Devin Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 these freshmen classes getting more and more disappointing lmao. 1
Wicked Posted June 29 Posted June 29 27 minutes ago, Devin said: these freshmen classes getting more and more disappointing lmao. They didn't even bother to get a lyricist, which has to be the most egregious choice. These publications are the first ones to **** on new rappers but they aren't giving the platform to folks that are really talented either. This is ridiculous lol 1
Devin Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 2 minutes ago, Wicked said: They didn't even bother to get a lyricist, which has to be the most egregious choice. These publications are the first ones to **** on new rappers but they aren't giving the platform to folks that are really talented either. This is ridiculous lol !!! for the past 5 years i only liked 1 artist. 2024 - skilla 2023 - fridayy 2022 - nardo wick 2021 - flo milli / blxst i think 2020 was the last solid year i fw multi. 1
Wicked Posted June 29 Posted June 29 16 minutes ago, Devin said: !!! for the past 5 years i only liked 1 artist. 2024 - skilla 2023 - fridayy 2022 - nardo wick 2021 - flo milli / blxst i think 2020 was the last solid year i fw multi. And it seems like lately they're always a year or 2 late. Like Skilla being the fan vote this year when he had hits like 2 years ago is crazy. They squeezed in 4batz for no reason and he's not even doing a freestyle 1
Devin Posted June 29 Author Posted June 29 6 minutes ago, Wicked said: And it seems like lately they're always a year or 2 late. Like Skilla being the fan vote this year when he had hits like 2 years ago is crazy. They squeezed in 4batz for no reason and he's not even doing a freestyle idek why 4batz is there i dont get the hype. 🤦🏽♂️
Wicked Posted June 29 Posted June 29 25 minutes ago, Devin said: idek why 4batz is there i dont get the hype. 🤦🏽♂️ That man is a damn industry plant, he has 1 maybe 2 good songs to his name and they aren't that good. Doing Brent cosplay isn't impressive. The rap game is being held together by mainstream rappers entering their 40s soon & underground rappers who will never get their just due by the current climate. It's shameful lmfao. We've always had a healthy mix and it's disappeared.
Wicked Posted June 29 Posted June 29 Ab-Soul making slaps is music to my ears. When lyricists get in their songwriter bag
Wicked Posted July 8 Posted July 8 That Grammy thread got me thinking that ScHoolboy Q is probably gonna be the Killer Mike of the Rap field this year. I doubt it's a full sweep cause 'Like That' exists, but I can see them rallying behind Blue Lips. And he would deserve.
Bloodflowers. Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Just discovered this song and already fell in love on first listen. One of the best songs of all time 1
Wicked Posted July 12 Posted July 12 @Devin 3. Kai Cenat 2. Joe Budden Last year's ranking: 1 Featured on: The Joe Budden Podcast Followers: 1.42M YouTube; 1.7M IG Known for: Insightful commentary and insider perspective around hip-hop and the industry Most memorable moments in the past year: Breaking down Kendrick and Drake's many disses; Beefing with Drake; Interviewing Larry Jackson Nearly 10 years after he started his podcast, Joe Budden's role as an elder statesman of new rap media is indisputable. The Joe Budden Podcast, which features Joe Budden alongside a collection of friends—which currently include Ice, Ish, Melyssa Ford, Emanny, and QueenzFlip—has become appointment listening (and viewing) for millennials seeking their weekly dosage of sophisticated ignorance, industry insider talk, diabolical cultural opinions, and passionate rants. Joe Budden has the gall, larger-than-life persona, industry connections, and humor to tackle a wide spectrum of topics in diverse ways, from vitriolic intensity to light-hearted bemusement. He has the rare ability to start conversation cycles, like when he declared that the "girl rapper wave is over." Or that 4Batz is AI. Or that Drake's For All the Dogs was mid. Speaking of Drake, let's talk beef… again. The Joe Budden Podcast thrived during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake saga. In particular, episode 723 "Fancy Feast" was a masterclass. Over the course of four hours, Budden set himself apart by expertly dissecting the barrage of disses that came in the span of a week: Drake's "Family Matters" and "The Heart Part 6" and Kendrick's "Meet The Grahams" and "Not Like Us." He broke these songs down using a mix of meticulous detail and humor, mocking Kendrick skeptic Ish in the process. It was an episode fans were waiting for eagerly and he met the moment. —Kia Turner 1. DJ Akademiks Last year's ranking: 2 Featured on: DJ Akademiks on YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, Spotify, and Instagram Followers: 5M IG; 1.6M X Known for: Getting inside information