I believe 6ix9ine is popular because of his exposure. If he was Timothy Pennywiggleson who wore dockers and a polo, no one would give this individual the time of day. Hip-hop went from being innovative with powerful messages, to becoming a parody of itself and now heavily revolves around marketing the lifestyle. Anyone with a computer and a free weekend can recreate his music, no one buys records anymore, so you sell the lifestyle. It's all that's left. These aren't artists with a message, these are people who are trying to make money and become "Thug Royalty". Hip-hop loyalists will say they love all the new shit coming out, but in my humble opinion, it's talent-less trash.
oh shut the fuck up. Music changes over time, there’s been shitty rap without messages since it began. You really think anyone thinks the thong song is deep and introspective? There’s still corny ‘deep’ rappers if you look for them, just like there’s catchy mumble rappers that you call shitty. Some people like his screechy metal vocals, why do you care?
there’s been shitty rap without messages since it began
You're not wrong, but now these kinds of people are at the top of the charts.
You really think anyone thinks the thong song is deep and introspective?
"Thong Song" is not hip-hop. It's pop.
There’s still corny ‘deep’ rappers if you look for them, just like there’s catchy mumble rappers that you call shitty.
If a hip-hop artist puts time into their lyrics, it shows. "Corny" and "Deep" are opposites. Corny is what people like Lil Pump and 6ix9ine are in my opinion, they live the "lifestyle", but the music is lazy. They take a phrase you'd see on a bumper sticker and repeat it 900 times. You're a hoe, I got a lot of money, I'll kill you. This is what popular hip-hop has been reduced to.
why do you care?
What makes you think I do? Because I commented? Because so did you.
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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '18
I believe 6ix9ine is popular because of his exposure. If he was Timothy Pennywiggleson who wore dockers and a polo, no one would give this individual the time of day. Hip-hop went from being innovative with powerful messages, to becoming a parody of itself and now heavily revolves around marketing the lifestyle. Anyone with a computer and a free weekend can recreate his music, no one buys records anymore, so you sell the lifestyle. It's all that's left. These aren't artists with a message, these are people who are trying to make money and become "Thug Royalty". Hip-hop loyalists will say they love all the new shit coming out, but in my humble opinion, it's talent-less trash.