Rap Music Don't Hit The Same Anymore | My Thoughts On Drake's New Album

[@dayvid7386]

Forget about hiphop but rap originated on the streets for entertainment. This meant a capela or beat boxing. People didn’t have phones they were bored so they would rap and everyone would gather. Because of this the lyrics mattered more.

[@Eli.G12]

Interesting, I guess I just learned something new. Thanks

[@jessesfilms1269]

right now there's more lyrical rappers than ever underground and mainstream

[@Deemelanin7]

​@jessesfilms1269 really? Recommend some I know about larussel

[@Suckitupbuttercup407]

@@jessesfilms1269lol that is the funniest thing ever. You acting like we have the most lyrics rappers ever in 2023. You kissed the 90s now of days all we get is straight trash that people still bump cause they’re just a empty shell that follows what everyone tells them to like. The closes lyrics rapper we’ve had to the 90s is j cole or Kendrick.

[@spencerricketts8025]

I rarely even listen to rap, but I love your points about Kendrick. He has such an incredible mind, and I love the way he tells stories for the purpose of sending a message. If I may make a suggestion though, give some metal bands a listen. It's a completely different vibe from rap, but it's got it's own depth to it. Like Slipknot, Periphery, Tool, and a number of others. They tend to write songs with deeper messages, as well as creative instrumentals. They may be an acquired taste at first, but I really think you could find a kinship with metal artists.

[@Eli.G12]

Boutta give it a try, bro. Thank you!

[@asia.t]

with fantastic metal recs to boot. well done. 👌

[@fortxfy]

Great video, my exact thoughts. When you're in your teens, you listen for the beat, and some cockiness in the lyrics. Now, as you mature, you look for meaning in lyrics and long-lasting music.

[@elijahpiere5324]

Bro, you’re hilarious 🤣. But it’s facts man. Rap really haven’t been hitting the same, I’ve been on my Ben E. King vibe lately. And honestly, I like it on this side way better

[@Eli.G12]

You know what? That sounds dope. I think ima join you in listening to some old time music man. Thanks for the support 🤝

[@josephbornman8462]

I think a lot of music is based on a fantasy. “I do whatever I want.” This is a fantasy that can ruin you Same, obviously, with “I take drugs all the time”. And a bunch of other tropes, including “I’m better than you and everybody else”. All really common in the top hits And it spans most genres. I first listened to rock as a kid, and there’s all sorts of ridiculous tropes that basically are a track towards mental illness. Of course, there are gems And those gems align with what you’re talking about-you actually think about what you’re saying and make good creative works That’s really the ideal and I don’t see why it can’t be like that, so let’s push towards that all the time. Why not

[@cosmiclovetravelagency]

In regards to conscious or spiritual hip-hop, these are the people I want to recommend: Kota The Friend, Londrelle, Sampa the Great, Kamauu & Lil Simz

[@joeyfamous7134]

Don't know all of them but especially Little Simz is a very nice take so I'd label this comment as valid.

[@HowardWimshurst]

You should try Steely Dan. Their melodies and chord progressions are extremely technical and jazzy, the rythms are infectious, lyrics are incredible, they feature world-class instrumentalists, but ALSO the songs are extremely catchy, and feel good. My favorite album is their first one called can't buy a thrill 👍

[@vrflips]

did you listen to Westside Gunn's new album? Mainstream rap don't hit the same since the soundcloud era but a lot of the rappers i follow now still putting out heat, griselda, boldy james, currensy, denzel, even some dudes outta texas got some real bars

[@jaeduff8231]

I’ve always gravitated towards battle rap as they showcase a high level of memorization, lyrical punchlines, and stage presence. Those skill sets usually translates well into their music catalog. Most of today’s artists lacks at least one of those main three traits.

[@bobmozaiza]

Bro just met your channel and I empathize with lots of your views. I recommend you the Russian rapper Pharaoh. The way the sounds of the slabs hits is really different and that's hooked me up at first (I'm Brazilian). Then this guy's flow is refreshing really. The song лаллипап is one of his that I like a lot. I also recommend u give a look in Korean hiphop scene. Great stuff happening there too.

