http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6458435/young-thug-jay-z-album-age

'Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age.'

For Young Thug, rap has an age limit.

"I don't want to rap forever… I don't want to be 50 years old and rapping, man. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to do that," Thug, 22-years old, told GQ magazine.

The rapper continued to focus on Jay Z, 45-years old, specifically: "I'm pretty sure Jay Z don't wanna rap right now."

Thug believes that after a certain age, young people don't listen to a rapper's music: "If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain't gonna be doing what he's doing."

It seems as if Thug won't be buying a Jay Z album because of the difference in their age, despite his "sickest lyrics ever."

And don't expect for Young Thug to get rid of "Young" from his name. "I don't think I'm gonna drop it, 'cause I want to be forever young." But! If he had to, he'd change it to "Jeff the Rapper," which is what his little niece calls him.

Thug's focus is to be "rich forever." He hopes to be like Bill Gates "with all the money in the world," and a career like Lil' Wayne or Michael Jackson

>and a career like
>Lil' Wayne or Michael Jackson

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They laughed, like dude had grays and a cane or something. They were HS kids. I remember being a teen thinking that 25 was old as hell.

Anyway, watch how quick this dude will change his tune as he approaches 30 and suddenly he's suddenly "old" to the kids.

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>They laughed, like dude had grays and a cane or something.
>They were HS kids. I remember being a teen thinking that 25
>was old as hell.
>
>Anyway, watch how quick this dude will change his tune as he
>approaches 30 and suddenly he's suddenly "old" to the kids.

People who don't take hip-hop as a genre seriously have a problem separating it from youth culture. The cutting-edge cool part of hip-hop is always going to be youth oriented, but it's no more of a "kids genre" than rock is.

>People who don't take hip-hop as a genre seriously have a
>problem separating it from youth culture. The cutting-edge
>cool part of hip-hop is always going to be youth oriented, but
>it's no more of a "kids genre" than rock is.



^^^^^^^^

GOAT of his era......long live Prince.....God is alive....

>'Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never
>buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age.'
>

What does Jay Z's ability or flow have to do with age?

>For Young Thug, rap has an age limit.
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>"I don't want to rap forever… I don't want to be 50 years
>old and rapping, man. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to do
>that," Thug, 22-years old, told GQ magazine.
>

Recording an opinion from any 20 year old is an exercise in futility. 20s opinions change faster than underwear.

>The rapper continued to focus on Jay Z, 45-years old,
>specifically: "I'm pretty sure Jay Z don't wanna rap right
>now."
>

Smh. Is he a fortune teller too?

>Thug believes that after a certain age, young people don't
>listen to a rapper's music: "If you're 30, 40 years old,
>you're not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some
>of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just
>because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn
>that old, I ain't gonna be doing what he's doing."

Hating.

>
>It seems as if Thug won't be buying a Jay Z album because of
>the difference in their age, despite his "sickest lyrics
>ever."
>
>And don't expect for Young Thug to get rid of "Young" from his
>name. "I don't think I'm gonna drop it, 'cause I want to be
>forever young." But! If he had to, he'd change it to "Jeff the
>Rapper," which is what his little niece calls him.
>
>Thug's focus is to be "rich forever." He hopes to be like Bill
>Gates "with all the money in the world," and a career like
>Lil' Wayne or Michael Jackson

LOL. *Adds this guy to ignore list.* He is clearly seeking attention.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

Idiot.

Good music is good music. You don't see people not buying Stevie Wonder's albums because he's blind and old.

These kids are stupid. I'm glad I grew up in a generation where I knew that it doesn't matter how old the artist is, whether they are dead or alive, art is art. And good art is worth it no matter what the age.

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The easiest thing to do is to throw rocks at the legends that paved the way.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

We were writing dudes off as old heads in their 20s. Rakim dropped "The 18th Letter" in his 20s.

Nothing stays the same.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

I thought he was *ancient* at the time. This album cover certainly didn't help me relate to him any better (I was 16 then).

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rakim was looked at like a grandfather at the time and he was still a young dude.

“So back we go to these questions — friendship, character… ethics.”

That's crazy.

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>That's crazy.

damn
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Half the time, my friends didn't even know how old a rapper was at all. It wasn't until relatively recently that the "hip-hop media" became age-obsessed.

Peace,

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while in HS my friend ran into eric b at the airport
he wanted to take her out

as 16 year olds were were like wait
isnt he old??

some of us debated for him because they were dating 20 year olds at the time
lol

thing is NONE of us considered them young
WE were young
no matter how old we acted there was definitely a distinction

mater o fact craig G would come back and visit from time to time
again the age distinction
we were like cool thanks for coming back but um...
arent you graduated?

so while we didn't specifically ask
it was like the super seniors in HS
you just knew its not the same
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....almost didn't sign with Def Jam because he thought he was too old.

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and he still kills every DJ headliner i see....

but wait, Jeff is not Hip Hop.

sorry....carry on

> And don't expect for Young Thug to get rid of "Young" from his name. "I don't think I'm gonna drop it, 'cause I want to be forever young." But! If he had to, he'd change it to "Jeff the Rapper," which is what his little niece calls him.

wasnt this Jay's whole m.o.? lol. Young Hov.

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"I'm pretty sure Jay Z don't wanna rap right now."

he has more money than you'll ever dream about
if he didn't want to rap, he wouldn't rap.
pretty sure Jay does essentially nothing that he doenst want to do at this point.

meaning, you can have separate lanes with people doing what you do and fans that will only pay attention to what you do.

kind of what rock has done.

some people say "i like rock music" and they are able to listen to it all

while most people say "i like indie" or whatever branch of rock exists and have it be a legit answer.

