Why women are running hip hop now

[@xp7575]

Too many MC's take that word "MC" lightly They can't move a crowd, not even slightly

[@preludethealbum]

fire

[@BeastNationXIV]

And their style is counterfeit 🔥

[@Sondergirl1610]

Bars ngl

[@DaNegus]

Bar

[@HeyJaymye]

Ba

[@princessjellyfish98]

I had the pleasure of seeing Flo Milli live in Atlanta last year and good GOD-- she came on stage, no backup dancers, and just WENT for like an hour. Perfect breath control, insane energy, every bar hit just like on the record, it was everything. Not to mention Maya the Don was an amazing opener and the crowd loved her. I'm going to see TiaCorine this month and hopefully Meg this summer. All the girls in every corner of the genre are running circles around the guys rn and it's not even close

[@anyanavarro4114]

TiaCorine is amazingggg and don't get me started on miss tina snow oh lawdddd.I need to go to one of meg's performances!!

[@ellamartintsova5615]

but guess what there r better male rappers than her

[@212letliveonearth]

​@@ellamartintsova5615 there more male rappers than females, so it's natural for males to over represent in bad, good, mediocre. Everywhere.moreover who is better than whom is indeed subjective n on pref, so you can objectify it completely

[@blazerred11]

I don’t know about running circles There are male rappers making Heat right now

[@phantxmblxze]

Jid....jcole...Kenny mason...yute....earth gang...coast contra. I think the more lyrical and talented male artists aren't represented as much as someone like yeat and that's where the issue starts

[@arkay3975]

fd is really trying to lure in the manosphere for a surprise attack

[@johnwerner69]

Tbf they kinda deserve it

[@imanigordon6803]

I mean the manosphere hates hiphop in general so it’s a toss up 😂

[@johnwerner69]

@@imanigordon6803 since when? A lot of them love future

[@w4439]

Bro shhHhhhhHHHHH 😂

[@WiseAli1]

A massive attack, even?

[@healxo]

Doechii, little simz, megan, cardi, flo milli, tierra whack... so many options! So much talent!

[@Des17S]

And Kaliii. I've had Bozo on repeat.

[@shaina8947]

HEAVY on doechii! & monaleo too

[@lowlowseesee]

Megan and cardi 😴😴😴😴. The rest are slammin

[@healxo]

@@lowlowseesee don't mean to go off on you, but like, say you haven't dug into their discographies without saying that lol. Even the mainstream hits like bodak yellow went super hard each time it played. Cardi's got hits! Megan's got hits! But people changed their tune when cardi won a grammy. Super weird energy! And with megan people went against her bc... she got shot?? So much misogynoir. And like,, it's almost like Black women aren't allowed to reach a level of popularity without a mass amount of people opposing them. It happens with every artist, but much more so with Black women bc anti-Blackness is everywhere and so is misogynoir. Megan has put out some mid just to meet her label quota (in which case i blame the label and not her), but her freestyles and even her latest shit cobra? She's *been* good and just keeps getting better.

[@christopherbrown5409]

Please exit the chat, talmbout CARDI...

[@che_gozira]

what’s funny is when i see a tiktok/reel about a woman in rap, the comments are filled with "this is the only good female rapper" or "we need more female rappers like this". like just say you don’t listen to women who rap and keep it moving, bro. cuz women BEEN fire

[@alwaysxnever]

Been for decades!!

[@CFullilove89]

"This is probably gonna be my most divisive take" Unc you say this ALL THE TIME😂

[@serenity6831]

Doechii another great artist, love her down

[@stonecrysalis]

I was lookin for the Doechii love, I feel she’s really gonna have a legacy

[@ock5458]

Love doechii 💪🏾🔥💯

[@kiki13451]

HEAVY. I love folks that can sing AND RAP. Her and Baby Tate. They can hit a lil note but they also can have the HARDEST bars

[@stevensaintleger3212]

Baby Tate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HelpMePeas]

Heavy! I came here to express my love for Doechii lol. She's so great🔥

[@nongab6640]

All my male friends who hit the gym HARD.... they work out to CARDI AND MEG. 😂 ALL of them

[@ifgodwasapig]

Can you introduce me? 🤣

[@reallykeon]

that's not a flex

[@metadreamland]

@@ifgodwasapigget to heaven is so good

[@anna-jh6ds]

@@metadreamlandheaven isn’t real when you die nothing happens so trust i’ll listen to cardi when i workout

[@kiajahok]

I love that

[@Jay-tm2uu]

As a person who listens to mainly women MC’s, it feels liberating to hear a straight black man give the ones who rap their flowers. I thought I was crazy, but it’s reassuring to hear we share the same thoughts. Lol. Great video

[@PeggyKoneko]

I think about something that Cardi B said in an interview a lot - that rappers who do drugs ruin the club experience, and that you have to make rap that makes people move.

[@amakaforever]

off topic but I’m loving the loc style in this video. you’re gonna fuck around and end up on pinterest

[@OGseoulite]

Knowing pintrest- he probably already on there lmao😂

[@LowSlungBadBitch]

He’s definitely already on there lmao. Pinterest girlies are FAST.

