Denzel Curry doesn't belong in the "What Happened" category, he's got a huge underground following. As an Australian, his music is absolutely everywhere here
Denzel curry doesn’t sell tho. He’s certainly a niche artist. But he’s not nearly as big as one would think. I honestly believe he should be Travis Scott massive. He makes arena music. Unfortunately he’s not.
Sylvan lacue a dope emcee, but right now he going through his Cancer treatment. Hope he recovers. He was supposed to drop an album but he doing his Cancer treatment.
Charles Hamilton! Also, Domo Genesis had went away for like 10 years, but recently came back with a pretty fire return project. Like he hasn’t missed a beat!
I feel like Zel has been on the cusp of hitting the mainstream but just doesnt have enough cross appeal demographic wise. Taboo and Melt My Eyez (especially) demonstrated that he can put together a really high end product that a lot of people can enjoy, but because he doesnt really ever word things in a way that will be universally appealing it wont ever clear that hump unless he does. Thats not a bad thing either. Hes true to himself and doesnt mince words or cater to the grammy committee. If he ever does decide to he'll get it just like Killer Mike did lol
Bibby went to college found his Young White Avatar Kid Laroi, signed Juice WRLD, and is just chilling rn. Ken dont know how big Laroi is for the Aussies.
It's good he did. Drill rappers have a shelf life (IRL). They have to stay in the streets to continue giving their fans new music. I havent seen a Drill rapper stick to Drill music that hasnt died or gone to jail yet.
@@smoothsavage2870 I mean for the most part but I think its really just them finding ways to make enough money off they music to leave. Chief Keef, Durk, Herbo, Digga D all make music that connects with a big enough fan base to make a living off of. And in Bibby's case he makes that off other artists that are superstars. Most drill rappers go viral but get terrible deals don't make much money and stay in the same place until they get locked up or die.
Bro still pops out for a crazy feature here and there. Not sure if his focuses are just elsewhere, but if he decided to lock in, he could still be a household name.
@@michaelonmichaelonmichaelyep, he always steals the show with his features. But it seems like he never deeply cared about making great albums, which sucks because Trap Lord was a really strong debut (even though some tracks haven’t aged well)
This video obviously was made before “King of the Mischievous” because that whole project is a love letter to Memphis hip-hop and as a North Memphis vet, it’s love to me
Tee Grizzly is making crazy money with Twitch streaming and running his GTA server making 60-100K a month. his music still gets numbers but he's financially fine with the gaming shit
Big KRIT was the 3rd king of conscious rap back in the 2010s and he just fell to the wayside. I think he saw that sticking with the underground conscious vibe was going to keep him underground so he tried switching to a more mainstream sound and got crapped on for it. KRIT is in music limbo and cant get out and i hate that for him.
@@TheSlim901KRIT IZ HERE followed up arguably the best hip hop album of the previous decade. Obviously it was gonna disappoint. But if you go back and listen, it’s actually a really good and varied record.
@@iansmart4158 There are a few tracks I go back to, but like you said, it was following my favorite album from him. On top of that, it was named after the mixtape I discovered him, so I had high hopes.
KRIT could definitely be bigger especially with this country and hip hop crossover that’s happening but honestly i think Krit can’t get out his own way, i don’t think he could be as big as Cole but he could definitely have a following like a Larry june or someone a little bigger
LeBron helped push momentum for a lot of artists that started to pick up steam. I remember the early Kdot days pre-GKMC but post Section.80 where Black Hippy met up with LBJ outside Staples Center after Miami came into LA. And that was a big deal on niche blog sites like hotnewhiphop and even worldstar. Also when Benny came out with Johnny Ps Caddy, he literally bumped it in the whip while live streaming his IG. I think that somewhat helped Griselda get more noticed. And he does a lot of live streaming music he likes. I rememeber when he live streamed some songs off DAMN the week of its release.
Hynaken from Bag Fuel said KRIT is Kapri Styles' favorite rapper. Dude should've did some kind of dedicated cross promotion to reach out to women. Kinda like how Rapsody is doing now. His recent appearance on Megan's record is a step in the right direction as far as crossing over into that market.
