Ummmmmm, The kid was 20 when I saw him at the top of the year. So im assuming he prolly jus turned 21.
Hip Hop needs a New York rapper hot right now.
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Ummmmmm, The kid was 20 when I saw him at the top of the year. So im assuming he prolly jus turned 21.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Needing a NY rapper to blow really isn't that serious, especially if you're not gonna like that rapper anyway (French being the biggest example of this). If French blew up and became a surprise success, none of y'all would claim that as a W for the city because of how y'all feel towards French, so just be happy if a rapper regardless of region blows up making the kind of music you like and let it be.
I think in general NY holds its own artists to a higher standard. Cuz technically we already have 3 stars in the city. ASAP, FRENCH, n Nicki, Yet the city still feels we are lacking.
When in reality im pretty sure Nicki Minaj sold more records than any other artist from any region this year.
Its the gift and curse of being from New York. Ja Rule was selling bookoo records, yet the streets still turned on him.
AsAboveSoBelow
The Empire State
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
I think in general NY holds its own artists to a higher standard. Cuz technically we already have 3 stars in the city. ASAP, FRENCH, n Nicki, Yet the city still feels we are lacking.
When in reality im pretty sure Nicki Minaj sold more records than any other artist from any region this year.
Its the gift and curse of being from New York. Ja Rule was selling bookoo records, yet the streets still turned on him.
The streets only turned on Ja when it became cool to do so. Make no mistake, there are a lot of people who hated Ja in 2003 yet had Pain Is Love and Rule 3:36 in their collection. (and even after the backlash, Clap Back, The Crown, and New York were bangers)
as far as the higher standard goes, I think there are artists that make music reminiscent of that, but NY fans feel burned by what is popular and in fairness, every time NY backs an up and coming rapper, something goes wrong (Papoose and Saigon being the 2 biggest examples, Max, Stack to a lesser degree). Not only is NY gun shy about supporting our own, we also only measure success the way things used to be (for example, ScHoolboy Q dropped HnC and most people feel it was successful for what it was, we'd be criticizing it for 1. not evoking the same feeling you got when you heard Illmatic and 2. not selling a lot).
NY fans are like crackheads. We're always trying to chase a high we'll never feel again (the high being the absurdly high bar rappers seemingly met with ease) and it leaves us looking flabby, sick, and miserable.
Haha cant deny that. Thats why I always say, for a new NY up and commer to really blow nowadays, you have to be backed by a label or you have to use the internet. Cuz the average NY fan aint down for supporting there own. Its almost impossible to get a legit local grass roots movement out chea, the fans are too harsh.
Alot of great albums came from NYC this year.
If you expecting MTV and Rolling Stones to put a spotlight those said guys, then I don't know what to tell y'all.
Aren't those French and ASAP guys all over the radio and tv? There not my cup of tea, but there you go.
If you expecting MTV and Rolling Stones to put a spotlight those said guys, then I don't know what to tell y'all.
Aren't those French and ASAP guys all over the radio and tv? There not my cup of tea, but there you go.
Saint of Commerce
Debts is paid in the Death Parade
Alot of great albums came from NYC this year.
If you expecting MTV and Rolling Stones to put a spotlight those said guys, then I don't know what to tell y'all.
Aren't those French and ASAP guys all over the radio and tv? There not my cup of tea, but there you go.
french n rocky is from the town, but alotta nikkaz feel they aint reppin it right, they sound like amalgamations of a ny/trap/southern rapper, which is whatever, but the traditionalists would consider that bitin/swagger jackin. the empire needs a nikka that aint scared 2 be from ny or sound like it...............
Saint of Commerce
Debts is paid in the Death Parade
see, u a cold nikka, this the type of shyt im geared towards, u need some more face time tho scramz(pause), the fact u actually sound like u from the town is a beautiful thing, i hope u got 2013 lined up, cuz i could see u doin somethin........
Trust me, in no way am I fan.
But, the only new guy I feel could carry NY on his scrawny back is the 17-year-old kid : Joey Badass.
This big ass Metropolitan should have mcs crawling from everywhere.
NYC Hip-Hop history is illustrious, yet we are dormant now.
I'm not really sure what u guys are asking...
NY has new talent (joey badass, asap rocky, french montana, action bronson) new producers (jahlil beats, tone beats, harry fraud) old talent (wu, lox, jayz, nas) and they are doing decent in the record sales (nicki, nas. Rocky and french dropping later and most likely will do numbers)
Obviously NY isn't dominant like they were early 00's, but they aren't as bad as u nikkas are making them out to be. Doing better than any other state in the u.s right now imo
NY has new talent (joey badass, asap rocky, french montana, action bronson) new producers (jahlil beats, tone beats, harry fraud) old talent (wu, lox, jayz, nas) and they are doing decent in the record sales (nicki, nas. Rocky and french dropping later and most likely will do numbers)
Obviously NY isn't dominant like they were early 00's, but they aren't as bad as u nikkas are making them out to be. Doing better than any other state in the u.s right now imo
Saint of Commerce
Debts is paid in the Death Parade
Trust me, in no way am I fan.
But, the only new guy I feel could carry NY on his scrawny back is the 17-year-old kid : Joey Badass.
This big ass Metropolitan should have mcs crawling from everywhere.
NYC Hip-Hop history is illustrious, yet we are dormant now.
im smellin that, rocky n french serve they purpose tho i guess, but they shelf life lookin type suspect, and as nice as joey badass is i really dont wanna hear his best rendition of the 90's landscape, i'd rather he get a more up 2 date sound while still keepin his bars in tact, the nikka roc marciano did an ill job with that 90's/eastcoast shyt on reloaded tho, but roc doesn't seem like hes lustin 4 the limelight, he's just from that era. stack bundles was the last ny nikka that had it right as far as formula, even biggavelz, son was harlem'd the fukk out
so why does Hip Hop needs a hot New York rapper now?
a bigger market or something? not trying to downplay or shiit on NY, with good music being found anywhere, whats the importance of NY needing this?
a bigger market or something? not trying to downplay or shiit on NY, with good music being found anywhere, whats the importance of NY needing this?
BlackZilla
M0derator
Those two fukking suck.