That's what I'm saying. The underground has always been hot, and the middle ground (Roots, Royce, Joe) has been good too. It's the mainstream where new rappers haven't been keeping up. Now that that's happening, it rounds out the scheme so that groups like Slaughtahouse can be even more appreciated.
So what? Everybody is influenced by the people who came before them. Every rapper on your list had an influence from somebody in the 80's, and a lot of them rapped in the 80's themselves. That doesn't mean that the 80's was a better decade for hip hop.
That's just a dumb point to make. Sales...
In what way? I loved GetBack, and this to me was just a huge letdown. Worse beats, worse rhymes (or recycled ones), and just a worse experience. I don't think they really cared about it.
Real talk, Canibus is a terrible rapper. He has a great vocabulary, but that's about it with him. As a rhymer or even an overall lyricist, he just has nothing on Eminem.
I used to like him before I really understood rap. Now, he's just sad.
If you meant 50 five years ago, then sure. But he's not really on that war path anymore. But yes, 50 definitely bit that approach from Pac. And it worked really well for a while. The main difference is that 50 is his own boss, while Pac on Death Row was really just a tool.
You can blame the player all you want, but the fact of the matter is that even without that player, there's a million more people who would do exactly the same thing. When the system is set up to throw millions of dollars at whatever woman can rap halfway decently while shaking their ass, you're...
If you think this is one of the realest things ever, then no offense, but you need to read more. So he's got flip flops. Whoop de doo. You're grown up when you're paying your bills legally and not dumping your problems onto other people. What the fuck do sandals have to do with it?