This is kind of losing its truth...
why do rappers do their best work in their 20s
- Thread starter SkillClash
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Tell Jay-z thatBecause it's immature rapping about killing people and selling drugs after age 27.
raoulduke187
All Star
because they're young and hungry
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DaveyDave
Superstar
one thing i havent seen mentioned in the thread is the fact that the first album has 15-20 years or experiences & stories to tell whereas the subsequent albums generally have 2 years at most, 3 months the way artists go these days. of course you can always draw from old stories for future albums but people always want to draw from current events int heir life.
Ghost was 30 when Supreme Clientele dropped. Fat Joe has very few garbage albums. as others have said, hip-hop is still very young. There are plenty of us here that are as old as hip-hop itself. We have to play the waiting game to see how it unfolds. But as far as the "microwaveable" artists they will have a hard time adjusting or keeping their identity as they mature.
Nas Life Is Good proved Hip-Hop ages like fine wine
...and, the young rappers (KDot, Krit, Cole, and em) that resonates thru the
, crafts their music by emulating the music we grew up on, so it's vice-versa...if that makes sense
...and, the young rappers (KDot, Krit, Cole, and em) that resonates thru the
, crafts their music by emulating the music we grew up on, so it's vice-versa...if that makes sense
But still the best rapper is 44