I find myself tapping out of new music and listening to old school music. Because it speaks to the soul and it’s timeless the messages are always relevant.
I went to a Nigerian wedding back in May and what I noticed once they started playing the Afrobeats was that all the music was beloved on a multi-generational level. It didn't matter if you were a child, a teen, a 20-something, or middle aged, everybody knew the lyrics and was dancing to the music. You cannot play MOST rap music in front of mixed company, let alone in a wedding reception.
Hip-hop/rap is over saturated, it's absolutely scary. Everywhere I go, I find people who deem themselves as rappers yet can't even craft a decent bar. A great genre destroyed, at least in the mainstream.
Tbh I'm just so fed up with both hip hop fans and rappers myself I don't even listen to any new rappers at this point I listen to different genres now way more often than hip hop for the most part.
To be honest, I was a diehard fan of hip hop my whole life and still consider it my favorite genre. But I stopped listening to it a couple years back. I had finally reached a level of maturity where the condition of my spirit and what I put into it meant more to me than my enthusiasm for hip hop. Even if were psychology strong, the sustained savagery and materialism throughout the genre, whether glorified or not, is an imposing negative force if consumed habitually. Like the admonition implies, “you hang out in a barbershop long enough, you’re gonna get a haircut”
African and Latin music is getting popular for one reason….they talk about love and romance. Something that’s been missing in music for the past decade.
yes but not reggaeton and narcos music, it only talks about girls shaking their asses and having a lot of ego and cars, we have been saturated with that (Colombia) just like you with all that pop rap all these years, salsa, rumba, cumbia, music folklore, etc. yes beautiful.
Back in the day (90's) rap was diverse. Even if you didnt listen to certain artist you could still be a rap fan. Now all rap is one note, low vibrational, and uninspiring. There is a reason conscious rap dont get radio play. its all a set up
Hip hop is still diverse Tho. Mainstream is not. From Griselda to jetlife to larry june its so many camps dropping chill music its exhausting. We are in one of the worst recessions in our lifetimes. So music is going to reflect. Mainstream hip hop has always followed the times be it positive or negative. Nwa spoke on gang culture in la opening that lane. Chicago drill talked about gang culture in chicago. Opening that lane. Rinse repeat
All those elements of rap still exist… Lupe Fiasco always drop dope projects, but y’all don’t listen 2 him🤷🏿♂️ Rapsody is dope af also, but again y’all don’t check 4 her🤷🏿♂️… there are plenty of artist in that lane. They don’t gett any radio play or streams, because while ppl act like that’s what they want, they don’t support it
Thank you for saying this! I am a rapper who have positive music the is good for the soul but I came to a realization that I might stay underground because the mainstream part of the industry is very unhealthy for the mind of listeners
🌬️ They set it up from day one, political conscious Hip Hop was definitely something they did not want you to digest because it's fighting against the powers that be...💯✍🏾
Clearly this generation hasn't had enough of violence if they're literally STILL being violent. In fact, when was any generation not violent? This is bs, just because labels are done with rap means nothing, they shouldn't have been involved in it in the first phuhg'n place now they wanna take their bs to something else phuhg them and I'm not saying I even like violent rap or whatever I'm just saying who in the phuhg are they to dictate anything?
The world is in a violent time. And mainstream hip hop has always be a reflection of the times we are really in. Not the times we want to be in when we are safe. It took teenagers from chicago to blow up rapping about how many people died around them and who they killed for even elected officials in the state to have a convo about the situation and they still didnt do anything. They just blamed rap and then went back yo ignoring it 😂 you cant cure the symptom of a sickness without first acknowledging and trying to cure the sickness
Like every genre that became popular, when the music gets saturated, the true artists will find their way. We have to evolve. I hope it's still the case.
@@awwskit9753 Kendrick takes too long. Drake declined but over he chillin. Jcole plateaued with no more club bangers. Weekend not really a rapper is astronomical
@@TheTruthTooth Kendrick always on time concepts are always new and refreshing .rappers dropping every year giving you the same thing just new beats slightly. What does J Cole need with a club banger? Drake has always been versatile he sings, raps and does different genres. The sales tell the truth, a lot of rappers are famous but not everyone moves units
When hip hop was about dancing, it received so much criticism that rappers took a turn and went a different route, speaking about things they’re actually living and experiencing, of course some rappers caught the wave and started rapping about the same real topics but consequently wasn’t things they’re going through… now this… people are tired of the violent topics.
This is the type of content our young men need to hear and understand! These labels aren’t existing to benefit us as a people! They are using and abusing us which leads to our destruction!!!
This was bound to happen. Afro & Latin beats can be played at ANY time, ANY location, around ANY family member and there’s no negative attitudes about it. Those are simply more versatile because they can be integrated into any media without having an edited version. Rap - not so much.
This. 👏Classic songs were clean, fun, catchy and had no profanity. Classic songs can be played at any time and everyone of any age will dance. That is not the case for rap & R&B.
and yet rock which is violent in its tune, lyrics and usage is seen as family friendly. Just peep its 2ndary use in action/ superhero flicks when it's time to fight.
@@kreativeforce532 what rock are you listening to? Rock music discusses dark things but it doesn't promote violence or gasses up their fans to be violent, unlike rap.
@@kreativeforce532rock doesn't have one aspect being pushed like hip-hop /rap violent aspects being pushed. Rock was allowed to flourish and have many subsets where as these record labels dealing with rap literally just wanted to push one thing.
They warned us the dangers of hip hop back in the 90s... now we've seen the negative results play out over a few decades... glad they aren't getting attention anymore. This will kill of the fake rappers and the true rappers will emerge. True rap is art deeper than tiktok success
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Yup. I was a teenager and I remember that. Even as a teenager I thought some of them lyrics were super fk’d up but I didn’t think too much about it because I was a kid. Now i’m surprised at how bad it’s gotten. I’m glad I didn’t play it around my kids and they’re not into it.
It's time for clean R&B to make a come back, I miss those 70's and 80's style music, I'm tiered of hearing all of the rap genre, even getting tiered of reggaeton.
IKR they called me Sellout Carlton Banks and "You ain't black then" Same time these were the same people who said I ain't black because 1.I suck at Basketball, (I lack coordination) So yeah I'll take that one because My B-Ball game is on a Carlton Banks level. At the same time I only became Carlton after I said, I don't like to play Basketball. "You don't like basketball, you ain't black is ya" "Is you" (shudders) 2. I don't eat Pig feet or Chitterlings, So I guess every Muslim ain't black cause they eat no parts of the swine? 3. I don't sag my pants it looks ridiculous, it looks like you were taking a dump, realized you were out of toilet paper and running all over town trying to find some. 4. I don't use nor Identify as the N word. My family was legit hosed down bitten by dogs, and all kinds of hell to gain the freedom that these sellouts are throwing away for "Street Credit" 5. Finally because I'd speak up about the many problems that Gangsta Rap has brought onto us. 6. The reason why innocent black people getting killed by cops, is because they see all of us as them. At least back in the day when they wore their bandanas, they were easily identifiable and innocent people weren't catching it the way we're catching it today.
Maybe I'm crazy BUT I think this is actually the best thing that can happen for hip-hop because I think once the labels and mainstream gatekeepers have moved on it will drive most of the low-tier "rappers" out of the space (i mean the people that just jumped on SoundCloud with 3 tracks or used TikTok stunts to go viral who weren't even trying to be good yet were only there for a bag💰) leaving more space for the actual "artists" who really care about telling their story and are willing to build an organic following which will probably be smaller but hopefully more devoted. Yes, I know the labels do serve a purpose in the ecosystem of music but honestly I'm sick of them at this point. Let them go move on and pervert the next music genre just like they've done with many before. "Leave my hip-hop alone!" As I sound like the rap version of "Get off my lawn!"
no because there will be more room for rich daddies kids with good studio alliances and industry plants. I don't feel people have the space for "organic" anymore they way you mean it
They will start pushing your macklemores and j coles more and trap will just go out the door,the investment plate to them is getting smaller they play numbers,they use analytics and afro and latin is really winning they watching streams heavy now,once they switch it,you going see rappers singing and doing alot commercial music watch.
The Hip Hop of today is filled with hella murder, sex, & drugs, and the R&B of today is filled with depression, betrayal, and some of the traits of rappers. It’s scary, but more so just sad. I pray my favorite genre(s) get it together before it’s too late.
It's by design. But the billion dollar question is, who is orchestrating the symphony of violence and low vibrating music? I'll give you a hint, it's not black people running the show.
