![]() When we asked Kap G if he thought hip-hop is getting better or worse, he said: “I feel like both. They still bump the music that’s popular right now and say “it’s lit.” You’ll hear old heads constantly say the old hip-hop is dying, it’s garbage, or it just just foolishness, but the younger generation doesn’t have a problem with it. Somebody out there is going to connect with it, but once again that’s somebody else’s art and we got to let them be.” No matter if we understand it or not, or maybe can’t even hear the words sometimes, but it’s somebody’s art. You’re not necessarily going to like it all, but instead of cutting it off completely, branch out, look for new artists in this time that match the sound you like.Ītlanta recording artist Domani, son of legendary rapper T.I., really said it best when he offered, “All music is art. That’s what they get mad at.” Domani (Photo: Audible Treats)Īrt comes in many different forms and genres, just as music does, too. “That’s where most of the backlash come from with older people they don’t really like the newer generation because they rap about nothing. ![]() “I don’t get as much criticism from older people, and I think that’s because there’s facts in my music and I actually talk about things,” Kap G told us over phone while on tour. ![]() Widely known for his hit single “Girlfriend,” Kap hasn’t experienced as much criticism as some of his peers, but he knows what it’s rooted in. One artist leading the charge is Kap G, a 2017 XXL Freshman and native of College Park, Georgia. We were gifted with the chance to talk to a group of rising young artists (and an older one) from Atlanta about what they think about this new age of hip-hop and where it’ll be in the future. READ VOX Bubble: NORTH SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ON TEEN MENTAL HEALTH On the surface we have platinum-selling artists like Future, 2 Chainz and Migos, as well as a plethora of new artists like J.I.D., Jacquees, Dae Dae, 6lack, Madeintyo and more. There’s talent out there - all you have to do is dig deeper and find it. Truth is, those people might need to clean their glasses. So, where does this leave the influential Atlanta music scene? It’s obvious that critics like to cherry pick artists (*cough* Lil Yachty *cough* 21 Savage *cough* Young Thug) to fulfill their statements, but they are looking through one side of the lens. 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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