Paycheck EP 8: Superstardom In Rap Is Dying, Hot Takes, End of the Year Awards

[@carinonline555]

13:12 the acknowledgment of family matters has soothed my soul

[@JasonGli]

Thanks also for timestamps in your description (i found myself drifting on the superstar portion bc I am not super knowledgeable about non beef rap) but I love award type takes/best worst lists

[@sincerelychico]

Love the content bro

[@bereaboy]

100 percent agree that Kendrick's win saved everyone else because the ancillary people got drake's hardest bars.

[@JasonGli]

One thing the beef did for me was making my subs tab more diverse, (or the algo was promoting a wider range of ppl bc everyone was making vids). My hot take is algo feeds are not great and I prefer just going through my subs list and going i wonder what x person is doing.

[@veliciarogers7347]

Great job 👏🏾

[@kalebingram3185]

We need you on Apple Podcasts! Anyways I think Doechii could also be put it for the comeback of the year bc she dropped at only 11k and fast forward her “mixtape” is nominated for 4 Grammys and she’s everywhere.

[@gedwin5444]

She can’t have a comeback if she was never on

[@nemothezeus6587]

pay ur hitting the nail on the coffin but please talk about how the industry just isn’t dumping as much money into rap anymore and how warner music group is not generating close to the amount of money that UMG and SONY are generating

[@haechanfullsun65]

I think the meta for rappers to maintain long-term success nowadays is to have a die-hard fanbase that really fuck with your music

[@Alx1116]

Sad to say because the loud die hards make all them look bad

[@haechanfullsun65]

​@@Alx1116Trying to be a superstar is not sustainable in the long run since you not gon be hot forever. Look at the big 3 rappers (Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, and Drake) for example. They have all maintained success for such a long period of time due to having that die-hard fanbase.

[@santiagobracho5964]

100% agree. You need a strong fanbase which you can tour off of consistently. I think Rap is going to slowly become a more boutique niche genre the way Rock did in the 2000s. But great music can still be made.

[@yahshuayoungeenthenewwave6445]

Exactly. That’s why guys nowadays like Rod Wave or NF who are loved by cult fanbases can go around selling out whole arena tours while Lil Baby who is a rap caviar artist with radio play all the time can’t even sell out tickets. There’s no real new mainstream star anymore that everyone collectively likes. I think Pop Smoke would’ve been it had he not passed away. The best thing to do now is find your lane and stick to it.

[@yingkouzen]

See Nicki Minaj as the successful example of this strategy

[@seth2541]

Legitimate opinions, valid perspectives

[@debbiecrankin]

This beef is boring me like OK. Never thought the future of hip hop would be a west coast throwback like?

[@19_hunnidd]

9:11 Family matters is an example of good song bad timing

[@BinColdMusic]

It was a video I saw months ago when Travis Scott was in Japan I think or china or some like that and he was standing in the street and ppl was just walking past em and I was suprised they didn’t know who he was bc how big he is so that shocked me a lot. Another thing to I think Ken Carson can get bigger than what he is if he got away from being sign to carti.

[@jonathanbennett8065]

Good work

[@duel2803]

Tyler’s looking like prime curry rn

[@aaaa789ful]

YB a superstar bro

[@seth2541]

🎉🎉🎉gang

[@bereaboy]

Cole made the wrong choice because he jumped out. You can't take it back after that.

[@maciewilson2301]

❤❤

[@19_hunnidd]

3:01 future's mixtape Pluto is super generic and Wdty was slightly more interesting

[@bereaboy]

The production on like that is better. NLU is more fun. Most people know every word of NLU.

[@jamespain2138]

7:50 No more COPE for J.FOLD

[@Swissvmillieyt]

Happy new year just jus used to be paid

[@AGT0957]

Sorry bro, but the lights did something weird with your dreads. Was kinda distracting ngl lol

[@maciewilson2301]

I agree abt not like us

[@KHY_001]

Like that did not feature Travis Scott

[@gedwin5444]

I caught that too and I was looking for a comment addressing it😂

[@riqo7255]

Lil Baby just dropped a song ft Future and Young Thug it’s Slimes first day out verse I can’t wait for your breakdown and thoughts 💭‼️

[@yingkouzen]

Love your content 👍; IMHO it would be good to break the video up into 2 parts because 50min is too long for most audience

[@FinesseFather]

Just pause and come back?

[@juniorbatchy9501]

Doechi will be next superstar imo

[@RiqRoseOfficial24]

People only like family matters because of the beat/production which is y some people like drake over dot. U break down the lyrics he ain’t really sayin nothing I think Cole said more on 7 min drill

[@haechanfullsun65]

Hot Take: Kendrick Lamar should have signed Jay5ive, Mrow, or EBK Jaaybo instead of Baby Keem because they all have better lyrics, flow, and delivery and are versatile. Kendrick only signed Baby Keem because he is his cousin and wanted to help him out

[@yahshuayoungeenthenewwave6445]

M Row and Jay 5ive not even better than Kay Glizz

[@prestonmartin8132]

Raps dying we don’t want to hear about guns or that bs anymore long live the rave scene

[@ronnyjonny219]

Cartis tour will sell out…ppl don’t care for his personality not his music. Plus his sons tours have been selling out so if he tours with them they’re good

[@SweaterSwagg]

You would miss Cardi B...

[@RentsisdueFC]

The reason there is no more super star, cause us label executives aren’t trying to pay Drake 400mil for 5 albums 💀

[@user-fd8nd]

???

[@gedwin5444]

@@user-fd8ndhe’s implying that labels don’t want a superstar because superstars demand too much from them so they rather have a lot of rappers with a lil stardom and profit of every sub genre

[@huare7946]

Popular opinion: Nettspend clears Kendrick Lamar

[@gedwin5444]

😂😂😂