@@Bladerunner2045 black people arent forced to listen to this music religiously either.. do you know how many black women have sex to drill music nowadays? do u know how many kids were born to some of these low vibrational songs.. name 1 white person that forced a black person to listen to this shit? i'll wait. Next time somebody in the hood kills a kid with a stray bullet just blame white people cause they make all the guns, niggas just be crying about everything cause its too much work to change yourself.. its easier to point the finga.. like tupac said
@@Bladerunner2045we allowed it to happen via supply and demand. NWA and 2 Live Crew were the most surpressed rap group ever, suppressed by the same people you criticising because of negative content. YT people were doing black people a favour back then
The funny thing about that every genre of music has been filled with sex and drugs and everything else every genre all the time so we’re just nitpicking now
@@hereto1675 Yeah, but no. No other genre has been driven over the downfall of a race & culture of people like the industry of Hip Hop has. Jazz, Country, Pop, and Rock don't make billions of dollars off of artists twerking and killing their opps. It's not us doing it, but those that are in "charge". Nice try.
Good!...I'm glad that the younger people are finally catching on to what is happening with the music...Vibration and frequency is real....The higher your vibration the healthier you are...That's why they replaced vinyl records with CD's and now with down loads!...Vinyl records were carbon based and actual healed you with positive songs [body ,mind and soul]...It's all about the frequency and the message...Right now the frequency is low and destructive....
So many ignored young black artists making positive content not just in rap but in rnb. They unfortunately don't get the mentorship the previous generations received.
This is why I do my own thing, I'm happy being independent. I don't need a major label telling me what music to make, I make my music for me first and foremost and if others enjoy it that's awesome. I just want to add that when rap was more diverse and had shit like conscious rap etc. People weren't buying the records... Said it was nerdy or corny. Now that we're all older folks want the conscious music back. 😂🤷🏼
I fully agree! Lemme just add that back then, records weren't bought...because we were COPYING them left and right! I remember buying albums on Monday and I'd have to pass out at least 6-10 recorded tapes at school by Friday.Oh,and let's not forget the CD/MiniDisk era....shit was ridiculous by then.
You are winning son. I knew when raising my twins, born in '92, I would not allow rap to be played in my home. They studied musicianship from elementary school and are now professional musicians who are circumspect about who they deal with. They thank me often for steering them towards a broader appreciation for all types of music. I'm proud of them. I sleep well at night.
The main stream has way too many artists that sound the same, but there is a renaissance happening. It’s about to become more about the art and you will see a lot of artists with their own cult followings. People will authentically find artist they like instead of the hottest artist.
My bro, I'm digging the content you be putting out, I appreciate you not being a clone of the other clones of the industry. Keep it coming, you earned my subscription and my likes bro, stay fresh.
Im 45 and i was raised in jersey on hip hop from the early days and even then i remember my grandparents warning us. Even conscious rap was bad in a lot of ways. We came pretty far from 1865-64. Rap came shortly thereafter and is a prime reason for our quick decline. Sugar coating it with conscious rap wont hide the turd that our music has been for us both short and long term.
@otaieb48 specifically they said rap music was of the devil and they often complained about the negativity of rap and even r&b to a high degree. I remember when Marvin Gaye was killed by his father. I was pretty young but the conversation was "his daddy was wrong but so was marvin". His music led 3 generations down a road of sexual depravity and death.
I have felt the same forever, I quit listening to most mainstream music when I was twenty. I am in my forties now. Thank whoever for underground hip hop. 💯💜🕉️👍🏼🤷🏽
I'm glad to hear it!! Return hip hop to the underground for the 50th anniversary!!! Let corporate rap die so those that dont love and live the culture can jump ship and become some other type of entertainer singer. There are some many ways MCs can get their music out today that fans don't need the billboard to know what's hot. I could care less! Very few of my favorite rap albums even made it to the top 20 of billboard's pop charts. #MakeHipHopGreatAgain
I’m old enough to remember when rap went corporate in the early 90s. It changed everything musically and in our community. I am ready for it to go back underground!
Nothing but Facts, you are speaking. I’ve always took the time to pay attention when I’m listening to you when I was a kid. I’m so focused on making good vibes. making good music really what the world is missing.
*LOL… they stopped signing RAPPERS YEARS AGO!!! Just because some thug with dreads and tattoos & dresses funny jumps around & chants with Autotune on his voice… that doesn’t make him a ‘rapper’.* P.S. mainstream rap is NOT hip hop…
As much as mainstream rap isn't Hiphop, it's image(rap) has been tarnished beyond repair, so sad. A very good genre ruined. What do most people think automatically when you say you a rapper.
@@bobopatchnosuke229 *Yeah… they can’t sing & they can’t rap… & the ‘thug’ imagine & the tattoos & all that shit gets them thrown into the ‘rap’ category… but they are not RAP, just like TECHNO & House music is NOT Disco! They are something else… most of them don’t even LIKE rap! They hate Nas & Tupac & Big Daddy Kane.. I don’t get how this is called ‘RAP’ or ‘Hip Hop’; It’s not!*
People act like there isn’t any conscious rappers out there that sound just as good as mainstream. The labels are the reason this has happened anyways. We gave them the power when we should have kept everything OURS in the first place. All I can say is never forget the Golden Rule! “One that owns the Gold, makes the rules!” We need to protect our “Gold”.
That’s because all they do is turn on the RADIO and expect to hear something other than what is being PUSHED and SOLD. Tuning into “mainstream” media and not expecting to be herded is crazy.
It’s crazy because I’ve seen clips of people not moving at huge rap concerts and the artist trying to get some life out of the crowd. It really is like people are “waking up”/ kinda feeling meh 🫤 about hip hop.
I grew up loving hip hop. When I became a teacher and would hear my second graders saying the lyrics I realized how toxic these rhymes are for our community. I still love the beats but with my own kids I listened to all types of music.
I definitely agree with the idea that music can affect your feelings. Whenever I listen to drill music I be ready to fight somebody and I find myself angrier throughout the day. When I used to listen to The Weeknd religiously (like his old music) I was depressed. I actively decide to listen to “happier” music and it’s definitely helped. It’s crazy how music can change you
Yes music can make us brainwashed The Weeknd and drake make you have sexual thoughts subconsciously the only artist that actually have substance are kid Cudi Kendrick cole Travis I like music that explains euphoria and happiness I don’t listen to hood music or that struggle music cause I don’t want to struggle every rapper swears that they are different but they all do the same thing “oh I’m rapping about my pain or when I was in the streets” like my nigga no one cares rap music is like listening to murderers vent and I hate listening To people vent because that invites negativity and bad thought patterns like is way more calculated then we thing are brains are way powerful then we think music manifest idea’s because it’s a sonic affirmation and father is the repetition of learning what you consume becomes who you are
@@queenofpents3442 y'all finally waking up to thoughts create reality. especially if you google consciousness and sub consciousness, screw, it, i'll even go deeper for those that really want to know how the matrix of your life works: Here are the 5 main levels of consciousness: Conscious: this is the level we’re most familiar with, the “thinking” level. Preconscious: the stuff you can bring to conscious awareness, like memories or learned behaviors. Subconscious: the mental processes that are below awareness, like instincts and automatic behaviors. Unconscious: this is where the really deep, primal stuff is, like instincts and drives. Superconscious: some people believe this is the higher, spiritual level of awareness.
I was recently on a Digital Underground kick and for some reason i just couldn't stop listening to and watching the "Dowatchulike" video. It was just so fun, so creative, so absurd, so funky. I was like this is completely gone from the scene. The fun creative energy part of hip hop is gone. Thats what made it addictive. There is no balance! Thats all that needs to return. The other stuff doesn't have to disappear. It has its place.
Let's not act like we didn't see this comin. When the OGs & real lyricists of hip-hop made a statement about the direction of hip-hop even goin back to the Lil Wayne era, society deemed them as "haters." Hip-Hop was NEVER meant for mainstream to begin with until the elites of the industry saw dollar signs. Bless. -SOL
I'm 46 and gave up rap in 2001. I was a new dad, and didn't hear ANYTHING that matched my life goals. I determined that it was psychological garbage and possibly a funded psyop AGAINST the consumer.
Bro this has been my stance on the music for a long while, i used to argue at the FACT we listen to artist SINGING about murder, turned R&B into serenading murders lol
Wu Tang sang about murder (and don't say they wasn't SINGING because ODB was LITERALLY SINGING), Biggie sang about Murder, NWA sang about murder, Jay Z sang about murder, DMX sang about murder, Jadakiss and the rest of these muh phuhgas sang about murder but NOW it's a problem because the muh phuhgas who y'all PREFER to sing about murder ain't singing about murder huh? Get the phuhg outta here with your HYPOCRITICAL BS. I'm sick of you bs muh phuhgas. People these days aren't with this NARRATIVE pushing bs and I can't wait for you muh phuhgas to realize that.
