Are veteran rappers too complex for this generation?!
Question:
Are veteran rappers too complex for this generation?
Looking at some of the favorite rappers of the young fans,It makes me wonder, are some of the rappers from the 90's and even early '00's too complex for this young generation?
just as an example im gonna take this verse from Nas' song "One Mic"
"Jesus died at age 33, there's thirty-three shots
from twin glocks there's sixteen apiece, that's thirty-two
Which means, one of my guns was holdin 17
Twenty-seven hit your crew, six went into you"
At first you prolly think he's just talkin about random numbers and gun chambers but the message is deeper than that: Jesus was baptized when he was 30 and certain history documents say he was crucified 3 years later givin him the age of 33...two 3's is 6; 6 is the mark of the beast/devil, thats what hes talkin about when he says "six went into you" (making a reference of the devil bein in Jay-z) and when he says "Twenty-seven hit your crew" thats in reference to Nas killin all roc-a-fella associates (Nas was 27 at time of the battle).
1 week ago
other numbers reference to gun chambers......its stuff like this, not just from Nas but other rappers, that makes me ask are their lyrics too complex for this generation?
1 week ago
other numbers reference to gun chambers......its stuff like this, not just from Nas but other rappers, that makes me ask are their lyrics too complex for this generation?
Answers:
The reason why most of the younger generation aren't into veteran rappers is because they don't know the history of hip-hop. They just get right into it. Someone born in 1990 is more likely to listen to Lil' Wayne than Redman. Don't get me wrong, because I listen to both, and I'm a 90s baby. I love the diversity in hip-hop. It's just when there's too much of the same thing, it becomes disastrous. Another thing is, some of these kids don't really know what they like. Sometimes they're peer pressured into listening to something. I know kids who call Lil' Wayne the best rapper alive, and can't quote one line from him. Sad, I know. So yea, all they really need is a history lesson.