Redwood
Superstar
@Ziggiy Do you feel the same? This nikka needs to move on. Frankly, compared to other 'GOATS', he appears to have no plan bar going from region to region and making new 'hot' songs with younger and younger people, which frankly looks...odd. It worked for a time, but it is now becoming more and more odd. It is also incredibly telling that someone who has probably had the most collaborators and features in hip hop falls out with every one of them, and none of them maintain long-term relationships with him.
For reference, at his age, Jay Z was very well into his marriage with Beyonce, and his image/music was progressively changing; he steadily evolved. The same can be said for most other highly respected artists.
The issue is also with the ghostwriter, as he appears not to have a consistent sound or theme. He created a brilliant career from child actor to this run which was comprised of this cross-regional ghost writer album after album with new themes, but between his burned bridges with his peers who clearly don't like him, the 'bought' clout (let's be honest him buying ever dead or alive rappers memorabilia is fukking weird). It's just time to move on.
Marry some popstar or whatever or whatever, dude, make some power family or something, and focus on business, movies or whatever. Maybe pop some 'mature' albums from time to time and keep it moving.
People are beginning to notice his system of picking new talent and giving them a 'stimulus package', having a hot song, and us never seeing the person again. He has done this cross continents and cross regions to black people of all nationalities. A he gets older him popping up with these 25 year olds with a new sound around them is just getting weird.
It's all weird. Frankly his best PR move would be to cultivate a family man image and get a wife who is respectable and just do business.
Wasn't he trying to do that with Rihanna?