Lil Yachty Says Hip-hop Is In A “terrible Place”

American rapper Lil Yachty – AKA Miles Parks McCollum – has declared that hip-hop is in a “horrible position”.

Throughout a dialog at Rolling Stone‘s Musician on Musicians match in New York with fellow rapper Tierra Whack, McCollum was once requested in regards to the present state of hip hop, and let’s simply say he didn’t cling again.

“Hip-hop is in a horrible position,” he admits [via Complex]. “The state of hip-hop at the moment is numerous imitation. It’s numerous fast, low-quality track being put out.

“It’s so much much less risk-taking, it’s so much much less originality. Individuals are too secure now. Everyone seems to be so secure. I somewhat take the danger than take the L.”

Whack then mentions an artist who she believes is taking dangers, Atlanta-based rapper JID.

“I like JID,” Yachty provides. “JID is this sort of gorgeous particular person. He has the spirit of like an actual Atlanta Negro and he’s this sort of just right, type particular person and he simply at all times embraced me with open fingers so I were given not anything however recognize for JID. I by no means heard a nasty verse from JID ever.”

In additional hip-hop information, the nominations for easiest rap track on the 2024 Grammys had been introduced, and the record is stacked, to mention the least.

Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, Lil Uzi Vert, Drake and 21 Savage, and Killer Mike have all won nominations for this yr’s class.

On the other hand it hasn’t come with out controversy, as Lil Yachty himself has spoken out about his latest album lacking out on a nomination.

“I simply labored truly laborious from begin to end,” he says. “I simply don’t know. I treated it means higher than I assumed I did. Like I assumed I used to be gonna be like throwing shit round like mad as hell, however I didn’t care. When it got here out I simply in truth 0.5 seconds after deleted it out of my mind.”