He’s basically saying there’s no artists development. Most artists sound like their influences early on or they tryna sound like what’s out at the time.
@prophfit5440
Ай бұрын
Literally perfect sense
@everthealtruist
Ай бұрын
There isn't, labels today expect you to have everything they used to provide before they'll even hear you out.
@sepg5084
Ай бұрын
They make the sound and the image that sells, that's it. Tattoos, gang affiliation, chains, drugs, etc. is the image and lyrics that sells, and current flow is what the masses like to listen to.
@chykoj9714
Ай бұрын
Artist have to develop themselves first
@kingcam0775
Ай бұрын
It's the soundcloud influence for better or worse.
@ENT-MyNiNja
Ай бұрын
Andre was cooking,and you know he was because all of the haters commenting on this video are calling him everything but a liar....
@javonestephens7856
Ай бұрын
Exactly
@eugene3484
Ай бұрын
Is he saying rappers who succeed are ones that separate themselves from what everyone’s doing? That would make sense why Eminem is so successful. Blonde haired white boy rapping about the craziest ish. He stood out from the rest of the copy cats
@neanam
Ай бұрын
Andre 3000 is a pop ⭐ star
@oneeyedlair
Ай бұрын
@@neanam And an MC
@TheK9class
Ай бұрын
@@neanam and your favorite rapper's favorite rapper
@Jamusictv
Ай бұрын
No one sounds like Andre No one sounds like Big Boi No one sounds like Nas No one sounds like DMX Etc etc. There’s a reason for that. Them dudes back then put in them 10000 hours to sound unique
@PSTRICOP
Ай бұрын
Check out my music i'm about to change the game frfr. Got my own sound, flow, and style.
@MaliekNy
Ай бұрын
I can name mad artist that sounds like them now and then studyy
@GuyVick
Ай бұрын
It’s not even that .. they’re just original that’s what separates them from the rest… originality is always what we will make you different and then you have the skill set with it.
@smokenojoke8182
Ай бұрын
You’d get approached by the rappers entourage if you rap like them. No biting or copying someone’s style was permitted. Even the fans weren’t having it. Ja rule started singing to distance himself from DMX
@masterkelvee1
Ай бұрын
To me big krit sounds like big Boi
@tharcisse7103
Ай бұрын
André 3000 and Sexxy Red in the same room is a paradox.
@philanimtshali4090
Ай бұрын
‼️‼️
@JamesAnderson-e2x
Ай бұрын
Sure is.
@freedomm
Ай бұрын
A real oxymoron.
@trublacking8572
Ай бұрын
Said the same damn thing 😂😂 what alternate universe is this
@Kadafitheprince2379
Ай бұрын
Or is it really 🤔
@Pootisbird01
Ай бұрын
I love how Andre instead of just blindly hating on the new generation because they all sound the same, he explains that it’s a natural part of the journey for every artist no matter how great, that’s a very refreshing take on a very tired sentiment.
@d.michael372
Ай бұрын
That’s also one of the reasons why rap isn’t selling the way it used to. You’re going to get mighty tired of a playlist where everyone sounds the same.
@smokenojoke8182
Ай бұрын
Slut rap has ran its course as well
@CantTellYou
Ай бұрын
Isn’t pretty much every “mainstream” genre not selling the way they used to? besides maybe country, if we can call it that nowadays, those folks still seem to love to buy music instead of just streaming it lol
@d.michael372
Ай бұрын
@@CantTellYou A lot of rap today not just sounds the same, the quality of lyrics and musicianship is very low. Other genres of music still have elements in their songs I can appreciate
@jayc5756
Ай бұрын
Certain genres need a gatekeeper...and rap is 1 of them. FR
@smokenojoke8182
Ай бұрын
@@jayc5756 I agree rap, rock, R&B and pop….all full of carbon copies now
@shiningforce9033
Ай бұрын
Nas didnt sound like Big pun, Big Pun didnt sound like Jay Z, Jay Z didnt sound like Method Man, Methold man didnt sound like Big L, Big L didnt sound like Prodigy, Prodigy didnt sound like B.I.G. B.I.G didnt sound like Busta Ryhmes. Busta Rhymes didnt sound like Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill didnt sound like Missy. I can go on and on.
@aceassn716
Ай бұрын
Big L along with Big Daddy Kane Jaz O were the ones who put Hawaiin Sophie on though
@jenn6294
Ай бұрын
Seriously l
@Ikee4Sho
Ай бұрын
A lot of rappers back in the days sounded the same, but they were all very lyrical and dope so it didn't matter that much. For example, Big Pun sounded like Kool G Rap, Biggie sounded like King Tee, etc.
@raskidon
Ай бұрын
@@Ikee4Sho you are right
@beatsbydizzy8932
Ай бұрын
He's talking about todays rappers.
@Walking-MY-Path
Ай бұрын
He said it in such a respectful and eloquent way. Mad respect to one Hip-Hop’s greatest 🔥👏
@nicholashayes5773
Ай бұрын
He's absolutely right. Artists of the past had to hone their craft for years and years before they broke big. Nowadays anybody with a computer can gain instant fame, and as a result they end up sounding like everybody else.
