What rapper is washed up?

[BUTCHER 206]

listening to music isnt the same as it used to be.

you used to look forward to someones new shit, you had to go to the store, buy the cd. the cd got you kind of amped up when you opened it up, checked out the cover and saw how they did their CD art and shit, kind of got you in the mood. then you popped the CD in and listened to that shit from beginning to end and it was a whole experience with an intro, little breaks or skits in the cd or whatever, and outros. shits a couple hour long experience.

nowadays you kind of half-ass learn someones new shit came out weeks, months, or even years ago, download the album and the track list hits your media player as some generic text, you just skip the intro if its some talking, flip through the songs real fast trying to find a nice beat, skip the shit you arent feeling, never go back to it. you could flip through a whole album that an artist took months even years to develop; just brush off their hard work like it aint shit in about 15 mins, then delete the album like it never existed without having to spend a penny.

shits fucked up, i dont know how much of it is rappers seem washed up, or how much of it is the average listeners attention span isnt there anymore, and theres not as much of an experience listening to peoples new shit anymore. its more about selling someone an image or a feeling or a state of mind and its not as intimate as it was. thats why rappers like drake and rick ross are huge right now, and most people dont fuck with people who have deep lyrics and messages.

i think its a lose lose situation for older artists to be forced to try and adapt their music into the watered down formula that the successful artists today use. an artist can make a generic mainstream song about partying with girls or living it up and it will stimulate the listeners irrational subconscious human sex and greed desires to obtain great sexual prowess and wealth, make a music video for it filled with flashy subconscious provoking imagery and it will trick the listener into buying it without even knowing what happened and the artist will get their money; but they lose their loyal fan base in the process. and if they dont change anything at all they still lose because even the loyal fan base isnt buying cds anymore


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tl;dr: pretty much the internet changed the casual listener into an apathetic critic, and the artists who are and arent catering to the new listener are seen as washed up or inferior; lose/ lose no matter what you try to do in the current industry if youre already in it

 

[S.L.A.B]

There is still a lot of good rap coming out tho so im not complaining, it just takes a little more of your own time since mainstream is fucked up.

 

[ThaG]

listening to music isnt the same as it used to be.

you used to look forward to someones new shit, you had to go to the store, buy the cd. the cd got you kind of amped up when you opened it up, checked out the cover and saw how they did their CD art and shit, kind of got you in the mood. then you popped the CD in and listened to that shit from beginning to end and it was a whole experience with an intro, little breaks or skits in the cd or whatever, and outros. shits a couple hour long experience.

nowadays you kind of half-ass learn someones new shit came out weeks, months, or even years ago, download the album and the track list hits your media player as some generic text, you just skip the intro if its some talking, flip through the songs real fast trying to find a nice beat, skip the shit you arent feeling, never go back to it. you could flip through a whole album that an artist took months even years to develop; just brush off their hard work like it aint shit in about 15 mins, then delete the album like it never existed without having to spend a penny.

shits fucked up, i dont know how much of it is rappers seem washed up, or how much of it is the average listeners attention span isnt there anymore, and theres not as much of an experience listening to peoples new shit anymore. its more about selling someone an image or a feeling or a state of mind and its not as intimate as it was. thats why rappers like drake and rick ross are huge right now, and most people dont fuck with people who have deep lyrics and messages.

i think its a lose lose situation for older artists to be forced to try and adapt their music into the watered down formula that the successful artists today use. an artist can make a generic mainstream song about partying with girls or living it up and it will stimulate the listeners irrational subconscious human sex and greed desires to obtain great sexual prowess and wealth, make a music video for it filled with flashy subconscious provoking imagery and it will trick the listener into buying it without even knowing what happened and the artist will get their money; but they lose their loyal fan base in the process. and if they dont change anything at all they still lose because even the loyal fan base isnt buying cds anymore


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tl;dr: pretty much the internet changed the casual listener into an apathetic critic, and the artists who are and arent catering to the new listener are seen as washed up or inferior; lose/ lose no matter what you try to do in the current industry if youre already in it

You summed it up really well with the part about the changing listening habits. That's exactly how it is, and the real problem is that it fed back into how music is made because once people stopped listening to albums the way they used to, the artists (who are listeners themselves too) stopped making them with that kind of listening experience in mind and started half-assing things; although cause and effect are difficult to separate in this case because both trends reinforced each other. Also, music today is released at a pace never seen before in history; it is not just the sheer number of artists but most artists release several albums every year, numerous mixtapes, collaboration ablums, etc; this on its own shortens attention spans. It used to be extremely rare for an artist to release more than one album in a single year, and often it took two to three years between albums. There is no way you can release 5 album in two years and achieve the same quality you would if you made only one in that same period, all else equal.

 

[DuceTheTruth]

Im stuck in the mid 90s-early 2000 era myself. been too much dissappointment lately.

 

[antilabs]

drake

 

[Guap916]

Tha Truth I agree 100% whats goin on with Quinn? But my pick would have to be Mistah Fab (your 5mins is up), Yukmouth and Keak Da Sneak!

 

[triple stacks]

listening to music isnt the same as it used to be.

Its pretty hard to just blame the listener and industry. These dudes get tired and washed up when they put out the same content every fuckin cd for the last 10-20 years. Most guys track listing end up looking pretty much the same album to album. rappers stay on point when they can mature with there music and bring us something differnt. its hard to rely on a flow and beats to carry your music 10 years into the game

 

[Simpaticone1]

I used to look forward to Tuesdays when new music came out . Run into friends there checking the new releases ........ The good old days when they gave thanks on the inside of the cover . . Those were the years '95 till 2004 . I feel old !


RIP CD's .

Butcher summed it all up . Its just not like it used to be .

