I understand the sample credit but again, every song has numerous contributions and not every song has a sample. Also help with hooks and choruses is basically ghostwriting. Cole is one of the few artists I can check credits and not see any other writer credits.
I agree with your point and the origins of Rap. I disagree that rappers don't dance and sing. They did in the 80s they don't count? A lot of rappers got rid of the r&b feature and sing their own hooks.
Like most musical genres, rap has evolved. It is the most popular form of music and we're in a microwave society that wants music fast and will move on to the next thing if they don't get it. So it doesn't surprise me that the bigger the artist gets, the more help they get to keep pumping out music. It is what it is.
We can pound the table and demand the artists stay true to art of expect Lyricists to pen their own lyrics but the genre has grown to pop music level.
Brother I don't even know what you're trying to do here. I feel like you're just replying out of boredom because half of what you're saying is the kind of disingenuous muddying the waters whataboutism I previously referenced. If you're credited - it's not ghostwriting - and in rap, the core expectations are that your verses are yours. Ironically, even Drake says this in his music - "
and I could use a writer just to balance out my flows, but I never share my thoughts this is all a nikka knows"
Evidently, I'm talking about the current landscape of rapping. By large, rappers don't sing, dance nor play instruments. Besides, all these talking points are a sideshow - we all know rapping ability is the core litmus test for rappers. What are we doing?
Rappers "needing help" to meet consumerism demand is not the conversation nor relevant in this context. I need help to pay my rent - it wouldn't justify breaking civil contracts to do so. I'd end up in jail. Likewise in hip-hop, if you break the mutual understanding and expectations of the genre, you simply won't get the credit you want/covet by a substantial part of the culture/fans - this goes back to me telling why it's not difficult to figure out why Drake seemingly doesn't get credit on thecoli - which was the beginning of our exchange
No one is pounding the table about nothing, the lines are clear - you get exposed for having ghostwriters = XYZ number of people won't regard you highly as a rapper and ABC number of people won't care. You're seemingly the one confused about a simple notion.