from notable rappers; livestreaming the biggest moments in hip-hop Most memorable moments in the past year: Being the most dominant media voice in the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef; becoming a meme The unofficial birth of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle came with the Gulf War. The unofficial birth of DJ Akademiks as the No. 1 figure in hip-hop media came with the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap war. If Budden was there (a couple of days later) to help fans deconstruct the latest diss songs between Dot and Drake, Ak was the figure you celebrated with at the moment. It's the benefit, of course, to always being on, a tactic Ak has mastered over the years. Seemingly minutes after a diss song dropped, he would be streaming for audiences that numbered in the hundreds of thousands—listening live, adding commentary, spilling some tea, and reacting animatedly, trying to become a meme. He became a central figure in the beef—the OVO whisperer, a force so omnipresent that he was mentioned (and sampled) in multiple diss records. So how did Ak get to this point? For one, he capitalized on a media economy which prioritizes individual voices over nebulously operated media brands. The audience knows him, and so do rappers, who develop sometimes cozy (and sometimes controversial) relationships with Ak. He also adopted the persona of a rapper, melding swagger, theatrical flair, and a love for combat. His numerous beefs—Freddie Gibbs, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion—have seemingly only made him stronger, as a figure unburdened by niceties and willing to burn contemporaries if he has to. He represents what rap fans and rappers prioritize in hip-hop media right now: not necessarily truth or ethics, but entertainment with an anti-establishment streak. It's not always great, if we're being honest. Since The War in Chiraq days, Ak has been a controversial figure who has been criticized by many, and for good reason. But these days, even embracing conservatism within hip-hop isn't as taboo as it once was. A week after we published our inaugural list, he ditched Twitch for Rumble, a streaming platform known for prioritizing right-wing voices. He's bragged about wanting to vote for Donald Trump and even went to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump Jr. Most troubling is the case Akademiks is fighting now: In May, his ex-girlfriend Ziya Abashe filed a lawsuit in civil court, accusing him of rape. Shortly after Rolling Stone broke the story, Ak was on Rumble defiantly denying the charges, while also threatening to "take down" the entire industry with him. It's a delusional, almost Trumpian move that we've seen from Ak many times. Neither the serious allegations nor the response has done much to diminish his impact. That in itself is revealing about both his career and the current rap media landscape at large. As of now, he is rap media's top dog. —Dimas Sanfiorenzo
Wicked Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Joe Budden should be #1, and it would stay that way. - Actually reviews both mainstream and fringe/underground releases - Was a rapper, has industry insight, experience & connections - Provides constructive commentary on the pod, it's the only podcast my younger cousins listen to for its insight - Completely independent, he doesn't play favorites and doesn't care if mainstream rappers don't fw him - Unlike Akademiks and Kai... Ihe actually respects all strains of hip hop lmfao
Devin Posted July 12 Author Posted July 12 24 minutes ago, Wicked said: @Devin 3. Kai Cenat 2. Joe Budden Last year's ranking: 1 Featured on: The Joe Budden Podcast Followers: 1.42M YouTube; 1.7M IG Known for: Insightful commentary and insider perspective around hip-hop and the industry Most memorable moments in the past year: Breaking down Kendrick and Drake's many disses; Beefing with Drake; Interviewing Larry Jackson Nearly 10 years after he started his podcast, Joe Budden's role as an elder statesman of new rap media is indisputable. The Joe Budden Podcast, which features Joe Budden alongside a collection of friends—which currently include Ice, Ish, Melyssa Ford, Emanny, and QueenzFlip—has become appointment listening (and viewing) for millennials seeking their weekly dosage of sophisticated ignorance, industry insider talk, diabolical cultural opinions, and passionate rants. Joe Budden has the gall, larger-than-life persona, industry connections, and humor to tackle a wide spectrum of topics in diverse ways, from vitriolic intensity to light-hearted bemusement. He has the rare ability to start conversation cycles, like when he declared that the "girl rapper wave is over." Or that 4Batz is AI. Or that Drake's For All the Dogs was mid. Speaking of Drake, let's talk beef… again. The Joe Budden Podcast thrived during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake