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There will ALWAYS be a new artist challenging the status quo. Music will forever change, but generations bucking back at what the standard is, is cyclical.
Challenging the status quo is why Outkast became so prominent. You need diversity in music to evolve
We look at Hip Hop as a âHere and Nowâ thing though. Doesnât have to be. Weâre generationally critical on artists. People have said âthis new generation is trashâ since Hip Hop started to grow. You think âtraditionalâ lyricists were happy when Diddy had his run?
In 2020, I told myself that I was going to listen to âwhatever I wantedâ and Iâve found SO MANY similarities within the lineage of Black music in America.
Firstly, there has ALWAYS been a âWhat TF is this new shitâ conversation. But without that push, some of our favs wouldnât be here. Many people from the âtraditionalâ Jazz era didnât understand âBitches Brewâ from Miles Davis because it was new and went against status quo.
When Young Thug wore a dress, I thought that was IT! Because who could be brave enough to pull that off? But Little Richard and Prince both played around with the notion of gender non conformity (in generations previously) and were BRILLIANT change agents in music.
Thereâs a âBefore Kimâ and a âAfter Kimâ period in Hip Hop. And I know she gets credit...but weâre still seeing (especially now) her influence. âWAPâ is only a leaf on a big ass tree.
This photo is SO iconic. I donât think people understand how big of a deal this was. But this definitely was a flag in the sand for change in Hip Hop.
Point is...fuck this notion that music is ONE thing. Letting that go breaks you out of the box of expectations. Generational shifts will ALWAYS occur; thatâs the constant.