[@cheekyphuzz_thegod8558]

Alright dude, I’ll give you some sick ass album recommendations. Trust me, I got you: “Champagne for Breakfast”, “Glass 2.0”, and “Gems from the Equinox” by Meyhem Lauren “Albert Einstein” by Alchemist & Prodigy “Adrian Younge Presents: 12 Reasons to Die” by Ghostface Killah “The Original Baby Pa” by Pete Rock & Deda Madvillainy” by Madvillain [Madlib & MF Doom] “Jazzmatazz Volume 1” by Guru These are just the random top Hip Hop albums off my head right now. In my opinion, these albums are champion examples of how Hip Hop can do so much with strongly executed basics. There’s way more shit out there, but let me know. I’ve heard so much over the years. Great content, by the way

[@auto._]

Check out that new Sampha album great r&b and Fantano gave it a 9/10 super easy listen when i went through it and is pretty relaxing

[@Eli.G12]

Soon as I get to work, ima listen to the whole album. I appreciate it bro

[@akeme25]

I don’t even know which new rap songs are out these days. I listen to older songs these days because those are the songs I still enjoy.

[@SentoHvn]

I listen to Freddie Dredd, Lovejoy, Boywithuke are probably my favourite artists. I recently been listening to breakcore since I really liked it so Tokyopill, Vertigoaway and Blksmith, Femtanyl. Give them a listen Ik it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I really vibe with them

[@tim3tRav3l3RR60]

I used to make hip hop back when drake and Wayne were poppin, I make some here and there but have been really detached from the genre in general. Might I suggest Johnny Cash, black Sabbath, Abyssinians, akae beka(midnite), prince, chirgilchin, and einar selvik. Many genres and many different artists to expand your taste on your life's road. Some tracks are hit and miss, but they all have a wide catalog to see what you like and don't like I just subscribed and I see you bro. Much love

[@katrinakelly-tg9nb]

You’re the most refreshing KZbinr I’ve listened to in a loooooong time. The quitting KZbin video brought me here. I’m subscribing. KS The Wolf…. That’s the artist I recommend you check out. My favorite songs are “Good To You ft. Nomad” and “Brown Bag ft Kindel Tate and Not Shakespeare”.✌🏾❤

[@Eli.G12]

Thank you, Katrina. I’ll check out “Good to you” today, I might hit you back up with a response on how I like it later. Thanks for the support!

[@ShouldHaveKnownYT]

Recently I got super into MFDOOM and 90s hip-hop. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum a good country artist is Charlie Crockett.

[@tuckerseago]

My man I love these commentary videos. I love rap & hip hop and it’s my main listen, but I love country all the same. Check out Jon Pardi, he makes bangin country music

[@nuljeon]

I definitely agree with you, some of the lyrics I'm hearing nowadays are more depressing than ever, especially in rap. If you're looking for good lyrics, this might be completely out of your comfort zone, but BTS (k-pop group) has some of the most profound lyricism and storylines of any artist I've seen. A lot of their older songs are all part of a bigger story line, and it's very interesting to dive into that.

[@tkbheje8876]

I heard you but I couldn't stop looking at your eyebrows ❤ that's gorgeous

[@fiji_kai]

You should definitely check out Denzel curry - melt my eyez see your future , its so good trust me you won't regret listening to it

[@joeyfamous7134]

Can definitely agree, it's got a very special jazzy sound and features many topics related to self improvement. One of my fav Albums ever.

[@Mtgcav3]

Gotta start listening to producers, The Alchemist and Sam Gellaitry have some great albums

[@josephbornman8462]

I’m the kind of person who always hears lyrics first, most music is just insufferable lol Even when you love it and it’s great, they still usually still say a bunch of shit you don’t like My favorite music is in languages I don’t understand

[@asia.t]

same. the stench of trashy lyrics will always overpower the beat for me, lol. 💯

[@wastedaga1n]

Chico Hamilton's Goodbye Baby (From The Motion Picture "Sweet Smell Of Success")

[@janis551]

start listening to the 2010-2015 fifa soundtracks. from there your taste can go make a circle around the globe and discover everything and all.

