What happened to Hip-Hop?
The world has recently caught waves of rappers like Lil’ Pump, and Tekashi 69 who have shaken social media with songs like “Drug Addicts” and “KIKA.” However, the music industry is saturated with artists whose music is crafted with lyricism and filled with bars, but they seem to go unnoticed and unawarded. J. Cole said it best when he said “he thought that the music would speak for itself but the world wanted everything else.” The industry has glorified and promoted repetitive and empty lyrics, while hiding away the artists with true gems to drop in your headphones.
What would it take to re-channel the ‘Golden-Age’ of Hip-Hop?
The ‘Golden-Age’ sent a vibe through speakers that is not the same anymore. Artists tracks entrapping its listeners in a dope beat with vibrations matching the heart of the artists' raw voice over the tracks has been extremely devalued. Hip-Hop artists in the ’90s painted lyrical stories for its listeners, putting to work metaphors and rhymes that would stay in the minds of those who heard it. Don’t get it twisted, yes, the early 2000’s was introduced to its fair share of rappers and hip-hop artists who still held value in the content and actual lyrics, but why are these artists underrated now?
Here’s a good question: When did the glorification of violence and drugs begin in Hip-Hop?
Mainstream hip-hop today is comprised of tunes featuring repetitive lyrics primarily about violence and drugs. Nothing else... The ‘bars’ stop there... The content being pushed to mainstream carries no value for wordplay or substantial content. The market has settled for subpar word choice and a catchy chorus. That has somehow transitioned into glorifying violence and crime. J. Cole and his Revenge of the Dreamers project which began is 2014 and has turned in to three studio albums, is playing a role in seriously closing in the gap between the music that is glorified today, and music that channels the roots of real Hip-Hop. So where are the rest of the artists whose lyricism channels that missing vibe of the ‘Golden Age’? There are platforms to check out, Bars on I-95, a platform who is shedding some much-needed light on artists bring nothing less than a fire pen game to the mic.
Stay tuned on our media for more amazing articles!!
Instagram: @3300Climbing Twitter: @3300Climbing
Comments