After breaking down the inspiration he gleaned from Master P’s record industry moves in an interview with DX earlier this fall, Necro opened up about his view of trendiness in Hip Hop in a segment that premiered as a part of today’s DX Daily. Explaining how a shift towards more commercial material alienated him from The Notorious B.I.G.’s music, Necro went on to recall an influx of bandwagon fans speaking out after Tupac died.
“I’m different than most people,” he said. “Most people just fucking listen. Most people just put on the radio, ‘Oh Biggie, [“Big Poppa,”] that’s the shit. We love that.’ I didn’t like Biggie when he did all that. I liked Biggie with ‘Party And Bullshit,’ after ‘Party And Bullshit’ came out and then Puffy started promoting the commercial shit I got turned off. I was listening to Kool G Rap, ‘Ill Street Blues,’ ‘On The Run.’ I felt G Rap should have blown up like Biggie. But most people, you’ll talk to someone, they don’t know who G Rap is. And everybody says they love Biggie. And I’m Brooklyn, obviously Biggie’s amazing, but these people, are they true when they say they like shit? I don’t think so. I think people are trendy.
“I remember one thing specifically about Pac, before Pac died, all these girls didn’t like Pac,” Necro added. “They didn’t know shit about Pac. The second he died, every girl was a Pac fan all of a sudden. I’m not saying he wasn’t huge, I’m saying I noticed specifically, especially on the East Coast. I don’t remember every girl saying they loved him. So people are trendy. Maybe trend is what Hip Hop is. It was never what I thought was cool.”
In 2013, Necro released a full-length collaboration album with Kool G Rap called Once Upon A Crime.
Your link to his interview about Master P doesnt work.
Kool G Rap is dope and he’s arguably less commercial than B.I.G., but B.I.G.’s the better rapper.
negative
You’re in denial.
I don’t even know what to say to comment that stupid, Kool G Rap would body BIG in any format and bar for bar there is absolutely no comparison
B.I.G.’s catalogue is only two albums but its better than G. Rap’s.
I bet you if you ask G. Rap himself he would say B.I.G.’s better.
KGR can’t conceptualize the way BIG can. He’s a much more one dimensional artist.
Big and g rap both dope. G rap just a bit more rugged.Biggie more polished.The both painted visuals that u could actually close ur eyes and see.Kool g rap “on the run” perfect example
people like what they like, and there are many factors that go in to making that choice. rather it be media controversey,gossip,actual music,radio/video play etc.
at the end of the day as an emcee you just have to appreciate the people who appreciate what you do, and let the chips fall where they may.
if puff had signed Kool G rap, i’m sure he would have been more of a household name because puff knows how to sensationalize shit.
well when i was coming up it was about discovering that dope record, even learning the sample. Today it’s about spiolt kids who value celebrity status and with no music research behind them
Necro telling the truth it is about trends now no one cares about the music anymore sad shit
But then again he’s white so his opinion holds absolutely no weight… and by the way kool g rap and everyone of u queens niggas belong in a trash can
The truest shit ever spoken on the site. Pac is like the Beatles: at least 60% of the people who say Pac is the best don’t have his shit in rotation and say it just to fit in. Hip hop has always been full of corny idiots.
Your comparison makes no sense. The Beatles’ reputation is well deserved, not a trend.
his comment makes perfect sense..hes saying pac is on beatles level of icon expect hes in rap. and hes also saying hiphop is full of dick riders and then they move on and forget about the artist so to fit in those dick riders say they like him but prob only heard like 3 of his songs.
hiphop nowadays is nothing but dickriding.
who cares about this old pale faggot? necro is what white kids who have sex with their siblings listen too.
me and my sister booty fook to dis ish here
Necro is the dopest rapper/producer in the business hands down. Anyone that knows NY rap can’t really deny that. Any dude wondering about this guy, before you judge him based on troll comments below, peep his catalogue and decide for yourself. Lyrics are off the chain and beats are hotter than anyone out, even Alchemist.