I think when it comes to rap music, one of the issues of not finding the next big thing is simply because labels are always looking in the same place. If artists from other genres & foreign countries can be discovered and signed to American labels, then surely the same could be done for rappers, of which would actually introduce new sounds & topics. Personally, some of my favourite rappers aren't even American, some are from the UK & South Africa.
That's the thing. The United States could learn a thing or two from Latin urban artists. Hispanic rappers (rap, hip hop, dembow, reggaeton, dancehall, etc) are united, errrrbody listens to errrrbody from all over Latin America and Spain and they all collab together. Meanwhile Americans can't even give the time of day to British and Aussie rappers.
Makes sense, but if you prefer for example American Country music What outside foreign artists can provide you with that on the same level and a consistent basis? Only American rappers can make the changes that are needed imo 🙄
It's about time you guys woke up. I've been incorporating African and Latin grooves in my positive music for years. And yes, I was born and raised in the hood. Perhaps even worse, I was an orphan raised by the hood.
Barcelo, as someone with an african Baba , i have always wondered what you brown guys call "african groove" , i cannot picture the specific groove you think you are incorporating if you can't pin point what part of the continent and its current musical genre you are borrowing from.
A friend of mine told me she had quit listening to rap, that it had been a harmful addiction and that she was much happier being free of it. Honestly, being white and listening to mostly very old stuff, I didn’t understand her at first. Then I listened to new rap; the glorification of violence, s** and drugs, not to mention the boring repetition of drill, and I got it. There’s a huge undiscovered pool of African music talent (it’s a huge continent after all) and that would be a nice injection of positivity and creativity into the charts. Bring back indie rock etc too. Rap was so much better when it had to compete with other genres and maybe falling off will make it competitive again.
good hip hop artis like gangstarr always used to school me about pitfalls in life and what to avoid long gone are those days but man am i thankful of conscience hip hop couldnt have had a better mentor
really good points about mainstream hip-hop. This really applies to people not being authetnic or themselves. Defientley changing storytelling and good musicainship will always shine thru (even if that musicians a rapper)
being unauthenic or not yourself is never going to work in rap if you are thinking long term and are serious ab what u do. plus shits not fun or relatable if you don't put your soul, story and life into the music... just a thought tho.
Proud of you... You have been at this music shit for so long and rebranded multiple times but never stopped!!! You're destined for success. Glad to have watched the journey. Peace + Happyness Curtis!
I used to be a huge rap fan, starting to listen in late 2000s when I was in middle school. Now I listen to Reggaeton 99% of the time, it brings good vibes and Latin parties are way more enjoyable for me than the rap clubs where I used to go when I was younger The only rappers I still include in my playlist are those who have an unique sound like Travis Scott or Playboi Carti, I stopped listening to generic rappers
I just watch this video again, the first time I listened to it I was grocery shopping. You make really good points in this video. You Changed my perspective a little bit.
This is good news! Young Black Americans got pidgen holed into thinking this dark bs is the only way for us to express ourselves culturally. It's something great coming now that we're moving on from hip hop!
They push this dark blanket over the culture,it's now ruined,once labels turn there backs,now you have to be connected to radio someone to get on Playlist just to charted,they will eventually start telling programmers on radio to shift the music to different dial,and watch how many artist disappear,this happen with the east coast and west coast..
@@migueldomina190Dayum I think you’re right especially your point about the east and west coast because west coast music been dead since idk how long and east coast music just barely made a comeback but on because they ripped off drill music. If what you’re saying is the case then I’m willing to bet come 2024 a lot of the mainstream drill/gangsta rappers will be irrelevant. Pretty much like what happened to all the social media clout rappers before drill/gangsta rap made a comeback.
@@shady4chi I guarantee,it will go underground,what happens the labels controls the narrative of the music,they control radio because they pay for the slots,they watch streams and sales rappers can't fill arenas,I've watch Chris LeBron who's soulful latin rnb fill stadium by himself with 2 supporting acts nobody knows,Burna Boy tickets selling out in 1 hr that they need 2 dates just for major cities,Bad Bunny doing American tours selling out,I don't care if you hot on the streets,if radio don't play you,just a number to them,once they stop signing hood artist,they tell programmers we switching the music,its nothing you can do about it,kids listen to the radio there the consumer of the algorithm,there streaming the music,so yes in contrary you need majors.
@@migueldomina190 Well wouldn’t you argue that kids don’t really listen to the radio. They primarily stream the music they want to listen to. Yeah the labels might have control over what goes through the sound waves at radio stations but what about streaming? Besides playlists, the listeners pretty much hold the options of what the chose to listen to wouldn’t you say? I’m only asking these questions because to me it would seem like if labels are trying to make this shift in what music they’re focusing on, they have to do something to make kids want to listen to that music right? Or is it as simple as social engineering? Play the music enough to the point where these kids have no choice but to want to consume it 😂
They want our beautiful young BM to kill each other and our gorgeous BW to be thots and passarounds. Peep the agenda bcz they won't push positive hiphop.
I was listening to "I Can" by Nas and I just felt unstoppable after jamming out to encouraging music! I kept thinking there is so much power in hip hop artists leveraging their influence to create positive messaging. But they waste all that talent talking about money and b*tches, violence, dr*gs and liquor. Hip hop urgently needs to evolve cause don't nobody want to be listening to how many bodies you have after a long day.
It’s the major record label’s fault pushing murder rap it’s part of the prison complex. Produce violent music to influence people minds into criminal activity.
New wave of music is dance music and the Latin and African vibes are all about dance. Rap is dead because most rap is not a dance or club hit. Even when you look at Arabic music it’s all dance vibes.
Drill rap is catchy and gets you on edge for a workout, commute, etc unlike other genres. You have to acknowledge why it’s successful and hypnotic, and actively avoid it and substitute it with other genres.
I blame alot on the industry for sales... they only focus on negatively and ofcourse destroying hiphop! So we really have to take CONTROL of this art form before it's too late
The fact that the highest charting songs are soulful (such as Rich men North of Richmond) country screams change. Time to raise the vibrational frequency.
This makes sense. Especially with this therapy ,mental health, and self care being in many conversations . Afro beats and " good vibes" music is becoming more of a thing. People wanna destress and listen to something " vibey" like back in the day. I feel it cuz my playlist is mainly 90s and early 00s stuff. This new sht is good for the gym but thts about it 🤷🏾♂️
This is why we have to support artists like Coast Contra and Tobe Nwigwe they are the ones leading the charge to the new lyricism renaissance. heavy bars with context sick beats bridging new and old with a message. not just mumble trap and just basic wordplay .
So they want to jump ship after wasting resources on trendy music that doesn’t age well? F’em! Like you said, their heart wasn’t in it from the beginning. It’s revealing because instead of signing the next Lauryn Hill or Kendrick they would rather wash their hands with the genre completely smh
This is music to my ears! I’m tired of the demonic bs. I was raised up on great music not this psychopath murderous music. Just let these rappers know UPS is still hiring 😂
In 2021 HipHop radio stations triggered a lot of my lowest vibrations. I literally turned off the radio, and recently turned it all off again… Then I started listening to Drake’s station… (which I love) but after a while you realize he’s always complaining about his celeb life in songs… I was like… “wtf am I listening to!?” AfroBeats, Reggae, and silence calms my soul these days.
Honestly ive grown out of rap mostly because all they talk is bang bang slanging rocks and then still have the audacity to complain about their treatment by police and "systemic racism". Come on now.
I think this is good. This will make artist strive again to sound different. No knock on the young guys but they feel they don’t have to listen to the OGs anymore that’s how we got to this point. If you’re a rapper be you be yourself that will take you further.
I stopped listening secular Hip-Hop and now listen to Christian Hip-Hop. More substance, bars, testimonies and most Important, the name of Jesus. It’s time for change.
Reggeaton and Afrobeats is another form of Hip-hop. What I noticed about Bad Bunny's album is that the producers are producing the hell out of these albums. And the vibes are definitely party and upbeat for dancing. The ladies also love it
The production quality in general has become so high. The space is so clear that the brain creates a virtual room like when you hear something and can locate where exactly in the room it is.
I'm a 70s baby and in the 90s all the rappers warned what was occurring. It is wild though because the industry did it and then tried to act as if they didnt. The people have never change but it is plenty of rappers that are way more positive etc. not allowed to be mainstream. Plus not even going to say what occurred over the last few years. I honestly feel like America is a huge test subject for the world.
The general public cant relate what todays rap is is talking about. The quality, the originality, the relatability of hip hop and rap has completely fell off. Rap and Hip Hop used to be about a good time, a party or about overcoming personal struggle leading to success. The general public doesnt want to hear barely discernable, slang and profanity filled, violent mumble rap.
