Rap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread

[JMB10215]

Just went through the first 3 tracks of the lil baby album…and it’s good? If this dropped in 2020 the same ppl saying he wack now would say this joint was hard. This the problem with the internet. Same thing is happening with Drake. The algorithm is telling ppl how to think.

 

[truenike81]

 

[Magic33]

There is no Tory lanez or Bryson tiller without Drake. I was there for the impact

Oh no, what would we do without Tory or Bryson

 

[blacklion23]

Anyone want to debate this? For me, it was basketball.

Both can be true. It was for me. But it started with drug dealers for me. I posted a pic in the black cement 3 thread of the first person to Influence me with sneakers. It started with what was hot in the streets for me, by my teens it was court and field play.

 

[Magic33]

Depends on where you're from. I see both sides.

I didn't look at hustlers though, only for their cars. I looked at peers.

For most people it was basketball

but some of these sneaker YouTubers make me feel too old to be into kicks. You can buy your way into fly now. You just need to win a pair of Travis's on SNKRS. Some of these dorks turn me off. I remember Unbreakable saying his first pair of Jordans was either in college or after college and some team Jordans. I'm like these young kids really look at him as some sort of sneaker expert, because their viewership allowed him to buy his way in.

Most people I know were always into kicks, we just could get a lot of what we wanted. Instead of that $120 pair, I had to get that $90 pair.

 

[jaymosenvied]

 

[Dave East]

No debate. It started with drug dealers spending more money on clothes and looking like money. They always had the newest and nicest ****. That reached everyone in the neighborhood, some became rappers and some became ballers.

 

[cragmatic]

There is no Tory lanez or Bryson tiller without Drake. I was there for the impact

So?!?!

And there’s no Take Care without The Weeknd

 

[rbk93]

I was in the house a lot growing up, so I couldn't tell you who were the hustlers were honestly. Even if most people won't admit it, where I'm from in Houston(Alief) is kind of a suburb in some ways...

But it was definitely basketball for me. Iverson/Kobe era dominated the early 2000s of sneakers from my memories as well as Jordans. Plus I would also see my cousin on NT checking out what was hot then, he was/is a big Kobe fan.

I say this coming from a place of privilege, because having a computer and Internet then was kind of a lot for anyone, let alone an expensive pair of signature kicks.

 

[rbk93]

No debate. It started with drug dealers spending more money on clothes and looking like money. They always had the newest and nicest ****. That reached everyone in the neighborhood, some became rappers and some became ballers.

It's either a regional thing or socio-economic thing.

I'm Nigerian, so I feel a lot of stuff was afforded to me due to my parents as well.

 

[tupac003]

 

[blacklion23]

I was in the house a lot growing up, so I couldn't tell you who were the hustlers were honestly. Even if most people won't admit it, where I'm from in Houston(Alief) is kind of a suburb in some ways...

But it was definitely basketball for me. Iverson/Kobe era dominated the early 2000s of sneakers from my memories as well as Jordans. Plus I would also see my cousin on NT checking out what was hot then, he was/is a big Kobe fan.

I say this coming from a place of privilege, because having a computer and Internet then was kind of a lot for anyone, let alone an expensive pair of signature kicks.

Yeah, that particular era I was middle school/ high school, influenced by the players more so around that time. Can’t recall too many dope boys rockin Questions lol

 

[dacomeup]

He more hurt about the other rappers not really rocking with him than anything

 

[blacklion23]

It was actually aight, but it was like every time I thought “bar” he followed it up with the corny tough guy talk. That just hard to feel coming from him these days lol

 

[Dave East]

Drug dealers inspired AI and his fashion. That doesn’t mean people didn’t see Ai or Kobe in some new shoes and go get them after the game. Hip Hop culture and fashion is straight from drug dealers.

Drug dealers were wearing Questions. Ai was on a hood legend in year one. He looked and carried himself like us.

 

[truenike81]

Conducter will help him in my book I like soulful beats

 

[geno90221]

That

 

[Magic33]

One thing is Jim is talking about the 80's and early 90's

I think in the 90's it advanced beyond that to basketball and hip hop

 

[dacomeup]

It was actually aight, but it was like every time I thought “bar” he followed it up with the corny tough guy talk. That just hard to feel coming from him these days lol

Mafioso talk, crashing out talk, talk about how everyone was excited to see him get eviscerated. We’re about to get a whole lot of sassy bars

 

[Magic33]

Why is he stepping on Baby's project

 

[sohi 23]

He more hurt about the other rappers not really rocking with him than anything

Man is so hurt Lebron switched up on him

 

[jaymosenvied]

38 can really rap on any beat

 

[pmatic]

Drake had enough when he saw Bron rap to "Man at the Garden".

 

[thekillerj23]

What’s up with this weird twitter, shot off phone freestyle release? I honestly wont even click play cause of that lol

 

[dacomeup]

Nah, this dude is jokes