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will.i.am on Contemporary Hip-Hop: "It Doesn’t Take Much Fucking Skill"
December 04, 2018
will.i.amis not happy with 2018 hip-hop.
On Saturday (December 1st) Rolling Stone published an interview withThe Black Eyed Peas frontmanwill.i.am. The interview was focused on technology and the future of entertainment.
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One question will.i.am was asked about wascontemporary hip-hop. will did not have positivethings to say about the current state of the genre.
When asked how long will hip-hop be the most dominant genre in the world, will-i-am said:
Whats the number-one sport on the planet? Soccer, because anyone can play it. The problem with hip-hop is everybody could do it. It doesnt take much fucking skill right now to make hip-hop. Its become the lowest-hanging fruit. Its no longer about Rakim-level, Nas-level, not the deep, metaphorical simile shit. Out of respect for the Nases of the world, lets not call it hip-hop. Lets say thats rap. But instrumental music is going to be the next biggest shit.
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will-i-am's quotestarted to spread around Twitter. Naturally, the response was divisive:
Check out the full interview at Rolling Stone.
Source: Rolling Stone