Dec 9, 2025
gnarlynastyWhether these kids in rap notice or not, Pop Stars/Rockers are on the rise again. It's not even a talent thing, rap is just lame and overexposed now.
Facts
OPDec 9, 2025Who even is fakemink tbh
Dec 9, 2025
Free YoungBoyWe’re essentially saying the same thing but for different reasons. You’re saying it because you feel the talent is lacking. I’m saying it because the nature of hip hop changed
We’re not saying the same thing because you still haven’t answered the question
Forget the competitive aspect, if a rapper wanted to shoutout 10 prominent up-and-comers in a celebratory kumbaya way in 2026, who would those artists be?
- Dec 9, 2025shimmy
Is your belief that fakemink and esdeekid will have the longevity of Cole and Kendrick?
They wont
UncMC 🏰Dec 9, 2025·3 repliesFree YoungBoyWe’re essentially saying the same thing but for different reasons. You’re saying it because you feel the talent is lacking. I’m saying it because the nature of hip hop changed
If Youngboy was challenging his peers not on some beef s*** but on some I am a better artist than you who would he call out
- OPDec 9, 2025UncMC
If Youngboy was challenging his peers not on some beef s*** but on some I am a better artist than you who would he call out
And @Nikedufflebag please don't say Durk, he's been around since 2013
- Dec 9, 2025·2 repliesUncMC
If Youngboy was challenging his peers not on some beef s*** but on some I am a better artist than you who would he call out
He's not that type of rapper so it makes no sense for me to waste my time on the hypothetical
Dec 9, 2025TheFaderYou thinking about 1Train
The rappers named in Control were:
J. Cole
Big KRIT
Wale
Pusha T
Meek Mill
Rocky
Drake
Big Sean
Jay Electronica
Tyler
Mac MillerAll of whom were up-and-coming talents in 2013, besides Pusha
Who would be named in a 2026 version?
@Nikedufflebag talk to this man
- UncMC 🏰Dec 9, 2025·1 replyFree YoungBoy
He's not that type of rapper so it makes no sense for me to waste my time on the hypothetical
Ight man
- OPDec 9, 2025UncMC
Ight man
- Dec 9, 2025
wildmainstream rap sucks ass now because it's all about the money
/life
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyFree YoungBoy
He's not that type of rapper so it makes no sense for me to waste my time on the hypothetical
You keep finding ways to avoid this very simple question
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyUncMC
If Youngboy was challenging his peers not on some beef s*** but on some I am a better artist than you who would he call out
Lil Baby
Durk
21 Savage
Gunna
Key Glock
Yachty
Roddy
Fredo BangProbably. But it would be all beef
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyTheFader
You keep finding ways to avoid this very simple question
Cause I'm a reality guy. I'm talking about the actual rap game we exist in now. Yall keep saying what if this rapper did this and that but refuse to understand thats not the climate we live in.
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyValentine
Lil Baby
Durk
21 Savage
Gunna
Key Glock
Yachty
Roddy
Fredo BangProbably. But it would be all beef
Half of these niggas were releasing music in 2016 💔
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyFree YoungBoy
Cause I'm a reality guy. I'm talking about the actual rap game we exist in now. Yall keep saying what if this rapper did this and that but refuse to understand thats not the climate we live in.
Okay. Can YOU name 10 prominent up-and-coming rappers who are also relevant in the mainstream as we enter 2026?
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyTheFader
Half of these niggas were releasing music in 2016 💔
and have blown up 2017 to now? what’s your point? they are new age artists as is Youngboy who’s their age mate/peer? only Durk the older one in this group of names musically
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyTheFader
Okay. Can YOU name 10 prominent up-and-coming rappers who are also relevant in the mainstream as we enter 2026?
bruh you couldn’t even do this in any year from 2010 -> 2015
what kinda question is this bruh lmaoooo. why are the new age artists being held to such a high burning fire jesus. if you can name 10 artists who were also mainstream AND upcoming from any era post the 90s/early 2000s, then you know something I don’t cause what 
Dec 9, 2025
Classiquedon’t forget yeat, central cee, dave, larry june, and the big years fakemink and esdeekid just had
Listen to yourself.
- Dec 9, 2025Valentine
and have blown up 2017 to now? what’s your point? they are new age artists as is Youngboy who’s their age mate/peer? only Durk the older one in this group of names musically
The question that has been asked numerous times is what 2020s-talents there are that are relevant in the mainstream and you naming niggas that debuted during the Obama administration
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyValentine
bruh you couldn’t even do this in any year from 2010 -> 2015
what kinda question is this bruh lmaoooo. why are the new age artists being held to such a high burning fire jesus. if you can name 10 artists who were also mainstream AND upcoming from any era post the 90s/early 2000s, then you know something I don’t cause whatControl came out in 2013 and named 10 artists who had all debuted at some point within the past 4-5 years
We are in 2025 and you are naming niggas that debuted almost 10 years ago
Bernie X 🙊Dec 9, 2025shimmyImagine kendrick drops a Cntrl verse today. There is literally no one to name these days that's how downhill we have gone
- Dec 9, 2025·1 replyTheFader
Control came out in 2013 and named 10 artists who had all debuted at some point within the past 4-5 years
We are in 2025 and you are naming niggas that debuted almost 10 years ago
everyone I named had their debut albums come out in 2017/2018 and experienced their peak fames 2020-2023
these niggas we’re literally on XXL 2016, how tf they debut at the same time. what are you on right now man - Dec 9, 2025·1 reply
Lil Durk was making music when Control released dog
- Dec 9, 2025·2 repliesTheFader
Lil Durk was making music when Control released dog
and it’s the one name I specifically said is the odd one out from a music age wise but you using it as your main argument
