapid rate that it’s very easy to find something you like

 

[Victorious Secret]

Popular hip-hop is all about memes now.

Kiki, Migos, shyt like that. It's all trash.

There's good stuff out there but you have to dig for it.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

why would he be up on who mach hommy is????



i should neg you for not including his song with ICP

I don't listen to that garbage

@Juggalo Fred I see that neg