A group I'd mention is Actual Proof. Their project Black Boy Radio from 2012 was super dope to me at the time and I think they had affiliations with 9th Wonder.
XV been dropping dope EPs the last couple of years. Highly recommend. I thought he was gonna break through after the Pusha T feature, but it just didn't happen.
@@bjenksfulHonestly, I think the reason XV never blew up is because he never moved to a big city. As far as I know, he still lives here in Wichita. Wichita isn't known for its music scene and XV is the only rapper of note.
@dexenationgracey1979 I can see. The internet can only get you so far, at some point you might need to move to a bigger market for the in person connections and access.
@willt8848 that was 20 years ago. And if that's your most recent reference point? It only furthers speaks to the point of the original comment. They haven't faired well outside of 50, D12 and Obie. Yelawolf did okay, but he could've been bigger. He should be everything Post Malone is if not more, because he really comes from Hip-Hop and has actual MC skills.
Krit unfortunately got pigeonholed as a ‘southern’ artist and his last few projects suffer from excessive regional sounding filler. He needs to reinvent himself as an artist, build a new audience and start delivering innovative and exciting music - it’s all gotten very comfortable and predictable. He’s very creative and clearly still hungry (as per his latest collab with Sauce Walka) but needs to break free from the musical purgatory he’s in and he’ll do that with something fresh and innovative, all of his recent efforts just feel creatively spent. If he can tap back in to the artistic direction of tracks like High Beams, REM, The Light, Banana Clip Theory, etc, I think he could finally get his much deserved Good Kid’ moment.
Denzel Curry’s just dropped an album paying homage to the Memphis sound. Also, I think Memphis had a small run in the early/mid 2000s with Three 6, Project Pat, Gotti, Ball and G.
@@ALexander-ue3kj I’m from Memphis. Lol I was trying to be unbiased and only include years where we had a lot of artists getting airplay at once. I could argue we went on another run in recent years with Dolph, Key Glock, Glorilla, Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta. It also depends on what we’re calling a run.
SeDrew Price. He wasn't on the verge of blowing or anything, but he had a moment on the blogs. The only rapper I knew of from Vegas prior to Dizzy Wright. But by the time Dizzy came around, Sedrew seemed to have disappeared.
He’s still releasing music, he had an album release this year and was featured on Rakim’s latest album. I still play Retropolitan (2019 album with Pete Rock) like it just released at times.
He’s an underground legend. As fans we wish that artists make it to the big level, but artists with a loyal, passionate fanbase can make a living touring and selling merchandise. Reaching that level as a musician where you can make $ to live comfortably without working a job for income is success
People in the comments lemme ask y'all, what happened to yc the cynic/Kemba? He had a dope project with Molotovs at posidon, had a kendrick co-sign and never popped off
Man rod don’t be understanding shit, that feefo intro was absolutely fine. even in the lives he needs people to repeat things so often to the point it’s frustrating. He also interprets things that are so simple wrong all the time. Also, Americans live such in a bubble- to not know the kid laroi and pronounce it Leroy is insane.
Can you guys cover KXNG Crooked (slaughterhouse) next? He IS easily the coldest bar-spitter alive, and has been in his entrepreneur bag of late! And man has he been putting in work! Some highlights since Slaughterhouse… - Going independent with his own label COB - went sober (8 yrs now I think) - dropped Good vs Evil & GvE2 - Started his Crook’s Corner podcast - Dropped his insane #HipHopWeekly series where he freestyled over flipped classics week after week for the whole of 2018 - KILLED recent features (Eminem, Russ, Locksmith, Hi Rez, Merkules among many) - Dropped several fire mixtapes - Dropped 5 albums with Joell Ortiz The list goes on but I’ma stop doing y’all work now 😂 I know I sound like a Stan but mannn after a while you get sick of seeing some of our generation’s illest not get their just due. Seriously tho, yall should check out crook, thank me later.
