This just proves that hip-hop is actually growing, despite oldheads’ wish to “bring back the old school.” Forbes recently published an article saying hip-hop now is the most consumed genre in the United States for the very first time. “Rap is dead” and “this sh*t wack” are just a couple of the sentiments being thrown out against the new age of rap.
In other words, if it doesn’t match that style, it’s not “real rap.” Now the world has transitioned into the age of “mumble rap,” the most talked about and controversial of the lot.Ī lot of upcoming artists get criticized for their music not being similar to the last generation of popular rap styles Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Nas and JAY-Z popularized. Then onto the long reign of 90’s rap led by artists like NWA, Wu-Tang Clan, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G, which later on transitioned into the gangsta rap and soulful style of the early 2000s - by artists like 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Outkast, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill. It went from acts with the disco groove of Sugarhill Gang and the lyricism of LL Cool J to the conscious rap of Public Enemy and positive vibes of De La Soul. Hip-hop has changed over time dramatically, and there’s no doubt about it.
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