rappers reusing previously written lyrics for guest verses that has nothing to do with the song
rappers who randomly changed their voice for whatever reason from good rapping voice to unlistenable: lloyd banks, shyne, TI
rappers who people claim they be spitting but i can't even get past their rapping voice to even get into the song
rappers who take forever to write rhymes or complete projects: jay electronica, dr dre
rappers who built up a persona and now takes less risks to expand their rapping topics: pusha t, rick ross
rappers who are afraid to be themselves and have to play a character or reinforce a (negative) stereotype to get on
these new school rappers who rap like batman beyond and can't stay on beat
rappers who have a good enough talking voice to rap but their rapping voice is completely different because they are embarrassed of their natural voice for whatever reason
rappers who don't have an ear for beats and rap on whatever
rappers who insincerely hop on trends, use a consortium to strategically align with agendas, or use ghostwriters
rappers who rap about their usual comfort zone topics as a crutch to finish bars and for song content to the point that it's expected: 50 cent
rappers with flimsy self confidence who change their style because of one diss song or random cancel culture backlash: nelly going to generic pop music then country music after being protested by college students for misogyny, ja rule
rappers who make up fake beef or stir up fake controversy for attention grabbing schemes to gain free publicity to sell records instead of letting their talent shine
rappers who don't make hits like they used to because of no more hunger, the group split up because of money issues, the ego gets in the way of making art, or no more time to craft songs because of touring schedules
rappers with talent who gave up rapping or disappeared just to re-emerge as podcast/influencer personalities but use their platform to cast scathing judgement on how bitter and better they are compared to everyone else or to start peanut gallery hot-take drama instead of being a proper journalist of someone who have experience and participated in the culture and not get involved with the foolishness: joe budden
rappers who dumbed down their talent for the memes and for the fukkery reduced to hustle IG personalities pedaling shyt that nobody really wants to buy to their 'loyal' fanbase masqueraded as 'supporting the artist or platform': cam'ron
talented rappers who switched industries and sold out as actors/preachers/comedians playing some bullshyt role just to ask their fans for forgiveness just to drop freestyle snippets of making it back as a rapper when people are barely checking for them
ludacris ghostwriting for justin bieber's freestyle on BET's hip hop cipher. ludacris as a feature guest on justin bieber songs.
rappers who blindly chase the bag just to lose major credibility and fanbase support in general
rappers who ghostwrite just to make leachers/industry plants of the culture relevant to the point that nobody knows or cares who's even real anymore
the double standard that gucci mane gets for promoting gucci after their blackface fashion stunt. the double standard that gucci mane gets for being featured on that trash jake paul song that it was presented as a 'finesse job' instead of selling out. the double standard that gucci mane gets for getting off for murder so he can do whatever and nobody can say shyt to him compared to any other rapper
rappers who over-act their bars with excessive choreography for freestyles and final takes for random IG videos
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