Wallo has pushed back against Juicy J’s claims that Hip Hop is in a downward spiral and has suffered a “40 percent” decline this year.
The Million Dollaz Worth of Game co-host took to Instagram on Tuesday (October 10) to pay homage to the late Gangsta Boo and set the record straight with Juicy.
“I don’t agree with you. You was wrong,” Wallo began. “When you birth something, everything that you birth is a part of you. We could play this category game … but one thing about us it’s this thing that came from the struggles that took place in the ghettos of America it’s called Hip Hop. We control cool.
“We birthed a lot of different categories or genres. That dress, the way we pop it, that dance, the lingo — it’s a lot of stuff. Let’s keep it playa. Don’t do that Juicy, putting that information out. How can we be down? Is you adding these numbers up? What is we talking about? How could we ever be down when we came from nothing?”
He continued: “Juicy, don’t let them finesse you with these categories… The numbers still crazy for you to be saying that, Juicy, that ain’t right.
“You gon’ make me tear da club up. Do not let them separate us with this BS.”
Wallo’s pushback drew visceral reactions, as Hot 97 host Ebro Darden came to his defense in the comments.
“Being worried about charts and sales is how shit got wack in the 1st place,” Ebro replied. “Trying to appease labels and their quarterly goals.”
It’s unclear what exactly Juicy J was referring to with the alleged 40 percent dip, but he did point to the charts while alluding fans to “check the math” within his fiery rant on Sunday (October 8).
“I know a lot of people don’t want to hear this but I’m being real,” Juicy said. “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? Rap is down 40 percent, man. We gotta figure some shit out. We gotta sit down and talk. Let’s have a meeting. Let’s meet up somewhere… Let’s talk about this shit, how we can turn this shit around.”
how he know where to find cool on a weeknight from the park?
Wallo need them numbers to look right otherwise his show disappears! LOL! Rap been wack and it’s going to die soon soon and bitches like Walo can’t do shit but watch! It’s also hilarious watching a 40 year old get so emotional about ‘them’ aka white people😂
Criticism and competition brings out the best in people. The problem with hip hop right now is it lacks both. These rappers cry when you critique their work and no one wants to compete because their egos are too big. Hip hop definitely needs an intervention. It can only help.
Juicy is talking nothing but the truth. The reason rap is dying is because young people is different. They are much more obsessed with age then their predecessors. They dont wanna preserve rap music, they wanna change it and make it their own, even if it means transforming rap into multi-genre pop garbage. To be fair, my generation didnt have to share rap culture with our parents. Juicy J growing dreads after 30 years of rocking a fade is probably cringe to mumble rap fans.
Y’all really think a guy that made songs like band make her dance and slob on my knob really cares about the future of hip hop/ rap???? If hip hop is down it’s because the the younger generation don’t care about it and don’t have to buy it like we did growing up and it’s not their fault.
Y’all really think a guy that made songs like band make her dance and slob on my knob really cares about the future of hip hop/ rap???? If hip hop is down it’s because the the younger generation don’t care about it and don’t have to buy it like we did growing up and it’s not their fault.
Considering that he’s been making his money in hip-hop for damn near 30 years, yes, I do think he cares about the future of hip-hop…
Amen maybe if we would start introducing life instead of brain washing our youth and start teaching them that it’s ok to be different and not to fall for all the nonsense that these artist get payed more to rap about we can revive the game”
Making stripper anthems haven’t done much to elevate hiphop so…… But the numbers always up and down each year, some years are good, some ok, some below average and some great. But hiphop is stable.
This was destined to happen the moment New York lost control and the South/Midwest took over. I went to high school and college down here. The vast majority of Southerners do not, and will not ever, care about lyrics or the history of hip hop. They associate “hip hop” with New York, and the South hates a lot of things, but NY shyt is #1 with a bullet down here. “Dem New Yowk nighus be rappin about knowledge and wisdom and books n sheeit mane, don’t nobody wanna hear that college professa bullshyt down huh.” That’s the attitude they take with rapping. The South was destined to destroy hip hop as we know it. Because they didn’t create it, why should they care about it once it stops making money for them?
The south doesn’t hate New York rap… we hate ignorant and clown ass n*#% like you, that make up bullshit to cause that division cause you dislike the south. Music went to trash when we let these garbage ass hoes and rappers like 69 and Kodak black in it. As many wack, non rapping ass dudes you got in the North it is in the south. So you just gone sit on your ass and act like Outkast, Eightball, Bun B, Wayne, and many other south rappers didn’t hold lyricism down? You really sound like a bitter ass dude who’s made New York doesn’t get worshipped. You need to get that hater spirit worked out.