Nah, that dude that made Chill Bill (the whistle song) fell off fast af. Trinidad had All Gold Everything, but he was also featured on another hit. I Love It by August Alsina.
@@smoothsavage2870 Oh ok. I always put him in the same box as Desiigner. I think Desiigner was around a little longer, but both of them had a hot song that got used by a star, they got signed by said star, and then disappeared.
I really thought the song "Temptation" was going to make him pop on the radio. It had a club sound and was literally about clubbing in the context of the mixtape. I remember wishing it was on official streaming at the time so it can get official airtime.
Aftermath is the greatest Hip Hop label in history, but it is responsible for a lot of "what if"s?" aswel! What happend to names like Hittman, Stat Quo, G.A.G.E., Bishop Lamont, Hayes, Slim the Mobster, Jon Connor and Justus?
Yeah. And he's actually a pretty talented guy. I didn't expect him to be more than Cha Cha, but that first album pleasantly surprised the hell out of me. I thought the song with HER from a couple years ago would keep him the spotlight, but not quite.
I think the timing they mentioned was spot on when it comes to Glo. She came in the game when the market was really buzzing for women rappers and she’s been able to stick because she can make hits plus her personality is a huge selling point. Plus as a woman she has less competition to a degree because she can appeal to a specific part of the genre and still be big. Duke has a lot more bigger artist to compete with especially with younger male artist popping up every other couple of months.
This is my favorite hiphop podcast/show, but this episode was kinda lazy. Most of these artists went independent and cater to their niche following(like the majority of artists today). The entire industry has changed, and there are only a handful who are going to receive a major push from labels.
@@dexenationgracey1979 My point is he still has 15 million Spotify listeners. That's more than many Atlanta legends (T.I., Ludacris, Soulja Boy, etc). He's a flat-earther, he was never gonna be where Drake is at.
@@Smoquan Yea, but the thing was, he wasnt a one hit wonder back then lol. He had staying power. He might not have gotten success outside of the 2000s or may have had some small success in the 2010s (similar to Ludacris), but he'd have been around. You have to remember that back then social media wasnt in full swing yet.
@@smoothsavage2870 I remember. I just don't see what separates him from every other artist of that time making easily digestible tracks with R&B hooks. If Nelly isn't making it out after that time was over for the moment, neither is Chingy lol. Once Snap came, it did just that, Thanos snapped a lot of other rappers out of existence lol. Just to then be snapped out of existence even harder themselves. Chingy got in his hit or 2 right before their time was up either way. I don't see him surviving any shift.
@@brandonj.harris krit wuz here, return of 4eva, 4eva n a day, better this way, the double disc, king remembered in time. live from underground was meh…
I be forgetting how old DEHH is until they say shit like “Kid Leroy”🤣🤣
Yes and the fact that nobody caught it LOL… 😅 Much love tho! Been a subscriber for +10 years
Denzel Curry doesn't belong in the "What Happened" category, he's got a huge underground following. As an Australian, his music is absolutely everywhere here
Denzel curry doesn’t sell tho. He’s certainly a niche artist. But he’s not nearly as big as one would think.
I honestly believe he should be Travis Scott massive. He makes arena music. Unfortunately he’s not.
Bro just dropped AOTY
@@iansmart4158thanks for the honesty that a lot of ppl would sugarcoat for instead
@@iansmart4158Me when I spread bullshit with no data:
@@Clooger- how am I wrong? I love DC. I wish he was much bigger.
Sylvan lacue a dope emcee, but right now he going through his Cancer treatment. Hope he recovers. He was supposed to drop an album but he doing his Cancer treatment.
They actually did mention that in a previous video. Didnt know about the postponement of an album though thats rough
Denzel Curry just dropped King of the Mischievous South Vol 2 on July 19th
Yea I forgot to mention in the video that this was recorded prior to that dropping lol
Charles Hamilton! Also, Domo Genesis had went away for like 10 years, but recently came back with a pretty fire return project. Like he hasn’t missed a beat!
