NY hasnt had a male superstar rapper in over 20 years

[Art Barr]

Pop smoke



Art Barr

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

I read Male Stripper.

 

[BobbyWojak]

your grandma would have recognized him? can kendrick leave a hotel without having hundreds of fans mobbing him globallly?

Honest question, why does it matter? There is still quality music coming out of ny, what does popularity have to do with it?

 

[Pure Water]

ASAP Rocky had potential.

 

[maxamusa]

Honest question, why does it matter? There is still quality music coming out of ny, what does popularity have to do with it?

Because its in an insult and wrong to freely label people as superstars.

Thats a title you have to earn.

Superstars do GLOBAL stadium tours.

they're recognized globally.

People like Michale Jackson, Madonna, Prince, etc are "superstars"

you think kendrick is in that class?


can kendrick sell out the garden for 5 nights back 2 back?

 

[Rozay Oro]

True.


None of the drill nikkas is superstars tho. NY drill being going on for almost a decade now. Its finest hour was pop smoke (rip)

Yeah but that’s all NY got unless they copy

 

[BobbyWojak]

Because its in an insult and wrong to freely label people as superstars.

Thats a title you have to earn.

Superstars do GLOBAL stadium tours.

they're recognized globally.

People like Michale Jackson, Madonna, Prince, etc are "superstars"

you think kendrick is in that class?


can kendrick sell out the garden for 5 nights back 2 back?

I meant your opinion personally, does an artist's popularity affect how you enjoy their music? Why care about sales or tickets at all?

 

[maxamusa]

I meant your opinion personally, does an artist's popularity affect how you enjoy their music? Why care about sales or tickets at all?

Not at all. most of my favorite artists didn't even go wood.


but this conversation is not about that, no?

 

[Mastamimd]

We are going to act like Tekashi was not terrorizing NY for 2 years before he snitched?

I couldn't pick a song of his out of a lineup

 

[Redwing80]

Can you imagine if Pop Smoke survived that shooting

 

[maxamusa]

They put her in Sprite commercials

She's still an opening act for doja cat. just because you have a great team behind you doesn't give you that status.

RAKIM is one of my GOAT rappers and he was on a sprite can. he is not a superstar.

 

[BobbyWojak]

We are going to act like Tekashi was not terrorizing NY for 2 years before he snitched?

Real new york didn't embrace 69, he was a meme, I don't know anyone that listened to his music seriously. You might as well say the 'crazy frog' song was terrorizing Sweden.

 

[BobbyWojak]

Not at all. most of my favorite artists didn't even go wood.


but this conversation is not about that, no?

Just saying, I don't think being a superstar really means anything anymore, and the debate usually devolves into 'who sold the most albums to cacs'.

 

[maxamusa]

Just saying, I don't think being a superstar really means anything anymore, and the debate usually devolves into 'who sold the most albums to cacs'.

That comes from a different class of "fans."

I really love music.

I think credit should be given where its due.

i've seen a lot of albums in the booth called "classic" that are nowhere worthy of that title.

 

[Child_Of_God]

Pop Smoke, French Montana, ASAP Rocky.