 

[Young Gully]

well hopefully i can make that impact for the bay yall lookin for december 6th david in stores...its a lotta ppl still pumin out that real...jus gotta look fo em...

david in stores december 6th

 

[Darkshowdown]

well hopefully i can make that impact for the bay yall lookin for december 6th david in stores...its a lotta ppl still pumin out that real...jus gotta look fo em...

david in stores december 6th

Not taking anything away from you or trying to talk shit but lets be honest DEC 6TH that shit not gonna sell or blow up. some cats on here will download it and make a thread on if its good or not then week later the thread will be gonna and replaced with a v-nasty, kreyshawn, a mainstream artist mentioning the bay thread, or a video blog beef thread and your album slept on.


Im not attacking you im just being real since you brought it to light.

 

[raiderdave]

Lenny kravitz

 

[B. Law]

MY LONG ASS 2 CENTS

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT DAMN TO BE HONEST, THE MAJORITY OF THE INDUSTRY IS WASHED UP. I THINK ANOTHER FACTOR TO ALL THIS GARBAGE IS VIACOM. VIACOM IS THE CORPORATION THAT OWNS BET, MTV, VH1, MANY OF THE MAJOR RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE KMEL ETC., ETC. ARTISTS NOW ARE LOOKING FOR ONE FORMULA TO GET MAINSTREAM APPEAL, SO THE CLUB SONGS OR THE GENERIC SHIT THAT APPEASES THE MASSES, IN ADDITION ALBUMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER BE WELL CRAFTED, INSIGHTFUL VERSES THAT EITHER MAKE YOU THINK OR MAKE YOU WANNA REWIND BACK TO CATCH THE LYRICS A SECOND TIME. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY FEATURES. I BUY AN ARTISTS ALBUM TO HEAR THEM, SEE WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, HEAR THEIR FLOW AND LYRICS. IF AN ARTIST HAS 15 TRACKS ON HIS ALBUM HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 10 SOLOS. ARTISTS ARE TOO CONSUMED WITH MAKING AS MANY SONGS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CAREFULLY CRAFTING THEIR SHIT. BEATS SOUND TOO SYNTHESIZED. DAMN NEAR NOBODY NO WHERE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY AN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO OFFER VARIATION IN THE BEATS. I MEAN SHIT SOME RAPPERS WANT TO POSE LIKE THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR BUT MAYBE IF THEY WOULD DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO LEARNIN' THE SHIT INSTEAD OF GETTIN' HIGH AND DRUNK MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN AND ADD A REAL FUNKY GUTAR RIFF THAT THEY THEMSELF CREATED AND SAMPLE AND LOOP THE SHIT IN THEIR OWN TRACK. NOW THAT IS ARTISTRY. ANOTHER THING, THE ART OF NARRATION IS DIMINISHING CONSTANTLY, AS MANY RAPPERS CAN'T STAY ON SUBJECT IN THEIR RHYMES AND JUST WANT TO RAP ABOUT THE SAME OLE SAME OLE. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN CRIME RHYME, TELL A STORY ABOUT WHATEVER IT CAN BE ABOUT LET'S SAY ROBBIN' BANKS, SEEKIN' REVENGE, OR WHATEVER IN MY OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO CURRENTLY BE DOING THAT SHIT OR EVEN DONE IT AT ALL BUT YOU THE RAPPER ARE JUST CREATING A FICTIONAL NARRATION LIKE QUINTON TARRENTINO OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE CRITICIZE AND CALL THE RAPPER FAKE IF HE AINT REALLY DOING IT AT THAT CURRENT TIME. THEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RAP LIKE THEY ARE GONNA SHOOT THIS PERSON THAT PERSON, HOW MUCH MONEY AND JEWELERY THEY HAVE, HOW MANY BITCHES THEY HAVE, RAPPERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SPEAKIN ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO CONFICTS THAT RESULT IN SHOOTINGS AS OPPOSED TO PUTTIN' THEMSELVES OUT THERE LIKE THEY ARE SO DAMN HARD. FOR EXAMPLE MANY RAPPERS SAY SHIT LIKE " i bust my glock to make hearts stop. It don't stop there I'll even bust at cops"> IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RAPPER PUTS HIMSELF OUT THERE LIKE HE'S THE BIGGEST FACTOR OUT THERE, HE'S JUST