BreakBeat Lou - Hip Hop Industry Has Accepted Mediocrity

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Personally I think you lose whenever you say "back in the day." Things change. Technology has made everything easier and cheaper. The result is that the art is open to everyone now - anyone can record a song or produce without major $ barriers. That's a good thing but it had also flooded the market with lots of people who aren't good.
 

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Personally I think you lose whenever you say "back in the day." Things change. Technology has made everything easier and cheaper. The result is that the art is open to everyone now - anyone can record a song or produce without major $ barriers. That's a good thing but it had also flooded the market with lots of people who aren't good.

the world is overpopulated
 

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obviously.

Lament about mediocrity yet give the 3 bar holders of mediocrity a pass.

If Drake, Kendrick and Cole were really that amazing, we wouldn't be complaining about hip hop mediocrity because the bar would be set high. Problem is, Drake/Cole/Kendrick set the bar low as fukk and you have cats who wanna go even beneath that.
 
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Lament about mediocrity yet give the 3 bar holders of mediocrity a pass.

If Drake, Kendrick and Cole were really that amazing, we wouldn't be complaining about hip hop mediocrity because the bar would be set high. Problem is, Drake/Cole/Kendrick set the bar low as fukk and you have cats who wanna go even beneath that.

How does it feel knowing ASAP Yams unfortunate passing >ASAP Rocky's entire discography ?
 

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:mjlol: You stay quoting me on some affected shyt
 

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obviously.

Lament about mediocrity yet give the 3 bar holders of mediocrity a pass.

If Drake, Kendrick and Cole were really that amazing, we wouldn't be complaining about hip hop mediocrity because the bar would be set high. Problem is, Drake/Cole/Kendrick set the bar low as fukk and you have cats who wanna go even beneath that.
Exactly

this is why we have hipster fakkots saying that tumblr core artists like Rocky have classics. The bar is low.
 
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Good interview.

I think artist and fans care about the business, the brand, and or the relevance of an artist too much and not enough about the actual product.
 

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Jus came in here to say kdot is the young GOAT
And that slime season 3 is a solid 4 mics
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