saga. In particular, episode 723 "Fancy Feast" was a masterclass. Over the course of four hours, Budden set himself apart by expertly dissecting the barrage of disses that came in the span of a week: Drake's "Family Matters" and "The Heart Part 6" and Kendrick's "Meet The Grahams" and "Not Like Us." He broke these songs down using a mix of meticulous detail and humor, mocking Kendrick skeptic Ish in the process. It was an episode fans were waiting for eagerly and he met the moment. —Kia Turner 1. DJ Akademiks Last year's ranking: 2 Featured on: DJ Akademiks on YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, Spotify, and Instagram Followers: 5M IG; 1.6M X Known for: Getting inside information from notable rappers; livestreaming the biggest moments in hip-hop Most memorable moments in the past year: Being the most dominant media voice in the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef; becoming a meme The unofficial birth of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle came with the Gulf War. The unofficial birth of DJ Akademiks as the No. 1 figure in hip-hop media came with the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap war. If Budden was there (a couple of days later) to help fans deconstruct the latest diss songs between Dot and Drake, Ak was the figure you celebrated with at the moment. It's the benefit, of course, to always being on, a tactic Ak has mastered over the years. Seemingly minutes after a diss song dropped, he would be streaming for audiences that numbered in the hundreds of thousands—listening live, adding commentary, spilling some tea, and reacting animatedly, trying to become a meme. He became a central figure in the beef—the OVO whisperer, a force so omnipresent that he was mentioned (and sampled) in multiple diss records. So how did Ak get to this point? For one, he capitalized on a media economy which prioritizes individual voices over nebulously operated media brands. The audience knows him, and so do rappers, who develop sometimes cozy (and sometimes controversial) relationships with Ak. He also adopted the persona of a rapper, melding swagger, theatrical flair, and a love for combat. His numerous beefs—Freddie Gibbs, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion—have seemingly only made him stronger, as a figure unburdened by niceties and willing to burn contemporaries if he has to. He represents what rap fans and rappers prioritize in hip-hop media right now: not necessarily truth or ethics, but entertainment with an anti-establishment streak. It's not always great, if we're being honest. Since The War in Chiraq days, Ak has been a controversial figure who has been criticized by many, and for good reason. But these days, even embracing conservatism within hip-hop isn't as taboo as it once was. A week after we published our inaugural list, he ditched Twitch for Rumble, a streaming platform known for prioritizing right-wing voices. He's bragged about wanting to vote for Donald Trump and even went to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump Jr. Most troubling is the case Akademiks is fighting now: In May, his ex-girlfriend Ziya Abashe filed a lawsuit in civil court, accusing him of rape. Shortly after Rolling Stone broke the story, Ak was on Rumble defiantly denying the charges, while also threatening to "take down" the entire industry with him. It's a delusional, almost Trumpian move that we've seen from Ak many times. Neither the serious allegations nor the response has done much to diminish his impact. That in itself is revealing about both his career and the current rap media landscape at large. As of now, he is rap media's top dog. —Dimas Sanfiorenzo i hate akademiks hes a whole weirdo. the wendy williams on rap culture. 1
Wicked Posted July 12 Posted July 12 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Devin said: i hate akademiks hes a whole weirdo. the wendy williams on rap culture. Same, I don't even take him seriously lmfao. He brings nothing to Hip Hop discussion Charla should be in the top 3. Oo I forgot Nadeska too. Edited July 12 by Wicked
Wicked Posted October 19 Posted October 19 This is a decent-good year for the genre. To highlight femcees of the year: Che Noir (for Griselda, Roc Marci, etc,. lyrical east coast hip hop fans) is releasing an album and I can't wait. Out of confirmed releases for the year, she's probably the only lady I can see matching Doechii's mixtape quality wise. She also produces her own music Probably the best female lyricist in hip hop right now... Her and Noname can battle that out. I enjoyed Latto's album. It's a mixed bag quality wise, but the songs I like I really like. It's cool seeing an artist actually get better with every release. I also enjoyed Glorilla's album. If you like lo-fi hip hop, Salimata's album is worth checking out.
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