Aging gracefully in Hip-Hop

[H. Selassie]

i was thinking of this thread but all i could think of would be juvi and mystikal

Mystikal has not lost it at all. He came outta jail killin joints left and right. That Mark Ronson joint could be a new lane exposure for him too.

Too bad he did business with . Puts a monkey wrench in his shot at a legitimate comeback.

 

[mortuus est]

LL doesnt have a dated sounded, its just on that track he just sounded old school, his done freestyles back in the mid 2000s that were fire

 

[I AM WE ARE]

Mystikal has not lost it at all. He came outta jail killin joints left and right. That Mark Ronson joint could be a new lane exposure for him too.

Too bad he did business with . Puts a monkey wrench in his shot at a legitimate comeback.

he should have went to mmg or just stayed indie, he wasn't gone get the push he thought he was fukking with

 

[Jean Jacket]

Scarface has been coming with primo since 94 (Post My Diary)

This nikkas voice and flow are timeless.

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

Killer Mike is 40 and he is still killing it....funny that he is more famous at 40 than when he was signed to Big Boi

 

[Taadow]

- All 40 Water's joints been bangin' the last few years.
- I didn't like that Compton album at all.
- Bush was bangin', but Snoop didn't even rap that much on it.
- LL "Headsprung" is better than any single that came out this year.

 

[Bigsuk]

Ll cool j more into his acting career anyway so i dont see how any ov this even matters the nikka is a decent actor aswell so hats off to him he doing what he doing still living good ...

 

[Arithmetic]

This LL discussion of the past few days has been interesting. Alot have labeled him as having a dated style and being out of place in today's Hip-Hop landscape. A few years ago, Jay-Z got criticized for not making "grown man music" on MCHG and sounding lyrically challenged compared to his old work

Here are a few albums of the past couple of years from rappers who are 40 plus that I think actually worked. The artists managed to make fresh sounding music without sounding washed or pandering to a younger audience.

I agree with all albums mentioned. Great post.

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

i was thinking of this thread but all i could think of would be juvi and mystikal

i mean they perform all they old shyt at shows and it sells out i'm ready for this mixtape with juvi wayne and mannie on the boards though

i may be wrong but jay needs another reasonable doubt sounding cd at this point


side note i'd really love to hear a clean and sober dmx cd

Now that u mention Mystcal I don't know why he ain't link up with Mark Ronson and do a whole album, the two cuts he did with him were DOPE as fukk. On some hip hop James Browm type shyt. Way left field from what everybody else was/is doing.

 

[Jacaveli The Don]

All the albums mentioned by the OP were really good

 

[beenz]

It was dope to hear Quik making beats in this era. He modernized without trying too hard to keep up.

quik modernized, but is still rockin a perm

 

[The Ruler 09]

I like the way KRS-One, Nas, K-Rino and Scarface have aged as artist, all still make dope music and talk about some grown man shyt. Nearly all of them kept that rebelliousness too and didn't conform too much which is important.

 

[JuvenileHell]

Nas has aged really well as a rapper. His best days are behind him, but I'm glad that he can still put out dope music.

 

[H. Selassie]

. His best days are behind him

I beg to differ. He hasnt lost anything lyrically and I count LIG among his best works. I understand what you sayin tho.

 

[feelosofer]

It was dope to hear Quik making beats in this era. He modernized without trying too hard to keep up.

It was dope to hear Quik making beats in this era. He modernized without trying too hard to keep up.

I always felt Quik was ahead of the curve, his later stuff was really just well layered and always sounds fresh.