GONNA GO KILL UP EVERY DAMN BODY IN HIS RHYMES AND NOT EXPLAINING WHY HE FEELS HE HAS TO BUST HIS GUN. BUT GET BACK TO EXPLAINING WHY YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR GUN. I DON'T KNOW SAY SOME SHIT LIKE " Suckas round the way scammin'/ niggas i'm in contact with I frequently reexaminine/ Atmosphere outta control once you exit yo front doe/ hyenas leavin' bulletholes in yo skull to gain capitol/ Sheistiest ones may be ones you know actin' casual til' they let yo life go/ so I'm prepared to counter the attack with the calico/ Remain alert through the darkness never caught outta position with my eyes closed/ My mentality stays willing to slay in order to defend my life and the pay I earned the hard way"> IN THIS SCENARIO THE RAPPER AIN'T TRYIN TO ACT LIKE HES' THE HARDEST KILLER AND WILL KILL EVERYONE IN SIGHT HE'S JUST LETTIN THE LISTENER KNOW HE'S REMAINING CAUTIOUS AND WILL KILL IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, AS HE KNOWS SUCKAS STAY PLOTTIN WHEN YOU HAVIN SOMETHIN, EVEN PEOPLE HE KNOW MAY BE LURKING. I MEAN RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO FRONT LIKE THEY ARE SO HARD AND IT'S SO TIRING BUT YOU CAN STILL CRIME RHYME BUT THINK OUT SCENARIOS AND EXPANATIONS BUT STAY LYRICAL. ALSO, MANY RAPPERS WHO ARE OVER 30 AND MANY OVER 40 WHO NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON AN AUDIENCE AROUND THEIR OWN AGE BRACKET. I MEAN IF YOUR 35 AND YOU'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO THE TEENAGERS YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE LISTENERS. NOW I'M NOT SAYING MAKE OUT DATED MUSIC, REMAIN MATURE, CREATIVE, INTELLEGENT, RAP ABOUT SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE CAN RELATE TO OR SHIT THAT IS EITHER PERSONAL OR SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE WILL KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING, GET THE HARDEST BEATS DON'T JUST ACCEPT NO BULLSHIT BEATS EVEN IF THEY'RE FROM A HOT PRODUCER JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT PUSHES CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WILL GRAVITATE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FORMULA WAS FOR A LONG TIME THE DELINQUENTS FROM THE MID 90'S TIL 2003. I MEAN THEM CATS ARE OLDER CATS FROM THAT LATE 80'S GENERATION LACED THEIR RHYMES WITH THAT LATE 80'S GAME YET HAD THEM KNOCKIN ASS BEATS. THEY NEVER CAME CORNY, STAYED IN THEIR LANE AND YOU COULDN'T DO NOTHING BUT RESPECT IT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SOLD MORE ALBUMS BUT THEY HAD A CORE FOLLOWING AND RESPECT FROM PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE TO PEOPLE 5 TO 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THEM. lOOK JUST AROUND 7 YEARS AGO HOW MANY CATS GOT ON THE HYPHY TREND, NOT THEM DUDES. NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY HAD NO PART OF THAT ERA BUT LOOK AT E-40 I MEAN HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER BUT T5HIS BIG OLD 40 SOMETHIN YEAR OLD DUDE TRYIN TO MAKE HYPHY MUSIC FOR TEENAGERS. YEAH HE HAD A HIT BUT HOW MANY OTHER RAPPERS TRIED TO DO THE HYPHY THING AND JUST LOST YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A FAD ON 80% JUMPED ON IT. STAY IN YOUR LANE PLEASE AND BE YOURSELF, REEL 'EM IN WITH YOUR LYRICS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THE RAPPER CONTROL THE MOST. I MEAN SHIT IF I'M GETTIN PAID TO RAP BEST BELIEVE I'M STEADY GONNA BE WITH THAT PEN AND PAD, GRAB A DICTIONARY LEARN NEW WORDS FUCK PEOPLE'S HEADS UP WITH THE WAY I PATTERN MY RHYMES AND WRITE THEM, RE-WRITE MY SHIT TIL I GOT MY SHIT DOWN TIGHT, FIND SHIT THAT INFLUENCES MY RHYMES, SHIT I'MA TRY TO BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST I CAN BE. LISTEN TO ALL THE LEGENDARY RAPPERS SHIT AND TRY TO OUT WRITE THEM. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE GREAT OFF THE DOME BUT SHIT CRAFT YOUR RHYMES, PUT THEM ON PAPER AND WORK WITH IT TIL YOU GASSIN' EM.