[@SalmaneDaGreat]

I get what your saying. I feel you. I will say tho sometimes when you listen to rap it’s not just about the words or the beat individually but how they come together and flow and create a song. and while listening to it even if something meaningful isn't being said you can enjoy the vibe of the some or the energy. how it makes you feel as an individual. also how does the music sound in your ears if you like the sound you don't necessarily need meaning to enjoy it. I also think you may feel this way because of what the culture says rap is supposed to be and because you have the ideal in you mind and you'll always compare the songs the fit that ideal to the ones that don't.

[@TheWorldJr]

Bruh sometimes they be saying the wildest shit. I had to fall back on rap and do an instrumental cleanse

[@oscarguzman3017]

On the emo side of things, I'd recommend the album Greatest Hits by Remo Drive. It's technically midwest emo, but I doubt the two people left in the world that still listen to what emo originally meant are viewers of the channel. It was slightly interesting to see where all the modern branches of emo sprouted from, but I don't see any other value it serves. The vocals are actual pain in the example I found of it, and I was too scared to delve deeper.

[@FreeDom-w4f]

Just found out about Afro house music and it’s supa good. Also Afrobeats is nice

[@AdministrativeFinance]

Turnpike troubadours. Whiskey Myers. Amazing underground country bands. Anyone who knows the genre will recommend them.

[@JUSTAS210]

All i wanted was for the teezotouchdown song to be good, and it was. so im happy

[@MikeJrCruz23]

MTM ISAIAH, Gospel rappers low key underrated 🔥🕊🗡📖

[@MikeJrCruz23]

Listen to his new album, GOOD NEWS. JESUS IS KING!! Wishing you the best for you on this journey, the culture promotes their agenda in these times, Drake is the best example showing how he follows trends & shows what people are on these days, the ones disappointed know he switched up to stay relevant, you know a tree by their fruits. We need God more than ever, I hope this can open your eyes that we don't have to necessarily change genres but seek artists who really for the people. ❤🙏🏽👑

[@anthonymarc]

Bro I feel the same way. Drake can drop everything and somedude will still say “This shit is fire” without even listening, same goes for Travis Scott.

[@TheSupersoot]

Have you heard about Teezo Touchdown?

[@KrispyHDPEACE]

hey bro, last vid of yours that i watched was the one when u said u were questioning your faith. just wondering how that's going

[@Eli.G12]

You talking about on my last channel? If so, it’s going alright. I started attending this new church and to be honest man, I’m just waiting until I hear that little voice again. In the meantime, I’m just gonna put in the work even though I feel like he gave up on me. I think it’s best I keep reading & studying until maybe one day he decides to guide me again. Thanks for checking up, bro🤝

[@KrispyHDPEACE]

@@Eli.G12 truss me bro he aint given up on you. you're just in a season were your faith is being tested and when you make it to the end, everything will be much clearer. i would advise a fast. its always helped me reunite my relationship with god when I feel far from him. appreciate your videos bro. keep it up

[@15Daniels]

Not sure if you've heard Ren's "Hi Ren", that shit'll give you life, he's on a different level.

[@rare5960]

you should listen to drippin so pretty, cold hart, morgan wallen, bailey zimmerman, frey, coldplay. 2 bands/artists for 3 genres.

[@MariW736]

Sept 2024 and the algorithm is still doing me well here…. 😂👏

[@harrygreen4220]

Bring on the KZbin renaissance 👍

[@Kyle_Bu]

U blowing up Fr bro 😂😂😂 100k next year 🕊️

[@Eli.G12]

Blessings bro, I appreciate you for supporting. Ima screenshot this comment & revisit at the end of 2024.