@user-uz7tj4gh1z
Ай бұрын
There’s many great artists that are great lyricist that are out now
@RyanTaylorMedia
Ай бұрын
@@user-uz7tj4gh1zjust curious, can you give some examples?
@alfredbasile
Ай бұрын
@@user-uz7tj4gh1z Sure. Both can be true. Plenty of current rappers/artists have enormous natural talent AND their talent would shine 10x brighter if they lived in an environment/era where they had to hone it more.
@Bannerman246
Ай бұрын
King Dotta
@RW.40
Ай бұрын
@@alfredbasilerealest statement I’ve seen today
@tayonius
Ай бұрын
He’s right. They do. Sick of that shit…
@MrEAW56
Ай бұрын
Nah they don't...He hatin
@ozzy9218
Ай бұрын
@@MrEAW56he ain't hating he's telling how it is, I been saying the same for the last 10 years lol
@tayonius
Ай бұрын
@@MrEAW56 I feel what you’re saying, but I disagree
@sepg5084
Ай бұрын
@@MrEAW56 he's not hating, he did not say that the current "sound the same" flow is bad/inferior nor did he say he hated it. He just answered a question on what he thinks is the reason for it, he even admitted that he almost gone the same way. Learn to comprehend, kid 😉
@NW7386
Ай бұрын
@MrEAW56 it's ok man as soon as cats admit it, that's the first step to changing it. Especially the female MC's.
@exhaust4246
Ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely. As a musician 100% agree with him, it takes years to find your sound as an artist
@phillipcotton833
Ай бұрын
Sounds alike, looking alike, same mannerisms,same hairstyle. Creativity, & Individualism.....ABSENT!!
@AM1media
Ай бұрын
A bunch of loser clones
@JamesReed-vm1xh
Ай бұрын
And they all talk about the same shit!
@checkm7094
Ай бұрын
@@JamesReed-vm1xh and then they be fuckin same bitch!
@kidrobot.
18 күн бұрын
back then they all did the same thing each generation too
@andyscott5277
Ай бұрын
I think in the 90’s there was a celebration of diverse talents, whereas now corporate labels just want you to sound like the last success story.
@zubayzimbo9794
Ай бұрын
The cool thing is that Future actually made the wave that these new guys are riding. It's just that things are soooo fast today that most people think Future stole his OWN style smh 😂
@ulthuncho7123
Ай бұрын
Naw I be wondering why no one brings up tpain like he wasn’t the start of auto tune. Hell he didn’t even need hard bars just harmonize and it sounded good for him. I’m not saying he stole tpain style but I never like that future was the start of that wave
@19tet
Ай бұрын
pitch down carti n boom future lowkey😂
@cperkins5050
Ай бұрын
Lil Wayne created mumble rap not Future
@TayongoExplores
Ай бұрын
@@cperkins5050Lil wayne was not mumbling.
@CompOstang50
Ай бұрын
@@ulthuncho7123tpain didn't start shit bro. Auto tune was created by Roger Troutman. Computer Love was out when Teddy was a baby. After Roger, you had Teddy Riley who used it, and then you had Devante Swing from Jodeci. ALL of them preceeded Tpain.
@munyaradzimadhangi5626
Ай бұрын
This transcends beyond music... It is applicable even in careers
@icecreambeats101
Ай бұрын
He’s right. That’s why I have a playlist that goes from 1978 to 2014 because it seems like hip hop just changed for the worse
@sbrooks904
Ай бұрын
2015 was an amazing year for hip hop. so was 2018.
@TIZZYYY29
Ай бұрын
this guy is yapping
@icecreambeats101
Ай бұрын
@@sbrooks904 just my opinions 😊
@icecreambeats101
Ай бұрын
@@TIZZYYY29 I’m a woman 😊
@lenny_skywalker
Ай бұрын
Send me your Playlist because I need some 1978 music fr 🌹
@rollingcalfmusic
Ай бұрын
He’s one of a few rappers than can say rappers now sound the same because he is totally unique
@1stNumberOne
Ай бұрын
The fans don’t care about originality. Dudes are doing what works. A ninja can literally steal another dudes flow….and nobody cares. It’s the fans being less critical. That’s also why everyone thinks they can be a rapper. Every regular person. Star power isn’t a thing anymore. The he thing is: people rapped because they genuinely liked music and the art of it. Now people rap Because they want money, fame and clout.
@nicholashayes5773
Ай бұрын
Very true. If I ran into one of today's rappers on the street, I probably wouldn't even recognize them. They don't even give off that "star power" energy anymore.
@jasonpierre6108
Ай бұрын
I only disagree with the star power. Thats still a huge thing. The problem is you don’t need the skill to match the star power these days.
@jimmiesmith5811
Ай бұрын
True and Internet helps now its not like it was back when you had to rely on radio to be the only source of exposure@@jasonpierre6108
@TheBTranz
Ай бұрын
I said this years ago and Sir I agree .
@ericparker163
Ай бұрын
That's also why lyricism will never truly die. For all those out there that sound the same and don't develop their unique voice, there are those that don't and will and when they come around they outshine everyone else. Just look at Kendrick
@Mxrclxrk
Ай бұрын
I agree, rapper back then didn’t want to sound alike it was corny if you copy and pasted from another rapper. Now that’s the formula to copy and paste what’s got right to remain relevant.
