Rap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread

[trynafeelmink]

Homie is Ja Rule with racial ambiguity

Some people are gonna take that as a "diss" but it really isn't. Ja has classic records a great run, but there's a clear difference between someone like an X or Hov, same thing exist with Drake.

 

[alexody]

Unpopular opinion:
Drake isn’t a rapper, he’s a pop star.

Would it be fair to say a guy like Post Malone is his competition??

 

[Magic33]

Danny Brown can rap his *** off. He’s not accessible but he’s talented. He sounds really good live too and is a hell of a performer.

I'd rather listen to Danny Boy than Drake

 

[americangenius]

OMG

Why is that a bad thing

 

[cragmatic]

Would it be fair to say a guy like Post Malone is his competition??

This is definitely fair.

 

[lawdog1]

Unpopular opinion:
Drake isn’t a rapper, he’s a pop star.

Don’t disagree, but I think that what someone else in here was getting at when they posted that Drake’s competition is Diddy and Taylor Swift. Meaning, I don’t think it’s that unpopular of an opinion.

 

[Magic33]

People call Big Sean “corny” but Drake isn’t....? When they basically have the same aesthetic. Sean was basically the US version of Drake. I’ve always been a Sean fan too. Maybe it’s just NT who disliked big sean. But stuff like that is what’s laughable to me.

Sean and Meek Mill get criticism for their music, personas, literally everything. Drake does corny a*** ****, is an opportunist and is teflon by the fans. It really confuses me.

I don't get the Sean hate, but at the same time they'll big up Drake

I was just listening to this the other day



and dudes will act like Sean can't rap.

and reveals more of himself in his music, even to the point they mock what he does reveal.

When a Drake fan says Meek, Wale or Sean are corny It's truly revenge of the nerds on the internet.

 

[lawdog1]

Post Malone basically is white, apparently un-bathed, Croc-wearing Drake, right?

 

[king j]

I wish I got that 7 minutes back

Corny story from a corny person. I used to wonder why MTV hired him, but it was MTV...

So you never enjoyed How to be a Player?

 

[tillmatic]

Im rolling with Drake as a pop act more than a rapper. The problem is he talks rapper **** to producers in rap songs but doesn't put out rap albums. Quite the niche he's carved out for himself. He's teflon.

 

[cragmatic]

If anyone has a download for Life Of the Party, Please Message me

 

[Magic33]

So you never enjoyed How to be a Player?

Been ages since I saw it, but I don't remember liking it that much.

 

[VARNELL HILL]

Drake is an "artist". The same way Kanye is. Only difference one got their start solely as a producer. A more current version would be someone like Travis Scott. I suppose Dr. Dre would be an older example of this (to a certain degree).
I'm sure there are other past and present examples if I think longer about this (Will Smith?).

Their ability lies in a combo of various skills (i.e - rapping, songwriting, producing, singing (i guess), collaborating with other talented people., and curating it all together and packaging it through themselves as performers.

There is a separate category of people that rap (call em rappers, emcees, whatever) that they are excluded from and that's nothing wrong with that. It doesn't take ANYTHING away from their success.
Let's think throughout history and the people we place on these lists...and imagine this being the first time the "top rapper" in the game is asked to rap on Hot 97 in front of Flex.

This should have told everyone that the guy isn't a pure rapper. We know ****** don't "freestyle". But every pure rapper has a plethora of 16s to shuffle through in their heads to recite on the spot.



Get him a pen in a room w/ some other ****** with some pens and it's not bad tho.

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Why is that a bad thing

Not a bad thing at all just knew it was coming lol. Sooner than expected though

 

[JRaW’d]

Jay worthy griselda now.

hope that doesn’t interfere with his west coast sound.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Would it be fair to say a guy like Post Malone is his competition??

Not really competition because drake will always win name wise— but tory lanez does (or copies whichever you want to go with) the same lane and just as good imo

 

[k3stacks]

Jay worthy griselda now.

hope that doesn’t interfere with his west coast sound.

It wont

 

[k3stacks]

#queensallday?? Hmm hoping for a nas verse too

 

[k3stacks]

Since perico on a tear rn we need g-worthy 2 b4 the years up

 

[alexody]

Not really competition because drake will always win name wise— but tory lanez does (or copies whichever you want to go with) the same lane and just as good imo

Unless you mean Drake's longevity when you mention 'name wise', I'm not sure wat u mean when Post is definitely doing those type of numbers and winning those type of awards.

 

[cragmatic]

Unless you mean Drake's longevity when you mention 'name wise', I'm not sure wat u mean when Post is definitely doing those type of numbers and winning those type of awards.

He’s also (Post) an artist that folks who don’t listen to much rap/hip hop love.

 

[WipeMeDown23]

Since perico on a tear rn we need g-worthy 2 b4 the years up

Their first ep is a classic...bumps in the whip

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Unless you mean Drake's longevity when you mention 'name wise', I'm not sure wat u mean when Post is definitely doing those type of numbers and winning those type of awards.

I’m just comparing drake and Tory rn

 

[k3stacks]

YES PLS. KDOT X 3 STACKS I NEEEEED DAT.

 

[ahat]

This should have told everyone that the guy isn't a pure rapper. We know ****** don't "freestyle". But every pure rapper has a plethora of 16s to shuffle through in their heads to recite on the spot.