[@Kyle_Bu]

@@Eli.G12 💯🔥

[@charlesdufresne907]

he had me up until he said chief keef be havin bars 😂

[@sweetbabymayhew]

Check out a band called “Chat Pile”

[@lkmrz1835]

Pivot Gang, Marcellus Juvann

[@jakeslidez]

what do you use to edit your videos? Love this chill, laid back just talking about stuff bro🤝🏼

[@Eli.G12]

I use Adobe premiere pro, bro

[@lifeofwazi]

Whats your spotify playlist?

[@erwincooper434]

Mariv Gaye what's going on

[@krazywabbit]

Eric B entered the chat

[@okechukwuanudokem2060]

camera specs ?

[@intoxicatedriddum4753]

doesn't*

[@socialweedia]

sosa baby

[@BlackAdam17]

Listen to earl sweatshirt, Mike, and boldy James. Trust bro

[@tsuneouchiha444]

RECOMMENDATION: Listen to Spiritual Tony . He has rap music with an inspirational message that is a perfect counter to today’s climate. I recommend him anytime I can. The songs Universal Changes and Grand Rising are a good start.

[@FacePlant1324]

Here are a bunch of artists. A lot of this is rappers, but not all, and they are actually writing good music. Most of them are independent artist. I hope you like some of them. I think rap is still good just avoid the main stream stuff. Khary Smino Ryan Caravao student 1 obongjayar Dave (Uk Rap) central Cee (UK Rap) Saba Khai Dreams Anyone from dreamville. Andres Kembre X Samsa

[@tahitihawaiiblue]

You should definitely give a listen to Agust D. You’ll be surprised.

[@FleccaRobinson]

I felt the same way about this album. Whats funny is its so bad that it makes you want to listen to country

[@lyvlong1733]

J.Cole bodies Drake. They are not the spiderman meme. J.Cole acts/raps his age. "Fun fu*kin them hoes until you realize that you IS the hoe" is one of my fave Cole lines. Tired of the "gang gang" and the "I pay 4 vagina" music. Mainstream rap def doesent hit the same since I am an adult now. I see why André 3000 is chillin now... whats the point. So over hearing "yeah" after every bar and all the rappers singing. Im bout to just start only listening to audio books lol. -The simple path to wealth by JL Collins -Quit like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen

[@folasadeosibodu7119]

You have a nice forehead. Lmao your expectations for the album was funny 😂

[@Eli.G12]

😂😂 thank you

[@biatae2713]

Darius Rucker goes hard bro. “Come back song”, check it out ✊🏽

[@LindaBJDFan]

If you’re looking for new type of music to listen to I have a group that blew me away with their music. The group is called EXO and they do a lot of different genres but mainly R&B and they add rap to all of their songs. They are a Korean group who are considered to be some of the best singers in the business. In the hundreds of songs in their discography there are very few skips. Check them out if you have time.

[@Eli.G12]

I’ll do just that, thank you

[@Get_Hacks]

I'm going to giving Yeat the benefit of the doubt because it's his style to literally not say anything. That's literally the only reason why I'm keeping my arguments to myself.... Hey uh, if you need recommendations... I'll give you Cruel Santino, I particularly like the Subaru World album but i think it's better you start at Suzie's Funeral

[@EvolvNation]

bro do you edit your own videos

[@Eli.G12]

Yes I do

[@lkmrz1835]

IshDarr

[@vepply]

hey man i dont like yeat either but like music is way more than the lyrics hell you don't even need a single word in your track to make a 10/10 song

[@2stout2shako2d6]

It’s about energy, not lyrics. Rap has evolved into rage. It’s about moshpits and youth culture, yall jus 2 old

[@Eli.G12]

I guess it’s all based on perspective

[@YoBarbados]

Ain’t used to spitting with people like Cole? Lmao he rapped with Cole before

[@KellyWelch]

*promosm* 🙈

[@kaputzaremix]

This might be a long shot, but check me out. You might like the different approach. Specifically, start with Own It. 👊

[@skaterdude14b]

Listen to Drake & Lykke Li - Little Bit. That Drake was more evolved than current Drake

[@okaydmuzikkk6771]

Yea that album is Pretty Bad.. the thing with Yeat is he's a Vibe. Yeat is actually this generations Young Thug. He has that same idk wtf this is but this shit is Hard vibes. At first I didn't quit understand Yeat either at first but .... once u sit down listen you will understand. Now who we need to talk About is Playboicarti!!!!😂😂😂

[@EvanG.]

