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Are you talking about mainstream or the genre as a whole?
Both honestly. Maybe I'll sound like an idiot saying this
A few years ago when Sean came out, I'd consider him a good example of the first generation after major label decade and a half dominance. His back story was, he was a kid who rapped for Kanye and Yeezy liked him so he signed him to GOOD music when it was first created. He also had a big social media following, and showed a clear model artists could follow. His sound fit the period, and you were almost able to predict his next moves. One of his most positive traits was amount of content, and quality of it (which I thought was a big part of hip hop).
With the current-gen rappers, I have no clue what's going to happen with most of them. Everyone comes and goes so quickly, and singles are becoming more important to the point of upcoming artists making mixtapes wasted their time doing it because it's out-dated.
Like where will any of the 2017 rappers be in 2020? even though I didn't like Sean, I knew he'd be there in 2017.
There seems to be a wave of single-driven music, which the last time I noticed it was when Hurricane Chris had his song out. Anyone seen Hurricane Chris? How about the other southern rappers who had crank that songs unrelated to Soulja Boy.
A few years ago when Sean came out, I'd consider him a good example of the first generation after major label decade and a half dominance. His back story was, he was a kid who rapped for Kanye and Yeezy liked him so he signed him to GOOD music when it was first created. He also had a big social media following, and showed a clear model artists could follow. His sound fit the period, and you were almost able to predict his next moves. One of his most positive traits was amount of content, and quality of it (which I thought was a big part of hip hop).
With the current-gen rappers, I have no clue what's going to happen with most of them. Everyone comes and goes so quickly, and singles are becoming more important to the point of upcoming artists making mixtapes wasted their time doing it because it's out-dated.
Like where will any of the 2017 rappers be in 2020? even though I didn't like Sean, I knew he'd be there in 2017.
There seems to be a wave of single-driven music, which the last time I noticed it was when Hurricane Chris had his song out. Anyone seen Hurricane Chris? How about the other southern rappers who had crank that songs unrelated to Soulja Boy.
freethewave
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Where Stitches at?
JonnyRoccIT
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Basically, who can be/look/sound the most ridiculous.
Not even about talent anymore...just shock value and popularity contest
Not even about talent anymore...just shock value and popularity contest
fortyacres
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HafBayked;c-10011013 said:
yeah i think we are in the hair metal era of rap , where its more hedonistic.
fortyacres
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HafBayked;c-10011013 said:
yeah i think we are in the hair metal era of rap , where its more hedonistic.
AggieLean.
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That nigga and that snake
genocidecutter
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Mainstream wise mumble will dominate and then when people get bored of that another corny trend will rise. Shout out to horrorcore/wicked shit scene though no corny gimmicks just killer lyrics.
black caesar
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Youtubers with a buzz are now going to be the new artist. Look at "Cash Me Outside". SMH
Turfaholic
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HafBayked;c-10011013 said:
The people who were in the early teens when this style was popular are recreating it. It's their favorite era.
With Bay Area artist Nef The Pharoah, you can see his style is heavily influenced by Mac Dre and the Bling Bling Cash Money era. He's also sampling other styles that was popular in the early 2000s.
Aka history repeating itself. It just sounds different.
Turfaholic
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HafBayked;c-10011013 said:
The people who were in the early teens when this style was popular are recreating it. It's their favorite era.
With Bay Area artist Nef The Pharoah, you can see his style is heavily influenced by Mac Dre and the Bling Bling Cash Money era. He's also sampling other styles that was popular in the early 2000s.
Aka history repeating itself. It just sounds different.
Turfaholic
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Damn double post
trilladelic
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What direction u ask?
Depends on whether u wanna follow..
Depends on whether u wanna follow..
Street rap is yelling and/Or mumbling with lots of adlibs, slightly offbeat flows
Lots of sing rap
Late 90s and early/mid 2000s tributes: bay rappers showing love to old school bay area and new orleans sound, la rappers sampling g funk grooves on mustard type beats, Bryson tiller and drake remixing damn near everything
Afrobeat and dancehall fusions getting big
Genres are merging: Conscious rappers merging classic hip hop styles with street, mumble, pop and sing rap. Producers adding everything from pop, to edm to Brazilian funk on trap beats. It's a lot going on.
Lots of sing rap
Late 90s and early/mid 2000s tributes: bay rappers showing love to old school bay area and new orleans sound, la rappers sampling g funk grooves on mustard type beats, Bryson tiller and drake remixing damn near everything
Afrobeat and dancehall fusions getting big
Genres are merging: Conscious rappers merging classic hip hop styles with street, mumble, pop and sing rap. Producers adding everything from pop, to edm to Brazilian funk on trap beats. It's a lot going on.
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