@shadow_realm47
Ай бұрын
The entire rap game now has the same flow, same bars and same drill beat with the same skrrrtttt😂
@Mxrclxrk
Ай бұрын
@@shadow_realm47 facts bro!
@Bannerman246
Ай бұрын
@@shadow_realm47 i feel King Dotta is different and that’s why it’s important we make this man successful
@cperkins5050
Ай бұрын
Back then, rappers were blacklisted for sounding like someone else. Your career would be over soon.
@diligentpurpose6272
25 күн бұрын
@@shadow_realm47 they all have the same everything largely because the fanbase just wants to hear trap music and mumble rap over the same recycled beat. Everyone I know who can recognize actually real lyrics stopped buying anything mainstream that was released after the year 2000
@smokenojoke8182
Ай бұрын
Valid point. It goes back to the importance of artist development and “gate keepers”. All of this existed so you wouldn’t have this problem in music.
@ZLM88
Ай бұрын
He probably one of the few who can say this 🙌🏾 Andre has his own unique sound ❤
@lobabobloblaw
Ай бұрын
“Tiddy boy was rapping!” for some reason has me cracking up a little despite the sincere connotation
@snipersLock
Ай бұрын
Me taking notes like.... "Write that down, write that down!" - SpongeBob SquarePants
@Ppluvr215
Ай бұрын
Cringe
@Bannerman246
Ай бұрын
Lol 167 likes😬
@CanditoTrainingHQ
Ай бұрын
They dont write. They work with the same producers. Theres no regional exclusivity to sounds anymore. Everything that is good is milked on Tik Tok until its stale. Look at how fast Afrobeats went from being the next big thing, to now just being about Tyla only and all her songs sounding the same. Unless there is a fundamental shift towards purchasing albums, the quality will never be the same.
@shadow_realm47
Ай бұрын
I blame Drake😂 he jumps on the hottest flow/beat/trend makes it mainstream then all the rappers that haven't developed "their sound" yet start copying him. He rode the SoundCloud wave, the ATL wave and Jamaican house in 3 years.
@gaIIows
Ай бұрын
Regional scenes still exist. They just get quickly exploited by the mono-culture and disregarded. Happens in all kinds of different ways
@checkm7094
Ай бұрын
I think afrobeats is one of those things that's just immune to the artistically dogshit quite frankly, it does well with or without.
@CanditoTrainingHQ
Ай бұрын
@@checkm7094 True, I still like all the other artists outside of Tyla. Asake especially is the type of artist that I hope doesn't even become too Americanized, because that soulful style gets beatdown in the states.
@aaronmt29
Ай бұрын
This is good life advice. When we start out at a job in a completely new role we copy the behaviours of the ones teaching us until we are ready and have learned enough to do things our own way
@eastafrika728
Ай бұрын
I agree, I said it when mumble rap started, young artist don't taie time to think in the studio like rappers did in the old days.
@ARPorganics
Ай бұрын
Best thing for any upcoming rapper. Dont go on social media plant forms. Don't go on youtube. Lock yourself in a studio, right and record. Take yourself out or go on vacations or go out and enjoy yourself. Don't listen to some of the latest artists that are out. Especially mainstream and watch the magic happen.
@WhatTheSneakers
Ай бұрын
Yeah. I definitely agree. Subject matter, flows are so identical and it irritates me because you go from artist to artist in this area and i heard the same thing from a different artist. No identity, just what ever is popular. Artists from the 80s, 90s, 00s and somewhat 10s had they own style.
@skizzraw3034
21 күн бұрын
It's like sneakers. Who would wear Sketchers, because they want to be different? Or because they feel good? Nobody who is into fashion.!! But, they will wear whatever others are wearing. Just like the guys who sag their pants. If everybody in the US said, they would stop sagging,it's corny. And one guy walked around like that. Eventually, he would follow suit. Especially when people would clown him. So nobody will try to change their style, if everybody is doing it.
@vii9284
Ай бұрын
he's right about future. he would've failed if he tried to be andré jr.
@javonestephens7856
Ай бұрын
Factual
@indigobluu
Ай бұрын
Thats how I feel about Teezo
@royalty_the1892
Ай бұрын
Idk B.O.B did it successfully. I'm joking, of course. I just want it to be when the artists or fans didn't allow for unoriginality and biting.
@Dipset415
29 күн бұрын
@@royalty_the1892BOB made some hits and still does his thing underground 💯👏🏿way higher quality of music than weak ass future
@iposteverythung3720
Ай бұрын
Dude is speaking facts. I felt this way ever since my teen years and I did not like the mainstream rap from a few years ago til today. It also pissed me off when people said oldheads are hating on mainstream rap nowadays, but I know lots of young people who feel the same way.
@clearvizionmedia1151
Ай бұрын
He is absolutely right about the way we sound like tose we listen to. Thats why I don't listen to music a lot while I'm creating.
@MichelleJBitunjac
Ай бұрын
Have said the exact same thing for the last 2 decades. Folks can cry about the evils of the industry but one thing we lost with the advent of the digital age and the immediacy of the internet is that artist development was real and brought forth a lot of legendary talent. Look at the Fugees grew from their first album, to their remixes, to "The Score" alone.