Kool G Rap- Blowin’ up in the world…..enough said
It’s a Shame (Butcher remix)
Kool g rap and Joel ortiz “china white”..Damn!!!! Kool G rap “its a shame” Da butchers mix..co sign 100%. Kool G rap & nas “fast life” etc
So dumb fuck you gonna diss Biggie for a few commercial joints he did? These commercial joints still had the lyrics and flows.
Besides G rap is great but also monotonous and his beats werent always great thats one of the reasons he didnt blow up like Biggie.
Girls loved Pac already in 1993 you dumb fuck never heard I Get Around by Pac? Although his music wasnt special before 95. He really dropped quality material with MATW.
Go smoke some joints and watch porn.
fat loser jew who never made it.
Same goes for you Bill, I bet Necro sold more albums than all of Bill’s groups and solos combined.
this one thing that frustrates me about hiphop is younger fans think sales equals skill..now adays you dont need any skill to be hot or accepted..
and when the legends grow up younger fans dont appreciate and hate on them like oh their washed up, oh their too old and move on. like wutang, em, jayz ect ect..you never see that type of shit in other genres..
tens of millions of ppl still listen to beatles, elvis and them to this day..prob only a few million still listen to the rap legends, even less for 80s era.
Young teen fans callin rappers old etc need to understand that hip hops over 40 years old.so rappers and fans are going to grow with hip hop.Nobody stays the same age.And anybody got a problem with getting older they might as well body themself lol
First of all, this dude is wack as hell, why G Rap tarnished his rep fucking with this clown, true heads will never know. And before any of these so-called underground-wannabe scream some nonsense, no, Necro is not underground, he is garbage. Dumb ass, I remember watching ‘Juice’ in the theater and chicks were ‘oohin’ whenever dude would come on the screen, get the fuck outta here, truth be told, bunch of softies turned into male groupies after Pac’s death.
Co sign 100%.I don’t think legends like kool g rap should be making joint albums with just anybody.most times anything by kool g rap I’ll be in a haste to hear it.But this necro dude,I don’t kno much about him,so that album I gave a miss.And i’m from uk but I’m a proper head.That “letter p” joint with Saigon and kool g rap was dope
Nothing wrong with rappers doing the odd tracks for the bitches.Niggas love bitches so nothing wrong with the odd track for the ladies. As long as it doesn’t sound corny and too drakey.
Dumb fans saying rappers are too old etc are obviously gay. If ur not gay why would another guys age bother u?And the wackest rapper in the world will sell loads if he’s marketed right. So album sales definitely doesn’t equal skills. Tons of people pump that 90’s dope classic shit.i’m 29 and I grew up listening 2 my older brothers bump that 90’s dope shit wen I was about 11.so my minds programmed for dope sounding hip hop.I be lovin kool g raps “giancana story”.kool g rap kept it straight gutter.not every rapper cares if they blow up or not. As long as their eating.AZ’s a perfect example. He never blew up but he’s still a multi millionaire.Those who don’t know would assume he’s broke. Some 90.s hip hop still sounds fresh.I think 80’s hip hop would sound outdated
yasΩΩΩΩ
who is this dude
wat u kno about necro cuz?
Yeah, except Nathaniel G. Rap is a fucking clown who gave up being a complete MC– like he was on his first three albums– for fake ‘gangster’ bullshit… Then Nathaniel gets run out of NYC by the real gangsters!!! Asswipe sure watches a lot of “mafia” movies on DVD however.
Nathaniel G. Rap has had 20+ years do even ONE real, soulful song since DJ Polo took the dookie ropes away and has proven himself incapable– fuck him and Necro. Only thing he’s blowing up is coming through a 3rd Avenue glory hole in Brooklyn, sweet!
How would u know who’s a real gangster from who’s fake?U hanged around with kool g rap I guess?lmao u won’t even kno “all” the things that ur own partner and family as done in their lives (people that u actually know) but u think u know all the things that a “strangers” done in their life?Funny lmao
If u wanna hear soulful music go play some drake.He makes music for females
Damn!!!!!! She seems “really” angry.I wonder what kool g rap did to her?lmao
Kool G Rap’s verse on “The Realest” by Mobb Deep is one of the greatest verses ever.
I love my wigger styles