Nothing like a Ravens fan talking smack at the podium about the Steelers' postseason...when they didn't even make the playoffs...because they lost to the Steelers.
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.
It’s impossible to explain what Michael Watts meant to a high school kid in the early 2000s.
Like what do you mean there’s an entire sub-genre of great music that’s barely on the radio that you have to go to a flea market or the trunk of someone’s car to purchase?
Michael “5000” Watts death: The Swishahouse founder and Houston hip-hop pioneer died Jan. 30 after being hospitalized with serious health issues 🕊️🤘🏾
Watts helped bring the chopped and screwed sound to national audiences through Swishahouse.
Steelers now have lost each of their last seven playoff games dating back to the 2016 AFC Championship Game, the longest playoff losing streak in franchise history. None of last five games have been overly competitive, as they’ve lost each by double digits.