[@wayawuffin]

no bc as soon as i hit play, i said “🗣️COME ON, TWISTS‼️”

[@xbabu142x]

TOO late on the warning lmao

[@wendybloodsucca4877]

@@LowSlungBadBitchwe fast af😭😭

[@arandomautizzy]

The men got complacent, and put out bad albums. The women have to be hungry.

[@yorgivon-schmourgeussborgi]

Women are also just better artists

[@notzephy5033]

​@@DW51380lil Kim? Missy Elliott?

[@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643]

​@@yorgivon-schmourgeussborgi nah women aren't better artists..neither is the male artist, just depends on the individual

[@tm7517]

Like really are women rappers commercially more successful. I just don’t think that’s reality. I think if you were to look up the biggest rap songs of 2023 the top 10 songs will all be by men if you don’t count doja cat. Again doja cat is massively successful and she does rap. But I don’t know if she is seen as a rapper.

[@Wwattz]

​@@tm7517she's black, so I guess she's a rapper. If she was white, she would be pop no questions asked.

[@luci_netto]

haven't seen anyone mention doechii here in the comment section. her music is wild too. def worth checking it out.

[@imanigordon6803]

Doesn’t produce enough music same with whack 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Tonyklover]

@@imanigordon6803 Yeah her and Tierra could really be dominating in the artsy black girls with BARS category but we need more music!!

[@imanigordon6803]

@@Tonyklover I get Tierra because she seems to be going through mental health issues and I hope she gets better because she has been dropping consistent depressing music

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

ok! I'm holding you to it!!!!!

[@hothoneymustard]

I second this ! Doechii goes hard

[@poshdelux]

I remember in an interview Latto was asked what types of jobs she had before rapping. And she said she an actually never had regular a job. She loved to rap as a teen, and that’s all she wanted to do. I found that interesting because I feel like if you focus on one thing and work to perfect it you master it.

[@dejstoney]

Facts 💯

[@varldinesss26]

Well that’s also because she was on a tv show as a kid/ teen so she didn’t need a job

[@LilEshu808]

@@varldinesss26Plus she grew up upper class. She didnt come from hood

[@Edaw962]

LMAOOOOOO

[@TGreen0381]

You gotta listen to Doechii. She's one of the dopest lyricists out now but TDE is playing in our face with her.

[@Zen_Wrld]

This 🎯🎯🎯

[@nahshon14]

Doechii is tough

[@j_rm8883]

yupp

[@MultiOdom]

Flo Milli, Latto, Megan, JT and Glorilla are killing it rn.

[@imanigordon6803]

I agree

[@moonlitegamer]

Yeah Glo! ❤

[@MultiOdom]

@MP-ti6lz yeah, I don’t rock with Ice, but the industry is a marathon not a sprint. Those girls I named will probably still be around in 5 years but I doubt Ice will.

[@yesteryearatl]

city girls dont even sell 5k..their own fans not streamn they music. the others you name, i can see the argument fo though👍🏿

[@kobiiboksireficul]

And Shensheea

[@nikkij9397]

It's wild cuz alot of these new gen rappers be sitting on some crazy forward thinking production but bring the lamest energy. I feel beats have only gotten better and more experimental but nobody brings the energy to it

[@TheSkaOreo]

TikTok. I blame TikTok

[@Synthenoid_]

I feel this so hard about most stuff people are hyping up the past few years, for ex. it's why I thought carti's whole lotta red was just "aight" cuz some beats were cool and I didn't mind the lazy/ baby voice flow but.. that was sorta it. it was being hailed as some kinda revivial of hiphop creativity but the whole album through I thought "man so many other rappers could kill this beat way better". people give the "you CAN'T deny X billboard rapper's talent" then I listen to it & think the producer deserves more of the credit 💀

[@TheSkaOreo]

@@Synthenoid_this 9 times out of 10. It’s the producers doing nearly all of the work, whereas the rapper is basically checked out. But this is what the kids want-they want vibes. Christ I feel like such an old man saying that, but it’s true.

[@ApeSapiens]

fans have literally been buying the stuff of the people who try the least for years now. the sheer concept of mumble rap would have gotten you bitchslapped out of every cypher at some point, now it's the fucking norm. Why would they try if not having a lick of talent or effort still makes them millionaires?

[@Synthenoid_]

@@TheSkaOreo exactly im 24, same age or only a year or two older than a lot of these new rappers & I already feel like an oldhead

[@TxRhimself]

The thunder drums behind “BACK IN MY DAY “ had me dying 😂😂

[@JeremiahPM]

Ong 😭

[@WoozyYami]

The explosions on each syllable of “back in my day” killed me

[@crystalcastillo7575]

i feel like the women are rapping with more conviction cause they still got something to prove within the hip hop space. like.. the main demographic for hiphop is men & the only way to break that treshold is if you appeal to them in some kind of way & rapping with conviction is one of them (aka "sounding hard")

[@OmarWilliam-xc8tr]

All I hear is them rapping about how wet their thing is

[@tatianadaniel3569]

​@@OmarWilliam-xc8trand all the men are rapping about is how much money they have and how many women (the same women they admit to having NO RESPECT FOR) they can get. And they've been mostly known for THAT kind of music, for YEAAARRSSS.

