Hip-Hop lost its cool; it ain't hip no more

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

What do you consider to be cool op?

I think you mean, who does he consider “hip”

 

[boogers]

I could definitely see us hitting the older genre's back. Wouldn't mind black folk taking a bigger swing at rock.

ive found a few newer black hardcore bands that are influenced by powerviolence/noise music as much as metal and rap. i made a thread on one of them but i dont think it ever went anywhere. young people are gonna innovate whether people are paying attention or not. you'd think as awful as america is these days that conscious rap and punk rock/hardcore would be bigger.

mainstream music will continue to wither and die. im sure drake will have another weed plate out soon

 

[BK The Great]

Hip Hop is more focused on the youth than old heads. Old rappers barely even make music anymore.

 

[ISO]

Nah, hip hop is still “hip” and trendiest shyt out.

The quality is at all time low though and Gen Z has struggled to produce era defining artists/mainstream super stars.

 

[JadeB]

Nah, hip hop is still “hip” and trendiest shyt out.

The quality is at all time low though and Gen Z has struggled to produce era defining artists/mainstream super stars.

Most of Gen Z's talent are underground. Look at this thread and see the list of rappers https://www.thecoli.com/threads/does-gen-z-even-have-any-conscious-rappers-besides-cordae.1051831/

 

[African Peasant]

the number one album and song on the charts is going to be hip hop

Rock was still topping the chart when Hip-Hop became the coolest/most rebellious genre.

It's a slow process. And it ain't about the chart per se.

See in 5 years

 

[TEH]

With the Diddy situation, it will be the nail in the coffin.

I also saw some french rappper accusing Bambatta of rape

No you just aren’t cool anymore.

I hope you don’t think it has to look like this to be cool.

 

[African Peasant]

No you just aren’t cool anymore.

I hope you don’t think it has to look like this to be cool.

You stuck in the past

 

[TEH]

You stuck in the past

And you need to reread what I wrote. I'm telling OP that’s probably his idea of what’s cool.

Man, I would hate to see the middle school English grades of most of you posters on this forum.

 

[African Peasant]

And you need to reread what I wrote.

I’m telling OP that’s probably his idea of cool.

Man I would hate to see most of your middle school English grades.

What you wrote has nothng to do with this thread.

 

[TEH]

What you wrote has nothng to do with this thread.

Since when does being 'cool' in hip hop have nothing to do with fashion? Clothing reflects the entire essence of what it means to be cool.

Don’t come at me, bro; I have time today.

 

[African Peasant]

The top album next week is an hip hop album. Terrible timing

Terrible comprehension skills

 

[Nero Christ]

The genre probably either doesn’t exist yet or the generation who will create it haven’t been born yet

Crazy to think

These kids aren't creative enough nor playing instruments to create a new genre

If anything...it will be AI

 

[African Peasant]

Since when does being 'cool' in hip hop have nothing to do with fashion? Clothing reflects the entire essence of what it means to be cool.

Don’t come at me, bro; I have time today.

This thread is not about what is seen as cool in Hip-Hop. It's about how Hip-Hop is perceived.

 

[TEH]

The idea of a musical genre having eternal pop culture dominance hasn’t borne out to be true. I’m sure fans of jazz and rock and roll once held your opinion.

A music genre doesn’t have to be popular to be cool. Rock is still cool, even if it hasn’t been at the top of the charts in years.