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"If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain't gonna be doing what he's doing."

Fuck your fort!

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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

maybe in dog years...


i remember them doing shows when I was in Middle school...

Baby got to be at least 55

You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

old acts can exist
but they have to be on the level of the old acts that still tour in rock n roll
ie: the legends
the jay z example is a bad one, he's a cultural icon
but if young thug said this about sadat x or those dudes from boot camp click i'd totally agree
let the music be shaped and innovated by the young like it always has

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Nobody is telling Weezer to take a seat.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.

How many single rapers or rap groups do that on average?


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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

I think he was pointing to them as a one of the few rock acts people complain about being too old, and I was offering an explanation st to why.

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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

If so, I hate your guts!!!


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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

so let's ask that question.

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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

How many crossover gospel artists are there?

Black folk support what they want to.

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Not some intimate local Union Hall.


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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

Not enough people..

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there is a definitive lane for older vets in the game and basically that he is one of the poster kids for that lane. he said he and some others he named are constantly touring overseas and making nice money over there, plus doing smaller venue shows over here pretty regularly as well...and will still drop a cd every now and then.

There is no age limit on Culture. Geeesh


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"Today is your day to have a better life -- it's your right."

he can make records with a 50 year old but not buy them? okay.

I thought the same dumb shit back when I was in my late tens, early 20's too, can't lie.

I also don't listen to albums from rappers who have "young" or "lil" in their name.

We all have our biases, I guess.

lol i hear you tho

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the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

>I also don't listen to albums from rappers who have "young"
>or "lil" in their name.
>
>We all have our biases, I guess.

cut fades?

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Young Thug and his generation can have that tatt face look. That ain't on us, lol. Dude's options, based on appearances are:

- Career Crook
- Kitchen Dishwasher
- 30+ living in Mama's house riding in the passenger seat of his girl's whip making her pump the gas that he ain't put nothing on.


Dude better save them stacks.

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like unsung but for rappers?
a where are they now?

i still want that
i think the kids need to know as well
and i'm just generally curious
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I am a head that is over 30. Based on that I don't really connect to much music that youthful such as Beiber, Joey Baddass, Young thug, etc. I can see the appreciation for it but a lot of it I have a hard time relating. I connect with RTJ or Jay Z, even James brown since I grew up with them as far as being a listener. I can't knock thug for not seeing the great in the music since he is still very young in understanding life and music. Takes time to become that well rounded individual so it kind of speaks his age which is "young" thug. Some art can take down the walls of age young and old, some doesn't.

we keep it moving,

now that yall are old and yall are in the line of fire it's personal right? i get it.

one day it won't be "for" me either.

maybe if hova (and some of them other old GOATs) would actually make music for his age bracket instead of chasing the youth dollar there might be some change. but that's not lucrative enough despite the fact that old niggas are the ones w/ money to spend.

<--- Big Baller World Order

Dudes 30 & 40+ still rapping about stupid shit that their kids are doing. Just like a 30+ corner boy won't get any respect, neither will a 40+ rapper with songs about the club or haters. If older rappers continue to make disposable music, then it will be disposed.

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we keep it moving,

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besides maybe idk...love lol


money clothes and hoes aint goin nowhere no time soon imo

i definitely dont wanna hear oldheads still talkin about they the best rapper on every song

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shit 401K's slangin roths eatin filet

we keep it moving,

Love is one
Things that plague our community, possibly?
Spirituality
Balancing work with play
Growing up (Oddisee's "Different Now" comes to mind)
The value of authenticity

Man, the topics to rap about are endless. Listen to an Open Mike Eagle album to see
what I mean. Dude's song concepts are amazing whether I like his music or not.

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lol

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or you can be like Jay and just rap about super expensive shit that young rappers can't afford i guess

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...i wonder what woulda happened if Jay had kept going in the trajectory he was going with Kingdom Come

"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus

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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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You cannot hate people for their own good.

looks like from a Hip Hop standpoint... to the point where this dude thinks you shouldn't
even rap past a certain age. That's crazy, but I don't think the corporate structure would
have it any other way for Black folks in mainstream. It's all part of the plan.

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Days like this I miss Sha Mecca

..on how hip-hop is one of the only music forms that has no respect for pioneers, elders, or those who are 30 plus still making GREAT music.

This also solidifies the reason why veteran rock bands or bands of other music genres have standing power 30 plus years in the game and still sell out shows at 60 plus years of age.

"The more a country produces..the richer it is...the better it should take care of it's people. - Dr. Aleida Guevara"

and the like

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When Young Thug can even have half the career Two Chainz has had then he can say something.. and 2 Chainz was like 35-36 when he popped..

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Not like I expect this guy to be logically consistent, because allegedly he stays drugged out of his mind, but hasn't he done music with Birdman already? Can't say I even care enough to use Google. If he did, is Birdman exempt from this magical age limit requirement that Young Thug just thought up? or is what Birdman "does" not considered rap?

Will this young chap also not buy music from Scarface or Bun B or Too Short?

Peace,

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..and he stays on the radio and "relevant" (ugh) as far as the listening habits of many minors and young people out this way.

...with Big Sean, and he's still killin it...

"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus

..and he honestly seems like a guy who can't say no to a bigger deal...i don't blame him for still putting out albums...he doesn't need to, but he he's making millions off em...

"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus

lil man aint got no life experience.


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>FIFTY!
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>Detox is going to be renamed Depends.

...have to worry about rapping @ 28, let alone 50

That kid is disposable as shit.

Missy Elliot is laughing at this fool.

he should keep his mouth shut. He has done nothing so far.

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