@SourceAwareness
24 күн бұрын
100%, Sister. 👍🏾👍🏾
@theconsciousobserver6829
Ай бұрын
Because they're products of social engineering
@F.I.M_the1
Ай бұрын
@shadowsaiyan
Ай бұрын
So you really just gone sit here and say the quiet part out loud, huh? 😒☕😅
@arzabala23
Ай бұрын
This is ground breaking for the hip hop community
@DJLITRAVE
Ай бұрын
i agree with him artist gonna go with what pays so when they get own they are not gonna come with new styles they are going to keep going with the style that got them on
@mlsanders4800
Ай бұрын
In this age of soundcloud, social media, and all that, people gotta be now now now, and no-one gets to grind off their rough edges and find the diamond inside.
@downtoearthx9393
Ай бұрын
Whether it’s rap, rock, country, movies, the entertainment business is taking less of a risk because of the economy we’re in. It’s as simple as that. At the end of the day, entertainment is an industry.
@changotv5847
Ай бұрын
Sounds like you're defending unoriginal and uncreative. 🤔 Except this means nothing. The entertainment industry has always been an industry, so thats not an excuse. They were being more creative and original in the past, it was still an industry at that time.
@downtoearthx9393
Ай бұрын
@@changotv5847 oh I’m not defending lack of creativity. I wish we still lived in an economy like the 90s where studios were taking all kinds of risks with artists but unfortunately we live in a time now where studios are only going to put out something that they know is easy to make, inexpensive to create, easy to control and manipulate the artist, and that has been proven to be popular and actually sell. Its business. Which is why more artists need to embrace online platforms where they can distribute their craft. I mean it comes down to profitability and what’s available. It’s the same argument for using a library when you can use your laptop, or walking to work when you have a perfectly good car to get you there in 10 minutes.
@downtoearthx9393
Ай бұрын
@@changotv5847 people had a lot more money to spend on albums, movies, and even food in the 1990s than they do now. Naturally businesses are going to take less of a risk/investment if there is no guarantee of success and there’s less money to go around.
@changotv5847
Ай бұрын
@@downtoearthx9393 oh i get you now. That extra context helped. I Absolutely agree with that. Greed has taken over in a lot of ways, and as budgets rise, i suppose control has also tightened and so its lead to wanting to take less risks. It really works against creativity, but you pointed out the best remedy for it, too. The Internet has opened a lot of doors, and although this comes with its own set of problems like more competition than ever, it also allows for people to get creative and most importantly make their own path independent of the system.
@downtoearthx9393
Ай бұрын
@@changotv5847 YES!! And we actually live in a time where more independent (indie) content can be released without needing a major studio or celebrity sponsor for distribution.
@dropshock284
Ай бұрын
I really appreciate that this response is both knowledgeable and empathetic. Not the type of response you’ll get from a snippy KZitem comment
@zxcccccc1
Ай бұрын
The best were told they were wack, and it made them grind harder. Rakim was rejected, Nas was told to step it up, and Chuck D got dissed. Gate keeping makes me angry, but it also drives me to increase my capacity .
@kamehousekz87
Ай бұрын
I think that’s right. Another angle is that the vast majority of up and coming bedroom artists are recording in the same DAWs, with the same plugins, and same sample packs. So, not only are they uncultivated and sounding like everyone else on the mic, they are rapping over beats that are virtually indistinguishable from each other 9/10 times.
@kingt5245
Ай бұрын
3000 needs to drop an album to change everything
@nicismagic
Ай бұрын
He did like last year, he plays flute on it
@samwill226
Ай бұрын
Sadly young people wouldn't listen.
@HCDAnimation
Ай бұрын
@@samwill226 we wanna hear Andre rapping or at least singing, not just flute the whole album lol
@samwill226
Ай бұрын
@@HCDAnimation lol I'm saying they still won't listen if he releases a rap album.
@HCDAnimation
Ай бұрын
@@samwill226 don't need young people to listen, but if I he made it in a certain way I'm sure they would, depends on if he got modern rappers featured on it
@rickymcgruder4868
Ай бұрын
since i study and listen to over 100 rap albums from 80s,90s,2000s and 2010s. it help me be more orginal and take from my favorite rappers from each era. some times i might sound like a position and pro black version of too short. then tupac. then bone thugs. then nelly then 3 6 mafia. then dipset and camron. then little brother. then grand hustle. then west coast legends. then 80s rappers. because i am a student of the game. and
@Scotland_the_Brave1984
Ай бұрын
Never thought of it like that but he's right
@ryanrich5
Ай бұрын
He's right. And if you are an unknown artist that has developed (has 2 or 3 albums / 50-60 songs under your belt) and put a song out sounding like no one else, a label won't support it. Originality is frowned upon, they want you to sound like everyone else.
@fteej7861
Ай бұрын
The funny thing is when an artist does pop and they get 4-5 years in all the sudden people say they fell off or dont sound the same anymore. Because they dont sound like their biggest influences anymore. So now people stop fucking with em because they have found their voice and it dont sound like everyone else.