What I loved about rap in the 80s and 90s is they rapped on so many different topics like food, going to the beach, family, the struggle and so on. Nowadays it’s all the same.
HipHop at its core is still very American centric. We are the birthplace so everything outside of here is just emulating. That being said, afrobeats, Latin music, and dance music are international, they permeate beyond culture. They aren’t dependent on jus the place they come from but the energy it brings. I just think there is more money in the international market than there will ever be in just America.
America is the 'birthplace' and corporate head quarters of cultural imperialism, literally. Billions of dollars over generations have been invested in this to corrupt people's values,the US isn't special, it's just degenerate.
It's incredible to me that since this is the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop that a new report has found that for the first time in 30yrs there hasn't been a single hip-hop song or album that topped the Billboard 200 or Hot 100 Charts in 2023. So this could be an industry response to the current decline of Hip Hop on charts.
If I put my tinfoil conspiracy hat on Tim, I’d predict this is part of their plan to normalize and increase the demand for Ai generated music and artists from music consumers.
The problem with hip hop has been the same for a long time, the prison industry, drug industry and law enforcement industry use rap to feed their system. Addressing that part requires conscious effort because without that they will start criminalizing legal behavior to continue to feed these systems. Waking up requires seeing the whole game not just part of it
Ngl I’m not surprised that these labels are doing this. Even though I listen to the newer artists to see what they’re saying, I strayed away from that type of music cause it gets repetitive. “Y’all go hit that like button. Stop being greedy.” - Curtis King
Music is the soundtrack to our lives. We gravitate towards whatever we are feeling. I’m not feeling that hardcore stuff all the time. I don’t want to hear that all the time. These rappers need some variety in their subject matter! Or maybe the music is being made, but the powers that be only playing the hard core stuff. Something like your Meek Mill video: Labels pay rappers more for violent lyrics.
If y’all truly feel this way quavo just dropped an album with songs about his mother, loving his family, loving his nephew, it’s sonically interesting and it’s melodic. There’s music out there if you’re really interested
Thank you so much for this video, i’m tired of hearing about murder and beating on each other and all of this repetitive Sh…I literally had a guy in my apartment rapping and all he was rapping about was murder and I was like get the hell out of here.
That's why I tell niggas all the time, be different. Ninety-nine per-cent of rappers everywhere rapping the same style, the same shit. People are like sheep. Majority of people are being led based on who the record labels are signing and choose to support. But that can only work for so long. At some point, there has to be some creativity and originality that comes into play in order to be business fluid, and keep people engaged. And the producers are to blame as well. I'm tired of trap beats. I refuse to rap over any trap beats. So the problem is multifaceted. The producers, the labels, and artists are to blame for hip-hop's stagnation.
I blame the labels for over saturating and devaluing the genre commercially. Also I wonder what meek and cube said was true? None the less there are still great artists out there that deserve the spot light more than the artist we have today. Kaleb Mitchell, solchyld, rapsody, Larussel, OG Davy. Nobigdyl, Lecrae, reconcile and whatuprg is killing it in chh. Rswift and Derek Minor finna drop a project.
Hmm interesting but I don’t think this is a trend in what listeners are picking and choosing but rather a strategy for major labels to stay alive during the independent era. Bad Bunny is independent. In my opinion, Latin and afrobeats don’t seem to have the staying power that hip hop has, reggaeton can be just as stagnant as trap. I can see afrobeats becoming a new era for r&b but any genre coming forward will always have hip hop in its dna. Hip hop is like energy, it can’t be destroyed it’ll continue to morph. More artists just need to spend more time with the art of songwriting/storytelling.
Agreed. I’m hearing all around the inter webs that hip hop is dead which is far from being that. You just have to dig for it and you will find some gems wether they be solidly recorded or just some dudes recording in a bedroom. Record labels are too focused on the money and don’t care about the creativity as long as the music puts money in their pockets they are game. It’s to bad that there aren’t any college or underground radio stations that play fresh music nowadays. I’m from Southern California and back in my day we had K-Day, 88.7 The Down Low, and The Ghetto Blaster as hip hop outlets to get that raw hip hop from all over America
Tht video said it all. Drill is what killed rap tbh. No feel good vibes. Just weirdo vibes tbh. The Afro beats n Latin gets the ppl smilin dancing n having a good time. This weirdo drill is boring n just not normal. And overall horrible music. Everybody wants to be a tough guy. We wanna feel good. Tht tough guy act is dirt. The females got it on lock. They get it. Now the genre is dead. Dababy had it he actually understood what ppl love. He just made a HORRIBLE mistake. Bc he’s the only rapper I can think of tht GETS IT.
I find myself tapping out of new music and listening to old school music. Because it speaks to the soul and it’s timeless the messages are always relevant.
Same I'm getting so fed up with hip hop culture period everyone wants to be a rappers nowadays both fans and rappers killed the culture period
Pound town gotta be the icing on the cake. Can't even call it a song ffs lol
That's normal, been doing that since 2015.
Same here. 80s, 90s, 70s, 60s, early 2000s, is where I'm at.
I thought I was becoming an ol head.
I went to a Nigerian wedding back in May and what I noticed once they started playing the Afrobeats was that all the music was beloved on a multi-generational level. It didn't matter if you were a child, a teen, a 20-something, or middle aged, everybody knew the lyrics and was dancing to the music. You cannot play MOST rap music in front of mixed company, let alone in a wedding reception.
I vibe with afrobeats, latino and Caribbean (reggae and dancehall) tunes from. It's such a good vibe.
Yeah, but now they are coming for AFROBEATS. If we let them, they will invade it and gentrify it until it ceases to have soul.
Very well said
You're right.
Same I went to one in June.
Hip-hop/rap is over saturated, it's absolutely scary. Everywhere I go, I find people who deem themselves as rappers yet can't even craft a decent bar. A great genre destroyed, at least in the mainstream.
Tbh I'm just so fed up with both hip hop fans and rappers myself I don't even listen to any new rappers at this point I listen to different genres now way more often than hip hop for the most part.
Facts!
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@@AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb Same.
@@andycarrillo48 Thing that is hot is Latin music especially with these tiktok trends like that "Toma Toma" song.
To be honest, I was a diehard fan of hip hop my whole life and still consider it my favorite genre. But I stopped listening to it a couple years back. I had finally reached a level of maturity where the condition of my spirit and what I put into it meant more to me than my enthusiasm for hip hop. Even if were psychology strong, the sustained savagery and materialism throughout the genre, whether glorified or not, is an imposing negative force if consumed habitually. Like the admonition implies, “you hang out in a barbershop long enough, you’re gonna get a haircut”
Well put. Thank you for sharing this 🙏🏽🛠️
African and Latin music is getting popular for one reason….they talk about love and romance. Something that’s been missing in music for the past decade.
yes but not reggaeton and narcos music, it only talks about girls shaking their asses and having a lot of ego and cars, we have been saturated with that (Colombia) just like you with all that pop rap all these years, salsa, rumba, cumbia, music folklore, etc. yes beautiful.
Back in the day (90's) rap was diverse. Even if you didnt listen to certain artist you could still be a rap fan. Now all rap is one note, low vibrational, and uninspiring. There is a reason conscious rap dont get radio play. its all a set up
Hip hop is still diverse Tho. Mainstream is not. From Griselda to jetlife to larry june its so many camps dropping chill music its exhausting. We are in one of the worst recessions in our lifetimes. So music is going to reflect. Mainstream hip hop has always followed the times be it positive or negative. Nwa spoke on gang culture in la opening that lane. Chicago drill talked about gang culture in chicago. Opening that lane. Rinse repeat
Rap always been messy and about the streets
All those elements of rap still exist… Lupe Fiasco always drop dope projects, but y’all don’t listen 2 him🤷🏿♂️ Rapsody is dope af also, but again y’all don’t check 4 her🤷🏿♂️… there are plenty of artist in that lane. They don’t gett any radio play or streams, because while ppl act like that’s what they want, they don’t support it
Thank you for saying this! I am a rapper who have positive music the is good for the soul but I came to a realization that I might stay underground because the mainstream part of the industry is very unhealthy for the mind of listeners
🌬️ They set it up from day one, political conscious Hip Hop was definitely something they did not want you to digest because it's fighting against the powers that be...💯✍🏾
I feel like this generation has had enough of the violence and they want to see a change we all need to see a change
Clearly this generation hasn't had enough of violence if they're literally STILL being violent. In fact, when was any generation not violent? This is bs, just because labels are done with rap means nothing, they shouldn't have been involved in it in the first phuhg'n place now they wanna take their bs to something else phuhg them and I'm not saying I even like violent rap or whatever I'm just saying who in the phuhg are they to dictate anything?
