Questlove says Hit Em Up is trash because of the beat

[Street Knowledge]

In the entire history of rap beef, there are like 5 disses with hot beats. They are mostly garbage.

Historically speaking disses never made real money so you don’t waste you’re fire beats on a diss

 

[LevelUp]

Just be saying dumb shyt

 

[JustCKing]

LOL, I see why Pimp C called them out. Love The Roots, but this is a corny take.

 

[KillKenny]

I can respect some criticism on Hit Em Up, it's not perfect, but the beat? That's your problem with the song?

 

[Max Goonberg]

My only issue with Hit em up is my same issue with alot pac bangers. Get the outlaws tf outta here b

 

[Phantom Dreamer]

A little bizarre. Quest won that Emmy and decided to jump out the window lol

he's always come across as a bytch ass nikka.

 

[Flawdaboi]

This the same nikka who's part of a group that will have fukking Sexyy redd at the Roots picnic next month calling something trash.

Lol. Why nikkas keep asking this dude his opinion on shyt??

 

[Still Benefited]

In the entire history of rap beef, there are like 5 disses with hot beats. They are mostly garbage.

Historically speaking disses never made real money so you don’t waste you’re fire beats on a diss

Exactly,if people care about the beat it probably means your diss wasnt effective. Because whats being said is typically the main focus. The beat really only really came into play with Ether. Where one of the worst beat pickers historically,happened to get lucky and pick a nuclear bomb of a beat

 

[Neuromancer]

Bozo the clown ass nikka.

 

[Diyhai]

The song is a classic. I don't want to hear any slander on it. Drop Hit em Up in a club and it erupts.

the 40 and over club?

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Yeah he’s really muddying his credibility with this one. Get this man out of here

 

[Trace]

Yeah he’s really muddying his credibility with this one. Get this man out of here

He has a lot of takes that are trash.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

He has a lot of takes that are trash.

I’ll always appreciate his work with The Roots
He’s a nerd though.

 

[Ziggiy]

Quest won an Oscar and lost his goddamn mind

 

[Piff Perkins]

So he had no issue playing Takeover live, his main problem with Hi Em Up was the beat, and yet the Drake/Kendrick beef is where he draws the line? Even taking age/maturity into account it's a ludicrous position to hold.

Also I feel this is a great example of how out of touch a certain segment of the "real hip hop" brigade are and remain. Same corny argument they use against Stream Dreams/All Eyes On Me. Ohhh it's a disco sample. Who fukking cares, it's hot.