1. Dom Kennedy
2. Casey Veggies
3. Cozz
4. Grip
5. Vic Mensa
Great list
Don't forget XV
Grip 🔥🔥🔥
Cozz should absolutely be a bigger deal.
Good rapper.
@@iansmart4158 Can't knock the Hustle still one of the all time great songs
Kid leroy is hilarious 🤣🤣
I was waiting for him to spell out LAROI to see where the E was 😂😂😂
Been a subscriber for years, thank you guys for still putting in the work
Anybody: Mentions Duke Deuce
Me: WATHEFUUUUUUUUUUCK
Ahahaaaaa. I do the same thing every time I hear that name.🐜
Ngl bro. His adlibs are partly why he didn’t go mainstream 😭 way too eccentric for radio
ken said he cant gain traction but he’s bound to the regional memphis sound, but in de365 he said that memphis’s sound is running hiphop🧐
I feel like Zel has been on the cusp of hitting the mainstream but just doesnt have enough cross appeal demographic wise. Taboo and Melt My Eyez (especially) demonstrated that he can put together a really high end product that a lot of people can enjoy, but because he doesnt really ever word things in a way that will be universally appealing it wont ever clear that hump unless he does. Thats not a bad thing either. Hes true to himself and doesnt mince words or cater to the grammy committee. If he ever does decide to he'll get it just like Killer Mike did lol
Big krit is all over the mlb game soundtrack
And Madden
He gonna make his MONEY!
Great artist.
@@iansmart4158 💯
Rod was hella confused at the start lmao
Bibby went to college found his Young White Avatar Kid Laroi, signed Juice WRLD, and is just chilling rn. Ken dont know how big Laroi is for the Aussies.
It's good he did. Drill rappers have a shelf life (IRL). They have to stay in the streets to continue giving their fans new music. I havent seen a Drill rapper stick to Drill music that hasnt died or gone to jail yet.
@@smoothsavage2870 I mean for the most part but I think its really just them finding ways to make enough money off they music to leave. Chief Keef, Durk, Herbo, Digga D all make music that connects with a big enough fan base to make a living off of. And in Bibby's case he makes that off other artists that are superstars. Most drill rappers go viral but get terrible deals don't make much money and stay in the same place until they get locked up or die.
I remember thinking Asap Ferg would be huge. I still listen to his first album Trap Lord
Bro still pops out for a crazy feature here and there. Not sure if his focuses are just elsewhere, but if he decided to lock in, he could still be a household name.
@@michaelonmichaelonmichaelI think he’s gotten into fashion and other stuff. The whole mob always been into that
Asap mob in general lost their fire imo when yams died
@@michaelonmichaelonmichaelyep, he always steals the show with his features. But it seems like he never deeply cared about making great albums, which sucks because Trap Lord was a really strong debut (even though some tracks haven’t aged well)
Ferg doesn't make good albums.
Big KRIT still here in my mind but he just isn’t mainstream with his initial counterparts. He will forever by my favorite rapper.
🎯
This video obviously was made before “King of the Mischievous” because that whole project is a love letter to Memphis hip-hop and as a North Memphis vet, it’s love to me
I was just listening to The Chronic last night and thinking "what happened to RBX"
Tee Grizzly is making crazy money with Twitch streaming and running his GTA server making 60-100K a month. his music still gets numbers but he's financially fine with the gaming shit
Dessy Hinds has one of my favorite Pro Era verses on the song "Vinyls."
@@JulianWyllie i liked him and nyck caution on so natural
XV, Fashawn, Charles Hamilton, etc. so many of them from the blog rap era that were fire but never blew up
Man XV mixtapes off DatPiff used to hit
Fashawn needs to hit up Exile and make another album with him.
@@clarktownsend8991he could reconnect with alchemist too
Rockie Fresh was supposed to blow up too, but after that amazing first mixtape, I didn't hear from him like that anymore
@@clarktownsend8991 facts, boy meets world is a legit underground classic
Big KRIT was the 3rd king of conscious rap back in the 2010s and he just fell to the wayside. I think he saw that sticking with the underground conscious vibe was going to keep him underground so he tried switching to a more mainstream sound and got crapped on for it. KRIT is in music limbo and cant get out and i hate that for him.