The world is in a violent time. And mainstream hip hop has always be a reflection of the times we are really in. Not the times we want to be in when we are safe. It took teenagers from chicago to blow up rapping about how many people died around them and who they killed for even elected officials in the state to have a convo about the situation and they still didnt do anything. They just blamed rap and then went back yo ignoring it 😂 you cant cure the symptom of a sickness without first acknowledging and trying to cure the sickness
@@ChrisGoldie Facts
Nah it’s because they keep killing the good rappers.
Lmao the violence is only beginning. 1950 - 2010 has been the most peaceful time period in human history, things are just getting back to normal.
Like every genre that became popular, when the music gets saturated, the true artists will find their way. We have to evolve. I hope it's still the case.
All the good artists did evolve.
I don’t keep that bs away from us
@@awwskit9753 Kendrick takes too long. Drake declined but over he chillin. Jcole plateaued with no more club bangers. Weekend not really a rapper is astronomical
@@TheTruthTooth Kendrick always on time concepts are always new and refreshing .rappers dropping every year giving you the same thing just new beats slightly. What does J Cole need with a club banger? Drake has always been versatile he sings, raps and does different genres. The sales tell the truth, a lot of rappers are famous but not everyone moves units
@@TheTruthTooth everyone you mentioned is washed up / doesnt need any more money. find a new hero in the underground
When hip hop was about dancing, it received so much criticism that rappers took a turn and went a different route, speaking about things they’re actually living and experiencing, of course some rappers caught the wave and started rapping about the same real topics but consequently wasn’t things they’re going through… now this… people are tired of the violent topics.
This is the type of content our young men need to hear and understand! These labels aren’t existing to benefit us as a people! They are using and abusing us which leads to our destruction!!!
This was bound to happen. Afro & Latin beats can be played at ANY time, ANY location, around ANY family member and there’s no negative attitudes about it. Those are simply more versatile because they can be integrated into any media without having an edited version. Rap - not so much.
This. 👏Classic songs were clean, fun, catchy and had no profanity.
Classic songs can be played at any time and everyone of any age will dance.
That is not the case for rap & R&B.
and yet rock which is violent in its tune, lyrics and usage is seen as family friendly. Just peep its 2ndary use in action/ superhero flicks when it's time to fight.
@@kreativeforce532 what rock are you listening to? Rock music discusses dark things but it doesn't promote violence or gasses up their fans to be violent, unlike rap.
@@nightwishisthegreatestband6355They did use to promote, as they say, "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll" in the 80s. It all started to fizzle out though.
@@kreativeforce532rock doesn't have one aspect being pushed like hip-hop /rap violent aspects being pushed. Rock was allowed to flourish and have many subsets where as these record labels dealing with rap literally just wanted to push one thing.
They warned us the dangers of hip hop back in the 90s... now we've seen the negative results play out over a few decades... glad they aren't getting attention anymore. This will kill of the fake rappers and the true rappers will emerge. True rap is art deeper than tiktok success
@@Blissful_Gia They were pushing them in the early and mid 90's, but people called them preachy.
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Yup. I was a teenager and I remember that. Even as a teenager I thought some of them lyrics were super fk’d up but I didn’t think too much about it because I was a kid. Now i’m surprised at how bad it’s gotten. I’m glad I didn’t play it around my kids and they’re not into it.
look what rock n roll did to the boomers.
I’m so happy to see people waking up in the community I wish my generation had this mentality
The young never stood a chance, they were born in it. It was easy for me to see because I remember a time before murder music but kids do not.
@@sole__doubt some know it’s all about how you were rasied unfortunately a lot of people my age have no guidance and are rasied by the streets
@@chrisville004 exactly right.
"Music driven by money deserves to fail"
--Chris Cornell
It's time for clean R&B to make a come back, I miss those 70's and 80's style music, I'm tiered of hearing all of the rap genre, even getting tiered of reggaeton.
R&B is another problem. R&B used to be about love now it’s about getting drunk, smashing and being toxic😂
Been saying this since highschool. It's crazy and frustrating that this conversation took so long to become prevalent.
IKR they called me Sellout Carlton Banks and "You ain't black then"
Same time these were the same people who said I ain't black because
1.I suck at Basketball, (I lack coordination) So yeah I'll take that one because My B-Ball game is on a Carlton Banks level. At the same time I only became Carlton after I said, I don't like to play Basketball. "You don't like basketball, you ain't black is ya" "Is you" (shudders)
2. I don't eat Pig feet or Chitterlings, So I guess every Muslim ain't black cause they eat no parts of the swine?
3. I don't sag my pants it looks ridiculous, it looks like you were taking a dump, realized you were out of toilet paper and running all over town trying to find some.
4. I don't use nor Identify as the N word. My family was legit hosed down bitten by dogs, and all kinds of hell to gain the freedom that these sellouts are throwing away for "Street Credit"
5. Finally because I'd speak up about the many problems that Gangsta Rap has brought onto us.
6. The reason why innocent black people getting killed by cops, is because they see all of us as them. At least back in the day when they wore their bandanas, they were easily identifiable and innocent people weren't catching it the way we're catching it today.
Maybe I'm crazy BUT I think this is actually the best thing that can happen for hip-hop because I think once the labels and mainstream gatekeepers have moved on it will drive most of the low-tier "rappers" out of the space (i mean the people that just jumped on SoundCloud with 3 tracks or used TikTok stunts to go viral who weren't even trying to be good yet were only there for a bag💰) leaving more space for the actual "artists" who really care about telling their story and are willing to build an organic following which will probably be smaller but hopefully more devoted. Yes, I know the labels do serve a purpose in the ecosystem of music but honestly I'm sick of them at this point. Let them go move on and pervert the next music genre just like they've done with many before. "Leave my hip-hop alone!" As I sound like the rap version of "Get off my lawn!"
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no because there will be more room for rich daddies kids with good studio alliances and industry plants. I don't feel people have the space for "organic" anymore they way
you mean it
They will start pushing your macklemores and j coles more and trap will just go out the door,the investment plate to them is getting smaller they play numbers,they use analytics and afro and latin is really winning they watching streams heavy now,once they switch it,you going see rappers singing and doing alot commercial music watch.
This is a whole discussion
I feel that
The Hip Hop of today is filled with hella murder, sex, & drugs, and the R&B of today is filled with depression, betrayal, and some of the traits of rappers. It’s scary, but more so just sad. I pray my favorite genre(s) get it together before it’s too late.
It's by design. But the billion dollar question is, who is orchestrating the symphony of violence and low vibrating music? I'll give you a hint, it's not black people running the show.
@@Bladerunner2045 black people arent forced to listen to this music religiously either.. do you know how many black women have sex to drill music nowadays? do u know how many kids were born to some of these low vibrational songs.. name 1 white person that forced a black person to listen to this shit? i'll wait. Next time somebody in the hood kills a kid with a stray bullet just blame white people cause they make all the guns, niggas just be crying about everything cause its too much work to change yourself.. its easier to point the finga.. like tupac said
@@Bladerunner2045we allowed it to happen via supply and demand. NWA and 2 Live Crew were the most surpressed rap group ever, suppressed by the same people you criticising because of negative content. YT people were doing black people a favour back then
The funny thing about that every genre of music has been filled with sex and drugs and everything else every genre all the time so we’re just nitpicking now
@@hereto1675 Yeah, but no. No other genre has been driven over the downfall of a race & culture of people like the industry of Hip Hop has. Jazz, Country, Pop, and Rock don't make billions of dollars off of artists twerking and killing their opps. It's not us doing it, but those that are in "charge". Nice try.
I’m so happy people are waking up so people like me and real artists can have a chance!!!!
I just want Sexy red and Sukihanna to be looked at as degenerate music. That would make me extremely happy 😃
Raising the vibe...saving the planet !!
Rapping isn't the problem, it's the lyrics!!
Good!...I'm glad that the younger people are finally catching on to what is happening with the music...Vibration and frequency is real....The higher your vibration the healthier you are...That's why they replaced vinyl records with CD's and now with down loads!...Vinyl records were carbon based and actual healed you with positive songs [body ,mind and soul]...It's all about the frequency and the message...Right now the frequency is low and destructive....
Rappers have been too focused on shock value.
So many ignored young black artists making positive content not just in rap but in rnb. They unfortunately don't get the mentorship the previous generations received.
This is why I do my own thing, I'm happy being independent. I don't need a major label telling me what music to make, I make my music for me first and foremost and if others enjoy it that's awesome.
