Oct 12, 2020

Griseldaa

 

Oct 12, 2020

Yeah I was about to say, these people OP mentioned are only carrying the toarch in the USA cause world wide, regular people barely know them and that's sad cause rap used to have artists that were big international. I mean all of them can walk in any country in Europe and get unnoticed, easily. I mean yeah there are people that know them outside USA but only rap fans.

 

Oct 12, 2020

Here in France, non-rapheads don't really listen to any of these artists (well, The Box was a hit though). I don't know any person, rap fans excluded, who even know thugger's, future's or migos' name. The only one with an international superstar aura must be Travis Scott... 6ix9ine and Lil pump are/were quite known... --- was knew and loved too.
I do agree about the female artists getting bigger and bigger, they can probably become true 2020s rap icons

 

Oct 11, 2020

Token

 

Oct 11, 2020

NBA Youngboy

 

Oct 11, 2020

dare i say baby is already a superstar, the biggest rapper out rn. not dababy, lil baby ofc

 

Oct 11, 2020

Thank you

 

Oct 10, 2020

Yup, but we're living in different time's too. Peoples attention spans aren't what they used to be as well as consumer behavior.
People don't sit through a whole album anymore trying to grasp an artist, sure the streaming services are allowing everyone an easier access to the market, but I believe by this we're sacrificing part of what made the artists you mentioned legends:
The organic growth of their fanbase, the struggles they had to go through to get theirs and especially (and this has to do with the aforementioned attention span) the nuances in personas and diversities in styles.
Don't get me wrong, it's great that so many artist can easily get exposure nowadays, but it also feels like the music industry is turning into some sort of fast food chain. The algorithm/sound that works at the moment/is trendy will be milked until your ears bleed. (like the whole scene doing Afrobeat or that Latin Despacito-esque rhytm for 9 months straight).
I sometimes get the feeling like consumers move on really quickly nowadays, also because of the younger playlist-listening-generation that sets the trends, and we don't really give artists a chance to develop a persona or vice versa, the artist is in for the quick buck and doesn't give too s----s about a concept or what he/she stands for. I mean how fast was Desiigner dropped? Rae Shremmurd? Joyner Lucas? Not hating on those folks, it's all love, but just look at how they got treated by the customers.. So I believe it's gotten harder to not get stuck in that one-hit wonder zone and be thrown away after a few tracks (cuz people might know that 1 song that blew up, but they don't give a f--- about what you have to say on your album, that might make you more interesting and increase the longevity of your career). The last artist, even though he's also been cancelled now, that was bold enough on a eminem-scale level was Tekashi 6ix9ine, that guy had so much hype, I could see him up there, but since all what has happened it's become a lot more quiet around the dude. So you see how fast the tables can turn on you. Imagine the same drama in the 90s, without the internet hive mind, would we have cancelled and crucified Em too for the rude (but obviously hilarious and comical) s--- he did?

That being said, I'm vouching for Tory, I've got the feeling he's playing his cards right at the moment, even with all the s--- being thrown at him.
He probably wont reach the level of stardom you mentioned, but I can see him last longer and get even more spotlight onto him. That Daystar album wasn't all too bad. Who knows what'll happen.

 

Oct 10, 2020

Yeah I’m dead. Not a chance any of these squids become anymore famous. They all s---.

I would say Hopsin and Logic once he comes out of retirement. He’ll be forced to when the baby bills start stacking up and his twitch persona doesn’t make it.

 

Oct 10, 2020

Even if there are some great choices, I don’t see anyone from this list to achieve the status like Kanye, weezy, drake, em etc.