In your opinion, when a rapper is past peak relevance, what type of music should they be making?

[CrimsonTider]

You have to admit, it's hard to have the same motivation for making music past your peak relevance when at your peak you were dictating, culture, slang, in demand for features and everyone wanted to hear what you had to say.

So for artist like TI, Jeezy, Fab, Snoop, Cam, Common etc

Are they better served sticking to the topics and sounds they know, while still trying to appeal to the ever changing tastemakers

Or should they try to craft a newer mature sound of rap and hopefully get older fans to take notice?

I personally think TI sounds like a clown trying to ride Thugga Wave but that songs bangs and makes more money than Jeezy "church in the streets"

 

[Mr. Negative]

just make music if you wanna but don't be jumping trends and trying to keep up with the youngsters.

 

[smokeurobinson]

just make music if you wanna but don't be jumping trends and trying to keep up with the youngsters.

Close Thread.

 

[MrFettuccinnePockets]

Life Is Good

 

[Barnett114]

They could move towards the style of creating concept albums like Ghostface or they can make music like Snoop did with Bush and 7 Days of Funk

I hate when older rappers try to hop on new trends, if it works, it works but when it's bad, it's really bad and they end up hurting their legacies

 

[ThaRealness]

Whatever type of music they wanna make

 

[Farrinto]

it works but when it's bad, it's really bad and they end up hurting their legacies

Like when Musiq Soulchild tried to pull this shyt

 

[Ghpstface]

Look at what aging rock bands do they're not out there chasing hits they either stick to their bread and butter and make albums specifically to tour off of or they experiment

 

[CrimsonTider]

just make music if you wanna but don't be jumping trends and trying to keep up with the youngsters.

Close Thread.

Trend hopping pays the bills

 

[SunZoo]

Whatever the fukk they wanna make.

 

[DANJ!]

Trend hopping pays the bills

Not really... or you think artists make money off streams and downloads? bless your soul... trend hopping works for broke new nikkas who don't have a better option.

If an artist is established enough, they can always pay bills. Snoop doesn't have to hop on a trap beat to keep his lights on. Ghostface don't have to rap like he's from ATL to feed his kids. They may not be getting what Future's gettin' at the moment, but I doubt they're starving or couldn't get money without hoppin' on whatever's hot this month.

 

[onelastdeath]

Relevancy waning or not, you should always be making the best music you're capable of making.

 

[Wiles]

Like when Musiq Soulchild tried to pull this shyt

I lost so much respect for dude...

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Whatever comes to mind

 

[Renegade47]

who gives a fukk about relevance just make good music.