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    UncMC

    I’m not lashing out I’m just questioning your validity in this argument. So how you grew up listening to southern rappers but reduce it all to ringtone rap?
    You said the south treated lyricism as joke to get back at the north but you know Wayne OutKast ugk and 8 ball and mjg were all dropping classics at the time
    Make it make sense

    I never reduced it to ringtone rap. That's one. Kindly point out where I did that. Two, like I said before, the convo is about southern hip hop OVER THE ERAS. Niggas in the south were spitters but OVER THE ERAS it became less about that and more about making fun party music. One reason for that is because it seems easier, which is what OP is saying. The other aspect is the south's dominance, which really took off when Nas threw in the towel and said Hip Hop is Dead, which angered Jeezy and the south. And also when Wayne took the crown from Hov. NY vs the south was/is a real thing. It's not fanfic. Word to "the south got something to say". 2016 class being able to say "I don't care about Biggie/Pac/lyrical old head music" starts with the south's dominance towards party music which started as a cultural decision and led to commercialization and a standard about what niggas wanna hear.

  • Long term I kinda agree but when they had it they HAD IT. Its not the South’s fault people are impressionable and cant move past whats popular without being told to

  • insertcoolnamehere

    laughs in Planet Rock

    show me the lyricism Afrika Creepbata was doin lol

    F*** that nigga lol

  • Niggas legit CAN NOT have this convo without doing NY vs The South cheap shots and that speaks to how deep the divide goes. S*** is sad for the sake of the genre fr

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    Laced

    I never reduced it to ringtone rap. That's one. Kindly point out where I did that. Two, like I said before, the convo is about southern hip hop OVER THE ERAS. Niggas in the south were spitters but OVER THE ERAS it became less about that and more about making fun party music. One reason for that is because it seems easier, which is what OP is saying. The other aspect is the south's dominance, which really took off when Nas threw in the towel and said Hip Hop is Dead, which angered Jeezy and the south. And also when Wayne took the crown from Hov. NY vs the south was/is a real thing. It's not fanfic. Word to "the south got something to say". 2016 class being able to say "I don't care about Biggie/Pac/lyrical old head music" starts with the south's dominance towards party music which started as a cultural decision and led to commercialization and a standard about what niggas wanna hear.

    Okay, so we’re talking about eras. Be more specific.
    At what point did the South deliberately say let’s throw lyricism out the window and make “party music”
    What artist did that, what album was it
    I ask you to be specific because if you try to generalize a time in music I could probably direct you to something thats the opposite
    Yes you have your soujia boy but you also have Luda and ti

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    UncMC

    Okay, so we’re talking about eras. Be more specific.
    At what point did the South deliberately say let’s throw lyricism out the window and make “party music”
    What artist did that, what album was it
    I ask you to be specific because if you try to generalize a time in music I could probably direct you to something thats the opposite
    Yes you have your soujia boy but you also have Luda and ti

    OP already said it. Sometime between Wop and Chief Keef because that's when it started to become less about the region directly and more about the sound. Wop was just doing him while trapping I ain't saying it's his fault. Lex Luger sound also took off during this time and went crazy

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    UncMC

    You making fan fic bro
    There was never any the south paying back the north
    How you can you sit up and say that when lil Wayne exist
    When ti exist
    When killer Mike exist
    When Andre exist
    When Denzel curry exist
    8 ball & mjg, ugk

    Just say your not familiar with southern hip-hop fr

    there was a sect of southern rap fans who tried to “pay back the north” in the late 2000s and early 10z, it wasnt exactly uncommon from my experiences online, but I cant think of more than 2 instances where the artists themselves did that

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    Laced

    OP already said it. Sometime between Wop and Chief Keef because that's when it started to become less about the region directly and more about the sound. Wop was just doing him while trapping I ain't saying it's his fault. Lex Luger sound also took off during this time and went crazy

    Gucci is lyrical
    Not a single bar wasted this song

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    NGNL

    there was a sect of southern rap fans who tried to “pay back the north” in the late 2000s and early 10z, it wasnt exactly uncommon from my experiences online, but I cant think of more than 2 instances where the artists themselves did that

    There's still a general attitude towards the north and style of music they make. I linked this tweet already earlier in the thread but it's a good example

  • s***ty ass title

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    NGNL

    there was a sect of southern rap fans who tried to “pay back the north” in the late 2000s and early 10z, it wasnt exactly uncommon from my experiences online, but I cant think of more than 2 instances where the artists themselves did that

    Sounds like an anecdote tbh

  • UncMC

    Sounds like an anecdote tbh

    I dont have very strong feelings on the subject so I’d say that’s spot on

    Jay Electronica was my favorite rapper

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    UncMC

    Gucci is lyrical
    Not a single bar wasted this song

    !https://youtu.be/JzCTcXW7WLs?is=9ltl7s77T6FJ2Esf

    Less about wop directly and more about the birth of 1017 brick squad

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    Laced

    Less about wop directly and more about the birth of 1017 brick squad

    S/o queens

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    UncMC

    S/o queens

    !https://youtu.be/kTweK1oJXYk?is=Sr9ON0VguWz-ff4V

    Rip Slim Dunkin

  • Laced

    Rip Slim Dunkin

    !https://youtu.be/dEjz806RZPU?is=L8rZKgdLGSNIkOte

    You know what’s up man, why we arguing lol

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    Laced

    There's still a general attitude towards the north and style of music they make. I linked this tweet already earlier in the thread but it's a good example

    https://twitter.com/SonnyDigital/status/2074601486542070006

    I mean them niggas up north stopped advancing the sounds for storytelling beats until NY drill, niggas moved on lol

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    Valentine

    I mean them niggas up north stopped advancing the sounds for storytelling beats until NY drill, niggas moved on lol

    !https://youtu.be/gi0HmGwGHrs?is=uRWdN3tDjZ5Lajze

    I agree. They aint really do s*** in the early 2010's. I f***ed with the whole beast coast movement but let's be real that s*** was more niche than anything

  • Laced

    I agree. They aint really do s*** in the early 2010's. I f***ed with the whole beast coast movement but let's be real that s*** was more niche than anything

    That’s cuz the radio DJs in NY weren’t putting them on tbh

  • UncMC

    Okay, so we’re talking about eras. Be more specific.
    At what point did the South deliberately say let’s throw lyricism out the window and make “party music”
    What artist did that, what album was it
    I ask you to be specific because if you try to generalize a time in music I could probably direct you to something thats the opposite
    Yes you have your soujia boy but you also have Luda and ti

    Wasn't it ringtone rap and trap music starting to become more commercial in sound when the focus on lyricism started to take a back seat?

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    ragedsycokiller

    Wasn't it ringtone rap and trap music starting to become more commercial in sound when the focus on lyricism started to take a back seat?

    I’ll answer your question with a question
    Do you think Migos are lyricist

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    UncMC

    I’ll answer your question with a question
    Do you think Migos are lyricist

    Takeoff outrapped Mac Miller on an Alchemist beat

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    insertcoolnamehere

    Takeoff outrapped Mac Miller on an Alchemist beat

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    ragedsycokiller

    Wasn't it ringtone rap and trap music starting to become more commercial in sound when the focus on lyricism started to take a back seat?

    I don’t believe this cause I grew up watching Gucci, Waka and OJ freestyle accapella and they were rapping rapping with their trap cadences

    maybe the commercialization of hiphop boosting pop/country/dance fans into the genre did more damage to hurt the lyricist cause these fans just want a catchy beat with passable, catchy lyrics than the south

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