Never got on this wave because it sounded cheap, generic and simple from the start.
Don't get me wrong that doesn't mean you need a live orchestra and mindblowing complexity to knock, no, but this is the end result of people wanting to shine but not wanting to grind as its skill level ends where most novice beatmakers would say they were just starting to learn about how to actual produce so it sounds like an aural abortion that got rushed to distro with no quality control.
What amazes me is that its stuck around for so long as that speaks volumes about the consumers and their standards but then if you've never had home cooking and ate instant noodles all the time it must hit different because you've got nothing to compare it with.
Crazy thing is the old heads used to say the same about G Funk being talentless beat jacking back in the days so who knows, maybe we're just yelling at clouds?
I tell folks all the time. You know you getting old when you start going "this ain't real music! Back in MY day....
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