what i posted in the other thread:
"he and Vince Staples clearly don't GAF about old school sensibilities...
it would be easy to play the "they have no respect" card but the sound they're shytting on (90s NY Hip-Hop) is the most entitled, "fukk that shyt over there we what's hot" era ever, so it's kind of fitting. not necessarily right or wrong, but poetic justice."
90s boom bappers never shytted on the golden era before them, but as far as their contemporaries from different regions, they were kind of haters to be haters. i think it had a lot to do with the competitive nature of being the best lyricist, which a lot of new kids don't get caught up in. either way they barely liked each other lol, and they were also averse to the south's rise at the start of the 00's.
older boom bap artists have just now stopped shytting on the new generation. guess they realized there's nothing they can do to change the circumstance. the fans of that era still keep the "real hip-hop" argument a relevant talking point, so it's natural for these kids to feel a way about that.
i'm not a huge fan of many of these dudes, but i think i understand where they're coming from. if people keep pitting you against a certain sound, saying you're inferior if you don't emulate that skillset, you're gonna resent it and lash out. you can't keep dismissing the kids then be mad how they clap back. he went a little OD trying to shyt on Primo's craft with the "it's just drums and nothing else," but i understand his sentiment of not wanting to rap over it.