 

[FatBlunts209]

too damn high to read all that shit..

 

[Rossibreath]

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT DAMN TO BE HONEST, THE MAJORITY OF THE INDUSTRY IS WASHED UP. I THINK ANOTHER FACTOR TO ALL THIS GARBAGE IS VIACOM. VIACOM IS THE CORPORATION THAT OWNS BET, MTV, VH1, MANY OF THE MAJOR RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE KMEL ETC., ETC. ARTISTS NOW ARE LOOKING FOR ONE FORMULA TO GET MAINSTREAM APPEAL, SO THE CLUB SONGS OR THE GENERIC SHIT THAT APPEASES THE MASSES, IN ADDITION ALBUMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER BE WELL CRAFTED, INSIGHTFUL VERSES THAT EITHER MAKE YOU THINK OR MAKE YOU WANNA REWIND BACK TO CATCH THE LYRICS A SECOND TIME. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY FEATURES. I BUY AN ARTISTS ALBUM TO HEAR THEM, SEE WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, HEAR THEIR FLOW AND LYRICS. IF AN ARTIST HAS 15 TRACKS ON HIS ALBUM HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 10 SOLOS. ARTISTS ARE TOO CONSUMED WITH MAKING AS MANY SONGS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CAREFULLY CRAFTING THEIR SHIT. BEATS SOUND TOO SYNTHESIZED. DAMN NEAR NOBODY NO WHERE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY AN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO OFFER VARIATION IN THE BEATS. I MEAN SHIT SOME RAPPERS WANT TO POSE LIKE THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR BUT MAYBE IF THEY WOULD DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO LEARNIN' THE SHIT INSTEAD OF GETTIN' HIGH AND DRUNK MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN AND ADD A REAL FUNKY GUTAR RIFF THAT THEY THEMSELF CREATED AND SAMPLE AND LOOP THE SHIT IN THEIR OWN TRACK. NOW THAT IS ARTISTRY. ANOTHER THING, THE ART OF NARRATION IS DIMINISHING CONSTANTLY, AS MANY RAPPERS CAN'T STAY ON SUBJECT IN THEIR RHYMES AND JUST WANT TO RAP ABOUT THE SAME OLE SAME OLE. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN CRIME RHYME, TELL A STORY ABOUT WHATEVER IT CAN BE ABOUT LET'S SAY ROBBIN' BANKS, SEEKIN' REVENGE, OR WHATEVER IN MY OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO CURRENTLY BE DOING THAT SHIT OR EVEN DONE IT AT ALL BUT YOU THE RAPPER ARE JUST CREATING A FICTIONAL NARRATION LIKE QUINTON TARRENTINO OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE CRITICIZE AND CALL THE RAPPER FAKE IF HE AINT REALLY DOING IT AT THAT CURRENT TIME. THEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RAP LIKE THEY ARE GONNA SHOOT THIS PERSON THAT PERSON, HOW MUCH MONEY AND JEWELERY THEY HAVE, HOW MANY BITCHES THEY HAVE, RAPPERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SPEAKIN ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO CONFICTS THAT RESULT IN SHOOTINGS AS OPPOSED TO PUTTIN' THEMSELVES OUT THERE LIKE THEY ARE SO DAMN HARD. FOR EXAMPLE MANY RAPPERS SAY SHIT LIKE " i bust my glock to make hearts stop. It don't stop there I'll even bust at cops"> IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RAPPER PUTS HIMSELF OUT THERE LIKE HE'S THE BIGGEST FACTOR OUT THERE, HE'S JUST GONNA GO KILL UP EVERY DAMN BODY IN HIS RHYMES AND NOT EXPLAINING WHY HE FEELS HE HAS TO BUST HIS GUN. BUT GET BACK TO EXPLAINING WHY YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR GUN. I DON'T KNOW SAY SOME SHIT LIKE " Suckas round the way scammin'/ niggas i'm in contact with I frequently reexaminine/ Atmosphere outta control once you exit yo front doe/ hyenas leavin' bulletholes in yo skull to gain capitol/ Sheistiest ones may be ones you know actin' casual til' they let yo life go/ so I'm prepared to counter the attack with the calico/ Remain alert through the darkness never caught outta position with my eyes closed/ My mentality stays willing to slay in order to defend my life and the pay I earned the hard way"> IN THIS SCENARIO THE RAPPER AIN'T TRYIN TO ACT LIKE HES' THE HARDEST KILLER AND WILL KILL EVERYONE IN SIGHT HE'S JUST LETTIN THE LISTENER KNOW HE'S REMAINING CAUTIOUS AND WILL KILL IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, AS HE KNOWS SUCKAS STAY PLOTTIN WHEN YOU HAVIN SOMETHIN, EVEN PEOPLE HE KNOW MAY BE LURKING. I MEAN RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO FRONT LIKE THEY ARE SO HARD AND IT'S SO TIRING BUT YOU CAN STILL CRIME RHYME BUT THINK OUT SCENARIOS AND EXPANATIONS BUT STAY LYRICAL. ALSO, MANY RAPPERS WHO ARE OVER 30 AND MANY OVER 40 WHO NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON AN AUDIENCE AROUND THEIR OWN AGE BRACKET. I MEAN IF YOUR 35 AND YOU'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO THE TEENAGERS YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE LISTENERS. NOW I'M NOT SAYING MAKE OUT DATED MUSIC, REMAIN MATURE, CREATIVE, INTELLEGENT, RAP ABOUT SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE CAN RELATE TO OR SHIT THAT IS EITHER PERSONAL OR SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE WILL KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING, GET THE HARDEST BEATS DON'T JUST ACCEPT NO BULLSHIT BEATS EVEN IF THEY'RE FROM A HOT PRODUCER JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT PUSHES CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WILL GRAVITATE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FORMULA WAS FOR A LONG TIME THE DELINQUENTS FROM THE MID 90'S TIL 2003. I MEAN THEM CATS ARE OLDER CATS FROM THAT LATE 80'S GENERATION LACED THEIR RHYMES WITH THAT LATE 80'S GAME YET HAD THEM KNOCKIN ASS BEATS. THEY NEVER CAME CORNY, STAYED IN THEIR LANE AND YOU COULDN'T DO NOTHING BUT RESPECT IT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SOLD MORE ALBUMS BUT THEY HAD A CORE FOLLOWING AND RESPECT FROM PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE TO PEOPLE 5 TO 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THEM. lOOK JUST AROUND 7 YEARS AGO HOW MANY CATS GOT ON THE HYPHY TREND, NOT THEM DUDES. NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY HAD NO PART OF THAT ERA BUT LOOK AT E-40 I MEAN HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER BUT T5HIS BIG OLD 40 SOMETHIN YEAR OLD DUDE TRYIN TO MAKE HYPHY MUSIC FOR TEENAGERS. YEAH HE HAD A HIT BUT HOW MANY OTHER RAPPERS TRIED TO DO THE HYPHY THING AND JUST LOST YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A FAD ON 80% JUMPED ON IT. STAY IN YOUR LANE PLEASE AND BE YOURSELF, REEL 'EM IN WITH YOUR LYRICS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THE RAPPER CONTROL THE MOST. I MEAN SHIT IF I'M GETTIN PAID TO RAP BEST BELIEVE I'M STEADY GONNA BE WITH THAT PEN AND PAD, GRAB A DICTIONARY LEARN NEW WORDS FUCK PEOPLE'S HEADS UP WITH THE WAY I PATTERN MY RHYMES AND WRITE THEM, RE-WRITE MY SHIT TIL I GOT MY SHIT DOWN TIGHT, FIND SHIT THAT INFLUENCES MY RHYMES, SHIT I'MA TRY TO BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST I CAN BE. LISTEN TO ALL THE LEGENDARY RAPPERS SHIT AND TRY TO OUT WRITE THEM. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE GREAT OFF THE DOME BUT SHIT CRAFT YOUR RHYMES, PUT THEM ON PAPER AND WORK WITH IT TIL YOU GASSIN' EM.

Lol holy fuck. Is this Moby Dick?

 

[Rossibreath]

I hate how the songs leak one at a time then by the time you buy the cd you already heard every song. Then I'm too judgemental of the songs individually. Like I don't get to sit down and soak it in as an album. I guess I'm speaking only about E40s albums tho cuz he's the only rapper I give a fuck about anymore so I'm kinda old and outta the loop. Or gay like you guys say haha. Last albums I only listened to like 5 leaked songs. This time I ain't listening to anything til the day I go buy them. I've bought 10 copys of every E40 album the day they came out since Ghetto Report Card cuz I support that dude.

 

[RuffNRuggedThug]

