Crooked I Says Lil Wayne Opened The Gateway For Mainstream Lyricism

[StoneColdMikey]

I would agree if it was mid 2000s

 

[Bcotton5]

Yeah he just got his dates mixed up but he is correct

 

[wmj710]

Does crooked I still do a weekly freestyle? I used to look forward to those back around 07 or 08

 

[BarryHalls]

This foo just wants a feature so his "career" can get a boost.

 

[hiphop12345]

I think some of you are missing the point. Of course lyricism in mainstream existed before Waynes run(NY is built off that), but Crooked is talking about that time from maybe 05/06-08/09 when lyricism was completely frowned upon. If it had stayed that way you would of had a whole new generation giving zero fucks about lyrics at all. What Wayne did by transferring that NY/East coast energy to down south and wanting to sound AND be dope, was that it made younger people care about dope lines, being clever, etc etc.

 

[freethewave]

What the hell is the obsession with these goof balls and mainstream? What the hell difference does it make if Hip Hop and Hip Hop culture is mainstream? This obsession with crossing over is disgusting.

Mmmm stay out mainstream long enough you become Jazz or Disco

 

[Neophyte Wolfgang]

Since when was Jay-Z lyrical? Wayne better then Jay IMO

 

[nujerz84]

Lil Wayne Mainstream explosion was Lollipop

 

[freethewave]

Lol wtf.Pac,Big,Em

 

[Sex&Violence]

Crooked I.. is the man no matter what he chatting on here..

 

[CashmoneyDux]

Troll thread

 

[R2_163]

I don't know where crooked is coming from here

 

[wmj710]

I don't know where crooked is coming from here

He's coming from the LBC

 

[Bcotton5]

I think some of you are missing the point. Of course lyricism in mainstream existed before Waynes run(NY is built off that), but Crooked is talking about that time from maybe 05/06-08/09 when lyricism was completely frowned upon. If it had stayed that way you would of had a whole new generation giving zero fucks about lyrics at all. What Wayne did by transferring that NY/East coast energy to down south and wanting to sound AND be dope, was that it made younger people care about dope lines, being clever, etc etc.

This is all truth

 

[Bcotton5]

How could this be when lyrics were heavy in the mainstream in the 90's......

He talking about after it went away

 

[a_list]

How could this be when lyrics were heavy in the mainstream in the 90's......

He talking about after it went away

Lol oh thats what it is now?....if that niggas got lyrics, then so does 50 cent and a whole host of cats, so when did lyrics actually go away?

 

[LUClEN]

lil wayne popularized punchlines built around similes

he didn't popularize all the tools good lyricists use though

 

[KLICHE]

Lil Wayne opened the gate so homosexuals could participate in hip hop, openly, and no longer rap in fear of who they are.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Yung Thug Says Lil Wayne Opened The Gateway to be a Coon Rapper

STUNNA ISLAND Fl- YMCMB rapper Yung Thug gives credit to his role model and "hubby" Lil Wayne for how hes been cooning lately. The suspect ATL rapper disrepceted an entire city and race with his comments about Mike Brown. "My boo wayne taught me cooning gets you white fans and white fans gets you more money," said Thug.

Wayne has had numerous moments of uncle tomfoolery in recent years. From his defense of Justin Beiber using the N word to his lines about the late Emmit Till, Wayne has blazed the trail for modern cooning. Since the comments Yung Thug is getting more exposure than he expected. The KKK sent him a letter of thanks with a hefty check in it. Fox News wants to get him on for a morning segment as well.

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

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