I see a lot of hipster mags and posters forcing the 'influence' issue. Usually as a way to get us to care about some disposable artist we already disposed. The influence/run conversation is all part of the glorious and empty hyperbole that modern day 'rappers' stake their struggle-careers on.
Let me keep it simple for y'all: EVERYONE gets copied, especially if you're dominating at a particular time. Aspiring dikkriders don't care about quality - they care about fame and imitation. If you have some sort of limelight to what you do, someone is going to copy you.
Nas is one of the most copied rappers of all time. So is Soulja Boy. They are on totally different ends of the stylistic and quality spectrum.
***In fact, let me detour for a second. THE most influential rapper of the last decade is EASILY Soulja Boy. Every single rapper of today is an internet rapper regardless of where you're from and style. That started with Soulja Boy. So when you sit here and talk about 3 6 Mafia, Project Pat, random Southern no names or struggle gimmicks like Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, without mentioning Soulja Boy, I know you're full of shyt.***
The reason why we care about Nas's influence and not Soulja Boy's, no matter how hard you force it......One ELEVATED the game, the other didn't. In fact, the other actively watered it down. I'll let you figure out who is who.
It's easy as fukk to water shyt down and be xeroxed. We don't give a fukk. You will be forgotten and lack respect. It's way harder to innovate. To bring something fresh and new to the table so that others can play with it (with good and bad results).
Sorry that you'll keep forcing us to care about Gucci and 3 6 Mafia. Their discographies are TRASH, and ultimately that's the final word on a musician's legacy. To add insult to injury, Lil B outdid Gucci Mane years ago. Rocky outdid 3 6 Mafia on his first try. To quote "Demons", "It's ASAP! nikka, live with it"
Let me keep it simple for y'all: EVERYONE gets copied, especially if you're dominating at a particular time. Aspiring dikkriders don't care about quality - they care about fame and imitation. If you have some sort of limelight to what you do, someone is going to copy you.
Nas is one of the most copied rappers of all time. So is Soulja Boy. They are on totally different ends of the stylistic and quality spectrum.
***In fact, let me detour for a second. THE most influential rapper of the last decade is EASILY Soulja Boy. Every single rapper of today is an internet rapper regardless of where you're from and style. That started with Soulja Boy. So when you sit here and talk about 3 6 Mafia, Project Pat, random Southern no names or struggle gimmicks like Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, without mentioning Soulja Boy, I know you're full of shyt.***
The reason why we care about Nas's influence and not Soulja Boy's, no matter how hard you force it......One ELEVATED the game, the other didn't. In fact, the other actively watered it down. I'll let you figure out who is who.
It's easy as fukk to water shyt down and be xeroxed. We don't give a fukk. You will be forgotten and lack respect. It's way harder to innovate. To bring something fresh and new to the table so that others can play with it (with good and bad results).
Sorry that you'll keep forcing us to care about Gucci and 3 6 Mafia. Their discographies are TRASH, and ultimately that's the final word on a musician's legacy. To add insult to injury, Lil B outdid Gucci Mane years ago. Rocky outdid 3 6 Mafia on his first try. To quote "Demons", "It's ASAP! nikka, live with it"
You should know the difference between a thread being about someone and when someone is used an example to illustrate a topic that is not about a specific person.