IMO Rap died when Slim Shady stopped rapping. I stopped listening to rap for a while but I still listen to slaughter-house here and there. As of right now, I'd say Eminem is ONE of the best rappers.
thank you.....being a good rapper doesnt mean only talking about meaningful things. When i listen to rap i dont always want to hear about someones life problems.hip hop is not dead. there are alot of rappers still out there
nas
Curren$y
old wiz khalifa..
old mf doom..
mac miller
kendric lamar
drake
wale
rick ross? hate him or love his shit is fire and makes people influenced
jcole
kanye west..
Jayz
freddie gibbs
KID CUDI
Young roddy
Trademark the skydiver
Dom kenndey
french montana
A$ap rocky..
just to name a few. its not dead, it just went underground and on the internet...depends where you live. most of them are touring and stuff but most of them fail to make it to the radio or choose not to. in order to not sell out
had to log in just to +rep you...my thoughts exactly on Lil Wayne you must be in my age group lolI know nowadays everyone hates Lil Wayne except a few, don't get me wrong he fell off but he doesn't suck. He's just a decent rapper now, but 4-7 years ago when he made Carter II, Carter III, and Da Droughts/Dedication mixtapes, would you say he was the best rapper alive at that point? I would.
Rock is the best. :scorps:Rock is lame, pop and rap ftw
No...lil wayne is not the best hip hop artist....nas or 2pac....anyone over wayneI know nowadays everyone hates Lil Wayne except a few, don't get me wrong he fell off but he doesn't suck. He's just a decent rapper now, but 4-7 years ago when he made Carter II, Carter III, and Da Droughts/Dedication mixtapes, would you say he was the best rapper alive at that point? I would.
To say a entire genre is garbage that is close minded. i would say that hip hop and rap could use more substance as far as the quality of music but thats hard for an artist to do unless he or she is independent and making enough money to be independent cause at the end of the day its about making a better life for you and your family and if that means making some ignorant music then so be it.Good try, but no. I used to love rap and hip hop, like 4-5 years ago. I then came to the conclusion it's garbage and started listening to classic rock, as I did before I listened to rap and hip hop.
Modern music, in general, lacks the same soul and complexity as classic rock. Taylor Swift said she wrote 'Never Getting Back Together' (or whatever it's called) in around 25 minutes. When Led Zeppelin wrote Stairway to Heaven (which alot of it was "stolen") in 2 hours, that was considered incredibly fast.