[@emyyyxx]

@@OmarWilliam-xc8tri gave just one example but there are many good female artists out there rn who don’t solely rap about that 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@OmarWilliam-xc8tr]

@tatianadaniel3569 no. That's the music yall gravitate to. Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the creator, ll cool j, jcole, common, JID, Schoolboy Q and so many others who dint. And the ones who do don't just rap about this topics they are able to switch up. All female rap is basically copying off of what other men already did and just throwing the word pussy in it.

[@TexasChick45]

​​@@OmarWilliam-xc8tr That's all you want to hear. Just like you can find dudes that can rap about more than sex, drugs, and murder, you can find women who can rap about more than "how wet her thing is". That is, if you really wanted to. It sounds like you don't want to. It sounds like you just want to negatively stereotype all female hip hop. 🙄

[@Strobeliite]

BACK 🗣 IN 🗣 MY 🗣 DAY🗣

[@zengardengnome]

This is the comment I was looking for 🤣

[@OGseoulite]

Not this appeared the EXACT moment I got to that part of the video😭😂😂

[@Nathan-dx2cb]

Here in Brazil is the same thing, the feminine trap/rap/R&B scene is just so much better than the masculine contraparts, it's a global tendency!!

[@johndoe-qz1rl]

Recommendations?

[@lowlowseesee]

brazil trap? caporiera, bjj and now this?! hell yea lol

[@ncd313]

That’s so interesting!! Who do you suggest??

[@HarukasSky]

@@ncd313check out Tasha & Tracie, these girls kill it so much. They have a song called Tang in which the production is crazy

[@TheBookofBeasts]

Recommendations?

[@johnwerner69]

The incels are gonna love that title and gonna ignore everything said in this video 😂

[@Reed5016]

Lmao. So true.

[@YTwoKay]

They only listen to manosphere podcasts anyway.

[@thegazetteyt]

He is saying RUNNING (as in charge), not RUINING.

[@bethanychatman9531]

He said running not ruining just so we're clear. We all need to start rereading things before commenting.

[@ahmadlansari5224]

At first I read ruining and that didn't make sense. Then I re-read it, and running it also didn't make sense. Some good points said tho​@@thegazetteyt

[@pboisron]

Went to FAMU homecoming in October of 2023. The best part of one of the parties I went to was when the DJ played nothing but women rappers for an hour straight. I'm a straight man, and it was a vibe. Especially seeing all the women turn up. It was the women rappers' braggadocious energy, behavior, and lyrics that make it great

[@brandon1157]

Fd not lying, female rappers are hard af right now.

[@dominiquedrvco9595]

These new female rappers rap like they’re hungry. It’s that same 90’s artist essence of a Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, etc. Idk if it’s the landscape of Hip Hop being less competitive for men than it is for women having something to do with it, but the women going in the booth (and on stage) and giving it their all.

[@devzeppalin]

Wholeheartedly agree.

[@stax5ave380]

Bro the world change men can't rap the way they used too its considered misogynistic. THIS WHY MEN LIKE SAUCY santana AND LIL NASX IS Lit. Your not gonna tell me Kay flock was not bringing that Energy. the difference is men really living they raps and Dying or going too jail rip pop smoke. But that's where all the real energy from the stars go , to the grave or jail

[@sourginkgo]

@@stax5ave380ngl nothing you said here made sense nor was it relevant to op’s comment

[@stax5ave380]

@@sourginkgo what's so hard about understanding in order for a man to be successful now and days he has to be feminine and soft. All of the potential stars we had are either dead or in jail or am I wrong?

[@afrosamourai400]

Kim and foxy didn't write their bars tho

[@francescafay9452]

I'm older and when it comes to current rap, I almost exclusively listen to female rappers. As a female who grew up listening to hip hop, I am so glad the female rappers are finally dominating the scene. There are great rappers for everyone. Mainstream ladies like Meg, Latto, GloRila, etc Dance rappers like TT the Artist and Leikeli 47 Fun rappers like Saweetie, Cupcakke, Big Boss Vette And more alt ladies like Rapsody, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, ... Plus the Mexican and British female rappers are killing it too!

[@janettewong9900]

Same Saucy Santana gets a special mention for being queer and femme Edit: Snow tha Product is Mexican-American that raps in both English and Spanish, is a Sapphic, a mom, and beautiful to boot. Her podcast is really fun too

[@nyankepi]

I absolutely adore Leikeli and Tierra Whack. Lots of awesome talent out there for hip hop. Check out Junglepussy, Sampa The Great and Nitty Scott, JP is an absolute legend I dream of seeing her live someday

[@iona6558]

Cupcakke is a lyrical 🐐‼️

[@feykingjulian]

i LOVE Rico Nasty!!

[@horriblelifechoices5780]

you need to listen to Little Simz

[@FDSignifire]

I wrote this before Year dropped his new album... Still bored just slightly less so

[@imanigordon6803]

That Yeat album is heat don’t cap FD 😭

[@jonathand1996]

But I know you tryin’ not to listen to me, yeah, but I know you love it I know you can’t resist the temptations put in front of you - Yeat 🙏

[@sakshamtyagi9652]

Gurl listen to it again, I'm not a too big on Gunna and Lil Baby's music but the yeat album is actually left field and goes insanely hard

[@nigelgearsleystanaccount66]

the new yeat album has high highs but its a shame it gets more bloated and boring the more you listen to it

[@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd]

Just remember the youngsters mimick everything the old heads did

[@Rotten777]

Old head here. Glad women are keeping the energy of the genre alive. Being traditionally overlooked in a space tends make ppl work at it that much harer, which in turn breeds excellence. I sont know half of the people that you mentioned, but i really didn't onow many of the men either. I kinda checked out and moved on to other genres.

