LUCKI returns with yet another insightful observation. The Chicago musician said on Thursday, July 4, that some of the younger rap generation’s incapacity to discern between punch-in writing and freestyling was due to Lil Wayne and JAY-Z.
“They didn’t even intentionally do it, though.” The two of them are the greatest rappers of all time. The Chicago rapper clarified on Twitter, “So, yeah, they kind of unintentionally misled every rapper from our generation [into] thinking taking your time and writing is a FLAW.”
Dreamville lyricist JID offered support, saying, “Hit [that motherf**ker] right on [the] head.” A different commenter advocated for music released during the mixtape period to be categorised as anything other than hip hop. They said that musicians such as Future, Lil Uzi Vert, and Young Thug have produced a “generation of ‘rap fans,’ who don’t actually like rap/rapping.”
Lil Wayne remembered in 2023 that he was motivated by JAY-Z to rap off the dome rather than write by hand. He stated on “The Pivot Podcast” that the last time he penned a rhyme was on “10,000 Bars,” released in 2002 and clocking in at little over 35 minutes.
Following his defense of Rich Amiri, who left a cypher for XXL’s 2024 Freshman Class, LUCKI made some contentious remarks. “The year is 2024. You can tell XXL is in it for the engagement portion because they used the exact same format as in 2013. They are aware that the freestyles will go viral the most, he said in a since-deleted Twitter Spaces session. “Today, not even one person freestyles. No young Nasir from Queens is going to appear. No lyrical geniuses exist.
In a way, the designer of FLAWLESS LIKE ME was right. For instance, Coi Leray received criticism in 2020 for her freestyling abilities. The rapper responded to critics on Twitter with a few remarks, one of which was, “Trending topic.” I lead the way in trends; let’s discuss it.