@shadow_realm47
Ай бұрын
They used to do LPs and EPs every six months now they limit themselves by doing the studio album on the studio schedule.
@skizzraw3034
21 күн бұрын
I don't like how KID ROCK did hiphop dirty, and sold hiphop out. There are alot of "Rappers" who did it. They get on, and all of a sudden they are rock stars and don't mess with the people who made them famous. Other genres did it too. Pink did R&B at first. I don't mind if you want to change it up, but don't dis the people you called fans.
@zaa-flips-it
Ай бұрын
Sometimes sounding like your heroes works out, if it wasn't for that, we wouldn't have boom bap, boom bap is the 80s hardcore of the hip hop world.
@FourEyz
Ай бұрын
You got listen to the right ones, eventually you’ll find them
@PSTRICOP
Ай бұрын
Check out my music i'm about to change the game frfr. Got my own sound, flow, and style.
@donii7092
Ай бұрын
He’s absolutely right. New rappers aka the carti generation are not rappers they’re just performers
@smoothsavage2870
Ай бұрын
It's because rap is more lucrative than ever and with social media, gatekeeping is impossible. The floodgates have been forced open and there's no shutting them. But we also have to come to terms with the fact that most of us are turning into our parents and grandparents with the way we feel about music.
@pressureworld1
Ай бұрын
No one is turning into their parents. Young rappers get credit if they separate themselves from the pack. I just don't see it happening in the South.
@smoothsavage2870
Ай бұрын
@@pressureworld1 A lot of us ARE turning into our parents. And their parents before them. Do you think this is the first time the young generation's music got hate from the past generation? This goes back as far as Stride piano music vs ragtime in the early 1900s. Everybody hates whatever's new. Louis Armstrong made the first diss on wax towards Dizzie Gillespie because Dizzie and Charlie Parker were ushering a new style of Jazz (Bebop) and rendering Swing Jazz obsolete. Miles Davis got hate for making a Jazz fusion album.
@alott7994
Ай бұрын
Most of these parents are trash that's why most of their kids are too. They fell into the trap of being dummied down as a whole
@Chessbox09
Ай бұрын
Not all the time. My younger cousin doesn't even really like new hip hop and like old school better. I think you need to expose younger generation to classic material so they have a reference.
@skizzraw3034
21 күн бұрын
@@Chessbox09 I like music. I'm a O.G. producer. I came up rapping, and making beats, when making beats was a beat. No basslines. No instruments. Rappers, and producers have the same sound. I'm still working on my style. People say, my style is old school, because I'm trying to not fall into the stereo type. It's hard.
@timthomas598
Ай бұрын
Andre always speaking facts! 💯💎
@Mirbuck48
Ай бұрын
Also now it’s no more regional sound.
@jeremyblackwater439
Ай бұрын
Yeah I miss that
@roxienatura
Ай бұрын
I never even consciously realized this, but you’re absolutely right. Explains a lot of why everyone feels so interchangeable.
@leedurham3144
Ай бұрын
Yes. Now New York and Philly rappers sounding like they from the south. wtf that’s they sound
@19tet
Ай бұрын
id say reguonal in a different way like axis
@tkking3835
Ай бұрын
The fact that he was on that show with Sexy Red sitting right there and said this but embraced her music which is the exact opposite of the deep thought provoking music him and Big made kinda made me lose some respect for him. That man should not have even agreed to be in the same room with her.
@reedarockstar
Ай бұрын
Nothing but truth
@T1J
Ай бұрын
this a good insight in all creative endeavors
@edm1207
Ай бұрын
What makes these new artists sound totally the same is they use the cadence and the same trap beat...atleast back then you could tell the difference who was behind the mic and the beat made you feel like you were listening to something new.
@DunGOTem
Ай бұрын
It’s the artist who chooses what beat and how they want to sound. They copying and pasting out in these streets 😂
@jwconglomerate332
Ай бұрын
I was listening to the new Eminem and he's got a track with JID. Before I saw the liner notes I thought it was Kendrick, hands down. Turns out it was just a facsimile. The weaker artists copy the stronger ones, while the stronger ones have already moved on to new shit or just plain evolved. You can tell the real deals cause they lead the pack, and the pack all just sound like the leaders' last albums.
