Danny Brown just let it be known about these new rappers and told the truth

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has there been an indisputable classic rap album dropped within the last 5 years? honest question.
No. Maybe From King To A God is close.
Facts on facts. Just like newer jazz acts never surpassed what John Coltrane and Miles Davis put out we in the Kenny G era of rap.
I liken it more to the "hair metal" rock era:mjlol:No substance, and men damn near in drag:scust:
 
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Less money is being spent on music creation on the mainstream level than ever before.

We went from million dollar music videos, full blown commercials for albums and five different remixes for one song....to iPhone music videos recorded in their hotel rooms, lazy Instagram promos, and "leaked" songs that don't even make the album.

Artist development is basically non-existent. Plants are at an all-time high, so organic buzz for new artists is not there. These labels only want artists that have 100k streams and 100k followers on their own already, talent is secondary.

But music is forever, so something will give.
 

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He's right.

Problem is, most people are scared to say this because they're worried about being called "old" or "out of touch". Dudes will pretend to like new sh*t just so they can look current, even if it's trash. Hip Hop needs to get back to calling out wack sh*t for what it is. People are too shook to do it now.
 

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has there been an indisputable classic rap album dropped within the last 5 years? honest question.
There is almost nothing that exists now, even outside of music, that is "indisputable" anymore, and you can thank social media for that. Back in the day there would be some contrarian ranting about Cuban Linx being wack, but he would get drowned out in the praise. Nowadays entire narratives are shaped when these contrarians gather on Twitter, and now everything comes out with a little tarnish on it.

If you ask me, I think there's been a few modern classics that came out in the last 5 years, but there's never going to be a consensus pick for a classic album ever again. I think the last album to receive that instant classic status was Good Kid Maad City.
 
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