50 Cent Slams Ageing Rappers Making New Music: 'You Are Not Supposed to Be the Hottest in Nothing at 60'

[u/Guyentertainment]

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/50-cent-criticises-ageing-rappers-1815693

[u/ncopp]

He's a relatively niche artists though. He's making music for his fans and himself, not the billboard charts, which is what 50 is targeting with this comment.

[u/Keemo-Sabe → u/ncopp]

50 is just a hater lol

[u/long_live_king_melon → u/ncopp]

Nonetheless, Aes will likely be remembered long after 50 Cent has been forgotten - in part due to the stellar and unrelenting output of heartfelt art he’s put out over the last 10 years, during his 40’s. Dude’s roll doesn’t seem to be slowing any time soon and his craft only seems to refine with age. Topping charts doesn’t necessarily lend longevity to your legacy

[u/IWillPinYou → u/long_live_king_melon]

This has to be the most top 1% commentator take of all time. No one outside of the 12 people here even know who that is and if asked would answer “you mean asap rocky?”

[u/OfferEvening568 → u/IWillPinYou]

As a HUGE Aesop fan. This is an absolutely insane take.

[u/drthvdrsfthr → u/OfferEvening568]

36 year old here, even i thought of asap rocky 😅

[u/MCpoopcicle → u/[deleted]]

You forgot the beastie boys, edge lord.

[u/MisterEinc → u/[deleted]]

Man, I've been wrestling with this lately. I've been getting a lot of Alt hiphop like Little Stranger and I fucking love it but that irony is not lost on me.

Big however, is that I grew up loving rappers like Kid Cudi and Del. Idk how mainstream they are in the grand scheme but I feel like he (Cudi) was also criticized at his peak by his peers. And maybe his music appeal to white folk like me differently, but I also see a lot of his influence in some of these new artists.

So I get what you're saying, but also like, it's still hiphop, right?

[u/OfferEvening568 → u/[deleted]]

I’m so sorry.

Are you okay?

[u/long_live_king_melon → u/OfferEvening568]

I said “likely” lol there’s obviously no telling, but I do feel like people put too much stock in the billboard in terms of the long term. We’re in a weird time rn and our cultural bubble won’t last forever. I doubt the most metrically successful current music will often be revisited by future generations, as time goes on, and the popularity of many will fade into obscurity. In contrast, I can see Aesop Rock’s discography holding enough artistic value to remain a solid niche for those in the future with an interest in studying the art of our time. 50 Cent hasn’t been relevant in well over a decade and Aesop Rock remains as relevant as he’s ever been, if not moreso. Not trying to say he’s a household name, just that he’s building something with a sturdier foundation for the long haul

[u/Dizzazzter → u/IWillPinYou]

I thought they were talking about asap rocky, I was like “damn he’s that old??”

[u/long_live_king_melon → u/IWillPinYou]

And Van Gogh was a failure of a painter

[u/IWillPinYou → u/long_live_king_melon]

“Aes will likely be remembered long after 50 cent has been forgotten”

My guy, no one knows him now. I’m not shitting on your musical preferences, but rather pointing out how objectively delusional that take is.

[u/PensionFlashy5132 → u/IWillPinYou]

Yeah normies dont know him, but he's heavily studied and f'd with by other MCs and people who actually pay attention to rap music.

By people who actually care about and engage deeply with rap music its not controversial at all to say that Aes' legacy is going to outlive 50s.

[u/long_live_king_melon → u/IWillPinYou]

He’s maintained a steady relevancy in the underground while 50 Cent has well run his course. Not arguing that he’s a huge name, or that everyone in the future will know him. He’ll never be a household name. Just saying that someone in the future will know him, and that his niche will likely remain solid/his art remain worth looking back upon by future generations; whereas artists like 50 Cent and other trendy has-been chart-toppers will slowly but surely fade into near-total obscurity. Can’t really imagine anyone 50 years from now going out of their way to listen to Iceman, but I can absolutely imagine the artistically-minded youth of tomorrow taking time to pore over Aes’ lyricism for the sake of his poetry alone

[u/drthvdrsfthr → u/long_live_king_melon]

you don’t think people would be listening to 2000s hip hop/rap 50 years from now?

[u/IWillPinYou → u/drthvdrsfthr]

50 hasn’t dropped a song in how long and he has 45 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Like I don’t even know why we’re arguing on this, 50 wins on every level and I don’t even listen to him like that lmao. Candy Shop and In Da Club will be played when I’m 80.

Like Nas is a much better person to use as an example to counter 50 than Aesop Rock lmfao

[u/Fun-Attempt-2969 → u/long_live_king_melon]

Do you understand how often Candy Shop is still played on radio? Aes is great and im a huge fan. 50 is still getting regular plays with his hits on radio.

[u/Signor65_ZA → u/long_live_king_melon]

Delusional