(1) The only people listening to these classic albums you are talking about are the people who were young and coming up in the world when those songs were popular...
Nostalgia...
That is absolute bullshyt and you know it.
Yes, nostalgia has a major factor when it comes to what people listen to. And yes, the majority of people will listen to whatever their generation listened to.
BUT the reason why some albums endure is that they're actually timeless for MUSIC FANS. As in, people who really care about a genre and its music. And certain songs/albums hold up way better than others.
(2) Trap and Drill music is the soundtrack for the young and upcoming people today...That is the music that speaks to their soul...Just because you can't relate it doesn't mean shyt for the majority of youngins today...
yes and no.
It's a lot more scattered now. Young people listen to all types of shyt. When I was growing up as a teen in the 90s, I only listened to hip hop. and Prodigy (for those who know what that is).
Nowadays, kids flow in and out of genres. So you can't really say drill is their soundtrack. Most of them aint really listening to drill that deeply. and that's why the music stays surface level.
I would love to see young folk put more soul into their music. Why do you think Lil B has been winning?
(3) A sample carries the soul of the original performers and recording equipment...The dude sampling that piece of music has VERY little to do with that...
You have
no idea what you're talking about.
I think you're in need of some education. Check this out. You should watch the whole thing from scratch but listen to how Guru breaks down the different classic producers, and why each of them is special. Each of those guys (Pete Rock, Dilla, Premo) etc have completely unique producing philosophies and different personalities, which shows up in their work.
(4) I believe it is MUCH easier to take a sample from Isaac Hayes and turn into a dope beat than to compose an original from scratch...
Easier in what way? You gotta be clear here.
(5) "Creativity is about the potency of expression..." if this definition is true then how can you undermine the creativity of trap/drill beats...?
Because they're not potent. That's why they're here today, gone tomorrow.
The beats are designed to motivate people and make them "turn up"...Go on youtube and watch the videos of people turning up to "Faneto" by Chief Keef...
It fits the your definition of "creativity" because the people are responding to the music the way the producers want them to...They are TURNING UP...
Turn up = mindless robot shyt for people who can't/don't want to dance.
Do you really think I wanna be part of this goofy ass non-party?
And they're only turning up to this track because it pretty much just came out. They won't be turning up to this a year from now.
Sorry breh, I want a beat that motivates me to feel passionate about life while inspiring me to dance/move. I love to dance. When hip hop starts making music for dancers again, you'll see life come back into this culture.
Even your hardest and most celebrated rappers at one point knew how to dance and groove. I wish I could find the video online of Raekwon and Ghostface dancing to "Eric B is President."
That's the problem now. Hip hop has been swarmed by lames who aren't passionate about much. So we're in a constant state of dull and faded.
Top 20 one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my life. From the wack beat to the "lyrics".
