Whatever Happened To New York Rap?

Disclaimer: This Ain't A Diss Post, Its A Real Post

Ok people let's be real its been a minute since we heard a bumping tune or something new out of New York or anywhere in the East Coast for that matter and it is kind of disappointing. Not to say that I hate southern rap but let's be honest some of the shit that comes out of the South is very. . .ummm. . .hmmm. . .not always pleasing to my ears and comes off as very reptitive. Literally I feel like the only thing that I hear come out of New York is Jay-Z, so if you had any qualms about Jigga being the King of New York this is the time where I feel that he is carrying the city on his back. But moving along, I think the lack of NY rap is a very big problem because it serves as a balance in terms of the genre. But there are two reasons as to why I think that NY rap is in a serious decline and here goes:

1. The Lack of Ability To Adapt

Yes we all know that NYC more specifically the Bronx is the birthplace of rap and that it belongs to New York etc etc. But at the same time it seems as if they feel that they dont have to adapt to anything or change things because most people feel that because rap was originated in NYC there is no need to adapt to anything or to switch it up or maybe sometimes grow up. OR if there is someone who wants to adapt they do a terrible terrible terrible job example: Ron Browz ! [Lawd that was a disaster]

2. There Is No Unity
OK let's be honest the last time we seen a unity record with all New York natives was when Ja Rule put out the record New York and even then it started problems because 50 Cent wanted to bring his highschool shit! And before that the last project was the QB collaboration, [Oochie Wally was the tuneeee!] and that says alot because the time period between these two collaborative efforts is quite the stretch. And then people wonder why they are not ruling the airwaves as they should

and last but surely not least

3. With Too Many Heavyweights There Are Too Many Egos
Yea I said it! Some of the rappers that we all love and adore are way too into themselves to realize that HEY! the music business and the future of rap is bigger than what YOU want and what YOU need or how YOU FEEL you should be treated or your legacy. This is more than trying to be the King of New York or the East Coast or whatever, people need to get it together and bring that good old music back and show why they are the heavyweights.

As you can see I am a fan of real hip hop not to say that there arent any good south rappers because trust me there are rappers like Andre 3000, Jay Electronica, J.Cole, Big Boi, etc that would rap circles around some people. But nonetheless the re-emergence of New York rap is sooo needed right now, especially with the new wave of coke sniffin' based dougie hittin' pretty boy swaggers. #YIKES !

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