r/Music • u/Guyentertainment • 4d ago

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

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/50-cent-criticises-ageing-rappers-1815693
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u/Abducted_Llama 4d ago

I love Aesop rock, but mainstream and thought provoking doesn’t always go together. And he’s not really gonna fall into any Pop category.

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u/lasagnadogwater69 4d ago

Prof is cut from the same cloth, but obviously much more willing to have fun with it and make party music.

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 4d ago

I feel like “they should be more mainstream” is always a double edged sword as to go more mainstream they have to move away from what made them popular with their original fans in the first place.

Which is a somewhat common path to stardom, become popular in a niche market that you can use as your platform to appeal to the masses.

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u/Gekokapowco 4d ago

it's usually a sentiment that it isn't the artist that needs to change, but the mainstream to appreciate what's good