Current Events > Is it bad I never heard of XXXTentacion or Lil Peep until they died?

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I feel so out of the loop with music these days.
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Don't lump them together like that. XXXTentacion was an abuser and an incredibly violent person. Lil Peep was a sweet kid.

psick posted...

Don't lump them together like that. XXXTentacion was an abuser and an incredibly violent person. Lil Peep was a sweet kid.

I'm not lumping personal lives together. This topic is about finding out a musician under 24 you never heard of dying.
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psick posted...

Don't lump them together like that. XXXTentacion was murdered and an incredibly violent person. Lil Peep was a drug addict.

Fify
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i didn't hear of lil peep before he died

heard of x though because of his violent history.
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I've never heard of either of them tbh. I was just playing a game online and everyone started RIPping him and then my friend messaged me with the same message lmao.
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It sounds grim, but I think Tekashi69 is another rapper who's mere inches away from the same fate.
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I had heard bits and pieces of boths music, but wasnt a fan, although Peep definitely had potential.
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Ninkyo893 posted...

It sounds grim, but I think Tekashi69 is another rapper who's mere inches away from the same fate.

If chief was going to pull up, he would've by now. Lil Reese however...
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who and who
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Then you clearly dont follow rap at least with XXX. Was arguably one of the biggest up and comers
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Ninkyo893 posted...

It sounds grim, but I think Tekashi69 is another rapper who's mere inches away from the same fate.

Yeah but I think his security detail is supposed to be fairly ridiculous
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M_Live posted...

Do you listen to modern hip hop? I wouldn't expect them to be household names like, Kanye West or Eminem, for example. They're mostly popular with the younger hip hop crowd, so I wouldn't necessarily feel bad

I do listen to modern hip hop. Last big story I heard was the Drake and Pusha T beef. That seemed to die down though. Drake didn't respond.
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Consider yourself lucky honestly
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When did rappers start having such stupid stage names?
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There's this new genre, I've dubbed it ratchet/rock/pop/goth/emo-hop.

Many are just trying to be like the Weeknd or future but don't have any of their talent
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soyforsteaks posted...

There's this new genre, I've dubbed it ratchet/rock/pop/goth/emo-hop.

Many are just trying to be like the Weeknd or future but don't have any of their talent

I think technology and the internet have made it a lot easier to get into the rap game, these days, which can be both good and bad.
The good is that you don't necessarily have to deal with agents, PR departments and all of the other red tape that goes with trying to sign with a major label. The bad is that you end up with a flood of sub-par or mostly untalented people who spend 30 minutes shooting and editing a rap video on their laptop and uploading it to Soundcloud.
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masticatingman posted...

Ninkyo893 posted...

It sounds grim, but I think Tekashi69 is another rapper who's mere inches away from the same fate.

Yeah but I think his security detail is supposed to be fairly ridiculous. He has had whole gang communities threaten him in confined spaces and gotten out, multiple times.

True. Not the greatest idea to instigate constantly, the way he does, though. What he considers "trolling" can be looked at completely different on the streets.
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not really if anything it's good since both are practically Fire_Thief reincarnated
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