[@MoneyMitch-AceDuece]

Great take. As a studio owner I can tell you it's like that for the unsigned, too. The guys come in singing and the girls be rapping they azz off. I only have one regular who is a male rapper

[@DBrown-vg1fi]

Wow that’s interesting 🤔

[@TheEnigmaticBM39]

The singing appeals more to the women

[@johnwerner69]

Little simz is one of the greatest of these new rappers! Still feel weird about a rapper named glorilla

[@devzeppalin]

“Mulatto” (when that was her name) was a crazy one but once I got over it and checked her out, I enjoyed what I heard. If you get over your weirdness, definitely check Glo out.

[@imanigordon6803]

Simz is goooood

[@johnwerner69]

@@devzeppalin that name certainly wasn't better but I'll go check her out. Will probably just stick to call her Glo

[@johnwerner69]

@@imanigordon6803 so good! Saw her live last year and it was amazing

[@lugaruclone]

I thought 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert' to be 'Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' good but it did not get much hype.

[@BOGOworms4sale]

I still think it’s crazy that men been rapping about fuckin for years and now that women in the same bag people are appalled.

[@johnwerner69]

Facts!

[@imanigordon6803]

Yeah I don’t get that.

[@BOGOworms4sale]

@@imanigordon6803 it’s misogyny. Like it’s kind of ingrained that when men act really horny, it’s like guys being guys, but women have these imposed standards and when they deviate especially in such a provocative way, people who aren’t used to that kind of femininity are gonna be weirded out and clap back. Edit: by misogyny I don’t mean men being maliciously hateful towards women, tho that does happen, I mean regular people operating in a system that seeks to police how women behave

[@imanigordon6803]

@@BOGOworms4sale true double standards

[@jeffsmith3747]

It's alot different for men since thats not all the men rap about, but the women majority of them only rap about that

[@uchenna8885]

we had bangers, latto- Sunday service, glorilla- yea glow, and Megan- hiss. 2024 is starting off strong

[@LowSlungBadBitch]

Tierra Whack also you should check her out she’s a little different 🩷

[@jessinthecomments]

For me as far as mainstream female rappers, Megan is the best rapper but so many hate on her or flat out hate her that they don’t dig into her music.

[@dejstoney]

I honestly think this is the case with most female rappers from the South tho. Including JT. But Meg has put in the work but her lyrics are pretty misandrist. Ngl.

[@misanthr0pic]

Shes boring. Nicki has personality

[@rni4069]

@@dejstoneymen have been “misogynistic” in their lyrics for the past 20 years. but now we’re throwing around “misandrist” because of one artist who does the same exact shit men are are still doing to women? crazy.

[@dejstoney]

@@rni4069naw I love Megan. I’m just saying the narrative everyone else thinks of why they discredit her. I know these men ain’t 💩 in music.

[@dejstoney]

@@misanthr0picThot Shit visuals and Body were not boring. You must be talking about songs she straights rappps without theatrics and hooks.

[@khaliltribie8739]

Bro, that freestyle impersonation went hard. You might have you one there my guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@tym9080]

I just had this conversation with friends. Seriously, female rappers are killing it rn. The versatility, production, and the drama between them are keeping them on the toes tbh. Meanwhile, it feels like Drake and 21 are barely holding down the fort for the guys.

[@bleemwisspillow8686]

What you said about them sounding bored on tracks is something I've been saying for a long time. If they can't bring the energy to their music, why should I? But, also, the beats are almost always evolving and getting more interesting and intricate and, often, I find myself thinking that the worst part of the album is the person whose name is on it.

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

That’s why Kendrick is the goat

[@billybobbobson]

This is exactly how I feel about Yeat. 2093 is an amazing beat tape with a pretty mid rapper tacked on it.

[@enemyskill4286]

Felt this listening to lovin on me by Jack Harlow. That also has the added problem of relying on old songs for a buzz which is another convo. But the beat and sample made me feel amazing, while Jack himself sounded dead and uninspired the whole way through. It hurts

[@Tonyklover]

This how I felt about Vultures tbh like I would've rather Kanye just produced a ty dolla sign album because all ye's verses were bad for the most part

[@stevenrahman8972]

The best RAPPERS in the game today are women. Meg can RAP. Simz can RAP. KentheMan can RAP. Big Boss Vette can RAP. And when I say that what I mean is not about writing, or wordplay, it's about the actual technique of rapping into a mic. They make you feel their bars. The writing isn't always my favorite, but when I put one of them on, I know they're going to attempt to commit murder... There are some dudes out there that can really rap, Coast Contra, JID, Earthgang, Denzel Curry... But the ladies are out here rapping like the rent is due.

[@nicole85652]

KentheMan went platinum in my household ❤

[@onyxgothicc]

Meg's song Realer literally gives me chills because of her delivery, and that was one of her FIRST songs.

