![]() ![]() and his ilk are a generation inspired by a period of pointlessness, consumed in the glare of things like 808s & Heartbreak. ![]() What more do you really need to do? If some rock band were to form and want a chance of blowing, and then were shown Nickelback’s latest album and told “play better than this,” would they have much to do? B.o.B. These young kids are coming in without flows, without ideas and gaining instant acclaim. What is this whole new thing? Everything’s been deliciously watered down by the likes of Flo Rida into slimy pop already. Every few years hip hop seems ready to accept some of the recent kids into a “what’s next” posse, and whichever artists are dropping that year have to feel lucky not to fall in an ignored year. Common sold out, Ghostface put out an R&B album, and Ludacris is on a Justin Bieber song (oh, and look, Drake’s in the video, of course).ī.o.B’s part of this whole new thing. Drake may be completely useless to begin with, but there’s a hell of a lot more wrong than that. It has become every label’s marquee attraction. As tired as the album concept may have seemed (and still seem) Nas had a point. ![]() It’s nothing new, for you know, all of music history various forms have had to evolve to keep with the times and remain interesting to a new and changing audience. Here we are in 2010, buddying it up with whatever hip hop is supposed to be today.
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