Gen Z claims Hip Hop is “Progressing” so Name one thing current rappers do better than past MC’s?

[Grand Cru Boo]

In for the imminent fukkery

 

[Dynamite James]

Meld with the beat?

Most of the more popular rappers today are great at harmonizing with more "poppy" beats, and blending their flow with the beat. Some great examples are Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, and Lil Baby. Trippie Redd is another one.

They're great at blending more melancholic topics (like depression, drug use, suicide, etc.) into hard-hitting songs, which is one of the reasons why the shyt that they say goes over so many heads. Juice, Mac Miller and Lil Peep all rapped about addiction and such, yet it still came as a surprise when they died.

Are they pop singers or Hip Hop? I didn’t know harmonizing is what makes an MC.....

 

[Umoja]

Meld with the beat?

Most of the more popular rappers today are great at harmonizing with more "poppy" beats, and blending their flow with the beat. Some great examples are Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, and Lil Baby. Trippie Redd is another one.

They're great at blending more melancholic topics (like depression, drug use, suicide, etc.) into hard-hitting songs, which is one of the reasons why the shyt that they say goes over so many heads. Juice, Mac Miller and Lil Peep all rapped about addiction and such, yet it still came as a surprise when they died.

Your avatar tells me all I need to know

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

Beats are way better than most of the boom bap era

 

[kingofnyc]

 

[Will Ross]

They don't do shyt better and that is sad because things are supposed to improve.
and dude talking about harmonizing no they using autotune the right way lol

 

[Love Sosa]

Global exposure maybe but that’s about it. And even then you don’t have a star as big as 50 was in the early 00s.

 

[Dynamite James]

Global exposure maybe but that’s about it. And even then you don’t have a star as big as 50 was in the early 00s.

I mean musically or lyrically speaking how have they improved??

 

[Wandissimo]

Passive Aggressive Hate thread

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Mumble so it sounds like “singing”

Past MCs knew they couldn’t waste a beat not spitting actual bars

 

[Black Haven]

The fact that with all the shyt that went down this summer, the music doesn't reflect it is telling. All we got was a half assed Lil Baby song and WAP. Ain't a soldier amongst this new breed

Y’all got me out here defending gen z smh

 

[Ski Mask]

Honestly the melody and flow. Which is a double edge sword, cause that shyt has allowed nikkas to be lazy when it comes to lyrics and subject matter.

They're great at blending more melancholic topics (like depression, drug use, suicide, etc.) into hard-hitting songs, which is one of the reasons why the shyt that they say goes over so many heads. Juice, Mac Miller and Lil Peep all rapped about addiction and such, yet it still came as a surprise when they died

As sad as their deaths were, who was surprised? They was blatant(juice wrld and peep, idk about mac since I didn't listen to him)about abusing drugs in their music

 

[Love Sosa]

I mean musically or lyrically speaking how have they improved??

I know exactly what you mean lol, quality wise it been peaked

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

The fact that with all the shyt that went down this summer, the music doesn't reflect it is telling. All we got was a half assed Lil Baby song and WAP. Ain't a soldier amongst this new breed

WOAT generation

 

[feelosofer]

Nothing. But with that said, hip-hop clearly peaked in the early-mid 90's, it was never going to be this good again.

What's funny is that there is legitimate talent in the new generation the issue to me is 1) They all try to sound like each other which is some combo of Chief Keef, Young Thug and Future to various degrees. 2) As such standing out is now considered a negative.