I just want to add that when rap was more diverse and had shit like conscious rap etc. People weren't buying the records... Said it was nerdy or corny. Now that we're all older folks want the conscious music back. 😂🤷🏼
I respect the f outta u
@@societiii thank you, I appreciate that
@@itzdm0r3 facts big bro, check me out only got one song uploaded rn buh I'm on da road ta change shii up
exactly
I fully agree! Lemme just add that back then, records weren't bought...because we were COPYING them left and right! I remember buying albums on Monday and I'd have to pass out at least 6-10 recorded tapes at school by Friday.Oh,and let's not forget the CD/MiniDisk era....shit was ridiculous by then.
You are winning son. I knew when raising my twins, born in '92, I would not allow rap to be played in my home. They studied musicianship from elementary school and are now professional musicians who are circumspect about who they deal with. They thank me often for steering them towards a broader appreciation for all types of music. I'm proud of them. I sleep well at night.
Salute to you brotha!
Bless you man amen.
So glad you're a good parent like that because most are not these days.God bless 🙏❤️
I love live music. Actual human beings playing a instrument. Good on you.
You did better than most 👍🏾
Co-signed! Hopeful for these upcoming generations to push society back to positivity and good sense
Took long enough for people to open their eyes. I’m slightly encouraged. Good job.
That's why 90's hip hop is making a comeback.
It's not. Its just probably doing better than modern rap. Afrobeats and latin music is killing
@@illuminated_crown not in my groups, the wef groups sure it kills.
In my groups tom macdonald and rich men north of richmond are #1. In reality also, its just censored to trick the unawares.
As much as I want that to happen…I don’t see it happening😂
Lol no it’s really not
I am soooo happy to hear this message, many of us are. I hope this becomes a trend.
The main stream has way too many artists that sound the same, but there is a renaissance happening. It’s about to become more about the art and you will see a lot of artists with their own cult followings. People will authentically find artist they like instead of the hottest artist.
🎯🎯🎯
Does the Renaissance involve people learning to play an instrument? Two turn tables and a micro yawn.
My bro, I'm digging the content you be putting out, I appreciate you not being a clone of the other clones of the industry. Keep it coming, you earned my subscription and my likes bro, stay fresh.
Im 45 and i was raised in jersey on hip hop from the early days and even then i remember my grandparents warning us. Even conscious rap was bad in a lot of ways. We came pretty far from 1865-64. Rap came shortly thereafter and is a prime reason for our quick decline. Sugar coating it with conscious rap wont hide the turd that our music has been for us both short and long term.
May I please ask what your grandparents used to warn you about? Like what did they say ?
@otaieb48 specifically they said rap music was of the devil and they often complained about the negativity of rap and even r&b to a high degree. I remember when Marvin Gaye was killed by his father. I was pretty young but the conversation was "his daddy was wrong but so was marvin". His music led 3 generations down a road of sexual depravity and death.
@@GuerrillaSM your grandparents were fools.
Spot on man. I watched a Bounty killer interview and he said the same thing about Dancehall music. Both African and Latin music are evolving.
I have felt the same forever, I quit listening to most mainstream music when I was twenty. I am in my forties now. Thank whoever for underground hip hop. 💯💜🕉️👍🏼🤷🏽
That’s demonic energy and that’s why people die behind it! Music comes with energy
I'm glad to hear it!! Return hip hop to the underground for the 50th anniversary!!! Let corporate rap die so those that dont love and live the culture can jump ship and become some other type of entertainer singer. There are some many ways MCs can get their music out today that fans don't need the billboard to know what's hot. I could care less! Very few of my favorite rap albums even made it to the top 20 of billboard's pop charts.
#MakeHipHopGreatAgain
I’m old enough to remember when rap went corporate in the early 90s. It changed everything musically and in our community. I am ready for it to go back underground!
We need rappers who are clean cut, dont cuss, and talk about positive stuff. Like Will Smith for example. We need healthy rap.
Nothing but Facts, you are speaking. I’ve always took the time to pay attention when I’m listening to you when I was a kid. I’m so focused on making good vibes. making good music really what the world is missing.
*LOL… they stopped signing RAPPERS YEARS AGO!!! Just because some thug with dreads and tattoos & dresses funny jumps around & chants with Autotune on his voice… that doesn’t make him a ‘rapper’.*
P.S. mainstream rap is NOT hip hop…
As much as mainstream rap isn't Hiphop, it's image(rap) has been tarnished beyond repair, so sad. A very good genre ruined. What do most people think automatically when you say you a rapper.
@@bobopatchnosuke229 *Yeah… they can’t sing & they can’t rap… & the ‘thug’ imagine & the tattoos & all that shit gets them thrown into the ‘rap’ category… but they are not RAP, just like TECHNO & House music is NOT Disco! They are something else… most of them don’t even LIKE rap! They hate Nas & Tupac & Big Daddy Kane.. I don’t get how this is called ‘RAP’ or ‘Hip Hop’; It’s not!*
People act like there isn’t any conscious rappers out there that sound just as good as mainstream. The labels are the reason this has happened anyways. We gave them the power when we should have kept everything OURS in the first place. All I can say is never forget the Golden Rule! “One that owns the Gold, makes the rules!” We need to protect our “Gold”.
Someone who gets it!
It's because people love trash. So the good music gets pushed to the back
Celebrities and atheletes are getting to much of our money
That’s because all they do is turn on the RADIO and expect to hear something other than what is being PUSHED and SOLD. Tuning into “mainstream” media and not expecting to be herded is crazy.
@@Hardstyler981you mean too much of YOUR money.
Thank God!!! 🙏🏽 People are finally waking up to the toxic bs that rap has become! 🎉
It’s crazy because I’ve seen clips of people not moving at huge rap concerts and the artist trying to get some life out of the crowd. It really is like people are “waking up”/ kinda feeling meh 🫤 about hip hop.
I grew up loving hip hop. When I became a teacher and would hear my second graders saying the lyrics I realized how toxic these rhymes are for our community. I still love the beats but with my own kids I listened to all types of music.
I definitely agree with the idea that music can affect your feelings. Whenever I listen to drill music I be ready to fight somebody and I find myself angrier throughout the day. When I used to listen to The Weeknd religiously (like his old music) I was depressed. I actively decide to listen to “happier” music and it’s definitely helped. It’s crazy how music can change you
Yes music can make us brainwashed The Weeknd and drake make you have sexual thoughts subconsciously the only artist that actually have substance are kid Cudi Kendrick cole Travis I like music that explains euphoria and happiness I don’t listen to hood music or that struggle music cause I don’t want to struggle every rapper swears that they are different but they all do the same thing “oh I’m rapping about my pain or when I was in the streets” like my nigga no one cares rap music is like listening to murderers vent and I hate listening To people vent because that invites negativity and bad thought patterns like is way more calculated then we thing are brains are way powerful then we think music manifest idea’s because it’s a sonic affirmation and father is the repetition of learning what you consume becomes who you are
Absolutely. Music affects our psyche is powerful ways.
@@queenofpents3442 y'all finally waking up to thoughts create reality. especially if you google consciousness and sub consciousness, screw, it, i'll even go deeper for those that really want to know how the matrix of your life works: Here are the 5 main levels of consciousness:
Conscious: this is the level we’re most familiar with, the “thinking” level.
Preconscious: the stuff you can bring to conscious awareness, like memories or learned behaviors.
Subconscious: the mental processes that are below awareness, like instincts and automatic behaviors.
Unconscious: this is where the really deep, primal stuff is, like instincts and drives.
Superconscious: some people believe this is the higher, spiritual level of awareness.
Still music makes me feel good and hyped 👍🏾
The reason why people gravitate towards Afrobeats and Latin Music is because it's danceable. Trap music isn't.
Apparently you've never been to a club in the South😂
@tyronedavison5286 Doesn't matter the state of hip hop today speaks for itself.
@@jamelcarpenter327 Reggaeton and Latin Trap and rap are ALL about sex, drugs and gang and cartel violence.
nah bro i'd argue that trap is the easiest genre to dance too
What? Modern trap I can kinda agree on a lil but you can dance to hip hop the beats doesn’t have any swing to them anymore
I was recently on a Digital Underground kick and for some reason i just couldn't stop listening to and watching the "Dowatchulike" video. It was just so fun, so creative, so absurd, so funky. I was like this is completely gone from the scene. The fun creative energy part of hip hop is gone. Thats what made it addictive. There is no balance! Thats all that needs to return. The other stuff doesn't have to disappear. It has its place.
Let's not act like we didn't see this comin. When the OGs & real lyricists of hip-hop made a statement about the direction of hip-hop even goin back to the Lil Wayne era, society deemed them as "haters." Hip-Hop was NEVER meant for mainstream to begin with until the elites of the industry saw dollar signs. Bless.
-SOL
EXCELLENT VIDEO! That "murder on my mind" into the why with the reverb... ☠️☠️☠️
I'm 46 and gave up rap in 2001. I was a new dad, and didn't hear ANYTHING that matched my life goals. I determined that it was psychological garbage and possibly a funded psyop AGAINST the consumer.
