Facts B

juelz

Surf swag would like to have a talk

2rare’s whole shtick was his dancing

going by rapping, performance, dancing, etc uzi is one of the purest hip hop artists of the past 10 years

mixtapes man

no arena to practice anymore because everyone is so sensitive about 1st week sales

There's plenty of this if you willing to listen to s*** not in the charts lol

Caring and effort

In the underground niggas b sell outs often time

you're both wrong its oh lets do it

For sure. But there's some gems. Mick Jenkins went fully independent this year. Saba I think is independent and got a great project this year. Idk Little Simz contract status but she's great

Actual rappers
Authenticity (impossible now)

i cant feel my face otw

Starts somewhere with vocals and rhymes

Less sterile-sounding beats

I swear even most “lyrical” rappers these days make songs more akin to neo-soul or R&B, and not as gritty compared to the 2000’s

fr

even the neo-dust sounds samey

hip hop hasn't been the same since michael jackson died

Tik tok genuinely killed hip hop