[@dejstoney]

@@onyxgothiccFinally someone who gets it. 🙌🏾

[@jamesjr2550]

Listen to the underground they hard

[@Spl1tzSMD]

J.Cole better then that entire list

[@Loothansa]

Little Simz, Enny, Doechii, Tkay Maidza, Noname, Sampa the Great, Omeretta the Great, Cristale

[@MJDR1964]

Fact

[@brudamo9203]

Sa Roc

[@ThE6CoN4TRaSt]

I feel like Hip Hop overall has moved into more RNB influences, where it is less about the lyrics, and more about the vibes.

[@dejstoney]

Why you have to sh-t on r&b like that tho???

[@ThE6CoN4TRaSt]

you misunderstand, It's good that RNB is having greater influence.@@dejstoney

[@agridulce3532]

The lyrics are good now still

[@MakaykayLAMB]

I loooooooove JID. so glad he’s getting his recognition.

[@RiverNihil]

ive been of this opinion F.D since we had that year that brought Doja, Tierra Whack, Megan tS, Rico Nasty, etc to the forefront of pop music

[@jasonedenburg9427]

Yo Rico goed haarrdd

[@TearsOfThem]

Tierra Whack is gonna drop soon🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@xoxo98808]

Glad someone recognised rico here

[@mscookiemuncher]

this is how i’ve felt for a bit but seeing an oldhead confirm it solidifies it for me. meg, cardi, doja, rico nasty, doechii and slightly less nicher bree runway, little simz, baby tate, bktherula, to name a few are super versatile and have great stage presence which cannot be said for a lot of male rappers even the top ones

[@SwegQueen]

You named cardi ? For best stage presence and not nicki how is cardi versatile 😂

[@mscookiemuncher]

@@SwegQueen i like cardi’s stage presence 🤷🏾‍♂️ she’s not that versatile but oil whale, didn’t name nicki cause f.d already mentioned her, she’s in a different category than these rappers anyway

[@SwegQueen]

@mscookiemuncher fair enough I think her stage presence is bad she is always out of breathe every time especially with the summer jam one I would say Megan has better stage presence than her Cardi doesn't do any choreography either she do does the same moves just like ice spice

[@dejstoney]

@@SwegQueenNicki is getting boring. Y’all just can’t accept it cuz of nostalgia.

[@SwegQueen]

@dejstoney how is nicki boring who else is doing it like her and lasted that long stop lying if she wasn't releasing music you guys would let female rap die so fast 😭

[@Yimikatries]

I had the biggest smile on my face when you were giving them their flowers, they deserve it frfr.

[@mrsam0496]

Oldhead here. The ladies today offer way more variety and each type gets a play. From Milli to Lil Simz, Doja to Megan, Scarlip to Lato. It reminds me of the rich mid 90s feMC scene. Ladies also have way better delivery and beats. The men's delivery and beats all the same, its redundant. Ladies have been collectively ontop of the game since Megan blew out. The guys are just way too juvenile across the board. For someone that needs variety from guys, we have to go back to the Cole, Drake, Kdot, Migos even Travis and those are considered old now

[@RyomenAyeni225]

You KNOW it’s bad when these guys need guitar remixes of their songs in the background in order to move people

[@ZZZZZZDDDDADA]

I only know about carti doing this, who else?

[@RyomenAyeni225]

@@ZZZZZZDDDDADA I’ve heard of NLE choppa guitar remixes of his songs and they are so much hyper than usual If I find it I’ll send it

[@ErasingToxicity_89]

That’s a good thing, no? Rap rock innovation.

[@RyomenAyeni225]

@@ErasingToxicity_89 but the music shouldn’t require fans to make metal remixes in order to provide energy to the audience

[@typicpoem8764]

i had to stop and think throughout this video about the fact that i don’t actually like yeat’s songs, i like the guitar remixes that fans make

[@wbrodie55]

Bruh! I JUST had this argument with a coworker the other day. The ladies have been killing it for a while now.

[@MCKBeats]

As an old head, I kinda just view mainstream hip hop today as a completely different genre, it just feels so far removed from what it was, I can't even get mad no more.

[@HN-kr1nf]

the little grra when you yeeted ice spice i'm dead 😭

[@vanessatheecreative]

I saw Latto in person and she had infectious chemistry. Her stage presence really brought up the energy of the space.

[@TheEeturHedd94]

I told my girl every time Ice raps about haters can't stand her, she's talking directly to me 😂

[@michelleokafor1268]

😅😅😅😅

[@xbabu142x]

Or you could just stop having beef with everything ice related due to your parents naming you something Spring related. Just saying this is also a possibility, this ain't Princess Diaries, Ice Spice did not kill your father.

[@onyxgothicc]

@@xbabu142x you take "weirdest bird comment award" for the week

[@mubs2685]

@@xbabu142xyou managed to say so much but nothing at all

[@Jazz_Jacob]

@@xbabu142xWhat. are you. yapping about

[@vlpmontyyay9488]

I really think it is about showmanship… it’s like hearing bangs but not seeing fireworks. The bar for in-person performances has been elevated post COVID and people want to feel rewarded when they leave the house. You can’t half-step it and expect people not to notice.

[@syfly10]

also some ppl are aware when going to concerts that their safety is at risk bc of Covid, so i imagine that's part of why ppl expect a better concert experience, cuz if im risking getting infected for a show it better be a damn good one lol

[@lisa.222]

I respect megan for doing choreography and actually rapping.

