Big Boi is just as nice & even nicer as an MC than Andre 3000 & I don’t like how the narratives of Andre’s greatness by “fans” comes at the expense of shitting on Big Boi. OutKast isn’t what it is without Big Boi.
People gotta stop trying to rewrite history on all sides man
- Pac & Biggie was exactly what everyone say they were
- Hov definitely rap hip-hop alongside Nelly, Eminem, & DMX in they time
- Wayne legit had a run like no other and made everyone respect him
- It was always a Big 3 (Dot, Cole & Drake)
- Wale, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Future, ASAP all was legitimately in the conversation as well
- Kanye was something we never seen
- Young Chop & Chief Keef birthed and changed the sound of music is so many ways
- Young Thugs influence (yes came from Wayne) but he had a lot of copy cats too
This is why Hip-Hop is so called dying cause instead of celebrating those who laid the groundwork or even those who contributed to the culture we rather do a whole
“Who listened to?” “You know XYZ was never” etc etc
We used to be able to enjoy the lyricism of Common but still turn up in the club to Lil Jon & never compared the too or put them against each other and now…everything is a versus no matter what and it’s either one side or the other….thats crazy AF
We can’t even let legacy artist do they thing, it’s always “too old” but in every other genre, longevity and age thrives and flourishes
I really want us to be better, I don’t want the culture I love so much to die, but this train is moving so damn fast towards an end and it seems like nobody cares to stop it
Idc, get your education. They telling y’all there’s no value now to discourage everyone from getting their degrees. Eventually, it’ll be essential again. You’ll see jobs posting they’re required. And in certain fields, it surely is required. Beyond a bachelor’s actually!
Low-key, HipHop is the one genre that requires you to have serious knowledge about everything. From cars to fashion, music, movies, politics, history, sports, books, places, events, even art.
If you're not tapped in, the bars will most likely fly over your head.
That's why rap is for smart people. 😉 😉