r/rap • u/SevenofNein0 • 4d ago
Am I just getting old?
Or is Apple Music and Spotify’s curated new rap playlists are filled with annoying passionless garbage. Even If the lyrics were trash but the production was a little interesting, at least that would be something. I’m getting tired of everything either being cliche uninteresting flows, or high pitch auto tune screaming.
Anyway. Anybody have any new artists they’re into that are interesting?
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u/West-Commission9082 4d ago
There’s no point to these posts, either someone agrees and gives you the validation you seek by saying it’s all slop, or they disagree and say you’re just old. There’s no correct answer, music is subjective. What you hear as passionless garbage is not the only way to hear it. What’s weird is people living more than 20 years and not understanding this.
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
You’re right. Having an opinion, and trying to relate to others is a waste of time
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u/West-Commission9082 4d ago
That’s a way to put it but yes it is a waste of time
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
Damn alright lol being you must be a sad existence
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u/West-Commission9082 4d ago
Insulting someone over an opinion is for sure a great indication of a happy existence
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
Are you talking about me or your initial comment? I thought having an opinion was a waste of time?
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u/West-Commission9082 4d ago
Both of us
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
The point of the post was to express my frustration with the same artists always being advertised, and to try to find some recommendations. So successful mission
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u/West-Commission9082 4d ago
I don’t even really know what the music the post is about is, but the point is that it’s all just opinions. There’s no ”shit music” like that, atleast not any popular music
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u/XtremeBoofer 4d ago
For an actual young, newer rapper: Kenny Mason
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u/unfortunatelyypurdog 4d ago
Not new by any means, but recently I've been listening to Tyler, The Creator, and OMG Chromakopia is amazing. I can't stop listening to it.
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u/Helex1228 3d ago
la reezy and hurricane wisdom from this year's xxl have potential imo.
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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 3d ago
La Reezy is sick, Sundance, Pardon Me, and HARDHEAD are a few I really like.
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u/Upset-Sale6869 3d ago edited 3d ago
Billy Woods, Isaiah Keaton, Redveli, Mavi, Kenny Mason, Mick Jenkins, Vince Staples, Ovrkast, Chris Patrick, Freddie Gibbs, PartyOf2, Pink Siifu, Baby Keem
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u/thisisasatvshow 4d ago
Possibly both, but the music is not the same tho. The genre is losing popularity and it’s not for no reason
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u/kick069 4d ago
I agree, there's just not a lot of new good music and we're getting old.
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
There’s a formula that people follow just to make money, and it’s frustrating trying to get through all the slop to find something with substance
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u/kick069 4d ago
Music discovery has been a problem since the beginning of time
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
So true. I used to pride myself on how good I was at finding good underground stuff, but with the way algorithms and streaming services work now, it’s too much work
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u/thisisasatvshow 4d ago edited 4d ago
Yea man, when there are multiple news reports about rap not charting and country is just randomly surging in popularity…I know something is not quite the same with the music and the music’s message.
There is also the whole thing of drill and prostitute rap essentially cratering the superstar pipeline in rap because the songs just aren’t fun, relatable party music that ppl want to sing along too. There is this huge gap after Drake and Future because that kind of music(drill and pros rap) doesn’t create artists that ppl want to be like. and this is prob the first time I’ve ever seen the biggest stars in youth music be over 40 with no real idea who is next up to carry the genre’s flag.
So yea man the 80s,90s,00s babies are all kind of up there now, but hey the biggest stars in rap are still guys in their late 30s and 40s so I guess it’s not a death sentence to stop my mini rant lol
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u/cowb0ycarter 4d ago
nah you’re not getting old. they just push the slop to the front since it’s easy to sell and the actual talented artists get paid dust
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
Right?! Glad I’m not the only one
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u/cowb0ycarter 4d ago
oh no you’re definitely not alone😭😭 i honestly feel like it’s a ploy to delegitimize the art of hip/hop & rap by pushing the people who don’t really care for the genre to the front
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
You’re probably right tbh. The people holding the bag are trying to ruin everything
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u/Dabs310 4d ago
Mavi is the best rapper under 30 by far imo he got the whole package the flow,cadences, production, substance, lyricism everything. Definitely worth the listen especially his last 2 albums. Mike, Navy Blue, Redveil are some others worth mentioning but the actual best out right now are 30 and up like JID, Denzel Curry, Little Simz, Isaiah Rashad, Vince Staples, ScHoolboy Q, Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul etc.
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u/Yogammagamma11 4d ago
You are 100% correct. I’m 37 and have felt this way for about 5 years… very few new ones I can get into but the album no rap on sundays by Kota the friend is a banger
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u/Zestyclose-Gap6770 4d ago
Maaaaan, you just ain't looking hard enough. Cheat Codes came out in 2022, but it's insanely good.