[@cruddyholly]

legit thought the title of this was “ruining” not “running” and was very suspect of this at first. yeah Women rappers are pumpin out bangers

[@FLOTUK]

Your hair is gorgeous I love how full your locs are getting

[@kaison12205]

Truly hip hop producers are so under appreciated. Especially considering they’re now the main reason a song is even listenable

[@MrOzzification]

The rap game is fucked up for producers. They are doing more of the heavy lifting these days but because they're often not seen, it's very difficult for them to build clout and a following. Also they have to deal with rappers not paying them or even giving credit. Non-payment is even a problem with established big name rappers.

[@kaison12205]

@@MrOzzification fr I’ve been developing my production skills for a few years and like it’s truly a bulk of music even pop and rock at this point utilize at least 1 engineer and that engineer is making at least like 1/3rd of the song. Be it just the vocal processing,arrangement, mixing and side chain or full pieces of the instrumental or the entire beat itself. And they don’t get much credit in any of the genre’s unless you’re a music nerd at this point. Or unless that producer themselves is already an artist. But in rap the not paying, not getting payed/credit is pretty fuckin absurd especially considering a lot of these new mc’s wouldn’t even have a flow you could listen to without an engineer to process their vocals. (Not to be some kinda purist I love vfx but there’s a difference between artistic use and it being a crutch cause you can’t rap or sing) let alone that the only thing decent is the beat. But the problem is unlike with songwriters who have bmi producers lack any substantial union and there will always be some teen or early 20 something willing to sell their developing skill for less.

[@marsjohnston7117]

8:11 Fiq just cemented his new B Side outro 😂

[@Anaklusmos76]

I think what you said about a lot of new rappers trying to be drake, future, or kanye is the core of the issue. I personally am a huge Future fan but don't really care for his disciples in this newer generation and to me its because it feels inauthentic. Future lived an incredibly disadvantaged life and became one of the single coolest mfers of all time. Most people cannot do that. Most rappers cannot do that. That doesn't stop a lot of new rappers from putting forward that same persona, even if they can't even remotely relate to it. So many artists don't understand the importance of actually being yourself instead of trying to fit the mold of whatever successful archetypes that came before them. Teezo Touchdown, like you mentioned, is a great example of an artist being authentic and getting recognition because of it, deservedly so. Only Future can be Future, only Kanye can be Kanye, and only Drake can be Drake.

[@Two-ToneMoonStone]

And they misunderstand something about Future: Future doesn't care what other people think of him, that doesn't mean he doesn't care period. You don't make shit like Codeine Crazy, Purple Reign, or Puffin' on Zooties by not caring.

[@crunchysalmons]

compare Future to the migos…. it’s depressing

[@thisninja11]

No one has mastered the art of misogyny like Future either. Untouchable tbh

[@Jb4nay]

There are so many of today's women rappers on my hype playlist. Meg got at least 6 spots on my gym playlist by herself

[@SeaTeaDastra]

You should check out the hip hop scene in the UK. The ladies are killing it! Little Simz, Greentea Peng, and Lava La Rue are fire. Also very special mention to Kae Tempest (formerly Kate Tempest).

[@nirvanaheights]

4:40 That all ladies cypher that Latto picked the artists for… 🔥 istg straight fire

[@gabisyderas1855]

I remember an interview where Tyler The Creator was talking about seeing The Lox live and he says "If you're too cool you're gonna freeze to death" about the fact that they were super energetic during their performances. A lot of the weaker sounds out of mainstream rap rn i think come out of learning the absolute worst lesson you could from drake (that sounding like you're bored at what you speak makes you seem cool)

[@Jumungous]

Have to shout out an amazing MC called Sa-Roc, she's got some of the cleanest, heaviest bars and doesn't feel the need to cash in on her sexuality. She's got genuine power behind her music and deserves more notice.

[@TexasChick45]

OMG! I love Sa-Roc!👏🏾

[@kareemfofana]

BABILA youre real flo milli is my favorite of this era too shes too too talented to go unnoticed

[@BABILA.]

factsssss. she really brings an energy you don't see too often

[@Durrutitv]

Feels like hip hop's hit it's grunge slump, and Rodeo was it's Nevermind. If you didn't live through the 90s, alt rock hit a huge creativity slump when Nirvana sent the grunge sound through the stratosphere. For years major labels completely lost focus on finding the next wave and lasered in on trying to find the next Nirvana. However, even that didn't go on as long as this cycle of psychedelic trap has maintained popularity. By the time Nevermind hit 10 years old the industry had moved on to nu-metal and indie rock was starting to come up, but Rodeo turns 10 next year and this sound is still dominating.

[@samspade8830]

Rodeo?

