so cool that this song is a hit! production here is particularly fun and inventive, in contrast to the anemic and tired pop of the Taylor Swift and Harry Styles type
To address the Lil Wayne slander.
Calling Lil Wayne “trash” now just isn’t fair, or accurate.
That’s like saying Jordan is trash because he’s not dropping 50 anymore. Careers evolve. Athletes age. Rappers age. The culture shifts. The game gets younger. New sounds emerge. New stars take over. That doesn’t erase greatness.
You CAN say he’s not as hungry. You CAN say he sounds dated. That happens. But “fell off”? “Trash”? That’s different.
If Macaulay Culkin walked in a room, everyone would still show love and say “legend.” He hasn’t headlined a blockbuster in decades, but his impact is cemented. Same thing here.
And fuck it while we’re at it, DatPiff too.
I see the comments. “Y’all fell off.” “DatPiff dead.” “Trash now.”
The game changed. The industry shifted. Streaming giants with billion dollard budgets stepped in. The ecosystem evolved. That’s not falling off, that’s the landscape changing.
In hip-hop especially, we’re quick to weaponize words like “trash,” “wack,” “fell off.” We don’t always give flowers while people are still here. Every industry evolves. Legends age. New eras rise.
That doesn’t erase what built the culture.
We gotta be better at honoring impact.
Love y’all.
@7miledoja So stupid, it’s happened to me before and once they just completely ghosted me ☠️
It rlly sucks and is so demotivating… but you kinda just gotta carry on
@cheminichells In many cases I (probably others too) just jot down my thoughts and how I feel while/after listening, I don’t think you have to necessarily do all that different listening
But for people who to do “deep dives” or analyze and critique albums beyond the surface, I agree with you
@cessonmute A lot of today’s music isn’t bad… it’s just empty. Catchy, yes. Memorable, no. No soul, no story, no feeling you can sit with.
Music used to say something. Now it’s just noise for the moment.
This !!!!
There are so many hits from countless decades ago that I genuinely believe people “like” because it’s been shoved down their throats until they accept that they have to like it
Not everyone, but definitely lots of people
Most “timeless” music isn’t actually that good—it just gets repeated until everyone accepts it. Popularity often trumps quality, and nostalgia can fool us into thinking a song is genius when it’s really just familiar.
Music isn’t sacred; it’s context, culture, and marketing. Sometimes the tracks you’ve ignored have more depth than the classics everyone worships.