Is CyHi The Prynce hating?

[Solomon Lurke]

his entire premise is wrong

lyricist does not equal street

It’s not about lyricism per say it’s about life experience but yes his premise is still wrong

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

but Masta Ace went to college

 

[ineedsleep212]

Really what all of what he's been talking about should be about rappers hardly being students of rap anymore. That's the real problem.

 

[Stone]

Really what all of what he's been talking about should be about rappers hardly being students of rap anymore. That's the real problem.

I would argue that rappers being students of rap is the issue. Theres way less original style

 

[maxamusa]

man just drop the diss record already




you dong what ma$e did.....making secret songs

 

[ineedsleep212]

I would argue that rappers being students of rap is the issue. Theres way less original style

There are so many styles of rap and inspiration to take from though. The lack of original style to me comes from only knowing a few if at all, but really mostly riding whatever is popular at the moment.

The younger generation cares less and less about music before their time despite it being more accessible than ever and their rappers reflect that attitude. I could be off but that's what it feels like to me.

 

[Ziggiy]

I went to high school with Cyhi and had classes with him.

Dude was doing his homework, turning in assignments on time, and rapping in class to any and everyone who would listen (he was dope back then too)

He wasn’t super thugged out or hard like that. Dude was a regular brother who could rhyme.

 

[Lhark]

Street nikkas think somebody want to hear them talk about that half a brick they moved in 2001 for the 100th time

Cyhi clearly talking about J Cole. Need to focus less on hating and focusing more on getting his paperwork right. Maybe then somebody will actually hear his music somewhere other than a power 105 freestyle or unreleased track from youtube

Hating on somebody else and he can't release a song until 5 cacs give him the go ahead.

I don't why he didn't put a name of the bullet if you're going to be that direct

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

Lyrical street rappers are way more entertaining than lyrical straight A college dropout but the real problem here is Cyhi ironically used a bunch of words for no reason when could've just pointed out that most of these guys rapping now don't have the life experiences that he himself would be drawn to.

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Peak]

Clearly he didnt listen to Public Enemy as they were as exactly what he is describing (minus the drop out bit)

 

[Axum Ezana]

The thing with rapping is that it's not very hard. You just gotta understand language and wordplay. These lyrical miracle rappers thought they were doing something unbelievable when they really weren't. Any educated school kid can learn how to become a good rapper very easily.

But this is where you see the difference between being a great "rapper" and being a great writer. Guys like Cyhi. Lupe. Mickey factz. These rap dweebs have tried to fool the public into thinking the lyrical miracle shyt was the standard of great lyricism when the truth is that style of writing is very amateurish. The true barometer of a great lyricist is a guy who can not only rap great but can also write great songs.

These guys can come up with metaphors and triple entendres til they're blue in the face. But ask em to write a halfway decent song and you'll see how limited they really are with the pen. Can't really call yourself a great lyricist when the only thing you're great at is clever wordplay. If your writing can't captivate the listeners then you're not a great lyricist. Period. I guarantee you "today was a good day" was a hundred times harder for cube to write than it was for Lupe to write "mural".

These rap nerds are just bitter because they realize the public figured out their whole style was a facade from the beginning. That's why these straight A students can replicate what they do with relative ease. But those straight A students could still never write a "Juicy". Or a "keep ya head up". That's not just great rapping. It's great writing. Great imagination. Not just using words in witty ways. But using words in a way that can pierce the psyche of the listener. That's real elite lyricism.

some lyricist were special but i agree with your overall sentiment.

thats why people dont understand pac greatness. u cant just simply replicate what pac was good at. and when u cant find something easily that increases it's value.

 

[JYoung24]

The thing with rapping is that it's not very hard. You just gotta understand language and wordplay. These lyrical miracle rappers thought they were doing something unbelievable when they really weren't. Any educated school kid can learn how to become a good rapper very easily.

But this is where you see the difference between being a great "rapper" and being a great writer. Guys like Cyhi. Lupe. Mickey factz. These rap dweebs have tried to fool the public into thinking the lyrical miracle shyt was the standard of great lyricism when the truth is that style of writing is very amateurish. The true barometer of a great lyricist is a guy who can not only rap great but can also write great songs.

These guys can come up with metaphors and triple entendres til they're blue in the face. But ask em to write a halfway decent song and you'll see how limited they really are with the pen. Can't really call yourself a great lyricist when the only thing you're great at is clever wordplay. If your writing can't captivate the listeners then you're not a great lyricist. Period. I guarantee you "today was a good day" was a hundred times harder for cube to write than it was for Lupe to write "mural".

These rap nerds are just bitter because they realize the public figured out their whole style was a facade from the beginning. That's why these straight A students can replicate what they do with relative ease. But those straight A students could still never write a "Juicy". Or a "keep ya head up". That's not just great rapping. It's great writing. Great imagination. Not just using words in witty ways. But using words in a way that can pierce the psyche of the listener. That's real elite lyricism.

Cyhi and lupe are also great songwriters too

 

[Elim Garak]

 

[Chip Skylark]

Cyhi and lupe are also great songwriters too

This dude is bugging and is obviously speaking from bias and using extreme examples

Both Cube and Lupe are in my top 10 and Cube has spoken about how during his writing process it didn’t take long for him to write. Same with Lupe.

Crazy he used Lu for an example when from 2006-2012

Albums

Food and Liquor ~ Gold
The Cool ~ Platinum
Lasers ~ Platinum
Food and Liquor 2 ~ Gold

Singles

Kick Push ~ Platinum
Daydreaming ~ Platinum
Superstar ~ 3x platinum
Hip hop saved my life ~ gold
The show goes on ~ 7x platinum
Worda I never said ~ gold
Outta my head ~ gold
Battle scars ~ 3x platinum
Old school love ~ gold

Cyhi was just hating nothing more nothing less