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Old 08-07-2015, 01:19 AM   #15 (permalink)
William_the_Bloody
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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls View Post
I think I've had this argument with William before but I feel like Rap as a genre is at an all time high (or peaked in the last ~10 years). It's made it's way into multiple genres and is having more mainstream success than I ever remember. You could argue it's not nearly as "good" as the Golden Era, but it's more commercially successful.
Yes you have lol, but it is not aimed at rap, but rather all musical genres in general. Anyhow I disagree, I think we hit peak rap back in the early 00's when rap utilized through R&B completely dominated the pop charts, but the landscape of pop music has been changing over the last few years with the ascent of Lady Gaga in other artists. Don't get me wrong, rap is still immensely popular and will be for most likely the next two decades, but I do feel it has hit its peak, and I think time will bear that out.
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