Are there any young NYC rappers not doing trap shyt?
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Shut the fukk up
How Will New York Rap Survive The Trap Era? With Dave East
November 9, 2015 at 1:24 pm
Written by Bella Jay
Busyness is in the air at Mass Appeal’s New York office in the hours before Dave East’s arrival. Phones ring incessantly, employees swiftly pace the clean wood floors, and chatter surrounding East’s whereabouts fills the room.
When the protégé of veteran MC Nas finally emerges from rush hour traffic, movement halts and staffers immediately meet him for a briefing. Flanked by two friends, East sits and prepares to talk, finding a comfortable fit for his long legs under the table. A hooded sweater under a varsity jacket, a snapback, and expressive hand movements hint at East Harlem swagger.
East embodies “Old New York,” before the tight jeans era. His rhymes recall a time before AutoTune, during the late ’90s’ dark age of bass-blasting cars and The Tunnel. He also often features local beloved greats like Jadakiss and Styles P. Though East respects the new wave of hip-hop and even listens to artists likeFuture and Migos, he is not that.
“When I go to other cities, they’re reppin’ their artists,” East says. “When you come to New York, they’re playing those artists. There may be one or two New York artists you hear regularly.”
Thus it meant everything to Dave East to have legendary DJ Funkmaster Flex play his music. “I know he was excited to play it because remember Flex was playing ‘Who Shot Ya’ and was breaking all of those records?” says East. “Once he did that, my phone was going crazy because that’s who everybody knows for premiering records; that’s who people really pay attention to as far as New York goes. I’m unknown really, and he was playing my records like they were new Drake joints,” he says. “I’m from New York, so I have to go through Flex. As far as radio, I needed that.”
How Will New York Rap Survive The Trap Era? With Dave East | Green Label
November 9, 2015 at 1:24 pm
Written by Bella Jay
Busyness is in the air at Mass Appeal’s New York office in the hours before Dave East’s arrival. Phones ring incessantly, employees swiftly pace the clean wood floors, and chatter surrounding East’s whereabouts fills the room.
When the protégé of veteran MC Nas finally emerges from rush hour traffic, movement halts and staffers immediately meet him for a briefing. Flanked by two friends, East sits and prepares to talk, finding a comfortable fit for his long legs under the table. A hooded sweater under a varsity jacket, a snapback, and expressive hand movements hint at East Harlem swagger.
East embodies “Old New York,” before the tight jeans era. His rhymes recall a time before AutoTune, during the late ’90s’ dark age of bass-blasting cars and The Tunnel. He also often features local beloved greats like Jadakiss and Styles P. Though East respects the new wave of hip-hop and even listens to artists likeFuture and Migos, he is not that.
“When I go to other cities, they’re reppin’ their artists,” East says. “When you come to New York, they’re playing those artists. There may be one or two New York artists you hear regularly.”
Thus it meant everything to Dave East to have legendary DJ Funkmaster Flex play his music. “I know he was excited to play it because remember Flex was playing ‘Who Shot Ya’ and was breaking all of those records?” says East. “Once he did that, my phone was going crazy because that’s who everybody knows for premiering records; that’s who people really pay attention to as far as New York goes. I’m unknown really, and he was playing my records like they were new Drake joints,” he says. “I’m from New York, so I have to go through Flex. As far as radio, I needed that.”
How Will New York Rap Survive The Trap Era? With Dave East | Green Label
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Mandarin Duck
Majestic and Highfalutin
Like who?
Playa With Tha Passport
Mr International
Kdot school boi
Tbe whole Top dogg
They call them selves the westcoast wutang
Odd future
Then hopsin the em clone
Tyler a em clone to
Mandarin Duck
Majestic and Highfalutin
TDE does not sound anything like Wu-Tang.
And OF and Hopson bite Em, a midwest artist. You said "West coast got a bunch of nas/Wu-Tang clones"
RicanFury
Come Home With Me
1 shot dealz
young twizzy
dave east
lex lavo
UFO fev
thats the real coming up. in Manhattan at least.
young twizzy
dave east
lex lavo
UFO fev
thats the real coming up. in Manhattan at least.
Playa With Tha Passport
Mr International
Kdot sounds like a nas wannabe
And top dog do sound like they tryna be wu
Hopsin sounds like em who stole LL and treach style (eastcoast)
Dom kennedy sounds like a fake wale (dc eastcoast)
And tyler is em and redman put together
West not original
Mandarin Duck
Majestic and Highfalutin
Playa With Tha Passport
Mr International
I already see your motives breh
Imma let you cook breh
Why is the west stealing from other regions?
Mandarin Duck
Majestic and Highfalutin
Like I said, imma let you cook all you want
The War Report
NewNewYork
:curryumad:
wingstop
Superstar
kendrick does not remind me of nas at all, he sounds mroe like a outkast wannabewingstop
Superstar
ny hip hop is so fukking trash now. You either have some chicago, down south biters or some dusty rapper like joey badass that makes boring ass music which sounds more dated that actual 90's music. I just want a rapper from ny thats great lyrically and can rap over more modern production but doesnt sound like some down south or drill shyt. Dave east is ok but he isnt great like that and i fukk with action bronson and asap rocky but other than that there is no one else.