Lil Yachty is not backing down from his controversial comments during an interview at a Rolling Stone event in which he slammed the Hip Hop industry, dubbing it a “terrible” place.
“This is the crazy thing… numbers. First off, Hip Hop was number one. The number-one leading genre for 10-plus years — shitting on every other genre up until recently; about a year ago or two, and it fell in the rankings of being number one,” he began, chatting with co-host Mitch Gone Mad in a new episode of their podcast A Safe Place.
“It’s between country music and Latin music,” Lil Boat continued, before suggesting that streams, revenue, and charting hits have contributed to the change.
“Even record labels have pulled back on funding of Hip Hop as far as like what contracts are looking like and what budgets are being put into…Hip Hop artists. It’s all been scaled back on funding. It’s facts,” he maintained.
He continued: “The facts is that people aren’t supporting Hip Hop like they once did because there is a decline in content.”
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Later in the interview, Yachty appeared to take aim at “older folks” bumping “Nas’ greatest hits.”
“I’m coming from a standpoint of just creativity. It’s creatively just not at a height… it’s not at a high. It’s not at a height of the creativity in Hip Hop, it’s low. And, I wasn’t saying we need more standup lyrics. … I’ve always said we should have subgenres just like every other genre.
“People don’t understand everything don’t have to be boom bap,” he concluded.
Last month, the Georgia-bred rapper sent socials into a tizzy when he made some colorful comments about the decline of Hip Hop when chatting at a Rolling Stone Musicians on Musicians event in Brooklyn, New York.
“The state of hip-hop right now is a lot of imitation. It’s a lot of quick, low-quality music being put out.”
He continued: “It’s a lot less risk-taking, it’s a lot less originality. People are too safe now. Everyone is so safe. I rather take the risk than take the L.”
Yachty joins the likes of Juicy J who, concerned about the state of rap music, revealed he wants to band his peers together to take action.
“I know a lot of people don’t want to hear this but I’m being real,” the Three 6 Mafia hitmaker recently said via Instagram. “Rap music is down 40 percent this year. I’ma say it again. Rap music is down 40 percent. Check the charts, check the math. I don’t make the rules. I do not make the rules. It’s down 40 percent. What are we as rappers, producers, composers, etc, gonna do about this shit? ‘Cause it’s down 40 percent this year. Check the charts! Do your research. This is a fact.”
He continued: “Let’s have a conversation! What are we gonna do? As rappers, producers, composers, songwriters, engineers – what are we gon’ do, man?”
I don’t think he’s talented as far as music but when you’re right, you’re right.
Hes not wrong but POP I’d one big one he left off that list. Taylor Swift is killing it sales and hits wise though she’s country and pop. It’s embarrassing to be associated to rap
today. Only because it sells does it even have a place on the charts.
This wack af mfer still didn’t get the memo he’s a big part of that huge heap of garbage he keeps talking about.
Yet he was in the studio daily with drake while he was making that mid no-risk album.
Yet he was in the studio daily with drake while he was making that mid no-risk album.
He should know. He helped put it there. Now he wanna be a fake ass Jamiroquai.
He ain’t lying
It’s what is being promoted. It’s not solely the artists. Promote the real and put pressure on corporations to fall in line. They chase your interests, not the other way around.
This homo is part of the problem
everybody in rap is a talentless homosexual just like the publicists and a & r – and that turned off the fans -nobody takes all these messy bitches serious. just like bitches they have no pride no honor waiting for the next zaddy to finger their bottom. even yachty sound bitch complaining about budgets. what budget stopped you from having talent?
everybody in rap is a talentless homosexual just like the publicists and a & r – and that turned off the fans -nobody takes all these messy bitches serious. just like bitches they have no pride no honor waiting for the next zaddy to finger their bottom. even yachty sound bitch complaining about budgets. what budget stopped you from having talent?
I personally don’t understand why you’d claim there’s an issue but you keep referencing the problem from the mainstream perspective. If major labels are weary, let them be. Go make your own imprint and make your music. Most of these major label executives don’t even understand the essence of Hip-Hop and just wanted to capitalize on it to begin with. Why the hell is there a need to appease them? They don’t care about the culture of Hip-Hop. They can simply just offer their money but it’s not like they have a diehard reaction to the craft of it all. Forget trying to create a solution for their benefit. Create a solution for yourself as any kind of Hip-hop oriented/driven artist.
well, Nas and Wu-Tang are on Tour and selling out shows. So is 50 Cent. it’s newer acts that can’t sell. They are hot for a minute and then fade away. Most new music is throw away music. It’s only hot until the next thing comes out.