Cormega Says the Hip Hop Industry Has No Loyalty

[Harry B]

Rap is genre where fans dikkride new artist every yr if he wants loyalty he should've got into different genre.

This is also not true.

The rock stars of hiphop are still rock stars. Eminem, Jay-z, Kanye, Wu, Dre and Snoop, 50, Nas and on been doing it for 20-30+ years and still sell out stadiums, arenas and have great following on the internet and shyt.

People always wanna compare any “random” rapper/dj from the 80s and 90s to the biggest acts in not only rock but music period

You are comparing people that sold 200 million with people that barely went platinum or cracked the hot100.

 

[Ziggiy]

There’s little to no loyalty in big business PERIOD let alone the music industry.

Nas gave Rakim and Scarface $500K each and free healthcare for life. Oprah, Gayle King, and a bunch of media members were in attendance and NONE of them reported on it or gave it much attention at all.

Hip Hop being a “young people’s” genre was always a dumb thought process that handicaps the artform and makes it disposable. I’m glad more and more elder statesmen like Cormega are calling out how doofy that mindset has always been while Nas, Common, LL Cool J and a host of other artists keep waving that flag for the continued longevity of the genre.

 

[Pure Water]

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[Crumple]

Rappers fukked up not carving a niche out for older rappers more. Hip hop staying a young game makes people disrespect the legends. And then the older rappers do everything to stay relevent instead of just doing the style they do. They try to stay with young heads and look ridiculous and even more out of touch.

It was a young genre, it didnt mean it couldnt grow. It stunted itself and now we see the results. Noone told miles davis to sit down old man.

I hear you.

But know with Kool Keith, Jay Z, Common, Eminem. They're changing that on an influential level.

I actually believe Jay Z's Blueprint was one of rap's first mature "adult" albums.

30 is the new 20 track etc.

It's rap's first opportunity to build around "ageism".

What stood on on Em's new album is when he said "What you trying to do? Gen Z me?"

 

[Dzali OG]

As Phonte suggested, it needs to become official that there's a thing called "contemporary hip hop".

You can't allow the youth to lead because they have no thought for 20 years down the road.

It's time for those 80s and 90s artists to reemerge and start putting out music again (as some of them have been).