[@snowwsquire]

@@samspade8830 travis scott

[@samspade8830]

@@snowwsquire Gotcha. 👍

[@TheRooster04]

I think the women in hip hop are more willing to try new things. Case in point, Megan Thee Stallion getting Spiritbox to do a “rock remix” of Cobra (I know rock/rap collabs are nothing new but it’s been a while since a high profile one happened so it might as well be new again, plus apparently Megan advocated for more screaming on the track than Spiritbox had originally put in). The song might not be as good as the Linkin Park/Jay-Z collabs but it’s still awesome to see and I’d love to see what a band like Spiritbox could do with more than 48 hours. Meanwhile, I think that if someone said the words “rock remix” to JPEGmafia he’d have a brain aneurysm. And that’s not even getting into the lack of artist development in rap these days. These kids blow up off a SoundCloud demo and maybe 6 months worth of club shows and are immediately thrown to the wolves to play Coachella and Rolling Loud with no experience and no one to guide them.

[@TexasChick45]

I agree, and I don't even like rock music like that.

[@jaredtruth6918]

8:18 FD this kinda rides bro. I’m same age as you and agree with a lot of your points. But you have to evolve your ear to get in tune with some of these new artists. Especially in the gym. That’s where a lot of their stuff goes hard mainly because it seems they are more emphasized on beats nowadays. That’s why any and everyone gets on the track with mostly minimal bars.

[@jaredtruth6918]

@spaceboy.digital notice in my second sentence, I made clear I agreed with a lot of his points here. And yeah hip hop isn’t what it used to be but neither is the fan base. And with social media and digital music, etc. I think that had a great deal to do with killing it as well.

[@amirat8162]

You’re actually really funny 😂. I put this on at 8am and found myself laughing my head off, thank you for the laughter to start my day. Have a great week! 😊

[@lowlowseesee]

Everytime unc says ‘new lil young niggas’ an angel gets her wings

[@justinrunsthewolrd]

They aren’t…none of the female rappers are packing venue caps at 3k on tours. This is coming from someone on the inside. They are promoted heavily but if you can’t put butts in seats you’re not running anything. Latto, Megan have never did solo tours and there’s a reason why. Touring dictates who’s the artist moving the needle and making labels money. I agree that it is boring and new artist aren’t making hits or trying to make hits. Yes the high pitched male rappers is funny. Yes the ladies are rapping but the guys who rap aren’t being forced to make hits to drop albums…that’s the difference. Artist would never drop an album if they did have a guaranteed hit to break an artist. Lots of context. Also a lot of artist don’t know how to perform. I’ve been to hundreds of concerts. Also rappers aren’t benign creative. 8:19 is a great point.

[@AnisaThePunk300]

this take makes sense because megan's album good news felt like an experiment. people show up for her singles meanwhile people straight up dislike drake as a person and show up for every album. it's like a music reviewer's requirement to listen to his albums (just to drop a quick 3/10 on it lol)

[@TexasChick45]

Well, Meg's going on tour this summer. You can count her out if you want. All I got from this is just more Megan hate.🤷🏾‍♀️

[@TexasChick45]

​@@AnisaThePunk300 However, as a die hard Meg fan, even I can agree that "Good News" felt like experimental. It *did* feel like she was trying to make a pop/rap album. However, I loved her follow up "Traumazine" because she had shit to get off her chest.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

3:15 that flute album HITS!!!

[@KILLROYE]

just seen a tweet the other day that said Ice Spice skipped like 4 levels of fame.

[@TexasChick45]

I guess so cuz all she's doing now is hanging out w/ Taylor Swift. And to that, I say...Good! I don't wanna hear this gitl rapping anymore. She can just be Taylor Swift's escort. lol

[@marrickvillian]

Out here in Australia 🇦🇺, there is a indigenous MC called Barkaa, & she is killing it right now. 🔥

[@xbabu142x]

Man I ran into a rad hip hop head out in Sydney there on Omeagle, while I was bored in between stuff at work, and dude put me on to people like OneFour and Barkaa! Ya'll are super solid on the recommends as far as I'm concerned! Cheers. On Omeagle of all places too lol. King Brown is an absolute lyrical innovation imo. In terms of hip hop music anyway.

[@amazing50000]

Yeah I knew about her for about 3 years. I am from America.

[@johndoe9575]

This is why I like drill rap because it has the energy and you can workout to it.

[@akumamakima2280]

Women stay winning.

[@c.a.4726]

Male rappers sound bored because hype male rappers already had their upward trend-female rap is on a different timeline

[@afauxican_american]

As a fellow old head I 1000% agree with you.

[@naomiashford152]

I think the tired sadboy flow is the rap equivalent of the breathy indie singer voice. You know the one. “Wellllcome to muyyyy kischen. We’ve got bananies and avacaddies”, inspired by Any Winehouse, the Lorde and SZA.

[@PerkolatorTheTerminator]

We DEMAND the new MC FD “Buy Me a T-Shirt (Trap Remix)” drop!!! 😂

[@DoodOverThere]

That Glorilla song is so good! An affirmation track Edit: Azalea Banks style is also dope. I like to think the ladies got some from her too

[@sidechainrsa]

1:22 JID's album The Forever Story is the best hip hop album to drop this decade imo, people need to stop sleeping on it.

[@dielotosblum]

The editing on "Back in my day" 💀

[@MsLolaTaylor]

Glo is my girl. She's the perfect balance between substance and trendy lyrics. Plus her flow is heat and true to her city.

