Eric B. and Rakim tweet: Witnessing devolution of Rap
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At what specific period did hip hop devolve more than now?
What would you say the message is in mainstream hip hop?
I'd say lyrical ability stopped progressing after 96.
That was the peak of lyricism in hip hop.
I even made a thread about it back in my thread-making days :prodigylol:
Was 1996 the Peak of Rhyming? Free Daps & Reps
Evil Grandson
Pro
old nikkas just hating.
NYChase718
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Doobie Doo
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When Laffy Taffy came out, when Solder boy came out, when Nas wrote Hiphop is dead, when Bigge and Pac died, when Gangsta rap went mainstream, When Swizz beats blew and nikkas played melodies with two fingers instead of sampling, when Afrocentric hiphop got shytted on by Gangsta rap so nikkas was corny for embracing Africa and not rocking LA Raider fitted hats, when old school rappers was getting fukked out they money cuz they did read contracts forcing the newer artist to be victimized by the same people they were victimized or even worse victimizing the newer artist they damn selves.
The message in mainstream hiphop now is do drugs,fukk bytches and party
the message in mainstream hiphop in my day was sell drugs, fukk bytches and party. Same self destructive message, be a nuisance to your community
BTW what the fukk are they doing to change the dynamics anyway? Try to sell us a 30 year old album again. "If ya'll wanna know what that real Hiphop is here's an ITUNES link to "Let the Rhythm Hit Em""
Take It In Blood
Banned
this is the twilight zone brehAre there people who think hip hop hasn't devolved?
How could you possibly think that?
whats down is up and whats up is down
don't try to make sense of this sh1t anymore
The hottest rapper out mumbles through autotune and cats treat it like it's the best sh1t their ears have ever heard
PhonZhi
Veteran
Young, dumb, flabby & anti-intellectual minded mutherfukkers gonna be furious 
When in all actually:
When in all actually:
Disagree on every last one of your points.
Rappers nowadays sing. Say what you want about Larry Taffy and Soulja Boy, at lesast they rapped.
And even with something like Swizz, which was a devolution, the tide turned with Supreme Clientele and then Kanye and Just took the soul samples mainstream. So it was a matter of years.
We’ve been stuck on the same trap beats for way longer. Using 808s from the 80s and presets.
What was your day?
Terrance Curtis Beasley
These ni*gas claim Top 5 but we OVOK
They are talking about Drake
Razor Reader
Formerly -----
Evil Grandson
Pro
I know old heads been hatin since forever. Still applies. Every generation hates as they get older. Yall cant accept the changes and dont have valid points
TransJenner
Banned
But but but they're get there money
TransJenner
Banned
Damn Lyor look comfortable as fukkWell look who is aiding and abetting them?
Every major criminal has a codefendant
thewiseman
op
I knew you'd be in this thread having his name in your mouth