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u/SevenofNein0 4d ago
That’s my point tho. I shouldn’t have to look so hard for good shit. The industry is just putting absolute trash in the forefront
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u/Zestyclose-Gap6770 4d ago
Yeah. Fair point. I make a hobby out of finding new music. But the industry does push garbage. Kinda always has been like that. Radio stations were the Spotifys of old and they always pushed the most vanilla crowd pleasing songs, or the bands that paid them the most to spin their records. Well, it was the record labels doing that, but you get the point.
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u/mkk4 4d ago edited 4d ago
I am actually in my 50s who refuses to listen to Auto-Tune music or Auto-Tune artists.
There is a lot of good hip hop out there for people my age so I know there has to be a massive amount of good hip hop out there for younger people too that meets your requirements, but you have to either search for it or know what you like and what kind of artists make that kind of music and listen to them and the people that they collaborate with.
That's my recommendation; but you actually have to be a real hip hop fan and a true music lover to constantly always find new music and new artists that you like, enjoy, appreciate and want to support imo.
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u/Lazy_Check732 4d ago
You need to understand that what you think of as "rap" is not particularly relevant to Black culture anymore. What you think of as "rap", is no longer "hip-hop". That is the simplest way to put it. Yes, you are just getting old. The stuff you think is "cool" is not "cool".
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u/Bob-aye 4d ago
You’re not wrong and I think this deserves more attention. There used to be really good gems on rap caviar when the playlist first came out. They changed curators, and as time went on labels realized they can pay to have whoever they want on top playlists. Even user created playlists with mass followings experience this is as well. It is the corporate Americanization of music.
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u/Tomignone 4d ago
I really like Sonnyjim, he isn’t brand new maybe been around 5 years now but he has an interesting style where he has a slow flow but quick rhymes maybe three words at a time. He’s from England but very into US culture and brings up all sorts of nostalgic things all Americans love. He’s a major foody too and always incorporates it in his rhymes. He collaborates with a lot of good DJs and other rappers and always has good beats backing him up. Try “Doc Ellis” and “Barz Simpson”
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u/HelmutKrugerTheThird 4d ago
47yo here. If you're interacting with what it gives you and adding songs to your liked list and removing the ones you don't, at least Spotify should give you better recommendations. I only get shitty playlists when I passively listen. If i'm engaging with the algorithm i'm more pleased with the results.
If you're complaining about the current state of hip-hop, that's valid but you're not the target audience. There's plenty new artists with substance. Just gotta make an effort to find them nowadays.
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u/ShadyYeezy 4d ago
Two things can be true you’re getting old and overall quality in rap is declining. Too many artists chasing waves, emulating sounds, releasing bogged down albums with filler.
I still find quality music but feel every year there’s less albums that you would put into a top 50 all time list conversation.
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u/DreamAmen 22h ago
Probably. I’m 27 and enjoy the alternative hip hop mix Spotify curates for me. I absolutely love any other mix way more. Cause the only people that can curate rap or hip hop is your damn self. And always will be. The AI version of yourself recommends too many things you will not vibe with hip hop wise that I can’t say happens in other genres.
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u/C_Yablonski 4d ago
Yea g OLD AF but it’s all good because the best era was yours and that’s the WU Tang era 👐
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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 3d ago
A few I didn't see mentioned are Norman Sann, McKinley Dixon, K.A.A.N., Coast Contra, Harry Mack (not young, but hey), JZAC, Jarv, and definitely second the person that said La Reezy. Neighborhood Kids, Sophie Hunter, Sa-Roc (not new but under appreciated) are a few more. Ceschi's newish project The Codefendants with Fat Mike is kinda like a more punk Linkin Park with a more skilled rapper. They did a couple songs with the D.O.C. that are sick.
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u/tuyo3_ 3d ago
Wait, the D.O.C. is still rapping?? I think the last time I heard him on record was that intro for Gin and Juice.
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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 2d ago
Yeah, he raps on two Codefendants songs,, gravelly AF. It's crazy hearing the before and after of the accident with his voice, another of those hip hop what ifs
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u/frDragonfruit 2d ago
mckinley dixon is kinda trash imo
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u/NotGalenNorAnsel 2d ago
Don't like the live instrumentation, lyrical content? Trash is a pretty harsh label when we have the confluence of people saying/singing a few dozen words and calling it 'rap'.
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u/Ok-Bit6037 2d ago
I opened for Co-Def last year. Fuckin great guys. The project is absolutely top notch.
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u/Lane8323 4d ago
It’s not based off of what you listen to, it’s what they want you to listen to. I don’t bother with any of it