How come young people dont like intellect and lyricism in music anymore?

[Pier7]

Everytime I go on youtube or wshh and its a song that actually isnt just a chant with some 808s behind it.

I always see comments like "this shyt boring" "nobody wanna hear all these words" "trying too hard" etc.

When did this disconnect happen between the youth and music. I feel songs like this nowadays would be met with a whole bunch of troll comments. When back in the day, young nikkas in their teens and early 20s used to love hearing double entrendres, punchlines, flows, bars etc.

 

[CoochieMane]

This generation has an extremely short attention span, nikka ain't even reading anymore plus you can't act a fool in the club to lyrics

 

[y que]

people are just getting dumber in general


my hip hop generation was dumber than the previous generation

 

[KravenMorehead™]

mental myopia.

 

[Hardaway]

so ur saying in the 90s nikkas liked that dumb smart conscious bullshyt

but u linked a song that flopped back then

and DMX was the hottest rapper out

 

[Drip Bayless]

That's why Kendrick Lamar is one of the most popular rappers of this generation right

 

[Blackout]

They only listen to what the radio pushes down their throats.

So now that there is barely any intellect and lyricism on the radio they dont like it.

 

[28 Gramz]

so ur saying in the 90s nikkas liked that dumb smart conscious bullshyt

but u linked a song that flopped back then

and DMX was the hottest rapper out

Nas went multiplat like 4 times breh..he was a big deal..especially when I Am came out.

 

[arel]

this is the opposite of my experience on youtube...

 

[ISO]

So young people don't love J. Cole he's the second most popular artist

Kendrick Lamar

Who do you think is listening to Logic and Joey BADA$$?

There's young dudes around my way who fiend for Fabolous and Banks mixtapes because they enjoy the lyricism.

 

[WickedGames]

Kendrick and J Cole 2 of the biggest.

People have fun to the dumb shyt but if you're dope and have good content you will build a stronger fanbase. Future by far the most "popular" right now but J Cole does double the numbers (albums )

 

[Taco]

You coli brehs got lives outside of the Internet?! I know a shyt ton of people who like lyricism and I know a ton of of people who just like slappin 808's. Also know people who fukk with both. The amount of times this thread has been brought up got me thinking most you coli brehs ain't got no friends.

 

[SirBiatch]

Here goes another "lyricism" thread with the predictable Kendrick/Cole responses

 

[KravenMorehead™]

That's why Kendrick Lamar is one of the most popular rappers of this generation right

Kendrick has to pepper ignant phrases and hooks in his music to make it more palatable, and even then some people still deem it boring. It's the emotion behind the pro-blackness and how that serves as a soundtrack to the current oppressive landscape of the country that swayed alot of his new fans, as opposed to the technical skill.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

It's always been like that and I posted this same shyt on a message board just like this 10 years ago.
Another nikka posted this same shyt on a message board 10 years before I DID.
Please stop.