I agree. I was a huge fan for years, but Krit Is Here was underwhelming and I didn’t like Digital Roses Don’t Die.
@@TheSlim901 I feel you on those points.
@@TheSlim901KRIT IZ HERE followed up arguably the best hip hop album of the previous decade.
Obviously it was gonna disappoint.
But if you go back and listen, it’s actually a really good and varied record.
@@iansmart4158 There are a few tracks I go back to, but like you said, it was following my favorite album from him. On top of that, it was named after the mixtape I discovered him, so I had high hopes.
Love DEHH Convos!
XV, Bishop Lamont, Asher Roth, Pill, etc
KRIT could definitely be bigger especially with this country and hip hop crossover that’s happening but honestly i think Krit can’t get out his own way, i don’t think he could be as big as Cole but he could definitely have a following like a Larry june or someone a little bigger
LeBron helped push momentum for a lot of artists that started to pick up steam. I remember the early Kdot days pre-GKMC but post Section.80 where Black Hippy met up with LBJ outside Staples Center after Miami came into LA. And that was a big deal on niche blog sites like hotnewhiphop and even worldstar. Also when Benny came out with Johnny Ps Caddy, he literally bumped it in the whip while live streaming his IG. I think that somewhat helped Griselda get more noticed. And he does a lot of live streaming music he likes. I rememeber when he live streamed some songs off DAMN the week of its release.
Hynaken from Bag Fuel said KRIT is Kapri Styles' favorite rapper. Dude should've did some kind of dedicated cross promotion to reach out to women. Kinda like how Rapsody is doing now. His recent appearance on Megan's record is a step in the right direction as far as crossing over into that market.
It’s crazy cause krit was right there with cole, Kendrick, wale etc but he just couldn’t “break through”
Justus who was featured on Dr Dre “Compton” album completely fell off the face of the earth
Joe Fox from Asap Rocky album too lol
I might not be tapped in but King Mez was on there too and I ain’t seen anything by him for years.
@@benvarney Mez actually dropped an EP earlier this year called Loading. it's got a couple of solid joints on there that are worth a listen.
KRIT dropped his best album after Def Jam. I think he wanted to be experimental and left his sound.
🎉great build. Nothingness is a sacred fearfulness
Just like K.R.I.T stated def jam fumbled he should’ve been the southern liaison for def jam. Forever 👑
A group I'd mention is Actual Proof. Their project Black Boy Radio from 2012 was super dope to me at the time and I think they had affiliations with 9th Wonder.
What happened to XV? Had a Kendrick feature and a Cole beat on the same project.
XV got a damn near classic mixtape and idk where tf he is
@@MartyMcFly__25Faxts
XV been dropping dope EPs the last couple of years. Highly recommend. I thought he was gonna break through after the Pusha T feature, but it just didn't happen.
@@bjenksfulHonestly, I think the reason XV never blew up is because he never moved to a big city. As far as I know, he still lives here in Wichita. Wichita isn't known for its music scene and XV is the only rapper of note.
@dexenationgracey1979 I can see. The internet can only get you so far, at some point you might need to move to a bigger market for the in person connections and access.
Tee Grizzley storytelling album was fire
His Robbery series is good too
I miss Slaughterhouse 🎤🎤🎤🎤.
Young Chris from Young Gunz should have had a solo career....
Glad someone mention Syvlan laque
Eminem/ shady records messed up so many rappers not named 50 cent
They did just fine with D12 and Obie.
@willt8848 that was 20 years ago. And if that's your most recent reference point? It only furthers speaks to the point of the original comment. They haven't faired well outside of 50, D12 and Obie. Yelawolf did okay, but he could've been bigger. He should be everything Post Malone is if not more, because he really comes from Hip-Hop and has actual MC skills.
