Decline in rap quality is correlated to literacy. These rappers now don't read books,don't write, illiterate. No longer intense path b/w poetry to rap

[Gizmo_Duck]

Their getting their music inspiration from 90’s and 00’s rappers instead of soul music is the real issue.

 

[spliz]

Yep. Styles P too came from a 2 parent household.

Styles P had a hard life. Just cause u came from a 2 parent household don't mean u had it easy. Nas came from a 2 parent household and lived right in the middle of the projects. shyt I came from a 2 parent household and aint nobody on earth can tell me I aint struggle. Yall have such a narrow view of the hood it's crazy. And someone like 2 Chains graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA. Even Cardi went to college and came from a 2 parent household.

 

[Wild self]

Styles P had a hard life. Just cause u came from a 2 parent household don't mean u had it easy. Nas came from a 2 parent household and lived right in the middle of the projects. Yall have such a narrow view of the hood it's crazy. And someone like 2 Chains graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA. Even Cardi went to college and came from a 2 parent household.

Even in a harsh environment in poverty, an active father in the household spits wisdom and shows consequences time and again. Its wildin out and having 2 parents KNOWING the consequences of negativity, they cannot blame anyone but themselves for ignoring their elders and parents.

Jadakiss proves that you don't have to come from 3rd world Crack Era poverty to be a legendary rapper.

 

[315]

whats next we gonna diss musicians actually knowing how to use instruments?

Folks been doing this for years now

 

[spliz]

Even in a harsh environment in poverty, an active father in the household spits wisdom and shows consequences time and again. Its wildin out and having 2 parents KNOWING the consequences of negativity, they cannot blame anyone but themselves for ignoring their elders and parents.

Jadakiss proves that you don't have to come from 3rd world Crack Era poverty to be a legendary rapper.

U have no idea the relationship the son has with the father. I had a HORRIBLE relationship with my pops we was beefing everyday. U can't be running around assuming shyt. If u got 2 parents and they BOTH struggling. And u feel u gotta be outside to handle shyt and take care of shyt. It is what it is. There's people I know who had one parent who had it WAY better than me. U also have the assumption that all street nikkas is dumb nikkas. There's plenty of smart street nikkas out there.

 

[cyndaquil]

I've noticed it too. You can tell who it is too because their music still gets played. I still bump Nipsey, Pusha T, J. Cole, DMX, Mobb Deep, etc.
Songs and messages are timeless.
All this new shyt where dudes saying the same shyt fukkin bytches, shooting a nikka, stacking money, swiping cards, rocking designer, etc. shyt is trash like fast food music you'll eat it and it's fast bit you'd rather have a nice gourmet burger at a 4 star restaurant that you had to sit and wait to be made.

 

[Wild self]

U have no idea the relationship the son has with the father. I had a HORRIBLE relationship with my pops we was beefing everyday. U can't be running around assuming shyt. If u got 2 parents and they BOTH struggling. And u feel u gotta be outside to handle shyt and take care of shyt. It is what it is. There's people I know who had one parent who had it WAY better than me. U also have the assumption that all street nikkas is dumb nikkas. There's plenty of smart street nikkas out there.

I never said about anyone being dumb just cause they from the streets. You don't have to be extra poor to be spitting elite bars. Rakim came from Long Island in a 2 parent household before Crack hit, and he revolutionized lyricism.

 

[spliz]

I never said about anyone being dumb just cause they from the streets. You don't have to be extra poor to be spitting elite bars. Rakim came from Long Island in a 2 parent household before Crack hit, and he revolutionized lyricism.

Rakim was in the streets and he was from the hood. Wyandanch ain't a nice area my guy. Lol. I know Ra's story personally cause that's fam. I know his whole family.

 

[Wild self]

Rakim was in the streets and he was from the hood. Wyandanch ain't a nice area my guy. Lol. I know Ra's story personally cause that's fam. I know his whole family.

You talking about Eric B., who a legendary goon. Like, Suge Knight 90s level of goonin.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Their getting their music inspiration from 90’s and 00’s rappers instead of soul music is the real issue.

That's something that's not talked about a lot. The older rappers didn't have hip hop to look back on as a reference point. They obviously were fans of it, but growing up, they loved other genres like R&B and funk. DMC was a huge rock fan and so was EPMD. Kate Bush is Big Boi's favorite artist. Biggie liked country music. Even though he's not a rapper, Montell Jordan's biggest hit sampled "Children's Story," but he said the first concert he ever went to was Katrina and the Waves. Rappers back then had more musicality, especially producers like Q-Tip, Premier, and Dre who listened to everything. Premier said that when he was putting together Step in the Arena, he was influenced by rock music, which is why there were multiple interludes on the album.

I have no idea what today's rappers listen to, but I doubt it's much outside of rap.

 

[Conan]

This is the type of thread where people want you to believe Nas is intelligent

Leave your faggit ways faggit

 

[spliz]

You talking about Eric B., who a legendary goon. Like, Suge Knight 90s level of goonin.

I'm not talking about Eric B. Lol. Bruh I know Rakim. That's fam. I know his whole family. I know his kids, aunts, uncles, sister, brothers, nephews and neices. Grandkids. Everything bruh. Lol

 

[Conan]

It makes sense.

Along with these idiots bragging how they "don't write" to sound cool.

Yeah we know you don't write. We'd be amazed if you needed to write down those garbage lyrics

Joe Budden:

The more nikkas said they didn’t write down lyrics
The more it started to sound like they didn’t

 

[IIVI]

I wonder how many people who think like this also were big Bone Thugs and Wayne fans.

A lot of times this is what happens when it simply ain't people's time anymore.

 

[Stone]

Rap had a good run.

It's on the downslide. That's okay. Happens to all music.

This is the other side of it that I’ve been posting about forever when these topics come up.
Hip hop has been the dominant art form for like 25-30 years, when does the next wave hit?