Beanie Sigel uses Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. to comment on current status of Hip Hop.
During an interview with HipHopIsReal.com, Philly rapper Beanie Sigel was asked to share his thought on today’s Hip Hop scene. He explained that music today lacks feeling, and went on to reference the lyrical content of Tupac and Biggie to prove his point.
Beans explained that both legends were in their twenties when they were at their peak, and despite their youth, still managed to have lyrical content of substance.
“Everything evolves…To me, it’s no feeling in it,” Beanie Sigel said. “I love it when I’m in the club and it come on. I wanna hear it. The bounce on it. The vibe on it. I like that. But when I’m in the wheel at night and I’m on my way home and I’m dolo by myself. I wanna hear ‘What’s Beef.’ I wanna hear ‘All Eyez On Me.’ I wanna hear ‘Smile’ with Scarface, Pac on the joint. I wanna hear that. Right now, it’s no feeling in it. Put it like this, two of the best that ever done it, Tupac and Biggie Smalls. They both died in they early twenties. So, you look at the rappers that’s out now. And the content of the music that they talking about. That’s in they twenties…No disrespect to nobody…but if the shoe fit, wear it.”
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Beanie later addressed his musical accolades, stating that he got to where he’s at today because of “the trials and tribulations” he faced.
“All the accolades don’t define me,” he said. “The money, the cars, the jewels, and all that. [It] never defined me. I was who I was when I got off the steps…I’m who I am because of who I am. Because of the trials and tribulations I go through. I’m still here. I been through it. A lot of these rappers they talk about stuff that they never been through. I been through it. It’s nothing to be proud of, but I’m still here.”
Video of Beanie Sigel speaking on Tupac and Biggie, and today’s Hip Hop, can be found below.
