In the grand scheme of things, there are very few rappers who could make Hip Hop music with the same energy and aggression as DMX.
X’s style is close to being unique in the mainstream, so when Twitter got wind that the New York icon was “Looking for trap beats,” they were not ready to accept this change in direction.
DMX had taken to Twitter to post the request, and judging by the level of backlash he received, you might think he had asked somebody to give him their pet dog to throw off a building.
DMX + Trap beats?????????? Lock him back up
— B (@GullyCrxxpa) April 3, 2017
Lawd I never would've thought I'd see the day that DMX would be out here looking for trap beats.
*BLANK STARE*— ❤ AminahNicole ?? (@_BarBroad_) April 3, 2017
DMX asking for trap beats on Twitter 🙁
— FOG (@ContrabandGang) April 3, 2017
.@HumbleTeej Between DMX asking for trap beats and Undertaker losing tonight I think my childhood is officially dead.
— Micah A. (@LetMicahDown) April 3, 2017
@DMX why the fuck would you want trap beats. Man, "Do You"
— Everythings Oh-Kay (@OhkayPaints) April 3, 2017
DMX ASKING FOR TRAP BEATS pic.twitter.com/7zNMhZhk41
— Hal Jordan (@NO_TATS_B) April 3, 2017
@DMX NO!! PLEASE DO NOT PUT TRAP $H!T ON YOUR ALBUM. That shhh is garbage & YOU ARE A REAL RAPPER! Please don't put your career on life support
— Fee 187 (@glenn_beauty187) April 3, 2017
@DMXpic.twitter.com/HP5xD9hSV2
— Cuca's Son. (@HOA_Bossman) April 3, 2017
But it seems as though there could be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this. DMX’s tweet specifically says “Trap beats for my dog @1shotdealz.”
Trap Beats for my dog @1shotdealz iamelbarrio@gmail.com
— DMX (@DMX) April 3, 2017
A quick scan of 1 Shot Dealz’s Twitter reveals that he considers himself to be “ya favorite rapper’s trap nigga,” and further Googling brings up some of his music on SoundCloud. His Twitter bio also identifies him as part of the Ryderz crew.
I'm Ya Favorite Rappers Trap Nigga… I'm Way Different From These Rap Niggaz! #realtalk#notalk… https://t.co/O8wHuOBqcj
— 1SHOT DEALZ (@1ShotDealz) March 22, 2017
Taking all this into account, it seems pretty plausible that DMX was, in fact, using his own huge Twitter following to help find “trap” beats for his friend, who only has about 1,000 Twitter followers.
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We like to think that this “look before you leap situation” will stop Twitter users from reacting so harshly in future, but somehow we doubt it.
