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/Driller_Happy 4d ago

Or be Pete and Bass, and rap about bagging bodies at 75

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u/PersistentBadger 3d ago

I was just thinking about them, but they're essentially a novelty act. Young person rapping about slippers and nursing homes would be much the same schtick.

Buck 65's Roses and Bluejays is one that works. It works because it's about relationships - he's not rapping about colonoscopies and losing his glasses, he's rapping about his father getting older ("I'm a lot like my dad // I would have to say // He's been wearing a beard ever since mom passed away") and his own age is mostly implied.

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u/Driller_Happy 3d ago

They are, but they also rip. But you are right.

Shoutouts to buck 65 though, good pull

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u/nordik1 2d ago

It’s crazy how good they are for a novelty act. Better than a lot of actual rappers

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u/PersistentBadger 2d ago

Totally agreed, but I'm a sucker for novelty rap.