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Grand Hustle front man T.I. sat down with the Breakfast Club at Power 105.1 and discussed a number of things.
During their conversation, Tip talked about his personal dismay for the rap game and even stated that he wanted “out”, citing the state of hip hop isn’t what is used to be.
“This is what everyone fails to realize. I want out. I want out, man. What the game is going to and what has evolved into from a personality standpoint, it goes against what I represent. What I embody, this game contradicts that. I want out. I’m in it because I love music and I have obligations, contractually.”
He continued to say that lyricism and the type of music that is created in this day and age doesn’t relate to the people and fans of hip hop.
“It was at one time, this music was about speaking to the people who felt like you feel. Now, the people I’m speaking to, they don’t necessarily feel like how I feel. In my day, if you were rapping about something you weren’t really living, that was a strike against you. You were held accountable. Nowadays, nobody even expects you to live up to the things you rap about. That goes against what I represent, what I stand for. So if they outsell me, then that’s just all the more better for me to fade to the back and cross my legs on my desk.”
Tip doesn’t get too specific about his future in the rap game but he does hint at the possibility of retirement in the near future.
Source: prefixmag.com
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Will Smith pumps up the crowd when he raps the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song.
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Founded in 1993 by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Bad Boy Records has been home to some of the most influential artists hip hop has ever seen.
Rap vets like Mase, The Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy himself have laid down some seminal classics on the imprint, while Bad Boy rookies like MGK and French Montana will no doubt continue to hold down the label’s tradition of excellence.
Let’s take a look at the 100 best records to come off of Bad Boy.
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