What happened to Rock is slowly happening to Rap. You are seeing the beginning of Rap no longer being the dominant genre in music

[Ghost Utmost]

How about actual bands. Classic Soul type music.

I'd like that world. Where real music is being made by people. Of course I'd want real MCs to find some space in there somewhere.

 

[kingofnyc]

In comparison to the 80s, R&B took a hit. The art started to suffer from formulaic commercialism. Don't get me wrong, it was still amazing but compared to 80s R&B it was a decline. Yeah hip hop/rap hit it's peak in the 90s. I didn't mean to include those.

I kinda understand what you mean about the 80s R&B compared to the 90s … the 80’s was traditional R&B - while the 90’s was this new , fresh & more urban version = he pretty much was a whole new genre & that transition was phenomenal


and yes I may be bias, BUT I don’t think you can compare the top 80s R&B artist to the 90s

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

That is not what I said at all

You expressed surprise that it’s more and more hip hop and not a new genre.

I’m saying that’s what outsiders have said from day one. It’ll fizzle out and it’ll be something new.

It wont. There wont be. Not as long as black people live in America, the rest of the country will follow our lead. I mean the other genres came from us too. We pretty much set the trends

 

[Canon]

im fine with it

its bout time to move on to the next new thing

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Afrobeats is already taking over

You mean rap beats with Africans rapping on it


That shyt is hip hop with an accent

 

[blah]

It's just a lot of the same bland trap shyt. Need something new or it'll continue to die

 

[AngryBaby]

Once kanye started sucking it was over imo

 

[Buddy]

You expressed surprise that it’s more and more hip hop and not a new genre.

I’m saying that’s what outsiders have said from day one. It’ll fizzle out and it’ll be something new.

It wont. There wont be. Not as long as black people live in America, the rest of the country will follow our lead. I mean the other genres came from us too. We pretty much set the trends

You don't get the status quo without a bleeding edge. Stay complacent and find out

 

[trillanova]

I don't wanna say it's over, but it started in The Bronx and also went full circle to The Bronx with the worst sounding violent drill that has no mainstream appeal. All the youth listen to drill as hip hop, not realizing it's not rooted in anything sustainable musically.

 

[Canon]

It's just a lot of the same bland trap shyt. Need something new or it'll continue to die

man its soul sucking to hear an hour straight of 808's and drill from mumble rappers

 

[UpAndComing]

You mean rap beats with Africans rapping on it


That shyt is hip hop with an accent

Wow you're clueless about Afrobeats

 

[JoseLuisGotcha]

Over commercialization kills every art form

They all start off raw, hungry and innovative

 

[The Fade]

I don't wanna say it's over, but it started in The Bronx and also went full circle to The Bronx with the worst sounding violent drill that has no mainstream appeal. All the youth listen to drill as hip hop, not realizing it's not rooted in anything sustainable musically.

we just need music that has a catchy hook. once you start getting borderline avant garde you kill your appeal to the masses.

drill was cool when it was pop smoke with catchy hooks. that kay flock song is only good because of the akon sample under it but it had no hook

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Wow you're clueless about Afrobeats

Nah I was being funny. But shyt still ain’t taking over America. We want to see our own people/culture

Americans ain’t rapping along with this like Ice Spice cause they barely understand it

 

[Jean Jacket]

If I had to sift through my hip hop tea leaves...

I forsee cacs like JVKE and Jack Harlow getting an industry push.

Cinematic styled Pop. UK Pop (Pink Panthress, Symz)

Tems is being fingered as a plant to pivot Afrobeats...just waiting for the right world event to bring her the stage.

Latin music is not really going to move the industry yet. In about 10 years when they start pushing spanish on everybody due to their population reaching the highest levels.

I said this 1000 times before. Brehs need to pick up the instruments again. Drums, brass, strings.

Acoustic/Analog rebirth.