Method Man has shared his thoughts about the state of Hip Hop, remarking at how different things are from his Wu-Tang Clan heyday.
In an interview with The Breakfast Club which aired on Monday (May 12), the “Bring The Pain” rapper told Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy how much has changed over the course of three decades.
“Let’s say Hip Hop was in its early 20s,” he began. “Still young, but still, likes to fuck a lot, you know what I’m sayin’? I’m finding out what these streets are about; so there’s a lot more authenticity. When you heard records from the West Coast, you know it was from the West Coast. When you heard UGK, we know that was down south.”
He continued: “I’m not taking anything away from the music nowadays, you know? Because whatever works, works. And I like some of the shit they be doin’ today. But back then, we had identities. And everybody was fightin’ for their own identity. Whereas now, it seems like everyone’s fighting for the same identity.”
But Mef was quick to point out that despite the homogeneity of today’s sound, he still has hope for the future of Hip Hop. “[I don’t mind because] that’s going to spark the mind that changes everything, you know?”
In fairness to the “Protect Your Neck” rapper, he’s certainly not afraid to show love to today’s artists — as he proved with a shoutout to GloRilla in February.
HipHopDX had the chance to catch up with Wu-Tang MC while he was on the red carpet of the 2023 Grammys. It wasn’t long before Mef was asked what new artist he was listening to at the time.
Method Man said there is one new artist who is “big” in his household, and that’s GloRilla, thanks in no small part to her hit, “F.N.F” “I don’t really listen to much [of] today’s music,” he said. “But right now, who’s relevant in my household? Who they playing in my house? Glo.”
He went on to say that he in fact met GlorRilla and said she seemed unaware of who the legendary rapper was at the time. Regardless, Meth said she was very kind. “That speaks volumes to her character. Love her,” Meth added.
GloRilla took to her Instagram Stories to respond to Meth’s love, saying she “definitely” knew who the New York rhymer was and said she was a “big fan” of his music. “@methodmanofficial I most definitely know who you was lol big fan,” Glo wrote on IG.
Didnt know meth liked trash music…. Effing Glorila??….get serious….
Who the fuck is Glorilla? Most rap music today is straight forgettable? Read lil Wayne’s article, he doesn’t even remember some of his own albums. People stop sleeping on hip hop music. There are so many new talented artists are trying to break through this shit.
Check Out Cappadonna’s new album African Killa Breez produced by Shaka Amazulu the 7. The next GREAT Wu Tang producer. WU 4 Life!
Who the fuck is Glorilla? Most rap music today is straight forgettable? Read lil Wayne’s article, he doesn’t even remember some of his own albums. People stop sleeping on hip hop music. There are so many new talented artists are trying to break through this corporation shit.
Check Out Cappadonna’s new album African Killa Beez produced by Shaka Amazulu the 7. The next GREAT Wu Tang producer. Black Stone of Mecca Records.
It still doesn’t sound as good. There are lots of people spitting and there are a lot of people not putting out trash, but the quality is still below that era. Hip hop is where rock and roll was 20 years ago. You could still find good music, but the days of the great shit is over. The days of innovation are over.
That shit isn’t ever coming back. These fucks are music illiterates and get put on a pedestal for it. Hip hop also ran out of soul samples, so the music illiterates can’t make anything coherent to rap over. When the music left that you have to make your songs with suck, well, you get what you get. Because 90s R&B was a downgrade from 80s R&B and 60s and 70s soul and R&B that formed the backbone of the Golden Era’s instrumentals.
The 90’s were different because it wasn’t very easy / cheap to get studio time, so the content had a lot more thought put into it before they ever even walked into the booth. Anyone with a laptop and $200 worth of software can make a rap record now, so you have to sift through so much bullshit to find quality content.
Hit the nail on the head, and that goes for all genres of music. Getting studio time was serious business or cost you money, so there was no fucking around. These days, people just throw whatever at the wall and see what sticks to make money with no regard to what it sounds like. Nobody is really producing these songs either. You’re basically getting stream of consciousness product without anyone saying nah, do it this way, or that doesn’t work.