That’s why I went to the Kurtis Blows and Grandmaster Flashes. At least they tried send messages of improvement.
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My exact sentiment around the same time frame. I'm 45.
Nas said "hip-hop is dead" in 2006. Most didn't know what he was referring too. Luckily I did.
Bro this has been my stance on the music for a long while, i used to argue at the FACT we listen to artist SINGING about murder, turned R&B into serenading murders lol
Fam 🤦🏽♂️ a soft spoken serenade over neo soul keys about murder is INSANE 🤣
Wu Tang sang about murder (and don't say they wasn't SINGING because ODB was LITERALLY SINGING), Biggie sang about Murder, NWA sang about murder, Jay Z sang about murder, DMX sang about murder, Jadakiss and the rest of these muh phuhgas sang about murder but NOW it's a problem because the muh phuhgas who y'all PREFER to sing about murder ain't singing about murder huh? Get the phuhg outta here with your HYPOCRITICAL BS. I'm sick of you bs muh phuhgas. People these days aren't with this NARRATIVE pushing bs and I can't wait for you muh phuhgas to realize that.
**Insert random sampled drill instrumental here*
There has always been Artist singing about murder in “R&B”. It’s just been terribly over saturated
Bone Thugs n Harmony
You always speak truth Curtiss. I haven't enoyed rap music like i used to for a very long time. I really hope we all can make a good change.
It's all about being strong minded and not easily influenced.
Hip Hop and Rap need an enlightenment period. I believe we’re approaching that moment. 💡
I think when it comes to rap music, one of the issues of not finding the next big thing is simply because labels are always looking in the same place. If artists from other genres & foreign countries can be discovered and signed to American labels, then surely the same could be done for rappers, of which would actually introduce new sounds & topics. Personally, some of my favourite rappers aren't even American, some are from the UK & South Africa.
That's crazy
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That's the thing.
The United States could learn a thing or two from Latin urban artists.
Hispanic rappers (rap, hip hop, dembow, reggaeton, dancehall, etc) are united, errrrbody listens to errrrbody from all over Latin America and Spain and they all collab together.
Meanwhile Americans can't even give the time of day to British and Aussie rappers.
Makes sense, but if you prefer for example American Country music
What outside foreign artists can provide you with that on the same level and a consistent basis? Only American rappers can make the changes that are needed imo 🙄
@@horatioh2020 to me, this statement’s only true if you’re closed off, which is no different than patriarchy.
It's about time you guys woke up. I've been incorporating African and Latin grooves in my positive music for years. And yes, I was born and raised in the hood. Perhaps even worse, I was an orphan raised by the hood.
Barcelo, as someone with an african Baba , i have always wondered what you brown guys call "african groove" , i cannot picture the specific groove you think you are incorporating if you can't pin point what part of the continent and its current musical genre you are borrowing from.
@@PHlophenot that deep Chief. Let him enjoy music and live his life .
It's crazy to me that a group like little brother or SkyZoo, atmosphere are not on the radio or part of mainstream
A friend of mine told me she had quit listening to rap, that it had been a harmful addiction and that she was much happier being free of it. Honestly, being white and listening to mostly very old stuff, I didn’t understand her at first. Then I listened to new rap; the glorification of violence, s** and drugs, not to mention the boring repetition of drill, and I got it. There’s a huge undiscovered pool of African music talent (it’s a huge continent after all) and that would be a nice injection of positivity and creativity into the charts. Bring back indie rock etc too. Rap was so much better when it had to compete with other genres and maybe falling off will make it competitive again.
Tell your friend to listen to the world is yours by Nas she will charge her mind about rap
@@samuraibeastwarrior2886 I’ll try 😀
good hip hop artis like gangstarr always used to school me about pitfalls in life and what to avoid long gone are those days but man am i thankful of conscience hip hop couldnt have had a better mentor
yup! RIP Guru.
really good points about mainstream hip-hop. This really applies to people not being authetnic or themselves. Defientley changing storytelling and good musicainship will always shine thru (even if that musicians a rapper)
being unauthenic or not yourself is never going to work in rap if you are thinking long term and are serious ab what u do. plus shits not fun or relatable if you don't put your soul, story and life into the music... just a thought tho.
Proud of you... You have been at this music shit for so long and rebranded multiple times but never stopped!!! You're destined for success. Glad to have watched the journey. Peace + Happyness Curtis!
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This is GREAT news! Now we can get back to what's real.
I used to be a huge rap fan, starting to listen in late 2000s when I was in middle school. Now I listen to Reggaeton 99% of the time, it brings good vibes and Latin parties are way more enjoyable for me than the rap clubs where I used to go when I was younger
The only rappers I still include in my playlist are those who have an unique sound like Travis Scott or Playboi Carti, I stopped listening to generic rappers
I just watch this video again, the first time I listened to it I was grocery shopping. You make really good points in this video. You Changed my perspective a little bit.
This is good news! Young Black Americans got pidgen holed into thinking this dark bs is the only way for us to express ourselves culturally. It's something great coming now that we're moving on from hip hop!
They push this dark blanket over the culture,it's now ruined,once labels turn there backs,now you have to be connected to radio someone to get on Playlist just to charted,they will eventually start telling programmers on radio to shift the music to different dial,and watch how many artist disappear,this happen with the east coast and west coast..
@@migueldomina190Dayum I think you’re right especially your point about the east and west coast because west coast music been dead since idk how long and east coast music just barely made a comeback but on because they ripped off drill music. If what you’re saying is the case then I’m willing to bet come 2024 a lot of the mainstream drill/gangsta rappers will be irrelevant. Pretty much like what happened to all the social media clout rappers before drill/gangsta rap made a comeback.
@@shady4chi I guarantee,it will go underground,what happens the labels controls the narrative of the music,they control radio because they pay for the slots,they watch streams and sales rappers can't fill arenas,I've watch Chris LeBron who's soulful latin rnb fill stadium by himself with 2 supporting acts nobody knows,Burna Boy tickets selling out in 1 hr that they need 2 dates just for major cities,Bad Bunny doing American tours selling out,I don't care if you hot on the streets,if radio don't play you,just a number to them,once they stop signing hood artist,they tell programmers we switching the music,its nothing you can do about it,kids listen to the radio there the consumer of the algorithm,there streaming the music,so yes in contrary you need majors.
@@migueldomina190 Well wouldn’t you argue that kids don’t really listen to the radio. They primarily stream the music they want to listen to. Yeah the labels might have control over what goes through the sound waves at radio stations but what about streaming? Besides playlists, the listeners pretty much hold the options of what the chose to listen to wouldn’t you say? I’m only asking these questions because to me it would seem like if labels are trying to make this shift in what music they’re focusing on, they have to do something to make kids want to listen to that music right? Or is it as simple as social engineering? Play the music enough to the point where these kids have no choice but to want to consume it 😂
They want our beautiful young BM to kill each other and our gorgeous BW to be thots and passarounds. Peep the agenda bcz they won't push positive hiphop.
I was listening to "I Can" by Nas and I just felt unstoppable after jamming out to encouraging music! I kept thinking there is so much power in hip hop artists leveraging their influence to create positive messaging. But they waste all that talent talking about money and b*tches, violence, dr*gs and liquor. Hip hop urgently needs to evolve cause don't nobody want to be listening to how many bodies you have after a long day.
That a good song
It’s the major record label’s fault pushing murder rap it’s part of the prison complex. Produce violent music to influence people minds into criminal activity.
Yes siiir
New wave of music is dance music and the Latin and African vibes are all about dance. Rap is dead because most rap is not a dance or club hit. Even when you look at Arabic music it’s all dance vibes.
Drill rap is catchy and gets you on edge for a workout, commute, etc unlike other genres. You have to acknowledge why it’s successful and hypnotic, and actively avoid it and substitute it with other genres.
I blame alot on the industry for sales... they only focus on negatively and ofcourse destroying hiphop! So we really have to take CONTROL of this art form before it's too late
The fact that the highest charting songs are soulful (such as Rich men North of Richmond) country screams change. Time to raise the vibrational frequency.
This makes sense. Especially with this therapy ,mental health, and self care being in many conversations . Afro beats and " good vibes" music is becoming more of a thing. People wanna destress and listen to something " vibey" like back in the day. I feel it cuz my playlist is mainly 90s and early 00s stuff. This new sht is good for the gym but thts about it 🤷🏾♂️
The Music business is just about exploitation in the end....labels are looking to improve margins and move to a new exploitation group.