[@infernaltr3345]

The main reason is that the most important male artists either all died (X Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD) or fell off too quickly (Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch). The only real rap "superstar" still left that came after 2018 is Gunna. Everybody else is just a superstar from earlier with no one to pass the torch to. (I won't count Yeat because he has his own style completely). Plus Female rappers do a great job carrying the torch of 2000s Southern rap and its energy and rawness. It's a really fun and fresh brand of rap. Male rappers lost that rawness to Autotune and melodic trap beats.

[@dahliaherrod4301]

Don't forget jail. Unfortunately, a lot of rappers are caught up in court cases or already in jail. Very sad

[@mahoganeybennett7151]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE TURN IT UP. I have been saying this for years.

[@tendaoxtails]

I may not be a fan of the choice of topics these female rappers may have but it’s the creativity of how they approach those topics that I love. Not a fan of taking about pum pum and whatnot, but if that bar involving it was funny or catchy, I’m here for it. Now, ice spice is a NO go for me. Love that you’re using Flo Millis “Nwber Gone Lose Me” beat, she’s been my new favorite female rapper! Great commentary as always!

[@crmurray04]

I'm with you 99% of it. But we will not allow this Moneybagg slander exist. Seriously the music coming out of Memphis currently really gives that late 90s/early 2000s energy and I'm here for it. When I found out Glorilla was from Memphis all I heard was Gangsta Boo and La Chat and it all made sense.

[@MsLolaTaylor]

When did he slander Moneybagg? Because he didn't.

[@crmurray04]

@@MsLolaTaylor I mean not literal slander no lol

[@claudiasolomon1123]

You have a very impressive way of analyzing & disecting the many facets of music & the music industry. If you & The Rap Critic made a collab video, that'd be a fascinating meeting of the minds.

[@SamFerro]

The incorporation of your video sponsor should be the gold standard for content creators. I was floored when u transitioned to the pitch. Perfection as w the rest of this video

[@WhenDaxAttacks]

Can't wait to see who remixes FD's "Light Work"

[@JaydedWun]

I think there's an extra missing element to it - the class element. I tend to lean towards stuff (of any genre) that feels like a more heartfelt, soulful representation of what people at the bottom are feeling. A lot of the female rappers are still talking about chasing money but it's done with that unapologetic ratchet vibe that a lot of the working class women I know completely embody. Most of the guys these days are coming from wealthy households and putting on a front as being hard but are completely out of touch, and you can feel that as a result their music isn't trying to say something. They aren't yearning for anything or trying to get away from anything, they just are distracting themselves from the lack of meaning in their lives.

[@LoveJungle420]

It's just an aesthetic difference. You want bars to be strong and direct, but this is a jaded and nihilistic generation. Bars that are more liminal, doomer, hopeless are en vogue. Hip hop has become more goth; more emo. Black men weren't allowed to be these things 20 something years ago, so we're getting to know all these new areas of self expression.

[@loveandwater]

thanks for highlighting Glorilla, Lotto, Kenny Mason and Teezo... never listen them before... just gave them a quick spin ... all great.

[@fat2518]

The way you said literally every word that has been on my mind since i got into rap. Im a 15 y/o boy who only got into rap back in 2018/2019 and i swear to god, out of the newer rappers the only rappers i listen to are ALL WOMEN. I really feel like this whole conversation can be applied to the music industry as a whole because men lately have been getting so comfortable with being boring and putting out soft and low energy songs and its driving me insane. It really sucks that for my generation we are just being fed nothing by these male artists and were just fine with it. Im tired of people acting like women havent been running the game for years now because its literally undeniable, theyre the only ones putting actual energy into their music while most male rappers get carried by beats and pretty backround music. There's a reason why for most of these rappers the most memorable part of their song is the woman's feature.

[@smoothlatinkid]

Old head here, and the notion that old school rappers had to have a great show/be great performers to make it is 100% old-head "in my day" false. Outside of The Fugees (who I saw open up for Lords of the Underground on a college tour), Tribe, The Roots, Method Man, and DMX, the great majority had NO stage presence, did the same weak-ass walking back and forth jukebox concert ,where their live performance completely lacked whatever magic/spark that the records had. It took Jay FOREVER to get his show up to par (and he admits he didn't really step up until he saw tour mate DMX's show.)

[@sunrise2148]

You right. Wu would just throw about forty ninjah's on stage. Showy was considered a gimmick, a diversion from lyrical lousiness.

[@khaliltribie8739]

bro! Cam game coming up! feels like an entirely new FD 🤣 Keep rocking man! You're doing the lord's work. You and Primm's Hood Cinema are the only two creators that heighten my mood when i see new drops.

[@DeLaSoul246]

Omg I have been saying this the past 4 years or more! Yess! The male complacency is palpable.

[@pangelsaya]

Damn your hair looks sooo good right now. Whoever did it is clearly very skilled!

[@na_k]

Right now in mainstream rap/hip-hop the women are superior emcees and rappers, and make better music. There's also still a lot of variety in the production and vocals, which makes it more interesting. A lot of the men seem to be chasing the same sound. Megan, ENNY, GloRilla, Noname, K Carbon, Rhapsody, Latto, Gloss Up, Slimeroni, Aleza, ScarLip... Some of these women are from the same region of the country, some same city, yet sound completely different. I'd also say the women from the South were also heavily influenced by Gansta Boo (R.I.P.), especially the ones from Memphis like GloRilla.

[@M4Kendall]

This needed to be said. Thank you