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT DAMN TO BE HONEST, THE MAJORITY OF THE INDUSTRY IS WASHED UP. I THINK ANOTHER FACTOR TO ALL THIS GARBAGE IS VIACOM. VIACOM IS THE CORPORATION THAT OWNS BET, MTV, VH1, MANY OF THE MAJOR RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE KMEL ETC., ETC. ARTISTS NOW ARE LOOKING FOR ONE FORMULA TO GET MAINSTREAM APPEAL, SO THE CLUB SONGS OR THE GENERIC SHIT THAT APPEASES THE MASSES, IN ADDITION ALBUMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER BE WELL CRAFTED, INSIGHTFUL VERSES THAT EITHER MAKE YOU THINK OR MAKE YOU WANNA REWIND BACK TO CATCH THE LYRICS A SECOND TIME. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY FEATURES. I BUY AN ARTISTS ALBUM TO HEAR THEM, SEE WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, HEAR THEIR FLOW AND LYRICS. IF AN ARTIST HAS 15 TRACKS ON HIS ALBUM HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 10 SOLOS. ARTISTS ARE TOO CONSUMED WITH MAKING AS MANY SONGS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CAREFULLY CRAFTING THEIR SHIT. BEATS SOUND TOO SYNTHESIZED. DAMN NEAR NOBODY NO WHERE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY AN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO OFFER VARIATION IN THE BEATS. I MEAN SHIT SOME RAPPERS WANT TO POSE LIKE THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR BUT MAYBE IF THEY WOULD DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO LEARNIN' THE SHIT INSTEAD OF GETTIN' HIGH AND DRUNK MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN AND ADD A REAL FUNKY GUTAR RIFF THAT THEY THEMSELF CREATED AND SAMPLE AND LOOP THE SHIT IN THEIR OWN TRACK. NOW THAT IS ARTISTRY. ANOTHER THING, THE ART OF NARRATION IS DIMINISHING CONSTANTLY, AS MANY RAPPERS CAN'T STAY ON SUBJECT IN THEIR RHYMES AND JUST WANT TO RAP ABOUT THE SAME OLE SAME OLE. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN CRIME RHYME, TELL A STORY ABOUT WHATEVER IT CAN BE ABOUT LET'S SAY ROBBIN' BANKS, SEEKIN' REVENGE, OR WHATEVER IN MY OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO CURRENTLY BE DOING THAT SHIT OR EVEN DONE IT AT ALL BUT YOU THE RAPPER ARE JUST CREATING A FICTIONAL NARRATION LIKE QUINTON TARRENTINO OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE CRITICIZE AND CALL THE RAPPER FAKE IF HE AINT REALLY DOING IT AT THAT CURRENT TIME. THEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RAP LIKE THEY ARE GONNA SHOOT THIS PERSON THAT PERSON, HOW MUCH MONEY AND JEWELERY THEY HAVE, HOW MANY BITCHES THEY HAVE, RAPPERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SPEAKIN ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO CONFICTS THAT RESULT IN SHOOTINGS AS OPPOSED TO PUTTIN' THEMSELVES OUT THERE LIKE THEY ARE SO DAMN HARD. FOR EXAMPLE MANY RAPPERS SAY SHIT LIKE " i bust my glock to make hearts stop. It don't stop there I'll even bust at cops"> IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RAPPER PUTS HIMSELF OUT THERE LIKE HE'S THE BIGGEST FACTOR OUT THERE, HE'S JUST GONNA GO KILL UP EVERY DAMN BODY IN HIS RHYMES AND NOT EXPLAINING WHY HE FEELS HE HAS TO BUST HIS GUN. BUT GET BACK TO EXPLAINING WHY YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR GUN. I DON'T KNOW SAY SOME SHIT LIKE " Suckas round the way scammin'/ niggas i'm in contact with I frequently reexaminine/ Atmosphere outta control once you exit yo front doe/ hyenas leavin' bulletholes in yo skull to gain capitol/ Sheistiest ones may be ones you know actin' casual til' they let yo life go/ so I'm prepared to counter the attack with the calico/ Remain alert through the darkness never caught outta position with my eyes closed/ My mentality stays willing to slay in order to defend my life and the pay I earned the hard way"> IN THIS SCENARIO THE RAPPER AIN'T TRYIN TO ACT LIKE HES' THE HARDEST KILLER AND WILL KILL EVERYONE IN SIGHT HE'S JUST LETTIN THE LISTENER KNOW HE'S REMAINING CAUTIOUS AND WILL KILL IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, AS HE KNOWS SUCKAS STAY PLOTTIN WHEN YOU HAVIN SOMETHIN, EVEN PEOPLE HE KNOW MAY BE LURKING. I MEAN RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO FRONT LIKE THEY ARE SO HARD AND IT'S SO TIRING BUT YOU CAN STILL CRIME RHYME BUT THINK OUT SCENARIOS AND EXPANATIONS BUT STAY LYRICAL. ALSO, MANY RAPPERS WHO ARE OVER 30 AND MANY OVER 40 WHO NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON AN AUDIENCE AROUND THEIR OWN AGE BRACKET. I MEAN IF YOUR 35 AND YOU'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO THE TEENAGERS YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE LISTENERS. NOW I'M NOT SAYING MAKE OUT DATED MUSIC, REMAIN MATURE, CREATIVE, INTELLEGENT, RAP ABOUT SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE CAN RELATE TO OR SHIT THAT IS EITHER PERSONAL OR SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE WILL KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING, GET THE HARDEST BEATS DON'T JUST ACCEPT NO BULLSHIT BEATS EVEN IF THEY'RE FROM A HOT PRODUCER JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT PUSHES CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WILL GRAVITATE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FORMULA WAS FOR A LONG TIME THE DELINQUENTS FROM THE MID 90'S TIL 2003. I MEAN THEM CATS ARE OLDER CATS FROM THAT LATE 80'S GENERATION LACED THEIR RHYMES WITH THAT LATE 80'S GAME YET HAD THEM KNOCKIN ASS BEATS. THEY NEVER CAME CORNY, STAYED IN THEIR LANE AND YOU COULDN'T DO NOTHING BUT RESPECT IT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SOLD MORE ALBUMS BUT THEY HAD A CORE FOLLOWING AND RESPECT FROM PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE TO PEOPLE 5 TO 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THEM. lOOK JUST AROUND 7 YEARS AGO HOW MANY CATS GOT ON THE HYPHY TREND, NOT THEM DUDES. NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY HAD NO PART OF THAT ERA BUT LOOK AT E-40 I MEAN HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER BUT T5HIS BIG OLD 40 SOMETHIN YEAR OLD DUDE TRYIN TO MAKE HYPHY MUSIC FOR TEENAGERS. YEAH HE HAD A HIT BUT HOW MANY OTHER RAPPERS TRIED TO DO THE HYPHY THING AND JUST LOST YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A FAD ON 80% JUMPED ON IT. STAY IN YOUR LANE PLEASE AND BE YOURSELF, REEL 'EM IN WITH YOUR LYRICS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THE RAPPER CONTROL THE MOST. I MEAN SHIT IF I'M GETTIN PAID TO RAP BEST BELIEVE I'M STEADY GONNA BE WITH THAT PEN AND PAD, GRAB A DICTIONARY LEARN NEW WORDS FUCK PEOPLE'S HEADS UP WITH THE WAY I PATTERN MY RHYMES AND WRITE THEM, RE-WRITE MY SHIT TIL I GOT MY SHIT DOWN TIGHT, FIND SHIT THAT INFLUENCES MY RHYMES, SHIT I'MA TRY TO BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST I CAN BE. LISTEN TO ALL THE LEGENDARY RAPPERS SHIT AND TRY TO OUT WRITE THEM. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE GREAT OFF THE DOME BUT SHIT CRAFT YOUR RHYMES, PUT THEM ON PAPER AND WORK WITH IT TIL YOU GASSIN' EM.