@216Numbskull
Ай бұрын
No matter how you wanna spin it, it's simply "evolution" of life. Or, should I say it's "devolution" of life in quite a few things today? No diss to the entire younger gens today whatsoever, there's many brilliant minds & artists who are still critical thinker's & choose to create & look outside the box. Although it seems the rest of them have lost their will to even try much at all in originality really. Not that every MC back in the day brought game to the table with pen skills & flow. Still, there's no doubt about it that many of these rappers & beat makers today who all sound exactly the same for the most part would have even made it on a corner block much less made it on wax. Old school & golden age MC's couldn't come out biting other MC's & get away with it. Not a chance, no way, it just wouldn't happen my friends. But as I first stated it's called "evolution" plain & simple. That was then, this is now! If all of these over obnoxious repetitive rap joints are what rap fans today want to accept & that's their vibe now. Well then there it is, it's a rap. (pun intended) Blah,ha!! 😂🤣 Just keeping it a buck here ya dig? +Peace, Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friends & All That Jazz In Hip-Hop Too!+. 🤘😎🤘
@ocmoney3449
Ай бұрын
I see a lot of people twisting what he said as a way to bash artists and that’s not what he’s saying. He saying at some point and time all artists sounded like someone else early in their development. If you listen to Kendrick Lamar he has a song where he sounded just like lil Wayne early in him discovering his sound, he talks about it on Big Boys Neighborhood radio show. A lot of these artists aren’t bad artists, they are still figuring it out in front of our eyes. The difference with music now is we have to adjust to learning to appreciate the process that we once didn’t get to see. It might take 4 albums because back in the day most artists had an opportunity to complete that development of sound before being discovered. Even then some artists took two or three projects before they stopped sounding like someone else. I remember the Jay z sound a likes and the numerous singles released that all had the same sound from artist we know and love today. Music takes time to develop and it takes time to find yourself as a musician. With all the great music out there I think we gotta listen with less of a critical ear, and spotlight those with developed sounds while allowing others to grow without being shunned. Especially in hip hop which is essentially the voice for the voiceless. The last thing we want to do is silence someone’s voice who might’ve already felt silenced in society. 🫡❤️
@cjmittele855
Ай бұрын
He’s 100000000% correct.
@ChameleoKing
Ай бұрын
That was a great explanation. Makes perfect sense 👌🏾
@bloodmoon920
Ай бұрын
This is exactly what Kendrick was preaching when he first came out and how he had to develop himself cause the industry was wanting him to sound like everybody else
@nottyseel949
Ай бұрын
Makes sense. A lot to be said for sheer volume available to consumers as well. You used to wait for your favorite artists and play an album on repeat for months. So it was easier for niche audiences to develop I would think. Now I hear so much music that I have no clue who it is from one set to the next. It's easier to be known for something out of like 10 choices and compared to standing out against 1000s. Everyone is a flash in the pan if the pan is too big.
@devindasilva2258
Ай бұрын
Andre 3000 is 100% correct most of these girls got a Three 6 Mafia package and that's the only thing that got popping no authentic style nothing basically they eating off of what people had to dive and fail for my thing is there's no individualistic rap it's just them using stuff from the past and patterns from the past
@coachsmith9158
Ай бұрын
Talking my rap language ✅
@CutlassCraft
Ай бұрын
I agree but I think the development happens still ,we just get to witness it in real time. And the ones that don’t develop just fade away.
@cartier2312
Ай бұрын
From 2018 that’s when everyone started to sound the same. Nobody wants to be creative and different. The same sound, the same flow and rhythm. Everyone is making microwave music. To be honest Be yourself, find your audience, take your time and hone who you are . This goes to anyone who is willing to put in the work what ever you trying to do in your life. If your life is to copy and mimic other people I’m highly disappointed and disgusted.
@FromTheHipp
Ай бұрын
way before then....
@cartier2312
Ай бұрын
@@FromTheHippthe question is why? What’s wrong with being your own self and be creative and different from everyone and that’s why HipHop and Rap is not the same how it was back in the day
@FromTheHipp
Ай бұрын
@@cartier2312 because they want the bag. they dont care about art.
@cartier2312
Ай бұрын
@@FromTheHippexactly and that’s why those rappers and singers are no longer making music because they were reckless with their money, rush into the music industry with no idea about the business side of the music industry. And if you really want the bag or want to become famous so bad at least be smart about it. Having people in your circle that value and understand, also care about the art of Hiphop. And like I said there is nothing wrong with living a normal life and working 9 to 5 job not everyone is cut to be a Hiphop artist or to become famous
@skizzraw3034
21 күн бұрын
@@cartier2312Tyler the Creator, JpegMafia,The Roots. Different.!!!
@m.l4620
Ай бұрын
Even though I don't listen to rap today but what I have heard he is right!! But if he starts rapping again then I will be listening again
@victormartins7867
Ай бұрын
spot on
@BigCore-
Ай бұрын
That’s why people used to get booed in New York. They weren’t the them that they eventually became. It wasn’t the hate people swore NYers had for outsiders. It was the policing of the culture…
@Agentmg17
Ай бұрын
Agree
@TomisaLami
Ай бұрын
I completely agree and also think it extends into just about every other form of pop music. From country to modern radio jazz. Unless you get into like some serious underground stuff, it’s all gonna be pretty much the same and it has been for a while.
@PotentialProphet
Ай бұрын
Everyone have their own way to express the artistry on the microphone
@cartier2312
Ай бұрын
If your expression of a artistry is copying and sounding like the same music and artist that is playing on the radio, the street and what is trending on social media than you are a follower and you are a microwave artist. I agree with Andre on you have to take time your time and to hone who you are, find your audience, your own style and sound. What you think most of your favorite artists are not making quality music is making they to be in the spotlight so bad they make a quick song and post it on their social media and KZitem to get likes and views but why ? Can take your time and go to the studio and actually make a quality song or album that last 10 plus years. Come on now about 75% of hiphop and rap music are copying each other sound and style that is why music sounds the same. I will end this by saying not everyone should or needs to be in the music industry. Be yourself, find your audience, take your time and hone who you are and work hard this goes to anyone who is willing to put in the work what ever you trying to do in your life. If your life is to copying and mimicking other people I’m highly disappointed and disgusted.
