·2 repliesBlack America (and America in general) needs to heal first.
Then we can focus on making rap great again
·editedDigestible substance as far as lyrics. Nothing too hard to grasp or too heavy to not be a pleasure to listen to, but aware enough about the current state of the world to where people can feel motivated to power through and/or change some of that s*** or at the very least their own lives.
That vapid s*** is over for everyone but the most famous of rappers and even they are seeing a decline.
Either that or just legitimately good party music. None of the stupid s***, none of the "my p**** out s***"; all that is played out. Just feel good, well written, fun music.
Also, rappers need to stop settling for the beaten path of the things they choose to say. There are a million songs about getting money, f***ing hoes, shooting guns, and everything under the sun even if it's conscious. They have to start tackling it more creatively or with more wit. Again, it doesn't have to be some lyrically complex multi-layered s***, just presented in a way to where it puts enough of a spin on things especially if it's a common subject.
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Andre Jaquetppl get butthurt when I dismiss and invalidate music and artists they like as worthless bullshit shocker
Thats crazy because how is “not rap music” = “worthless bullshit”
·1 replyless tropey lyrics
Dipset ForeverNew Lil B music
YES THIS
tiimmyturneror top tier artists hopping on underground beats, like i was expecting to hear rocky on some crazy f1lthy s***
More cashbently/lil candypaint songs
- nightingalexo
less tropey lyrics
I b rapping about pokemon n s***
·2 repliesRappers that actual rap would be a neat thing in 2026
- Shin Chan
Rappers that actual rap would be a neat thing in 2026
Not really a market for that.
- Dipset Forever
We have enough lol
where
- Gleezy
Black America (and America in general) needs to heal first.
Then we can focus on making rap great again
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serenadei could easily see a scenario where we look at the deaths of XXXTENTACION, juice WRLD, and pop smoke collectively as the death of mainstream rap.
even at the time they died i thought it was a massive blow to the future of the genre, but now i look it as downright fatal. there was really no one whatsoever lined up to take their place as the standard bearers of the next generation.
to answer your question though...i guess just artists who are good at rapping but have some pop sensibilities? the bar is on the floor, honestly.
I seriously think we’d be in the same exact position if these mfs were still alive and I’m honestly tired about hearing about it. These guys were never going to drop anything revolutionary. X’s discog was a dumpster fire. Bro had no direction. Juice Wrld prob would’ve had the most success but again, I don’t think he’d even be able to reach Playboi Carti status or be even close to it. Pop smoke? Drill was never going to stick around. No one even talks about pop smoke anymore in like a reminiscent way, I don’t think he’d be a leading force in the game.
drake vs kendrick part 2 tokyo drift
- Poolboy Q
I seriously think we’d be in the same exact position if these mfs were still alive and I’m honestly tired about hearing about it. These guys were never going to drop anything revolutionary. X’s discog was a dumpster fire. Bro had no direction. Juice Wrld prob would’ve had the most success but again, I don’t think he’d even be able to reach Playboi Carti status or be even close to it. Pop smoke? Drill was never going to stick around. No one even talks about pop smoke anymore in like a reminiscent way, I don’t think he’d be a leading force in the game.
I’m with you Poolboy those hypotheticals piss me off
- tiimmyturner
more top tier artists putting on small tier artists, on some risky s*** like for example ye giving nine vicious a chance to go crazy on adlibs for THIS A MUST and MAMAS FAVORITE
s*** can make rap a bit more interesting when we not using the same 5 features all the time
So like a Young White Avatar?
·2 repliesserenadei could easily see a scenario where we look at the deaths of XXXTENTACION, juice WRLD, and pop smoke collectively as the death of mainstream rap.
even at the time they died i thought it was a massive blow to the future of the genre, but now i look it as downright fatal. there was really no one whatsoever lined up to take their place as the standard bearers of the next generation.
to answer your question though...i guess just artists who are good at rapping but have some pop sensibilities? the bar is on the floor, honestly.
I’d add Mac Miller to your list too
- Andre Jaquet
Tbh
The true answer to this for a lot of ppl the is u simply cannot recapture feelings like that and ur not gonna be 19 again and unless u care to find what you like and engage in the same full earnestness and curiosity you did at that age it just won’t happen for you unless it’s a hollow Frankenstein of what it you remember it feeling like in ur youth. Mans just want 2015 pt2 if we being real but they would hate that. Cuz it would be too derivative. And if it wasn’t, it would be too different. After a certain age what makes youth culture exports engaging is entirely dependent on how much you can enjoy their perspectives and tastes, which is harder than ever in an internet era of algorithms and bubbles that affect both young AND older folks.
- Giordano
I’d add Mac Miller to your list too
Also any real change would have to come from the yute
not the nonBlacks telling us who or wouldn't be a factor
a trio that's still charting better than any of yal pastiche gen alpha favs btw
s***skits
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Cole2Next wave of Slayr prettifun Lucy n them will blow up soon. Feel like mainstream gonna swing back from street rap the other way to more pop and singing styles.
I think they probably alrdy peaked
- Poolboy Q
I seriously think we’d be in the same exact position if these mfs were still alive and I’m honestly tired about hearing about it. These guys were never going to drop anything revolutionary. X’s discog was a dumpster fire. Bro had no direction. Juice Wrld prob would’ve had the most success but again, I don’t think he’d even be able to reach Playboi Carti status or be even close to it. Pop smoke? Drill was never going to stick around. No one even talks about pop smoke anymore in like a reminiscent way, I don’t think he’d be a leading force in the game.
Ppl dont realize how fast rappers careers peak now. By the time youre in youve probably already peaked creatively
