Can any rapper make an actual hit record anymore?

[HoldThisL]

That just shows his (predominantly young and black) fanbase doesn't pay for streaming services. His youtube numbers are very high but they don't count towards charts as much as paid streaming.

In terms of hits....Drake had a hit (Nokia) this year, Kendrick has had the biggest rap song this year (Luther) and last year (Not Like Us). There have been hits. The issue is Drake and Kendrick are in their mid 30s. I'd argue rap has gone through a lot of misfortune that has led to a generation missing. X/Juice/Pop dying killed off the next big three. Uzi/Kodak/Carti becoming drug addicts has removed potential hit makers from the market. Then the Thugger fukkery has indirectly led to Baby falling off and Gunna not being as big as he should be. In the void we got a lot of thot rap but that shyt was never going to last.

A lot of the rappers back then had crossover appeal to other fanbases/genres of music. These new rappers are lacking that when it comes to both sound and lyrics.

It also seems most of the young gen into Hip Hop is listening to rage music, and I don't think that type of music will ever be any bigger than what it currently is.

 

[kevin arnold]

This just confirmed how old I am, cause who tf are these guys

I don’t know, and I don’t want to attempt to know

Edit

Now their freestyle came across my page

 

[M4T]

NLU is probably biger than in da club. And daily reminder that Kendrick also has the best selling rap song of all time, which is not NLU.

First off this thread isn't specifically about in da club, I used that as an example. In da club ,hott in herr,get low . NLU isn't even close. These songs still get played at college bars and even redneck bars 20 years later.

 

[Mag Wheel]

Only a queer or record executive would ask this question.

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[krulesweatshirt]

I have never, ever, seen a rap song as big as Not Like Us in my entire life. this shyt was and is still being played EVERYWHERE. And this is from 2024.

 

[I'm Blackman]

Kendrick literally made a bunch of them last year.

/Thread

 

[kevin arnold]

Wow I can just tell their bars and flow are trash

 

[L $ C]

the answer is that hip hop is DEAD mainstream right now...I made this same thread a a few months ago or weeks ago but a lot of people are in denial, the music isnt hitting


2 guys made 3 hits in the last 2 years. like major rap hits

Drake- Nokia
Kendrick - Luther
Not like us (about Drake)

thats it ...but people will juelz about why this and why that

 

[Da_Eggman]

There are YouTube hits that may take some time but eventually get millions of views

 

[HiphopRelated]

NLU is probably biger than in da club. And daily reminder that Kendrick also has the best selling rap song of all time, which is not NLU.

Oh come the hell on, some of us were outside in '03. In Da Club was a different animal

 

[Sk3ptical]

the answer is that hip hop is DEAD mainstream right now...I made this same thread a a few months ago or weeks ago but a lot of people are in denial, the music isnt hitting


2 guys made 3 hits in the last 2 years. like major rap hits

Drake- Nokia
Kendrick - Luther
Not like us (about Drake)

thats it ...but people will juelz about why this and why that

Morgan wallen the only artist in country music selling.

So is country music dead.

 

[Ziggiy]

What a retarded thread

 

[LiveFromLondon]

That shyt gotta be some kind of joke. I mean he has a few songs like gravity, but that nikka is horrible

This nikka trash man, gotta be an industry inside joke

NLU is probably biger than in da club. And daily reminder that Kendrick also has the best selling rap song of all time, which is not NLU.

No the hell it isn't, even with social media it isn't

I have never, ever, seen a rap song as big as Not Like Us in my entire life. this shyt was and is still being played EVERYWHERE. And this is from 2024.

What just last year then

 

[Jasonmask]

People actually liked In Da Club as a pure song. It just got super played out but it was huge just by listening.

I never forget this old cracker faq told me that it’s his favorite song of all time