Offset has dismissed the notion that Hip-Hop is currently experiencing a decline in comparison to past years. In fact, the rap star argues that the culture is in a more prosperous state than ever.
During his recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe‘s Club Shay Shay podcast, the former Migos member was asked if he felt that Hip-Hop was experiencing a downturn as whole, which the hitmaker vehemently denied.
“I don’t know what folks be talking ‘bout,” Offset told Sharpe regarding the state of Hip-Hop. “It’s still that. Why would it not be? Everything is culturally moved from Hip-Hop, period. I don’t care what it is. It is a commercial—that ain’t got nothing to do with nothing. It’s all still brought to Hip-Hop at the end of the day.”
Offset attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2023 VIP dinner at Chateau Marmont on November 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Georgia native also pointed to the number of Black executives and moguls in positions of power across the Hip-Hop landscape and the overarching influence Hip-Hop has on pop culture and commerce.
“What the hell I look like saying it’s declining right now? I’m in it. No sir! And it’s way more rich Black folks off of Hip-Hop than ever. It ain’t never been no execs in the building like it is now. It’s Black execs in the building, in the label business, making decisions more than it’s ever been. And we still run the culture.”
Yet, while Offset is clearly of the mindset that Hip-Hop is in a great place, he does lament the seeming effect that TikTok has had on the music industry, as he argues that listeners’ attention spans have gradually shortened as a result.
Offset attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.
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“TikTok is taking a listener away because they going to—instead of listening to a beautiful art of song, they going to the part that might be 10 seconds, 15-20 seconds,” the Father of 4 rapper told Sharpe.
“And when people is doing it so much, it make people feel like they gotta get discovered from TikTok. New artists, you don’t gotta do that, bro. Good music gonna be good music, regardless. But I be hearing a lot of TikTok music now. I ain’t hate on it … I just feel it do kinda close the door on the artist, like on the artist side.”
Watch Offset’s Club Shay Shay interview below.
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