Lil Yachty says “hip hop is in a terrible place right now”
nme.comLil Yachty has spoken out about the current state of affairs in hip hop, saying the genre is “in a terrible place right now”.At Rolling Stone’s ‘Musicians on Musicians’ event in Brooklyn, Yachty expanded on his thoughts by saying rappers were afraid to take risks.“Hip-hop is in a terrible place,” Yachty began. “The state of hip-hop right now is a lot of imitation.
It’s a lot of quick, low-quality music being put out. It’s a lot less risk-taking, it’s a lot less originality… People are too safe now.
Everyone is so safe. I rather take the risk than take the L.”Yachty went on to praise JID as a rapper who was pushing the boundaries: “I love JID.
JID is such a beautiful person. He has the spirit of like a real Atlanta Negro and he’s such a good, kind person and he just always embraced me with open arms so I got nothing but respect for JID.
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