Idk. I like nf, but i know that his music isn’t the same as the rap featured in the video

[@joeyfamous7134]

To me, this years's greatest Rap album when it comes to lyricism is Porches by REASON. But especially last year, we've been blessed with so many more introspective gems. HERBERT by Ab-Soul, MMESYF by Denzel Curry, Reason to Smile by Kojey Radical, and so many more like Kendrick's new one for example. So to me, Hip-Hop still isn't dead, you just have to search more to find good stuff because nowadays everything is labelled Hip-Hop cause it sells better. So real rap is just going underground again.

[@sheeshneesh]

They get in the studio get high & start saying random shit. Do ppl even write anymore?

[@constantslewe6030]

Music is very subjective. And I think there’s something special about yeat, carti etc. Idk how long they will last in the game, maybe it’s just a trend phase. It will probably die out. But here is my point: Kendrick ain’t yeat. I’m not gonna listen to Kendrick to turn up, I’d rather listen to yeat. And if you think Kendrick can make a song like yeat you might be out of touch. They don’t have the same lifestyle, and that lifestyle speaks through the music. I don’t think new gen hiphop is bad, there’s bad music in old school hiphop too, with new gen hiphop it’s about different things, there are different qualities that can stand out, besides that, people like yeat and carti are talented, all they do is freestyle, and they are creative. Excuse me for the quick rant

[@Andrew-e2p3y]

Too many people copying and stealing from each other

[@zackury]

Not gonna lie, I never liked Drake's music. Been a Hip-Hop head for like 15 years now... 99% of the best artists in the limelight are trash, but there's countless numbers of dope lesser known hip-hop artists like Snak the Ripper, Merkules, Unknown Prophets, James Garcia, Sonreal, Aesop Rock, Dax, Anilyst, Fliptrix + High Focus Records and a small % of bigger artists like NF, RTJ, Joyner Lucas & Kendrick that somehow got big too. check out "Fuckin' Right" by Snak the Ripper + Dax

[@XTHADUKE]

Yeat is the perfect background noise. BNYX, however, could drop the same beats without Yeat on it, and it'd be perfect.

[@Alphabeter]

Hardest hitting bars are in the Qur'aan, music is for boys

[@Eli.G12]

That’s tough

[@jessesfilms1269]

bro its only people who listen to the most basic pop rap who say "rap isn't good anymore" drake been ass for like 8 years

[@AHLDN]

The music from 2016 to 2023 has been so trash. Good music came out ftom 2000s to 2012s. I wasn’t born in the 90s but there music was also good. I don’t even listen to music anymore. I don’t have soundcloud or spotify.

[@rustwins4442]

Modern music is pure garbage, regardless of genre. I mainly listen to classical music and Christian hymns, although I will listen to older rock and country from time to time. It's sad how terrible music has become but fortunately there's still good stuff out there.

[@vepply]

I mean its not rlly that it's not hitting anymore, every generation of music got its shortcomings from individual artists, remember kurtis blow?😂

[@litaz4378]

This is corny you don’t understand yeat and discredit rappers as trash and then praise some cringe music but yeah FATD is not that good of an album . Yeat actually changes his sound every album and j Cole does the same thing every time no maturing at all, I ain’t hating but Ken and lone clears

[@violentstank306]

How are you just now figuring this out about rap

[@Eli.G12]

I have no idea, dawg

[@violentstank306]

@@Eli.G12 Listen to MIKE. Will make you love rap again and if your into the lyrics

[@MariW736]

Sept 2024 and the algorithm is still doing me well here…. 😂👏