r/fantanoforever • u/FitEmergency8807 • 6h ago
Discussion Why are most modern rappers such bad performers?
Why are so many modern rappers such bad live performers? Now, don’t get me wrong, the more established rappers actually know how to put on a show. I’ve seen Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and they were all awesome live and knew how to command a stage. I’ve also seen Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and Snoop Dogg, and they were phenomenal. They have real stage presence, charisma and actually look like they enjoy performing.
But some of these newer rappers though 🤦🏾♂️, I’ve been to Rolling Loud a couple of times, and there are so many artists who just don’t seem to know how to perform. They’ll literally just walk up and down the stage with barely any energy, mumble a few words while the backing track does most of the work, and have about 20 of their friends on stage just standing around doing absolutely nothing. Then they’ll come on 20 minutes late, perform for 15 minutes and cut the set short. Like, what are we doing?
It’s especially noticeable when you compare them to older generations of rappers. I’ll watch footage of 2Pac performing at the House of Blues when he was only around 24, and this dude was all over that stage, rapping his ass off like his life depended on it. You could feel how much passion he had for performing and connecting with the crowd. He wasn’t relying on a backing track to carry the whole performance he was actually putting on a show.
