Will There Ever Be Another Rap Megastar??? (GREAT READ)

[Canada Goose]

ROss had his chance with GFID and blew it

Drake and Nicki Minj are the closest ones. Or are they already megastars?

Future will be the next superstar in this shyt...maybe not Weezy status but he is on the rise

I'm pretty sure people said the same thing with Jay when he dropped Vol 1.

I don't think Ross cares about having crossover success though, I think he has the talent to do it though.


Nikki is already there, but she said her next album won't be pop and will be more Hip Hop, unless she could cook up a Hip Hop banger that's so dope that I'll even gets spins on Pop stations, odds are her megastar status will start to fade.

 

[Sad Bunny]

I'm pretty sure people said the same thing with Jay when he dropped Vol 1.

I don't think Ross cares about having crossover success though, I think he has the talent to do it though.


Nikki is already there, but she said her next album won't be pop and will be more Hip Hop, unless she could cook up a Hip Hop banger that's so dope that I'll even gets spins on Pop stations, odds are her megastar status will start to fade.

I was too young to know.

IDK -- Ross doesn't have "it" like Wayne, Yeezy and them.

Nikki is done to me. She crossed over too quick and alienated her fans. I can't stand her at all and I know she lost a lot of her hoodrats and shyt

 

[DEAD7]

I was too young to know.

IDK -- Ross doesn't have "it" like Wayne, Yeezy and them.

Nikki is done to me. She crossed over too quick and alienated her fans. I can't stand her at all and I know she lost a lot of her hoodrats and shyt

First she outsold every other hip hop artist this year, now she is judging new talent with Mariah Carey... The b*tch is a superstar. #stophating

 

[bigmac]

i'd already consider drake a megastar

the numbers speak for themselves

Drake discography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Those numbers

Drizzy

 

[Ronald]

Obviously Drake..............unless you a Roc Marciano fan

I'm a fan of both these dudes

now run along and hype up that wack ass friend of yours

 

[45123]

The reason there isn't a new one is because of the whole "hip hop is dead" movement. fukking nas Listeners and the general public are too reluctant to give their attention to a popular rapper, instead opting for the lesser known underground choice who, most of the time, lacks the star power or the interest to become the next big thing. That in turn squeezes and sifts out the very few underground rappers who have a mere sliver of stardom and forces them to be propelled into the limelight. Take a look at Kendrick, J. Cole, Wale, Meek, etc. They're not stars by any means but they've been shoved down our throats as such. Drake and Nicki are definitely the two new megastars of today, but their current music is hardly considered hip-hop to be quite honest.

Now, to be a star, you have to have crossover appeal and entertain corporate fukkboys. the obsession with underground and backpacker lyrical rappers has crippled mainstream legitimacy and ultimately it discourages new artists to broaden their horizons and give in to industry demands every once in a while. Also, you can't be big if you don't have a mentor or a huge co-sign. Kanye had Jay, Drake has Wayne, Em Snoop and 50 had Dre, Wayne has Birdman, and so forth. Oh and they also have to have a larger than life character or a kind of messiah complex. And finally, the most important thing: hits. No hits = no starpower. And I'm talking Billboard Top 5, platinum 2 months in kind of hits, not those borderline hits everyone talks about.

 

[stealthbomber]

Drake and Future imo

moreso drake

but if future go on a crazy run i can see him becoming the next star

Obviously Drake..............unless you a Roc Marciano fan


Other mentions:

Future (He is already superstar status in ATL at least)

&

ASAP Rocky (Can go either way for him)

future stans are quickly becoming the most annoying stans. future gonna be on the level of jay-z, eminem, kanye?

but drake is the only person of this newer generation so far.

the book is still open on j cole. he's fukking up not releasing music now. his debut sold suprisingly well but he hasnt capitalized on the buzz. people will move on from him unless his next single is crazy

 

[cleanface coney]

LOL this nikka dissed Future but mention J.COLE

get some swag my nikka

 

[stealthbomber]

 

[Existential]

I hope that less people rap over time because of declining profits and popularity, leaving behind the ones who truly do it for the love of rap.

 

[NYChase718]

who would title their own thread "great read" ?

thought this would be an article

 

[Rominati]

who would title their own thread "great read" ?

thought this would be an article

Homie was straight buggin with that one

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Kanye was the last one.

It would be cool to see drake pull it off but I feel like his attachment to YMCMB hurts him a tad and I don't know how long his content would last unless he can switch up his content.

I feel like an r&b superstar male or female will emerge before a rap artist.

If you think about it were in the last leg of the last generation with the beyonce and ushers .

No one has even came close to being a threat.

The last big pop stars in general was lady gaga.

Being a superstar is so much more then just numbers and how many albums you dropped it's gotta be in your character in your performances in your interviews etc....



Social networking has def hindered that experience I feel like some artist over saturate themselves with too many features too many tweets etc.

I remember when artist would drop am album sometimes 2-5 years in between now nikkas drop albums every year and between that drop mixtapes.

 

[Still Benefited]

LOL this nikka dissed Future but mention J.COLE

get some swag my nikka

@stealthbomber explain yourself bruh....u can't write off Future then say the book is open on Jcole.....if its open for him its open for Wale and everybody....if Future do turn superstar its gon be off musicmusic alone and not drama and fukkery which is damn near impossible to do in this day n age bcuz it wuz hard before the innanets and everybody wanting to know your business.


I want future to blo but superstardom I don't know if he up for it,but I just hope he get to the level of star among hiphop fans where hiphop fans is forced to throw in the towel and check for em even when they claim to hate em....u closin the door on Future just outta spite future fans closin the door on everybody you love

Its crazy to me 2chainz didn't hit that superstar mark,and ain't even in discussions now....he had the streets heavy,sum crossover appeal....don't know what's missin.

 

[Reggie]

I think it will be someone that hasn't even debuted yet. I think Drake is already pretty big and can't get to much bigger. I think Future can blow but not to the point of pushing a million copies a week or selling 5 times platinum.