"old heads that appeal to the millenials (DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Fat Joe, e..."
They've been able to reinvent themselves without coming off to the kids as "washed" "old" "dusty" etc
Khaled did it with Snapchat. He mastered that shit. Tity Boi changed his name and became a catchphrase. Joey Crack somehow manages to catch lightning in a bottle every 5-6 years and puts out that ONE banger that everyone loves.
These dudes are 40+ but manage to stay "relevant" and off the old head circuit
It's like Madonna, the queen of reinvention. Not too many successful examples in hip hop though.
3. "RE: old heads that appeal to the millenials (DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Fat Jo..." In response to Reply # 0
Ye's entire crew is over 40 and poppin to the youngins
Ye, Don, Virgil
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6. "Yeah I agree, I don't Joe qualifies. " In response to Reply # 0
He occasionally has a banger. But it's not like his whole style and steez appeals to young people. I remember thinking he was "washed" (or whatever we called it back then) when Lean Back came out, despite that song being a banger.
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38. "I'm even more amazed by how Fabolous managed to last" In response to Reply # 7
as long as he have considering his general lack of verve on the mic and his music sounding hardly any better or worse than whatever was popular on that day.
>They've been able to reinvent themselves without coming off >to the kids as "washed" "old" "dusty" etc > >Khaled did it with Snapchat. He mastered that shit. >Tity Boi changed his name and became a catchphrase. >Joey Crack somehow manages to catch lightning in a bottle >every 5-6 years and puts out that ONE banger that everyone >loves. > >These dudes are 40+ but manage to stay "relevant" and off the >old head circuit > >It's like Madonna, the queen of reinvention. Not too many >successful examples in hip hop though. > >
Again Ye's whole crew still has a pulse on the youth
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13. "All these guys certainly pander to the youngins in their music" In response to Reply # 0
So it works for them...All these guys are wiser and more sophisticated than they come off in their music. Except for maybe Khaled... That guy truly embodies the spirit of an18 year old and I think that's just him 24/7
21. "RE: You do realize there are 38 year old mlllenials right?" In response to Reply # 17
To them a millenial is perpetually 15 yrs old
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36. "LOL....so a 60 yr old vs a 70yr old are both considered what?" In response to Reply # 35 Sun Apr-22-18 12:36 PM by ambient1
Generationally speaking??
my parents, I thought, according to literally every definition are both boomers born in the late 50s...
So are the folks only born in the 40s and early 50s boomers? lol One set grew up in Happy Days Diners while the other was partying in Disco's soooooooo
i personally, can remember back to 81-82 forward...Vividly 70's obviously no... but again...culturally...they ain't grow up on NOTHING that i didn't...they just got in the club before i did
I'm at the tail end of Gen X...Someone born a yr later i would still consider in X...I'm not a Millenial or whatever the hella xennial is lol
24. "Yeah, it's more about melody/hooks/the beat" In response to Reply # 23
I feel like we're in the Post hip hop period of rap, where a lot of these dudes are TECHNICALLY rapping at the most basic of levels but aren't really spitting.
They should probably come up with a new term instead of "Rapper" so they aren't getting compared to the Rakim's,Jay-Zs and Eminem-s of the world
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