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His legacy is already intact so I wouldn't be mad if he retired. He needs this last album to be dope though.
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Originally Posted by chitowngwopboi
If TIP said this in 2003-2004 I might actually care lol
Originally Posted by numbah1grimey
TIP is only 30 y/o so, I say gon' head and pull a Barry Sanders. He's got an extensive catalog and did a damn good job. When I heard "I'm Serious" as a yungn in 01', TIP gained a loyal fan right off the bat.
Definitely agree with a lot of that. I've never been a T.I. fan, but he's made a lot of consistent good music since 2001. Not to derail the thread, but I like Ludacris a whole lot moreOriginally Posted by malikdagoat
A lot of shade being thrown on T.I.P. in here
Dude is one of the last few legit street cats, who made both street AND pop hits throughout his career. Including Trouble Man it'll be his 8th album in 11 years, he's only had 1 real "bad" album, and he did all this while being in and out of jail/prison.
His career has been better than the vast majority of rappers. Yeah his buzz now ain't what it was, but 5/7 of his albums have gone platinum.
All of this and he's still 5 years younger than 2 Chainz
Originally Posted by 703 Hwy
He's been done anyway post prison so maybe he should retire. Take that wack noise elsewhere.
what about dudes who didn't live that life, so don't rap about it? because that's what a lot of rappers are now-a-days. y'all act like every rapper has to have been street. if they rap about that then okay, but what about like Ye, Drake, Wale, Kendrick Lamar, etc.Originally Posted by goldenchild9
TIP is among the Last of the Mohicans.
Much Respect to dude and his career.
_s with a spine won't have a lane in mainstream society soon enough.
Originally Posted by superblyTRIFE
I can see what he's saying, although at this point in his life, maybe he should stick to rapping about it and NOT living it. Dude is the posterboy for "when keeping it real goes wrong".
I think what he's trying to say is they will be no space for street rappers who are actually authentic street dudes. Instead we'll have industry made street rappersOriginally Posted by niquefreak94
what about dudes who didn't live that life, so don't rap about it? because that's what a lot of rappers are now-a-days. y'all act like every rapper has to have been street. if they rap about that then okay, but what about like Ye, Drake, Wale, Kendrick Lamar, etc.Originally Posted by goldenchild9
TIP is among the Last of the Mohicans.
Much Respect to dude and his career.
_s with a spine won't have a lane in mainstream society soon enough.
"It was at one time, this music was about speaking to the people who felt like you feel. Now, the people I’m speaking to, they don’t necessarily feel like how I feel. In my day, if you were rapping about something you weren’t really living, that was a strike against you. You were held accountable. Nowadays, nobody even expects you to live up to the things you rap about. That goes against what I represent, what I stand for. So if they outsell me, then that’s just all the more better for me to fade to the back and cross my legs on my desk."
How could any real N' have a problem with what he said?? I find it hilarious how dismissive people can be of the truth, when the truth isn't "popular." That truth then gets dragged in the dirt as though it has no merit, and the person who offered it gets called a "hater" or someone "reaching for attention because they ain't hot no more." There is no accountability for people's words, or their effort when it comes to the music they make these days, and it's sad.Originally Posted by DMV is RNB
"It was at one time, this music was about speaking to the people who felt like you feel. Now, the people I’m speaking to, they don’t necessarily feel like how I feel. In my day, if you were rapping about something you weren’t really living, that was a strike against you. You were held accountable. Nowadays, nobody even expects you to live up to the things you rap about. That goes against what I represent, what I stand for. So if they outsell me, then that’s just all the more better for me to fade to the back and cross my legs on my desk."