Whenever rappers give their picks for their rap Mount Rushmore, fans are always ready to debate the selections. During an interview with XXL recently, Trippie Redd revealed who his top five rappers of all-time were, and fans were buzzing over his picks.
“Aight, Wayne, Drake, I’ma just say everything I really listen to, Trippie Redd said. “Like, the most music I’ve ever listened to from an artist. These gotta be my favorites because I clearly listen to them more than everybody else. So, Wayne, Drake, I gotta put André [3000] in there. [Lil] Uzi [Vert] and [Playboi] Carti. I listen to they shit a lot.”
The Ohio native continued to explain that Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti are trendsetters, and opened the door for many of the artists now to be themselves with their music like Trippie Redd.
“Listening to Uzi’s shit back in 2015-16, that shit was different,” Redd explained. “And Carti, at that time. They was on some other shit for the young niggas. They did some crazy shit for us. They really opened doors for us to do a lot of shit that we do.You know, the niggas from the SoundCloud era might not say it too much, but definitely, they some of the G.O.A.T.s from our era.”
Of course, Redd’s selections caused an uproar on social media with many thinking his picks were outlandish.
“Lol Young thug pioneered the change not that wack playboi carti,” one fan tweeted.
Another person said, “All these dudes are some shit at rapping.”
“My n-ggas this Trippie Red we talkin bout of course Carti and Uzi his favorite rappers,” a third fan tweeted.
Regardless of how fans may feel, they can’t deny the impact both Uzi and Carti had on the SoundCloud generation of Hip Hop between the years of 2014 and 2017.
Trippie Redd & Rico Nasty Co-Sign 'First On SoundCloud' Artists
Trippie Redd recently joined forces with Soundcloud and Rico Nasty to launch the streaming platform’s new artist accelerator program, First on SoundCloud.
Per their description, First on SoundCloud is “a culture-shifting program designed to amplify artists breaking on SoundCloud.” Nine artists will be chosen each year to be amplified by the popular streaming service.
I think he means Mt SuckMore
Yeah bro no disrespect but all these cats just sound the same. The Mount Rushmore should facilitate the producers, the rappers of today just wine in auto tune and ride the producers wave
bro, how old r u? you sound like my dad talking bout rap. lmao old heads stay wanting to talk down new age rap .
The phrase old head is a defense against new age rap? The individuals listed in this article are not even rappers. Singers maybe but not rappers. Rap and Hip Hop is about the dj, bars and the beat. These kids are missing at least two of the three. Put one of these kids against KRS-ONE or any other lyricist right now on stage with a mic and lyrics only and they would crumble. Call there stuff something other than rap/hiphop and those who know real hip hop would not argue then.
how dare your opinion be different from mine!?!?!
I mean, no one is really saying that here. But you wrote that because you know no one will ever agree with this so called Rushmore.
why are ppl gassin up tranny redd . this dude is the definition of wack.
Can’t hate his top five. I got my top5 East, West, South and Midwest. Then again my era is late 80s 90s and early 2Tonne
ONLY HOMOS LISTEN TO ANDRE 3000