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

[Mastamimd]

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.

This is the EXACT last album that got that FEELING. I bought it and everyone wanted me to burn it for them.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

has there been an indisputable classic rap album dropped within the last 5 years? honest question.

The question should be "has there been a new artist that has dropped an indisputable classic rap album in the last 5 year?"

 

[tuckgod]

He from Linwood Ave & Montgomery St, it’s in him 4sho

 

[Mastamimd]

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I'm a Nas guy like you, and I think that these are magnificent albums along with Magic...but for many reasons they don't get that feeling like albums like GKMC. It's on the consumers and the media...it's a narrative thing and that's a conversation for another day

 

[EmojiFlame]

spot-on.

doesn't help either that the entire focus has shifted towards shirt singles than building big albums with big rollouts

like i still listen to a lot of new shyt but it just doesn't have the same vibe at all - because today, music is just another content category now

 

[tuckgod]

I'm a Nas guy like you, and I think that these are magnificent albums along with Magic...but for many reasons they don't get that feeling like albums like GKMC. It's on the consumers and the media...it's a narrative thing and that's a conversation for another day

I think it was more timing with Kendrick being a new artist, the whole Dr. Dre thing, social media still hadn’t made us all jaded yet, and nikkas was way younger.

That stuff plays a big part in how an album is received.

I do have to give Kendrick and TDE a lot of credit though because you knew from jump they really gave a fukk about making high quality art and they met expectations tremendously.

Wish we could’ve gotten a few more projects while they was all still young.

 

[Mastamimd]

I think it was more timing with Kendrick being a new artist, the whole Dr. Dre thing, social media still hadn’t made us all jaded yet, and nikkas was way younger.

That stuff plays a big part in how an album is received.

I do have to give Kendrick and TDE a lot of credit though because you knew from jump they really gave a fukk about making high quality art and they met expectations tremendously.

Wish we could’ve gotten a few more projects while they was all still young.

Folk shyt on TDE for not dropping all the time but they understand quality control more than any other hip hop label in recent memory. They don't want to drop any kind of bullshyt just because it's what fans want.

 

[tuckgod]

Folk shyt on TDE for not dropping all the time but they understand quality control more than any other hip hop label in recent memory. They don't want to drop any kind of bullshyt just because it's what fans want.

Exactly

 

[CrushedGroove]

Really dope albums have dropped but no real classic albums in the last 5 years. I feel like JID gotta classic in him but something is missing.

 

[Sir Richard Spirit]

Shut the fukk up clown

you're retarded

What part about that upset y’all ?

 

[Shadow King]

Folk shyt on TDE for not dropping all the time but they understand quality control more than any other hip hop label in recent memory. They don't want to drop any kind of bullshyt just because it's what fans want.

There's a balance though. They have talented artists, it doesn't take 4-5 years to make a quality album.

 

[Mastamimd]

There's a balance though. They have talented artists, it doesn't take 4-5 years to make a quality album.

Thing about this is that they have multiple artists that need their time to shine. You can't release an album from every artist each year. Plus they're human...they might not want to drop an album every year...and COVID changed their trajectory

 

[tuckgod]

Danny Brown spittin facts

He earned the right to talk like that

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Don't nobody fukk with redveil?

They got some new artist that care more about quality

Most of the ones lamenting will just nitpick modern day artists like redveil and not give them love

The older hip hop gives them nostalgia so they aren't even open to listening to the new dope shyt

The real problem has never been with quality. The problem has always been the quality not being advertised like the bullshyt is

Especially since social media rose to prominence. The microwaveable catchy toxic shyt is popular

There's so many dope artists out there. Most of the people who've posted in this thread don't care to look or give them the time of day

 

[Shadow King]

Thing about this is that they have multiple artists that need their time to shine. You can't release an album from every artist each year. Plus they're human...they might not want to drop an album every year...and COVID changed their trajectory

Again, there's a balance. What you're saying and 4/5 years are 2 extremes of the spectrum.