@sincerelyimjean
Ай бұрын
@cartier2312 even if u do your own thing mfs will still hate and try to compare u when u only focus on writing your own lyrics etc Like what I do but it since it's not own or anything mixed they say ass or try to compare saying he not famous lmao I have highlights of My lyrics and my own sound what I come up with I do it for fun so I guess...some people love being repetitive
@Laverntempleton
21 күн бұрын
In the 80s, 90s, and even early 2000s hip hop still had a strong element of subculture to it that encouraged regional sounds, different flows, different fashion etc. Now that Hip hop has become pop culture the underlying motives have changed and what is celebrated is mass appeal. Therefore an artist is under a lot more pressure to conform than to create his own lane.
@BigDic-qz8su
Ай бұрын
It's popular all these kids sound the same
@DAA314
Ай бұрын
I remember when 3k was rappin before the flute and extras, ahead of his time 🔥
@Ricsteed1987
Ай бұрын
I can't tell any of the new women rappers apart except scar lip they all sound the same
@fernandoreyes680
Ай бұрын
Noname, Little Simz, Armani Caesar, Che Noir? All very distinct flows and deliveries
@SystemChannel
Ай бұрын
It’s weird how they get penalized for being unique.
@smoothsavage2870
Ай бұрын
We can't tell ANY rapper apart. Please stop trying to single out women.
@glennburns7898
Ай бұрын
I like Noname, Tierra Whack, Rapsody and Doechii
@Dkmo94
Ай бұрын
@@fernandoreyes680 valid but they are all "underground' undortunately, all the mainstream rappers got the same subject: 💦 🐱
@juanogando1901
Ай бұрын
Hip hop DX is part of what 3000 saying. Y’all don’t promote new artist. Looking at yall videos where the new artist? Yall want to claim “blog era” rap but can’t name new artist today? The labels really screwed everyone over. Yall should make a documentary about it.
@skizzraw3034
21 күн бұрын
Word, I do not know alot of the new rappers, except the ones they promote on here, or have trouble on here. I try to listen as much as I can, but I just hear what I heard back in my day, just different. Instead of Money, clothes, and hoe's. It's Guns,Murder,AND Ops. So, I try to stay relevant, so my beats can stay relevant, but it's so many rappers now.
@Meltymorty
Ай бұрын
Trap rapper's are some of the most boring and repetitive rapper's
@Isvvx
Ай бұрын
With some of the best & most creative production too.. but it works. It’s like wearing a loud pair of sneakers, but having a simple outfit or vice versa; they tend to compliment each other perfectly. Imagine Jay-Z or Nas on a metro beat, they’d have to “dumb it down” to make it fit.. imagine Future or Jeezy on a alchemist or JDilla beat, they’d have to double/triple entendre & that would sound just as out of place. I love trap & I love “old head” lyrical miracle. There’s room for both.
@Meltymorty
Ай бұрын
@@IsvvxTrap music is 🗑️🚮
@Isvvx
Ай бұрын
@@Meltymorty I feel you.
@StreetsAintNoMyth5
Ай бұрын
@@Isvvxbest production? Negative. All the beats is trash and the same
@sircartier2723
Ай бұрын
It was great from 2006-2015, then trap went downhill from there
@Samilin-Corrath-Gahar
Ай бұрын
He's right, there is little to no originality left in music nowadays
@Becauseimme
Ай бұрын
New Rap is Garbage 🗑️
@NativeGod
Ай бұрын
It’s not only the sound. It’s their mindset and upbringing. Their subjects are limited. Can’t really call them an artist because artist can paint different pictures.
@nessdagoat
Ай бұрын
That flute album was trash and hearing him live was even more trash. Let’s strike that from the record.
@Kal-El207
Ай бұрын
Yeah I agree. I swear after that Rick Rubin interview he did some years ago, this random love fest for 3K has just sprung up out of nowhere. All of a sudden he’s everyone favorite rapper, favorite actor, favorite person etc. he literally doesn’t have a solo album until that flute album. He also only did songs with other artists. He has no rollouts for concerts, merchandise, no commercialization in any form. He’s just a guy who made some music with Big Boi back in the 90s & early 00’s. OutKast is an incredible duo. Not undermining their music nor career at all. But as for Andre, people need to stop being sheep and following the bandwagon.
@strongbone9471
Ай бұрын
@@Kal-El207love below is a solo album
@Kal-El207
Ай бұрын
@@strongbone9471Love below is a collab album with him and Big Boi. Idk why ya’ll always try to throw that in the mix as a “solo” album. It’s not. He did songs in private and linked those songs with Big Boi’s. So essentially it’s a feature album.