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT DAMN TO BE HONEST, THE MAJORITY OF THE INDUSTRY IS WASHED UP. I THINK ANOTHER FACTOR TO ALL THIS GARBAGE IS VIACOM. VIACOM IS THE CORPORATION THAT OWNS BET, MTV, VH1, MANY OF THE MAJOR RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE KMEL ETC., ETC. ARTISTS NOW ARE LOOKING FOR ONE FORMULA TO GET MAINSTREAM APPEAL, SO THE CLUB SONGS OR THE GENERIC SHIT THAT APPEASES THE MASSES, IN ADDITION ALBUMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER BE WELL CRAFTED, INSIGHTFUL VERSES THAT EITHER MAKE YOU THINK OR MAKE YOU WANNA REWIND BACK TO CATCH THE LYRICS A SECOND TIME. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY FEATURES. I BUY AN ARTISTS ALBUM TO HEAR THEM, SEE WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, HEAR THEIR FLOW AND LYRICS. IF AN ARTIST HAS 15 TRACKS ON HIS ALBUM HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 10 SOLOS. ARTISTS ARE TOO CONSUMED WITH MAKING AS MANY SONGS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CAREFULLY CRAFTING THEIR SHIT. BEATS SOUND TOO SYNTHESIZED. DAMN NEAR NOBODY NO WHERE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY AN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO OFFER VARIATION IN THE BEATS. I MEAN SHIT SOME RAPPERS WANT TO POSE LIKE THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR BUT MAYBE IF THEY WOULD DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO LEARNIN' THE SHIT INSTEAD OF GETTIN' HIGH AND DRUNK MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN AND ADD A REAL FUNKY GUTAR RIFF THAT THEY THEMSELF CREATED AND SAMPLE AND LOOP THE SHIT IN THEIR OWN TRACK. NOW THAT IS ARTISTRY. ANOTHER THING, THE ART OF NARRATION IS DIMINISHING CONSTANTLY, AS MANY RAPPERS CAN'T STAY ON SUBJECT IN THEIR RHYMES AND JUST WANT TO RAP ABOUT THE SAME OLE SAME OLE. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN CRIME RHYME, TELL A STORY ABOUT WHATEVER IT CAN BE ABOUT LET'S SAY ROBBIN' BANKS, SEEKIN' REVENGE, OR WHATEVER IN MY OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO CURRENTLY BE DOING THAT SHIT OR EVEN DONE IT AT ALL BUT YOU THE RAPPER ARE JUST CREATING A FICTIONAL NARRATION LIKE QUINTON TARRENTINO OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE CRITICIZE AND CALL THE RAPPER FAKE IF HE AINT REALLY DOING IT AT THAT CURRENT TIME. THEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RAP LIKE THEY ARE GONNA SHOOT THIS PERSON THAT PERSON, HOW MUCH MONEY AND JEWELERY THEY HAVE, HOW MANY BITCHES THEY HAVE, RAPPERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SPEAKIN ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO CONFICTS THAT RESULT IN SHOOTINGS AS OPPOSED TO PUTTIN' THEMSELVES OUT THERE LIKE THEY ARE SO DAMN HARD. FOR EXAMPLE MANY RAPPERS SAY SHIT LIKE " i bust my glock to make hearts stop. It don't stop there I'll even bust at cops"> IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RAPPER PUTS HIMSELF OUT THERE LIKE HE'S THE BIGGEST FACTOR OUT THERE, HE'S JUST GONNA GO KILL UP EVERY DAMN BODY IN HIS RHYMES AND NOT EXPLAINING WHY HE FEELS HE HAS TO BUST HIS GUN. BUT GET BACK TO EXPLAINING WHY YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR GUN. I DON'T KNOW SAY SOME SHIT LIKE " Suckas round the way scammin'/ niggas i'm in contact with I frequently reexaminine/ Atmosphere outta control once you exit yo front doe/ hyenas leavin' bulletholes in yo skull to gain capitol/ Sheistiest ones may be ones you know actin' casual til' they let yo life go/ so I'm prepared to counter the attack with the calico/ Remain alert through the darkness never caught outta position with my eyes closed/ My mentality stays willing to slay in order to defend my life and the pay I earned the hard way"> IN THIS SCENARIO THE RAPPER AIN'T TRYIN TO ACT LIKE HES' THE HARDEST KILLER AND WILL KILL EVERYONE IN SIGHT HE'S JUST LETTIN THE LISTENER KNOW HE'S REMAINING CAUTIOUS AND WILL KILL IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, AS HE KNOWS SUCKAS STAY PLOTTIN WHEN YOU HAVIN SOMETHIN, EVEN PEOPLE HE KNOW MAY BE LURKING. I MEAN RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO FRONT LIKE THEY ARE SO HARD AND IT'S SO TIRING BUT YOU CAN STILL CRIME RHYME BUT THINK OUT SCENARIOS AND EXPANATIONS BUT STAY LYRICAL. ALSO, MANY RAPPERS WHO ARE OVER 30 AND MANY OVER 40 WHO NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON AN AUDIENCE AROUND THEIR OWN AGE BRACKET. I MEAN IF YOUR 35 AND YOU'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO THE TEENAGERS YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE LISTENERS. NOW I'M NOT SAYING MAKE OUT DATED MUSIC, REMAIN MATURE, CREATIVE, INTELLEGENT, RAP ABOUT SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE CAN RELATE TO OR SHIT THAT IS EITHER PERSONAL OR SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE WILL KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING, GET THE HARDEST BEATS DON'T JUST ACCEPT NO BULLSHIT BEATS EVEN IF THEY'RE FROM A HOT PRODUCER JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT PUSHES CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WILL GRAVITATE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FORMULA WAS FOR A LONG TIME THE DELINQUENTS FROM THE MID 90'S TIL 2003. I MEAN THEM CATS ARE OLDER CATS FROM THAT LATE 80'S GENERATION LACED THEIR RHYMES WITH THAT LATE 80'S GAME YET HAD THEM KNOCKIN ASS BEATS. THEY NEVER CAME CORNY, STAYED IN THEIR LANE AND YOU COULDN'T DO NOTHING BUT RESPECT IT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SOLD MORE ALBUMS BUT THEY HAD A CORE FOLLOWING AND RESPECT FROM PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE TO PEOPLE 5 TO 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THEM. lOOK JUST AROUND 7 YEARS AGO HOW MANY CATS GOT ON THE HYPHY TREND, NOT THEM DUDES. NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY HAD NO PART OF THAT ERA BUT LOOK AT E-40 I MEAN HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER BUT T5HIS BIG OLD 40 SOMETHIN YEAR OLD DUDE TRYIN TO MAKE HYPHY MUSIC FOR TEENAGERS. YEAH HE HAD A HIT BUT HOW MANY OTHER RAPPERS TRIED TO DO THE HYPHY THING AND JUST LOST YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A FAD ON 80% JUMPED ON IT. STAY IN YOUR LANE PLEASE AND BE YOURSELF, REEL 'EM IN WITH YOUR LYRICS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THE RAPPER CONTROL THE MOST. I MEAN SHIT IF I'M GETTIN PAID TO RAP BEST BELIEVE I'M STEADY GONNA BE WITH THAT PEN AND PAD, GRAB A DICTIONARY LEARN NEW WORDS FUCK PEOPLE'S HEADS UP WITH THE WAY I PATTERN MY RHYMES AND WRITE THEM, RE-WRITE MY SHIT TIL I GOT MY SHIT DOWN TIGHT, FIND SHIT THAT INFLUENCES MY RHYMES, SHIT I'MA TRY TO BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST I CAN BE. LISTEN TO ALL THE LEGENDARY RAPPERS SHIT AND TRY TO OUT WRITE THEM. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE GREAT OFF THE DOME BUT SHIT CRAFT YOUR RHYMES, PUT THEM ON PAPER AND WORK WITH IT TIL YOU GASSIN' EM.

