Well this is an insightful thread.
Could a top NYC rapper bring that old NYC/East Coast sound back like Kendrick did or are niccas too gone riverdancing to UK/90's sample drill beats?
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Rasille
(Rah.Zil.E)
It can happen but it will take a perfect storm. Because the industry isn’t checking for the NY sound outside of nostalgia. He has to have the look that the women like, he has to have the respect of the men. There needs to be some level of believability to him. He has to be able to rap rap and not just be nice by today’s standards. Have charisma and a level of charm, have star power, have different regions be able to rock with his music and him in general. Easier said than done though.
CAVEMAN
PyrexPyramid
you know honestly, one person that might could do it is Nicki Minaj. if she copped a few Harry Fraud beats, and had some young drill/jersey club producers flip some gritty neck snapping NYC type bangers, but faster and updated to their style, and if she rapped her ass off properly like she can but never does, then she might be the only one with the skill level and influence to maybe set off some momentum to that sound again
Devil Plisken…CMS
Veteran
nikkax been waiting on what you described for 20 years
ReturnOfJudah
Veteran
Recommend me some good lyricists in the new NY scene
The War Report
NewNewYork
Joey Bada$$ was suppose to be that guy.
Bigblackted4
Superstar
He tried but NYC never got behind him like that should have, too busy dikkriding the Drill wave.
The War Report
NewNewYork
Drill wasn’t even a thing in NY when Joey debuted.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Live Love ASAP 2011
Lords Never Worry 2012
Long Live ASAP
Trap Lord 2013
At Long Last ASAP 2014
Cozy Tapes 1 2016
Cozy Tapes 2 2017
Playboi Carti 2017
Still Striving 2017
12 2017
Die Lit 2018
Testing 2018
I stopped after that since that's the last time Rocky dropped, but Ferg, Carti, slowthai, Ant, Twelvyy still drop. the LORD album being shelved I don't know why that stopped Nast
LORD got shelved and of course Yams dying slowed them down, but the core members were putting stuff out outside of Nast and Ant
HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
I wish you nikkas get off our dikk and go ghost ride the whip to that wack Ass album.
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Bigblackted4
Superstar
His debut album was 2015 and Bobby had already came out with Hot nikka
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Pop smoke was prob the closest, he was limited but it would have been dope to see his progress a rapper/person.
KFBF
Superstar
Joey was never going to be that guy. Cosplaying as a 90s rapper is not what folks are asking for.
Rasille
(Rah.Zil.E)
I remember the Beast Coast movement with Pro Era (Joey), The Underachievers and the Flatbush Zombies. They did everything right but the mainstream didn’t back them.