Ghostface Killah says it seems like music now is not from the heart but from the brain and has no soul to it. Watch the video and leave your opinion on what he had to say.
“If you don’t know your history, then you don’t know where you’re going. Once you don’t know the Kool G Raps and the Big Daddy Kanes and Chubb Rocks and Brand Nubians and De La Soul and Slick Rick, then you don’t really know shit. The game has changed and it has evolved into something else, which was going to happen.”
“We in the point where you still got real people that took music seriously still living in the mix in the days and times where all this bullshit is taking place. So we can go ahead and tell the difference. Now these young kids are on a different level, but you have to remember that they are teenagers and this is what they do so they have fun with it.”
“I think a lot of artists got lazy and a lot of these new artists don’t know their history…It seems like it’s not from the heart and it’s from the brain.”
Check below for Ghostface Killah speaking on his latest album, “Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry.”
Produced By Nigel D.
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its true, i’m watching hip hop turn into tween music. all this new hip hop shit REPLACED britney spears and boy bands. they didn’t just vanish, rap became mainstream and the audience changed from grown men on the street to kids. i ain’t got no problem with kids, but lets relabel music for children. don’t go calling it hip hop
hip hop is fuckin dead how much longer can nas wu-tang jay-z hold it down for??
i rarely blog but this shit piss me off already early this morning when birdman said about jay z & everything. why ppl support those faget ass niggas? im talking about birdman, lil wayne, cash money etc. they said it a million times that they dont give a fuck about hip hop but ppl still buying their records. they haven’t paved a way for new talent to come in except for other artists that been got on. they the reason why new rappers like us with talent, can’t get signed. they the reason why hip hop the way it is today. along with gucci mane & other bullshit rappers who just rapping for the money not from the soul. Not trying to be negative, but its getting to point where somebody needs to kill these motherfuckas for this shit. it really pissed me off when birdman said 2 pac cant accomplish what lil wayne has done. also, to yall mindless 13 – 17 kids whos dont know shit about hip hop probably gone trash me, or don’t give a fuck but i do. hate or love me but the world will hear me out shortly fuck a hater see ya later – sean loyalty coming soon
Yea rap pretty much mainstream garbage that only appeals to kids and wannabes and ignorant assholes who don’t kno shit about shit… real recogknize real…shout out to ghostface even if fatjoe did more sales than him
I think it is ludacris to compare Lil Wayne to what is going on today. Wayne is not simple-minded he knows his history and got them hard beats ( a millie etc ) like in the golden era and his flow and lyrics is of the hook as to compared to Biz Markie or any other crazy dude from the Golden Era. Dont let your hate to Wayne confuse you to what is going on today.
I will tell you what, the only guy that is catering to the britney fans etc. is Eminem.
Peace.
That’s Right No Soul Music Go Buy Ghost Album Shit is tighter than Skinny boy Jeans who da fuck is them fools Oh BTW Drake is Trash Straight Up Real Talk
Wayne is very simple minded when it comes to executing his retail albums. He doesnt offer anything lyrically magnificent to be feelin like he is the best rapper alive.
@sirturbonium01:
Jay, Nas, the Wu and tons of other hip hop acts are gonna hold it down for as long as their influence upholds in the culture. there’s dozens of aspiring artists that wanna keep the game evolving for the better. so hip hop aint dead
wayne’s a bum for real; nothin new. he gets a cheap buzz off mixtapes and wack singles then drops a backstreet boys version of a rap album. drake’s no different
Brotha Starks tells no lies. coppin the new joint! new Royce 5’9″ album out today!!
its about time some real nigga shit fuck the kids they fuckin up hiphop we need to stand as 1 and boycot this pop hop its watered down bull shit out there right now fuck happend 2 niggas rappin about the struggls of life the real shit they have seen and been doing thats were talent and real hip hop come from the sole real rec real …ps fuck the kids
lions wit no heart, im givin south paws// comin at da god like im da wizard of oz//
hiphop is aight! name the best spitter out?!
it’s sad to see when time has passed people by,it’s over ghostface, mc’s are like dumb football players instead of transitioning into executive positions like coaching the next generation of talent, they stay too long and get embarressed by these young boys,and yeah that golden era shit give me a break music will always be the same, some good, some bad ,some ugly,there was never a golden era just a ever changing ever evolving era like what wu did when they first emerged,and niggas need to stfu bout wayne that man just doing him,either outdo it or go sit down,and yall niggas in ny eat ,sleep, piss and shit hate and then have the nerve to wonder why you fell off and can’t get back,lol jay -z 450 first week after spending almost 10 mill on promotion lil wayne 1.5mill first week dispute that
mafia’d up da cops cant reach us//b4 ya speak ta me da goons’ll direct ya ta jesus///
Ghostface said the truth everything has been watered down with beats and lyrics. The lyrics have no meaning because they have no soul. To #11 your dumb as shit it’s not about sales it’s about the music and the quality Lil Wayne has never evolved into a better artist he’s been the same throughout his career. When he started out people would listen to him and be like he’s not that good. He started in the golden age and he failed, but he’s sells more in this bullshit time when the listener has dumbed done the lyrics to certain topics. Any mainstream artist right now would have failed in the 90′s. To the people who say were hating on certain people it’s just listeners right now were fed up with mainstream artists and how they get attention when the good artists are underground. The best albums of the year are from the wu they are continuing the legacy and bringing back reap rap.