This is why we have to support artists like Coast Contra and Tobe Nwigwe they are the ones leading the charge to the new lyricism renaissance. heavy bars with context sick beats bridging new and old with a message. not just mumble trap and just basic wordplay .
So they want to jump ship after wasting resources on trendy music that doesn’t age well? F’em! Like you said, their heart wasn’t in it from the beginning. It’s revealing because instead of signing the next Lauryn Hill or Kendrick they would rather wash their hands with the genre completely smh
They ran Lauryn Hill out of the industry. They never intended for there to be another of her ilk.
This is music to my ears! I’m tired of the demonic bs. I was raised up on great music not this psychopath murderous music. Just let these rappers know UPS is still hiring 😂
In 2021 HipHop radio stations triggered a lot of my lowest vibrations.
I literally turned off the radio, and recently turned it all off again…
Then I started listening to Drake’s station… (which I love) but after a while you realize he’s always complaining about his celeb life in songs…
I was like… “wtf am I listening to!?”
AfroBeats, Reggae, and silence calms my soul these days.
The Devil doesnt sleep he had sam Smith singing Ungodly on TV dressed as him. His time is limited they got evil in all kinds of music.
Honestly ive grown out of rap mostly because all they talk is bang bang slanging rocks and then still have the audacity to complain about their treatment by police and "systemic racism".
Come on now.
I think this is good. This will make artist strive again to sound different. No knock on the young guys but they feel they don’t have to listen to the OGs anymore that’s how we got to this point. If you’re a rapper be you be yourself that will take you further.
I stopped listening secular Hip-Hop and now listen to Christian Hip-Hop. More substance, bars, testimonies and most Important, the name of Jesus. It’s time for change.
I agree 🔥
AMEN 🙏🙏💯
any artist to suggest?
I never heard them
Who’s ur go to ?
@@hugonubario William Cata, Kieran the Light, Young C, Caleb Gordon, J. Monty, MTM Isaiah, Kidd Lee, C4 Crotona, Christ Jr
Reggeaton and Afrobeats is another form of Hip-hop. What I noticed about Bad Bunny's album is that the producers are producing the hell out of these albums. And the vibes are definitely party and upbeat for dancing. The ladies also love it
The production quality in general has become so high.
The space is so clear that the brain creates a virtual room like when you hear something and can locate where exactly in the room it is.
Afrobeats is not another form of hip hop
@user-cj4hs5sh2x they play it on the Hip-hop stations.😏
reggaeton is Jamaican -panamanian music genre , not part of hip hop.
@nigeljames9727 all the old and school dj play dance hall and reggae. Hip-hop is curated from different genres of music
I'm a 70s baby and in the 90s all the rappers warned what was occurring. It is wild though because the industry did it and then tried to act as if they didnt. The people have never change but it is plenty of rappers that are way more positive etc. not allowed to be mainstream. Plus not even going to say what occurred over the last few years. I honestly feel like America is a huge test subject for the world.
This is why I’m so thankful for Currensy. He’s one of the only rappers not killing 1000 people in his song. He just pushes “audio dope”. Real vibey
Roc Marciano as well.
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The general public cant relate what todays rap is is talking about. The quality, the originality, the relatability of hip hop and rap has completely fell off.
Rap and Hip Hop used to be about a good time, a party or about overcoming personal struggle leading to success.
The general public doesnt want to hear barely discernable, slang and profanity filled, violent mumble rap.
I stopped listening to mainstream hip hop years ago Graduation was the last rap album I ever went to the store to cop back in 07
What I loved about rap in the 80s and 90s is they rapped on so many different topics like food, going to the beach, family, the struggle and so on. Nowadays it’s all the same.
FINALLY! No more strippers-wanna-be-rappers, wanna-be-gangsters, and unnecessary cussin, murder music... afro beats is the future.
HipHop at its core is still very American centric. We are the birthplace so everything outside of here is just emulating. That being said, afrobeats, Latin music, and dance music are international, they permeate beyond culture. They aren’t dependent on jus the place they come from but the energy it brings. I just think there is more money in the international market than there will ever be in just America.
Ruso/Ukrainian music bringing to get popular in southern USA to
America is the 'birthplace' and corporate head quarters of cultural imperialism, literally. Billions of dollars over generations have been invested in this to corrupt people's values,the US isn't special, it's just degenerate.
It's incredible to me that since this is the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop that a new report has found that for the first time in 30yrs there hasn't been a single hip-hop song or album that topped the Billboard 200 or Hot 100 Charts in 2023. So this could be an industry response to the current decline of Hip Hop on charts.
If I put my tinfoil conspiracy hat on Tim, I’d predict this is part of their plan to normalize and increase the demand for Ai generated music and artists from music consumers.
Hmm so this is simply business decisions then. If we haven't really charted, why would they continue to invest? Simple business logic.
The problem with hip hop has been the same for a long time, the prison industry, drug industry and law enforcement industry use rap to feed their system. Addressing that part requires conscious effort because without that they will start criminalizing legal behavior to continue to feed these systems. Waking up requires seeing the whole game not just part of it
Fr another huge reason I stopped listening to it and supporting it at all
Rappers are just so played out nowadays they don’t talk about anything anymore compared to rappers in the early to mid 2010s
Ngl I’m not surprised that these labels are doing this. Even though I listen to the newer artists to see what they’re saying, I strayed away from that type of music cause it gets repetitive.
“Y’all go hit that like button. Stop being greedy.” - Curtis King
Music is the soundtrack to our lives. We gravitate towards whatever we are feeling. I’m not feeling that hardcore stuff all the time. I don’t want to hear that all the time. These rappers need some variety in their subject matter! Or maybe the music is being made, but the powers that be only playing the hard core stuff. Something like your Meek Mill video: Labels pay rappers more for violent lyrics.
If y’all truly feel this way quavo just dropped an album with songs about his mother, loving his family, loving his nephew, it’s sonically interesting and it’s melodic. There’s music out there if you’re really interested
Dancing to our own destruction. I been said violent rap needs to be banned. Dude 100 percent right
Cool video.
Rock music will NEVER DIE!
Thank you so much for this video, i’m tired of hearing about murder and beating on each other and all of this repetitive Sh…I literally had a guy in my apartment rapping and all he was rapping about was murder and I was like get the hell out of here.
That's why I tell niggas all the time, be different. Ninety-nine per-cent of rappers everywhere rapping the same style, the same shit. People are like sheep. Majority of people are being led based on who the record labels are signing and choose to support. But that can only work for so long. At some point, there has to be some creativity and originality that comes into play in order to be business fluid, and keep people engaged. And the producers are to blame as well. I'm tired of trap beats. I refuse to rap over any trap beats. So the problem is multifaceted. The producers, the labels, and artists are to blame for hip-hop's stagnation.
I blame the labels for over saturating and devaluing the genre commercially. Also I wonder what meek and cube said was true?
None the less there are still great artists out there that deserve the spot light more than the artist we have today. Kaleb Mitchell, solchyld, rapsody, Larussel, OG Davy. Nobigdyl, Lecrae, reconcile and whatuprg is killing it in chh. Rswift and Derek Minor finna drop a project.
Part of the game. Great hip hop artists will rise again.
He's right about murder music. It's hateful and it turns blacks against each other. Violence in and outside the club is at a all time high.
Hmm interesting but I don’t think this is a trend in what listeners are picking and choosing but rather a strategy for major labels to stay alive during the independent era.
Bad Bunny is independent.
In my opinion, Latin and afrobeats don’t seem to have the staying power that hip hop has, reggaeton can be just as stagnant as trap. I can see afrobeats becoming a new era for r&b but any genre coming forward will always have hip hop in its dna.
Hip hop is like energy, it can’t be destroyed it’ll continue to morph.
More artists just need to spend more time with the art of songwriting/storytelling.
Agreed. I’m hearing all around the inter webs that hip hop is dead which is far from being that. You just have to dig for it and you will find some gems wether they be solidly recorded or just some dudes recording in a bedroom. Record labels are too focused on the money and don’t care about the creativity as long as the music puts money in their pockets they are game. It’s to bad that there aren’t any college or underground radio stations that play fresh music nowadays. I’m from Southern California and back in my day we had K-Day, 88.7 The Down Low, and The Ghetto Blaster as hip hop outlets to get that raw hip hop from all over America
Tht video said it all. Drill is what killed rap tbh. No feel good vibes. Just weirdo vibes tbh. The Afro beats n Latin gets the ppl smilin dancing n having a good time. This weirdo drill is boring n just not normal. And overall horrible music. Everybody wants to be a tough guy. We wanna feel good. Tht tough guy act is dirt. The females got it on lock. They get it. Now the genre is dead. Dababy had it he actually understood what ppl love. He just made a HORRIBLE mistake. Bc he’s the only rapper I can think of tht GETS IT.