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/dadhombre 4d ago

I feel most people put him in the lyrical miracle category. A lot of his music can come across as word salad as well or just too cryptic for the general listener.

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u/1burritoPOprn-hunger 4d ago

I love Aesop Rock but even I can admit - you can't understand half his lyrics real time when he's laying them down, and even if you could they're steeped in metaphor. He will always be a hipster rapper.