E-40 Says That Age Does Not Matter In Rap

[JQ Legend]

That fountain of youth line is crack

Age in hip hop was frowned upon a decade ago and longer because hip hop itself was still young but now that hip hop been around going on 40 yrs and been known for 30+ it's not a big deal for a rapper to be older

I'm pretty sure when rock and roll was only 20 yrs old 40+ yr old rock artists were frowned upon

In the 90s a 20 yr old rapper was considered mature, Nas was only 20 when he made Illmatic

Nowadays you couldn't even fathom a 20 yr old coming in this rap game and making anything near a classic

 

[Will Ross]

The reason rap is dying because the youth is not apart of it anymore.
These old nikkas won't let it go and in result they have killed it.

 

[observe]

WHAT nikka?!

anybody could get it

Lol..ya you right..I haven't fukked with 40 since 99,,,but we all know you still bump his shyt religiously

 

[WarZoneFH]

the more the merrier. if the music is good idgaf if you're attached to an oxygen tank

 

[mrken12]

The reason rap is dying because the youth is not apart of it anymore.
These old nikkas won't let it go and in result they have killed it.

No it's because the youth who are a part of it aren't stepping their game up. That's not completely their fault because guys like Trinidad James, Chief Keef, and Soulja Boy are just pawns. But then you have guys like Drake who have skills but would rather be a bootleg Al B. Sure.

 

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E-40 does not matter in rap.

 

[Animal House]

With age comes knowledge and your words should be filled with more wisdom........unfortunately, dudes rather just keep trying to be/sound young

Exactly. I could only imagine if rap today only the chief keefs, wiz ect...not saying all their shyt is bad but im going to keep listing to hip hop till i die. Good music is good music, I appreciate the art form

 

[ajnapoleon]

The reason rap is dying because the youth is not apart of it anymore.
These old nikkas won't let it go and in result they have killed it.

Why should they let it go?......the older guys was pushed out..(KRS,Rakim,Kool G,BDK) If these new guys want it ....Take it

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

E-40 is right tho, age does not matter in rap... but he didn't also acknowledge that age doesn't matter when you know your fanbase and don't attempt to pander to get new fans or do shyt that's just way out of their lane.

where we see rappers constantly falter when getting older, is attempting to re-gain that popularity that they once had instead of just catering to their fanbases.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

The reason rap is dying because the youth is not apart of it anymore.
These old nikkas won't let it go and in result they have killed it.

rap isn't dying breh, and the main problem the older rappers have... is that they fail to acknowledge that there is space for everyone in rap, they get stuck in a time warp.

these old rappers don't need to let go of shyt, they just need to realize that they're not running the party anymore...they're still in the building... but they might just be occupying a booth in the corner instead of the VIP like they used to.

 

[Will Ross]

rap isn't dying breh, and the main problem the older rappers have... is that they fail to acknowledge that there is space for everyone in rap, they get stuck in a time warp.

these old rappers don't need to let go of shyt, they just need to realize that they're not running the party anymore...they're still in the building... but they might just be occupying a booth in the corner instead of the VIP like they used to.

True

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

E-40 does not matter in rap.

from a mainstream relevancy point, this is true.

but when you're looking at a blueprint on how to be around for nearly 25 years and still have a huge presence without ever really being a mainstream star...he does matter.

 

[Remy Danton]

 

[King Poetic]

hell rick ross and 2 chainz 36 and jeezy 35 and teenagers bumpin they shyt. age don't matter if u stoop down to the kids level for sales

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

hell rick ross and 2 chainz 36 and jeezy 35 and teenagers bumpin they shyt. age don't matter if u stoop down to the kids level for sales

the kids buy albums tho... that's why you see fukking busta rhymes in his 40's doing shyt like this



E-40's rapping alongside cats half his age (if that), and on tracks that youngsters bump...but it don't come across as as alot of these older rappers.