Since when did wayne do 1.5 first week???
wow you wayne stans always push it 500k wayne barely did a mil and his sales dropped a shitload he only went 3x plat, jay-z has albums that have done way better in the long run, and why do you think Wayne has yet to drop Rebirth? he knows that shit wont sell aint nobody feeling that bullshit not even pop fans.
No shit hip hop has changed, but that doesnt mean lets hate on whos ontop right now if anything wayne and drake are a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the mainstream today, and gucci wow how can you say his music is not bangin?? do you saty inside or something?? get a gucci tape and crank that shit up in your trunk you will see why everyone loves gucci right now, and the man makes so many songs not all of them are gonna have the hot bars but gucci comes up with a lot of funny and clever shit . If anything Wayne, Gucci, and Drake are keeping Hip hop alive for the next generation of rappers they are all hardworking and make good music, cant say that for the rest of the game today…
and shout out to Nipsey Hussle, Hip hop is far from dead!
I always liked Ghostface cuz he was one of those rappers that you believed what he was saying , he put heart into his music and told a story. All my favorite rappers are storytellers. Nas, BIG, Jadakiss etc
Now todays rappers aren’t shit IMO cuz niggas like Wayne, Drake etc put lines together, sometimes clever [I'm not gonna lie] but never really tell a story. Like they have two lines that are somewhat related and everybody is on their dick like they’re amazing ass rappers. I think Wayne is cool even if a fag lol but he isn’t AMAZING like people make him out to be. Drake is the most overrated mofo but fuck it he’s better than the lowest of hip hop aka Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane and the rest of them peoples.
The truest thing Ghostface said IMO was how music never stays the same. I’m Rican and listen to English & Spanish music and let me tell you, everybody says old music was better. Salsa was x10000000000 better in the 70′s, Dominicans will tell you Merengue was x10000000 better in the 80′s/90′s etc etc. I say the same thing. I and also say hip hop was way better years back.
But the point is ALL music was better years back. ALL music was more creative and lyrical back in the day.
#11abg kinda hit it on the nail. these so called legends are supposed to be in executive team owning positions.
where they can call power moves & not have to stand by on the sidelines & watch talentless trash destroy hiphop, at the direction of white corporate America, who are exploiting black music to make money.
We dont own or control the media so we dont control our culture. maybe the internet will change the corporate monopoly & open doors for the real artist.
When the rappers of today who claim to be the best can make a “One Mic” then they need to shut up lol. Even fun Nas songs like “Made You Look”, “Oochie Wally” are x1000000000000 better quality, lyrically and flow wise. Even the beats were hot! Hero proves this guy stays genious, that’s the kind of music that we missin’ nowadays. That’s why alot of people complain, the music today is SO simple and dumbed down. Rappers barely have flow nowadays.
There’s still soul in the music, but it’s kinda trapped.
I believe guys like Drake and Kid Cudi are bringing that back.
I believe rappers should start speaking what’s really on their mind instead of trying to be the most clever guy ever to spit. 10 out of 10 times, someone will relate to what your saying if it’s real.
And cosign, Ed. Eminem does seem to be the only guy that appeals to the brittany fans.
#18 ..lmao..dude said drake got soul in his music
LOL! @ drake…I can agree with you on Kid Cudi since he gets mad play on the ipod but “Drake” <——– NO!
Stop hating on the new school…
If You Dnt Like The Way Hip Hop Is Do Something About It Drop A FUCKIN ALBUM..OR SOMETHING STOP HATIN
hating is how the new chumps know to shut the fuck up, how will they know we hate their corny shit if we don’t tellem?
hey i just wanna say arguing over this doesnt change da fact that hip hop aint tha same as the old days as ghost said music changes the world was in a completely different place when wu and krs slick rick and big daddy kane was dropping albums i do agree that that era was the best and will always be close 2 me but the music thats out now is different but not necessarily bad drake, wayne, kid cudi, wale, lupe fiasco, j. cole, the clipse they all keepin rap alive fa these young kids out here who idolize and wanna be apart of the game one day becuz of them im 19 years old and yea i bump gucci and wayne and drake but wat else is in my itunes library; wu enter the 36 chamber only built 4 cuban linx 1 and 2 biggie jay reasonable doubt it all plays different roles and should all be appreciated.
@ Mr. Loyalty… its not the artists its the labels and the consumers being lazy and jus waiting for music to be delivered! If the labels wanted something more the artist would gladly do more but if I can make a mil easy and not even spit hard why should I? (thats most folks mentality but i feel you)
@ as for post 1… COME ONNNNN… hip hop’s always been for the youth! If anything us older folks need to progress to something else!!!
Can’t believe people really mad @ Kids! smh
know how u know a washed-up loser in any area of life? it’s the one who bitches about the fucking good old days. Makes me fucking sick.
Lil wayne is a legend. ok there i said it. But he is a legend of this watered down version of hip hop. Ghostface is from the wu tang. He knows bout this music shit. He been in it for too long not to know. The kids are fucking up the game because the music is for the people but if the people want bullshit that’s what these rappers give them. Soulja boy is the poster child of where hip hop has gone. This kid took a stupid ass dance, some love boat beat and some yelling and went platinum with absolutely NO TALENT!!! I mean krs one was trying to convince fans that he is real hip hop and to let him in the circle. That proved that he was wack as fuck. Let’s be real here. 90 percent, yes 90 percent of the top 10 album sales rappers are not that good. Eminem, Wayne sometimes, Kanye, Jay, and all the old school artist have one skill that they don’t take for a joke and thats the skills on the mic. You can’t just bullshit wit it just cause a girl think its cute. That’s where the game has gotten to. Sad slow death. And there was a golden era of hip hop. Wikipedia it.