Been meaning to make this thread... on my RAP shit

[andgar923]

Im one of them old geezers shouting at the top of me lungs "hip hop sucks!! it aint like it used to be!!!"

And for a large part I still feel the same way.

There's been some decent-good rap out there, but the overwhelming majority is trash. Hate to say it....

Naw...

It is what it is....

Trap is garbage

But there's been a slow resurgence of dope rappers. They've been putting out work for a while, but a shift is starting to happen and that shift (although it's not them exclusively) starts with the Griselda Records camp.

Westside Gunn, Conway and specially Benny the Butcher have been on a tear lately. They've aligned themselves with Em and just signed with Jay Z. They've been putting out records for years now but have been getting tons of shine as of late appearing on multiple shows. And they have the energy that's reminiscent of Wu when they came out. A very raw and street lyrical style.

They come off other rappers that have ben killing it for years such as Roc Marciano, Mayhem Lauren, Hus Kingpin, and 38 Spesh just to name a few.

One cat though, one dope as f*ck dude has received little shine and deserves props is RJ Payne. Imo one of the sickest to come out in a decade. His 'If Cocaine Could Talk' series of mixtapes are pure hip hop masterclass.

Im sure I'm forgetting tons of other dudes that are dropping dope shit. Also check out DJ Muggs' albums. He's dropping tons and tons of dope collabs.

I'll leave you with this cypher...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJXIp4CMp3s

Hip hop is coming back from the underground.

There's still dope dudes like Skyzoo, Joey Bada$$ and others that have been dropping classic material for years as well.

[TheMan]

Cool story, bro

[CAstill]

Benny is the truth and most likely the best rapper alive right now.

[andgar923]

Benny is the truth and most likely the best rapper alive right now.

RJ Payne is better imo

Both are dope tho

[egokiller]

Woo-hoo!
Guess who's back?!
Mommy, we're home!
Say hello to my little friends
DJ Muggs, Soul Assassins, Cypress Hill
Everybody, put your hands where my eyes can see!

[andgar923]

Woo-hoo!
Guess who's back?!
Mommy, we're home!
Say hello to my little friends
DJ Muggs, Soul Assassins, Cypress Hill
Everybody, put your hands where my eyes can see!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkbDPpAQnRM

Speaking of Busta

[Manny98]

Benny is the truth and most likely the best rapper alive right now.

Joey Badass >

[andgar923]

I actually agree with this.

BENNY nice tho

[CAstill]

Joey Badass >

Nah I like Joey but it's really not close.

[CAstill]

RJ Payne is better imo

Both are dope tho

I like Rj but he is way too rough compared to benny. He struggles where benny is effortlessly destroying verses. Benny has the IT factor and keeps getting better. Rj from what I've heard so far is already peaking. Benny can make albums, RJ seems more like the J hood of the camp. Mixtapes and verses is his bag not much else

[Bigsmoke]

Benny is the truth and most likely the best rapper alive right now.

yessir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWK0tWcq-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEHfwZvASC8

[andgar923]

Not sure how I missed this... bananas!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTm6_kPLQUw

[PistonsFan#21]

If you love old school rap and off the top freestyles check out this dudes channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxoQZqDkSwA

hes live right now on his channel spitting dope off the top freestyles

[Bigsmoke]

My favorite hoodie

[Bigsmoke]

That new Conway and ALC album gonna be bananas