There always comes a time when someone’s favorite artist needs to put down the mic and move on. With every new song, album, or mixtape they release their fan base shrinks and the blogs laugh! The artist still thinks they’re music is hot…filled with quality, and their true fans will appreciate it. In reality…the artist probably has too many “yes-men” around them who are not going to admit to the artist that they are REACHING!!! What’s that old saying: “Good Things Don’t Last Forever” (word to Rich Boy). Here are a couple of artists that need to go to the left:
1. Diddy: Swag, Diddy, Puffy, Papa Daddy Puff, or whatever he is called at the moment…he just needs to stop it with his remixing and rapping. His latest verse on the “Shot Caller Remix” is the same stuff he was spitting on “I Get Money Remix” and all the tracks he’s been featured on since 2007. Enough already sir! We know you are rich and you were the pioneer of all things swag. His creation of Dirty Money almost worked but he gave shine to every other artist featured on the album besides his band mates. Plus he rapped/sung in auto-tune…that was such a fail. He is one of the best businessmen in the world, and he has a knack for producing, marketing, and ruining the careers of everybody he signs. He should just stick to that and stalking J-Lo…leave the rapping alone.
2. Lil Kim: We are all still laughing at you for trying to sell your Black Friday mixtape through Pay Pal. People release mixtapes for free all the time so why would we pay for one…especially for an artist who was popular in the mid-90’s and early 2000’s. Granted her last album did have a couple of hits but that was over 5 years ago. Her latest song “Keys To The City” ft. Young Jeezy is…um…well it doesn’t sound like Lil Kim. It sounds like she is trying really hard to keep up with the times. Food for thought.
3. Soulja Boy: Can you believe that there are still die-hard Soulja Boy fans in the world? Soulja Boy releases music all of the time…with beats from FL Studio (ex: the "Stop Kony" song). His last hits that I mildly enjoyed was “Pretty Boy Swag,”“Blowing Me Kisses,” and regretfully “Speakers Going Hammer” (circa 2010). You know what it is… (and I am speaking as a fellow southerner)…southern music has changed a little. Most of the party tracks are coming from California right now. The south has ventured away from snap and crunk music, as well as jigging. Don’t get me wrong we all love to jig but most of that music is played on a local and regional level. The dope boys, hustlers, and thought provoking veterans and new comers are getting all of the national shine. As I have blogged before, Soulja Boy raps about…[I’m literally drawing a blank here]. Maybe it’s time that he leaves the rap game while he still has some bragging rights (he’s responsible for the youtube phenomenon) and invest his time in developing video games?
4. DMX- I LLOOOVVEE me some DMX. I mean I can recite his first two albums on sight! I will proudly blast his 90’s music loud and proud out of my car…and bark and growl at somebody too! I also commend DMX for seriously wanting to get his life together. He’s on VH1’s new show called Couples Therapy (which I heard he is a hot mess on), and he wants to stay clean and sober. Great…so now he can focus on new music. But wait I feel like this is a case of Déjà vu because situations like this have not worked out with DMX in the past. His past experiences can possibly translate into good music once again, but maybe he should focus on…on…taking things one day at a time. Maybe his time has passed.
5. Mystikal- In all fairness if I had to put DMX on the list then I had to include Mystikal. I just saw the video to his comeback song, “Original.” He is still rapping the same…that is good I suppose because he is sticking to style…being original (<---see what I did there). It’s been over 10 years and I still have trouble understanding what he is saying when he rhymes. And the fact that he signed with Cash Money is just not a good look. Their roster is all over the place. I just don’t see this being a positive comeback. Maybe he should write a book, start a business, or help out Master P. (Follow me @eyediditmyway)