@Sneakycat1971
8 күн бұрын
Back before the internet rappers didn't have a whole lot of options to put their songs out especially if their producer didn't think it was good enough. Now anybody can put out music, no matter how bad it is
@justineebourgeois3420
Ай бұрын
Andre 3000 > Kendrick Lamar 🤷♀️
@1hendrixx7
Ай бұрын
No need to compare they both great artist
@fettywapsmissingeye
Ай бұрын
both goats. andre (outkast) has more classics but don’t have a body of work as perfect as TPAB
@bryantwinslow6211
Ай бұрын
That not a bad thing cause Andre 3000> 99.9% of the artist in the industry
@cartier2312
Ай бұрын
Kendrick is a mid rapper. Not is us is boring asf 🥱
@poetryismyting8854
Ай бұрын
Kendrick being compared to greats and being less than don’t bother no one fr. It’s when y’all say some people like cole . Kendrick is the goat. He’s on the Mount Rushmore
@sjw4life546
Ай бұрын
There is no financial incentive for artists to be different. Club hip hop has such a dominant foothold on the artform that anyone trying to do something different will get lost in the weeds. Thirty years ago, you could have groups as diverse as Wu-Tang, Outkast, Bone Thugs, and Westside Connection because all of those groups were commercially successful doing their own thing.
@wplants9793
Ай бұрын
Different genera and time period but I remember Michael Stipe from REM saying the exact same thing. It took them like 8 years to really find their sound and then finally they broke in a big way
@nonamemcgee1295
Ай бұрын
This is why other great lyricists also are underrated, they can rap very good but they all sound the same or a bigger rapper already sounds that way so they just get shun over to the side, in this generation you need something to capture audiences cause there are millions of artists in the mix
@johnjones928
Ай бұрын
I agree, it's very basic that most artist (not just rappers) initially emulate their influences then hopefully develop a style of their own. The part I think he missed is in lafge part that's what the music industry wants. Signing a young imitator to a cheap contract is just a scheme to make a quick buck, it's been going on for decades.
@tinyt.w.i.m7291
Ай бұрын
I hear it in 1K Phew. listen to Hammer Time, then listen to his recent album. His whole flow changed since then. If I’m listening to Andre 3000 correctly, I can chalk it up to 1K Phew being more comfortable in where he’s from and who he is. Very insightful video. Thank you for posting.
@Chessbox09
Ай бұрын
Culture has changed dramatically. Before if you were not original and sounded like someone else you got hated on and exiled. Also ghostwriting used to be one of the original sins of hip hop.
@jameshaynes8315
22 күн бұрын
Its the problem with all contemporary music. The "gatekeepers" have been made irrelevant by internet and social media. While "gatekeepers" could destroy talent and were known for doing so. They also ensured that there was very little overlap in style, sound and image.
@Summonergeek
Ай бұрын
It's partly true. At least he wasn't blowin' smoke at nobody. Then again, I've only just seen this clip. But I've always thought that he seemed like a chill dude.
@MarkArandjus
Ай бұрын
This happens in rock and metal a lot. Bands will understandably try to get signed and released ASP, but after 2-3 albums they find themselves and start sounding different and a lot of fans resent them for it and accuse them of selling out or going soft.
@jimmywang3879
Ай бұрын
Other reason is back then folks kept it real, they were themselves so being yourself, you're more likely to sound unique. Pharcyde for example made a song about awkward love, Skeelo rapped about his insecurity, for example. Now everyone tries to portray a street image that's usually phony. Be yourself, your rapping will naturally sound unique. Shoutout ODB for being the king of original.
@ismaildelorenzo
Ай бұрын
Agree. A lot of rew rappers sound alike. Seems like in the 90s that was considered bitting. Not to say that there wasn’t bitting back then either. Like crusial conflict bitting bone thugs and others as well. I guess that’s part of the game/business but it’s good to hear new and different styles to Keep hip hop fresh.
@smoothsavage2870
Ай бұрын
Crucial Conflict had a different style from BTNH. Their cadences were totally different.
@216Numbskull
Ай бұрын
It not only seemed like old school & golden age rappers were considered "bitters" if they sounded like another MC in Hip-Hop! They were a fake azz wanksta if they were "bitting" another MC's style & flow, no bout a doubt it. Let's keep it a buck here ya dig? 🤔 Just saying... ++Peace, Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend & All That Jazz In Hip-Hop Too!++ 🤘😜🤘
@MrRichfusion
Ай бұрын
I agree with everything he's saying. It's almost like nobody wants to be creative, no more. Most are just doing it for the dolla.
@ezskreet
Ай бұрын
Andre drop a rap album please!
@blakeenzo3730
Ай бұрын
💯 I can't tell the difference between them
@iunderstanphotography2780
Ай бұрын
Plus… anyone signed with a label is most likely being pressured to sound like whatever is popular now And let’s be clear each era has its cadence and style a lot of people sounded like, but not EVERYBODY did that
@SandraSealySeawomanBDS
Ай бұрын
He's EXACTLY right. Know what RAP is supposed to be? Rhythm And Poetry. POETRY isn't being intellectually lazy. It can be fun or light sometimes but above all, come from a real place. And the flow/ rhythm wraps around it. Is that the case generally today?
@21morpha
Ай бұрын
This reminds me of Mos Def on Black Star's Thieves in The Night: "same song, just remixed". But I do think the entire verse could relate to this "they're all the same" situation.
@lilwombat
Ай бұрын
he's one of the few to actually get it. the fact that someone can get on from a song the threw up on tiktok from their bedroom and fall off the same year theres no growth time. it's a similar issue with people who drop an album every year it just not enough time to develop something fresh and their catalogue ends up with a lot of mid
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