M4T
Pro
I mean like an actual hit like In da club. Something that everybody and their momma knows. I remember when rappers had actual hits that you'd hear everywhere from the burbs to the hood.
Can any rapper make an actual hit record anymore?
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Revolutionary
All Star
Kendrick literally made a bunch of them last year.
Iverson_64
Superstar
Unironically this.
I definitely hear TV Off and Luther in a ton of spots I've been too.
Even though Drake is washed, Nokia is a legit hit too.
Sk3ptical
alhamdulillah
The charts is fugazi. nba youngboy selling out arenas while not being a top 20 hit maker proves that.
Iverson_64
Superstar
As far as In Da Club level though, I'd say NLU comes the closest as of recently but still no cigar.
NLU had more organic legs to it
In Da Club was just the peak saturation level the industry could muster
In Da Club had 5th grade kids sneaking onto class computers to watch the video on MSN.com
Kids know about it to that extent before they’re leaving their house because of the long arm of the mainstream industry promotional vehicle
But I walked by dive bars in LA K-Town that threw on NLU, after promo cycle, and the energy shift inside was palpable enough to feel it while walking by on the sidewalk…. And I’m not even into the song like that
The reason Kendrick doesn’t fit this bill is because his songs are displays of Kendrick’s unique sonic signature (vocally) and more reflective of his brand of songs rather than an example of high achievement contemporary excellence
kevin arnold
Superstar
That shyt gotta be some kind of joke. I mean he has a few songs like gravity, but that nikka is horrible
Sk3ptical
alhamdulillah
That shyt gotta be some kind of joke. I mean he has a few songs like gravity, but that nikka is horrible
Not horrible to all those people packing them arenas
kevin arnold
Superstar
Not horrible to all those people packing them arenas
Horrible
Sk3ptical
alhamdulillah
I guess we just old heads
kevin arnold
Superstar
I guess we just old heads
I think quando rondo is cool. But that nikka youngboy cannot rap
Silkk the shocker sound better than him
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
fukk it...chasing commercial hits is what lead to so much trash output in the first place. Genre needs to go back underground.