Nah Son;6636909 said:
Question why cant battle rappers make no mainstream noise move units get a record deal or whatever
If you look at Lux for example...hes lyrical he got a following and he pretty much became kind of an icon since the Calicoe thing getting shoutouts by Jay Z and shit. Whats stopping him from and other battle rappers from signing to a label and drop an actual album?
I know songwriting skills are brought up as an issue but if you can break down your opponent in lyrics you should be able to write a hook and three verses for a song it cant be that hard for these dudes.
I'm just wondering why almost no battle rapper has managed to really crossover...or is it more like they dont even want to cause battle rap is getting bigger and bigger
Hook writing is very challenging. It's not easy to come up with something that sticks. Not that I care, as it isn't a priority for me personally but I know other ppl need a catchy hook to be interested in a rap song.
I don't listen to many of their mixtapes so I can't give a fully educated opinion on this . But If you watch their cyphers you'll notice that not many of them have something interesting to say. A lot of them are so preoccupied w/ wordplay for the sake of trying to be "nice" that they fail in the areas of subject matter and lyricism (injecting emotion, creating feeling, capturing a vibe).