eye contact

2d

You don’t see pop sensibilities and congruency with the current soundscape in fakemink?

notbrock

2d

One thing I don’t understand is why kids aren’t emulating the biggest artists

Despite what weirdos on here who pretend they’re 15 and “tapped in” say, Kanye, Drake, Cole, Kendrick, Future and Travis are all popular with kids, It’s impossible to do what they do without being so

So why are kids getting into making music not inspired by them? Why do kids immediately run to start making ripoff Carti s***? (I know it’s more than just Carti but you know what I mean)

notbrock

2d

One thing I don’t understand is why kids aren’t emulating the biggest artists

Despite what weirdos on here who pretend they’re 15 and “tapped in” say, Kanye, Drake, Cole, Kendrick, Future and Travis are all popular with kids, It’s impossible to do what they do without being so

So why are kids getting into making music not inspired by them? Why do kids immediately run to start making ripoff Carti s***? (I know it’s more than just Carti but you know what I mean)

raps

2d

Because they mask their inability to do that as “nobody wanna hear all that lyrical s***”

Lol why would anyone actually try to be a Kanye Kendrick Drake level artist when they could make just as much money f*** just as many b****es and have just as much fame doing what Carti does (by their logic)

eye contact

2d

Plenty of lyricists

S*** doesn’t sell

notbrock

2d

3 of the highest selling hip hop artists at the moment are lyricists

eye contact

2d

Carrying last gen hype

notbrock

2d

What does this even mean? Kids are still more interested in them than anyone new

eye contact

2d

I’m saying they’re legacy artists. They’re established and their ethos provides a massive amount of their credibility

Kids have no intention of investing in new lyricists

eye contact

2d

Plenty of lyricists

S*** doesn’t sell

notbrock

2d

Then who are they investing in?

shaleirose

2d

Spot on

@NiGHTS this is what I was referring to when I said that pop struggled a bit in the 2010s outside of the heavy hitters

MarcoPreme

2d

that's what it's all about tho. longevity.

Teejayx6

2d

No it don't man stfu

notbrock

2d

Then who are they investing in?

notbrock

2d

One thing I don’t understand is why kids aren’t emulating the biggest artists

Despite what weirdos on here who pretend they’re 15 and “tapped in” say, Kanye, Drake, Cole, Kendrick, Future and Travis are all popular with kids, It’s impossible to do what they do without being so

So why are kids getting into making music not inspired by them? Why do kids immediately run to start making ripoff Carti s***? (I know it’s more than just Carti but you know what I mean)

ryuH

1d

Because the algorithm trained them to think from the perspective of virality trendiness and clout and not from the perspective of genuine creativity or skill

They may like those artists but many of them don’t have the same ear for skill that our generation has, they hear “vibes” and narratives first and flows last if at all

A lot of youths value how they are perceived aesthetically and socially wayyyyy more than they value the craftsmanship of whatever they are doing. The persona comes first and the rap style is secondary, they just pull whatever style off the shelf that is trendy and fits their aesthetic.

They may like Drake and Kanye but they view their aesthetic as old. Carti yeat and yb have a youthful trendy aesthetic so they emulate that and the sound is just a byproduct of it

Jim Halpert

1d

What do you mean algorithm

ryuH

1d

The modern internet landscape, social media, modern media, engagement hungry content creators, and the viral success of trendy artists who lack staying power being rewarded financially over and over

notbrock

2d

One thing I don’t understand is why kids aren’t emulating the biggest artists

Despite what weirdos on here who pretend they’re 15 and “tapped in” say, Kanye, Drake, Cole, Kendrick, Future and Travis are all popular with kids, It’s impossible to do what they do without being so

So why are kids getting into making music not inspired by them? Why do kids immediately run to start making ripoff Carti s***? (I know it’s more than just Carti but you know what I mean)

bigmike0123

2d

I think one of the defining characteristics of rap is that you could say “more” than in other genres. It’s just way more of a wordy style of music. That lets you expand on topics and thoughts more. And it doesn’t have to be serious topic or anything, but whatever the topic is you can add more color to it by using more words. The newer generations moved away from that to emphasizing melody more and to be flat out honest most of them just don’t have s*** to say really. So what is this new style of rap providing that other genres don’t anymore? And those genres usually have better vocalists and melodies. Rap just isn’t as wide appealing as a genre if people aren’t actually really rapping anymore.

bigmike0123

2d

I think one of the defining characteristics of rap is that you could say “more” than in other genres. It’s just way more of a wordy style of music. That lets you expand on topics and thoughts more. And it doesn’t have to be serious topic or anything, but whatever the topic is you can add more color to it by using more words. The newer generations moved away from that to emphasizing melody more and to be flat out honest most of them just don’t have s*** to say really. So what is this new style of rap providing that other genres don’t anymore? And those genres usually have better vocalists and melodies. Rap just isn’t as wide appealing as a genre if people aren’t actually really rapping anymore.