 

[Slapmaster Promo]

Most of the ones that started in the 90s don't sound like they have it in them anymore.

The problem is that the young ones aren't doing better at all...

What young ones? Its too easy to just generalize

 

[Slapmaster Promo]

Bitches on my dick cause I look washed up
Bitches on my dick cause I look washed up
Bitches on my dick cause I look washed up
Bitches on my dick cause I look washed up

 

[RuffNRuggedThug]

prauns and gagdsfkajdl

 

[shinobionskiz]

I HATE TO SAY IT BUT DAMN TO BE HONEST, THE MAJORITY OF THE INDUSTRY IS WASHED UP. I THINK ANOTHER FACTOR TO ALL THIS GARBAGE IS VIACOM. VIACOM IS THE CORPORATION THAT OWNS BET, MTV, VH1, MANY OF THE MAJOR RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE KMEL ETC., ETC. ARTISTS NOW ARE LOOKING FOR ONE FORMULA TO GET MAINSTREAM APPEAL, SO THE CLUB SONGS OR THE GENERIC SHIT THAT APPEASES THE MASSES, IN ADDITION ALBUMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER BE WELL CRAFTED, INSIGHTFUL VERSES THAT EITHER MAKE YOU THINK OR MAKE YOU WANNA REWIND BACK TO CATCH THE LYRICS A SECOND TIME. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY FEATURES. I BUY AN ARTISTS ALBUM TO HEAR THEM, SEE WHERE THEIR HEAD IS AT, HEAR THEIR FLOW AND LYRICS. IF AN ARTIST HAS 15 TRACKS ON HIS ALBUM HE SHOULD HAVE ABOUT 10 SOLOS. ARTISTS ARE TOO CONSUMED WITH MAKING AS MANY SONGS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CAREFULLY CRAFTING THEIR SHIT. BEATS SOUND TOO SYNTHESIZED. DAMN NEAR NOBODY NO WHERE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY AN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT IN ORDER TO OFFER VARIATION IN THE BEATS. I MEAN SHIT SOME RAPPERS WANT TO POSE LIKE THEY CAN PLAY THE GUITAR BUT MAYBE IF THEY WOULD DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO LEARNIN' THE SHIT INSTEAD OF GETTIN' HIGH AND DRUNK MAYBE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEARN AND ADD A REAL FUNKY GUTAR RIFF THAT THEY THEMSELF CREATED AND SAMPLE AND LOOP THE SHIT IN THEIR OWN TRACK. NOW THAT IS ARTISTRY. ANOTHER THING, THE ART OF NARRATION IS DIMINISHING CONSTANTLY, AS MANY RAPPERS CAN'T STAY ON SUBJECT IN THEIR RHYMES AND JUST WANT TO RAP ABOUT THE SAME OLE SAME OLE. IN MY OPINION YOU CAN CRIME RHYME, TELL A STORY ABOUT WHATEVER IT CAN BE ABOUT LET'S SAY ROBBIN' BANKS, SEEKIN' REVENGE, OR WHATEVER IN MY OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO CURRENTLY BE DOING THAT SHIT OR EVEN DONE IT AT ALL BUT YOU THE RAPPER ARE JUST CREATING A FICTIONAL NARRATION LIKE QUINTON TARRENTINO OR ANY OTHER DIRECTOR. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE CRITICIZE AND CALL THE RAPPER FAKE IF HE AINT REALLY DOING IT AT THAT CURRENT TIME. THEN EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RAP LIKE THEY ARE GONNA SHOOT THIS PERSON THAT PERSON, HOW MUCH MONEY AND JEWELERY THEY HAVE, HOW MANY BITCHES THEY HAVE, RAPPERS NEED TO GO BACK TO SPEAKIN ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES SITUATIONS THAT LEAD TO CONFICTS THAT RESULT IN SHOOTINGS AS OPPOSED TO PUTTIN' THEMSELVES OUT THERE LIKE THEY ARE SO DAMN HARD. FOR EXAMPLE MANY RAPPERS SAY SHIT LIKE " i bust my glock to make hearts stop. It don't stop there I'll even bust at cops"> IN THIS EXAMPLE THE RAPPER PUTS HIMSELF OUT THERE LIKE HE'S THE BIGGEST FACTOR OUT THERE, HE'S JUST GONNA GO KILL UP EVERY DAMN BODY IN HIS RHYMES AND NOT EXPLAINING WHY HE FEELS HE HAS TO BUST HIS GUN. BUT GET BACK TO EXPLAINING WHY YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO BUST YOUR GUN. I DON'T KNOW SAY SOME SHIT LIKE " Suckas round