Drake rocking Fakes??????
After writing my post this morning about J. Cole, I was having another discussion with some people about Drake and the same points always come up about this new generation of emcees/rappers. Why are these average cats getting love and shine like they are the greatest things since the snuggie? Wait bad comparison. How about since honey mustard sauce from Chik-Fil-A. Yea much better. Maybe I am just getting older and losing touch with a lot of what’s going on now but the newest wave of emcees, minus a few, are so average that it hurts. I would almost listen to Soulja Boy because at least everyone knows that he sucks. It seems like just because hip hop is worse than it is ever been, people are getting passes for being halfway decent. Cats are standing out in the worst time period for hip hop. I just get confused because blogs, DJs and fans are acting like these cats are bringing hip hop back. I get confused because it seems like everyone has just forgotten what DOPE music really is. Does anyone listen to cats like Royce, Elzhi, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots????? I mean REALLY listen. Think back to the late 80′s and 90′s about how many classic albums came out and compare that to that last 8 years. The trend is obvious. I’m not sure if emcees/rappers nowadays compare their music to the times are compare their music to the classics but maybe that is the problem. Artist’s just catering to the times. I know when I think about music or write music or record music, I compare my music to the classic. As an artist who truly loves every aspect of creating music, I want my music to stand the test of time and not an artist who just stood out during his time. It just feels like these artists nowadays just want to stand out during their time, which nowadays, to a real emcee should be an insult. I don’t a lot of these cats are terrible but they are so average that it hurts. They are celerated for obvious punchlines, lazy concepts and decent hooks. Just because someone is rocking a decent beat with decent lyrics, although more thought provoking than “do that stanky leg” doesn’t make it a great song. I like what a lot of these cats stand for and their approach to music “appears” to be in the right place but the music simply does not support the hype. Maybe being objective and open to new music is a bad thing especially when it means that anyone with a microphone and a love for hip hop is considered to be a real emcee. Maybe we as fans of hip hop need to step our game up and set some standards because honestly, I’m sick of seeing decent rappers getting pegged as GREAT. Ya’ll as fans are falling off too. This new generation will be know as the “getting by’ers.” I’m gonna go listen to some more Pharoahe Monch because “ain’t no such things as halfway nice.”
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Vic
The boy Drake is hot.. I’ve been rockin wit him since Room For Improvement a couple years ago and I’ve seen his music evolve with every tape he’s put out.. his punchlines and concepts are much more complex and well thought out than people are making them out to be.. his flow and presentation are completely different than anything that’s ever been done before. I think a lot of people are just trying to hold on to a certain era of hip hop that just doesn’t exist anymore. I definitely think we need to get past the great emcees of the past and realize that music has evolved into something different.. the truth is if new artists came out with that Mos Def or Pharoahe Monch style in today’s world they would never match up against someone like Drake. It’s time that we set these legends of the past aside and make room for new masters of the craft. Hip Hop is not dead, it has just evolved into something different, like it or not. People should stop hating and give the dude some respect. Drizzy definitely deserves the buzz he’s been getting.
Drake is talented. No one is saying that but c’mon bro, he is NOT the emcee/artist that people are making him out to be. He has cosigns from Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Jay-z, YOU could have as much buzz with those cosigns. And you must not have read the whole article because the key is having YOUR OWN style. Drake sounds like Lil Wayne, Kanye and Trey Songz. His flow and his lyrics are not complicated at all. He has some nice punchlines because like I said dude is talented but he should NOT be coined as the “new face” or whatever. Hip hop definitely isn’t dead it just lives below the radar. Drake is the face of POP. There is a difference. I put money that his album is more R&B/pop shit.
I agree mike, This era is all out to get rich and dont take time to perfect their craft. It’s 99 percent of rappers and 1% consumer, how is that a good thing? everyone cannot be a rapper. It’s like dudes dont even wanna be basketball and football players no mo. I personaly like drake and think he is talented and i think he is “one” of a few notice the quotations, that can breath a lil life into a dying brand called hip hop. My reason in saying this is because he choose not to do the stanky leg or turn his swag on, he choose to do what he feels inside regardless of what the trend or norm is. And that’s what hip hop is all about. One last thing, Death to Autotune (for rappers) unless you can sing and using it to fix minor imperfections. OUT!
I personally believe that rappers have really succumbed to the “Dumb it Down” theory. I can’t deny that I listen/ed to Drake (mike would never allow that), but i have to say that his “punch-lines” are not that great..LEZ-B-Honest. I can still catch hidden connotations from Lupe’s “Switch” even after hearing it numerous times, Drake not so much. I guess being the Tech Generation has also shortened our attention spans, we want the punch-line NOW, we want to do the Ricky Bobby and Stanky Leg rather than think about something with substance. And Yes i agree that hip hop (if u can even call it that) has transformed but I don’t have to agree with what it has become. And I will make room for new “masters” of the craft when one arises.
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