Do lyrics even matter anymore in hip hop???

[bigrodthe1]

Words have never meant shyt, all that matters is the manner in which they're said.

 

[28 Gramz]

I think people overlook how good some of these trap rappers lyrics can be. Yeah, their music is mostly is mostly beat/hook driven but they can spit when they want.

Might be laughable to some of ya'll but I think Thug, Future and Migos are hella underrated as far as bars go.

 

[newworldafro]

Onomatopoeia (3x trys to spell correct) is the new hot verse ............................................................... "Skrrrrrrrr" ...


The more unintelligible and less syllables per word....the better the lyrics..


But some of the beats are straigh fiyah .....

 

[ralph lauren]

I havent checked for for lyrics since 03

 

[Wild self]

Well, it's proven that the longest lasting artists are lyrical.

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

Yes, but it depends on the rapper. No one listens to young thug, rhq, and future for lyrics and introspective music. Their music attracts listeners through instrumentals and flow pattern. However, listeners want J.cole and Kendrick to be lyrical. When you hear young thugs music you don't judge it by what he's saying, but how he's saying it. Meanwhile Coles and K.Dots music is judged by their lyrics. If every rapper sounded like Cole, or k. dot or nas hip-hop would become very stale just like if every rapper depended only their beats. Just look at the fall of drill music. The variety is what keeps hip-hop interesting in my opinion.

drill never fell nikka lol. you say that shyt out in the midwest nikkas gonna look at you like you're drunk

 

[CrimsonTider]

Matter? No. They matter to me and like 75 other people nationwide.

A majority of people have a low IQ

"The dumb are mostly intrigued by the drum." - MK

Only the dumb equate intelligence to fukking music

 

[CrimsonTider]

Lyrics don't matter how you say shyt matters.

 

[SAINT]

drill never fell nikka lol. you say that shyt out in the midwest nikkas gonna look at you like you're drunk

In the mainstream media, yeah it did. nikkas ain't checking for that shyt like that no more.
Quote me again when a new drill artist gets signed.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Only the dumb equate intelligence to fukking music

So. Then. Uh. Doesn't it take a certain level of sophistication to understand what a dope lyricist is actually saying?

"A simple back and forth. The same. Old rythm that a baby can pick up and sing. Right with em." (Kool Keith.. Prolly misquoted a lil)

Little babies know these "it's got a dope beat tho" songs by heart Breh.

 

[CrimsonTider]

So. Then. Uh. Doesn't it take a certain level of sophistication to understand what a dope lyricist is actually saying?

"A simple back and forth. The same. Old rythm that a baby can pick up and sing. Right with em." (Kool Keith.. Prolly misquoted a lil)

Little babies know these "it's got a dope beat tho" songs by heart Breh.

No it doesn't.

 

[director_of_bands]

yeah im more into the melody, vibe, and feeling of the song...im good on all the complex lyrical sht which i look at as more of a plus than a necessity far as which artists i prefer

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

In the mainstream media, yeah it did. nikkas ain't checking for that shyt like that no more.
Quote me again when a new drill artist gets signed.

Drill was never gonna get into the mainstream media, the genre itself is far to savage, and the nikkas are just to with that street shyt. but the videos still blow tf up on social media, so the shyt is still big.

 

[SAINT]

Drill was never gonna get into the mainstream media, the genre itself is far to savage, and the nikkas are just to with that street shyt. but the videos still blow tf up on social media, so the shyt is still big.

Agree to disagree

 

[Drip Bayless]

Lyricism is still and will always be found in the underground, mainstream rap is just becoming a new genre in and of itself, pop rap. Which i think will be good, so nikkas don't confuse that shyt in the club and on the radio with real music. Don't get me wrong tho sosa, wop, and all them nikkas still bang in the whip