the way scammin'/ niggas i'm in contact with I frequently reexaminine/ Atmosphere outta control once you exit yo front doe/ hyenas leavin' bulletholes in yo skull to gain capitol/ Sheistiest ones may be ones you know actin' casual til' they let yo life go/ so I'm prepared to counter the attack with the calico/ Remain alert through the darkness never caught outta position with my eyes closed/ My mentality stays willing to slay in order to defend my life and the pay I earned the hard way"> IN THIS SCENARIO THE RAPPER AIN'T TRYIN TO ACT LIKE HES' THE HARDEST KILLER AND WILL KILL EVERYONE IN SIGHT HE'S JUST LETTIN THE LISTENER KNOW HE'S REMAINING CAUTIOUS AND WILL KILL IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF, AS HE KNOWS SUCKAS STAY PLOTTIN WHEN YOU HAVIN SOMETHIN, EVEN PEOPLE HE KNOW MAY BE LURKING. I MEAN RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO FRONT LIKE THEY ARE SO HARD AND IT'S SO TIRING BUT YOU CAN STILL CRIME RHYME BUT THINK OUT SCENARIOS AND EXPANATIONS BUT STAY LYRICAL. ALSO, MANY RAPPERS WHO ARE OVER 30 AND MANY OVER 40 WHO NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON AN AUDIENCE AROUND THEIR OWN AGE BRACKET. I MEAN IF YOUR 35 AND YOU'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO THE TEENAGERS YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE LISTENERS. NOW I'M NOT SAYING MAKE OUT DATED MUSIC, REMAIN MATURE, CREATIVE, INTELLEGENT, RAP ABOUT SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE CAN RELATE TO OR SHIT THAT IS EITHER PERSONAL OR SHIT THAT PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE WILL KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING, GET THE HARDEST BEATS DON'T JUST ACCEPT NO BULLSHIT BEATS EVEN IF THEY'RE FROM A HOT PRODUCER JUST MAKE MUSIC THAT PUSHES CREATIVITY AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WILL GRAVITATE. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS FORMULA WAS FOR A LONG TIME THE DELINQUENTS FROM THE MID 90'S TIL 2003. I MEAN THEM CATS ARE OLDER CATS FROM THAT LATE 80'S GENERATION LACED THEIR RHYMES WITH THAT LATE 80'S GAME YET HAD THEM KNOCKIN ASS BEATS. THEY NEVER CAME CORNY, STAYED IN THEIR LANE AND YOU COULDN'T DO NOTHING BUT RESPECT IT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE SOLD MORE ALBUMS BUT THEY HAD A CORE FOLLOWING AND RESPECT FROM PEOPLE HALF THEIR AGE TO PEOPLE 5 TO 10 YEARS OLDER THAN THEM. lOOK JUST AROUND 7 YEARS AGO HOW MANY CATS GOT ON THE HYPHY TREND, NOT THEM DUDES. NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO ACT LIKE THEY HAD NO PART OF THAT ERA BUT LOOK AT E-40 I MEAN HE'S HAD A GREAT CAREER BUT T5HIS BIG OLD 40 SOMETHIN YEAR OLD DUDE TRYIN TO MAKE HYPHY MUSIC FOR TEENAGERS. YEAH HE HAD A HIT BUT HOW MANY OTHER RAPPERS TRIED TO DO THE HYPHY THING AND JUST LOST YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A FAD ON 80% JUMPED ON IT. STAY IN YOUR LANE PLEASE AND BE YOURSELF, REEL 'EM IN WITH YOUR LYRICS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THE RAPPER CONTROL THE MOST. I MEAN SHIT IF I'M GETTIN PAID TO RAP BEST BELIEVE I'M STEADY GONNA BE WITH THAT PEN AND PAD, GRAB A DICTIONARY LEARN NEW WORDS FUCK PEOPLE'S HEADS UP WITH THE WAY I PATTERN MY RHYMES AND WRITE THEM, RE-WRITE MY SHIT TIL I GOT MY SHIT DOWN TIGHT, FIND SHIT THAT INFLUENCES MY RHYMES, SHIT I'MA TRY TO BE THE GREATEST LYRICIST I CAN BE. LISTEN TO ALL THE LEGENDARY RAPPERS SHIT AND TRY TO OUT WRITE THEM. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE GREAT OFF THE DOME BUT SHIT CRAFT YOUR RHYMES, PUT THEM ON PAPER AND WORK WITH IT TIL YOU GASSIN' EM.