What is jay rock missing thats keeping him from blowing up?

[The Unknown Hype]

I see alot of yall say how good he is but everytime he drops a song I always end up forgetting about it along the way. the pay for it song with kendrick was even in a commercial and after that nothing...he kills it on the guest verses but im starting to think he just might not have that crossover appeal

 

[DaveyDave]

He's missing a recent album. plus not everyone is meant to blow up. I didn't think Kendrick was going to blow like he did but I did think he'd be the star of the group commercially. Jay Rock is like MC Ren, he's a mean spitter, makes dope songs, great guest verses and can even sell some records in the right climate but he's not a star but not everyone needs to be.

 

[RichYung]

Early 2000's he would've been great. This is NOT the era for him.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

he mighta had a shot in the early to mid 00s back when The Game and rappers like that were poppin...when being a thug mattered a little more.

i still think he's dope but shyt his album dropped YEARS ago and he's dropped less new material than cats who dropped a month ago.

 

[Zero]

A little personality would help.

Yeah, you a gangsta.....what else?

 

[LiIZaneFan1978]

You ain't gotta like it cuz the hood gon love it

 

[KravenMorehead™]

A new album

 

[Diunx]

The inspectah Deck of TDE

 

[Zero]

The inspectah Deck of TDE

Nah breh...I'm certain Deck would've been bigger than he is if it wasn't for that flood that destroyed his original debut album.


Mother nature can be a cold hearted bytch

 

[chosenaledge13]

I worked with him personally and his personality is like his name, that nikka is a rock. He just ain't gonna be moved, not on some arrogant/cocky shyt, he just knows who he is and won't deviate from it. He isn't ever gonna chase a radio single, and Top Dawg allows him to be who he is because he already fulfilled his purpose pretty much for the label, which was the guinea pig for the label going mainstream (Top Dawgs words). Simply put, he's one of the few real nikkas who ain't supposed to be mainstream...

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Ain't his era, him, Gibbs, and even meek to an extent are just in the wrong era

 

[DosCadenaz]

dreadlocks or a afro

 

[Vinny Lupton]

I worked with him personally and his personality is like his name, that nikka is a rock. He just ain't gonna be moved, not on some arrogant/cocky shyt, he just knows who he is and won't deviate from it. He isn't ever gonna chase a radio single, and Top Dawg allows him to be who he is because he already fulfilled his purpose pretty much for the label, which was the guinea pig for the label going mainstream (Top Dawgs words). Simply put, he's one of the few real nikkas who ain't supposed to be mainstream...

It's probably better for his career long-term to be himself, than to try to blow up and alienate people. Ab-soul rapping on trap beats was enough for me to never check for him again

 

[NvrCMyNut]

Verse on money tree's>>>>>>

 

[FRIED MASON]

Too streets for that fakkit ass industry.