50 Cent also had help from Dr. Dre.
@@thedreadedverseEminem ruined Yela and slaughterhouse by forcing this bs lyrically miracle recovery music
@@christopher399Exactly and Dr Dre has co-signed and put on nothing but superstars (Snoop Dogg, Em, The Game, Kendrick Lamar...)
Glorilla is dope im actually glad to see her get so much love 🔥
Dizzy wright
Casey veggies
Raury
Fashawn
XV
Dizzy Wright after the golden age I thought he was go take off
Big KRIT can still make a record that goes crazy. Absolutely.
I don’t think yall should count him out. He may just have to update the sound a bit.
Krit unfortunately got pigeonholed as a ‘southern’ artist and his last few projects suffer from excessive regional sounding filler. He needs to reinvent himself as an artist, build a new audience and start delivering innovative and exciting music - it’s all gotten very comfortable and predictable. He’s very creative and clearly still hungry (as per his latest collab with Sauce Walka) but needs to break free from the musical purgatory he’s in and he’ll do that with something fresh and innovative, all of his recent efforts just feel creatively spent.
If he can tap back in to the artistic direction of tracks like High Beams, REM, The Light, Banana Clip Theory, etc, I think he could finally get his much deserved Good Kid’ moment.
Thanks Feefo & Ken, yo what happened to Lil Bibby 🎤.
Joey badass
Joey is acting. He also dropped an album in 2022
The Memphis sound is used by everyone that wants to break in. Just seen an Indian dude using the project pat flow.
Denzel Curry’s just dropped an album paying homage to the Memphis sound. Also, I think Memphis had a small run in the early/mid 2000s with Three 6, Project Pat, Gotti, Ball and G.
@@TheSlim901the run was longer than that, stop spreading lies
@@ALexander-ue3kj I’m from Memphis. Lol I was trying to be unbiased and only include years where we had a lot of artists getting airplay at once. I could argue we went on another run in recent years with Dolph, Key Glock, Glorilla, Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta. It also depends on what we’re calling a run.
i remember folk thought Hopsin was gonna be a Megastar 😂💀 he was one of the first internet gimmick rappers
Everyone knows that is BIG SOULJA
SeDrew Price. He wasn't on the verge of blowing or anything, but he had a moment on the blogs. The only rapper I knew of from Vegas prior to Dizzy Wright. But by the time Dizzy came around, Sedrew seemed to have disappeared.
Dizzy Wright, Quest/Sylvan LaCue, Vic Mensa, Chip Tha Ripper, CyHi, Desiigner, Yella Beezy, Sean Kingston, Rich Homie Quan, Mozzy, Trinidad James, K Camp, lil tecca, toosii, Cool Kids, Charles Hamilton,Cory Gunz, Casey Veggies, Dom Kennedy, ASAP Ferg
Lil Bobby signed a young man by the name of Juice Wrld & fell back from rapping
And Kid Laroi
Ace Hood put a project out last year that I actually really liked
But Ace didnt maintain any staying power to become a household name. After 2014, he fizzled out.
Glorilla dope af though!
@@achronos178 i aint gone lie. I kinda like glorilla 😂
Anyone remember sky zoo? Was buzzing for a while
He's got his own little label now
He won’t go mainstream
He’s still releasing music, he had an album release this year and was featured on Rakim’s latest album. I still play Retropolitan (2019 album with Pete Rock) like it just released at times.
He’s an underground legend. As fans we wish that artists make it to the big level, but artists with a loyal, passionate fanbase can make a living touring and selling merchandise. Reaching that level as a musician where you can make $ to live comfortably without working a job for income is success
All his recent albums are dope
My Life by Slaughterhouse was fire
Dessy hinds supposed to drop and album soon he ended up going to college and graduating idk why he never made an album back then
Cam O'bi
one of my favorite
Mark Battles and Dizzy Wright 🗿
People in the comments lemme ask y'all, what happened to yc the cynic/Kemba? He had a dope project with Molotovs at posidon, had a kendrick co-sign and never popped off
A Boogie with the Hoodie seemed like he mightve been on the path to be a big star at one point
@@KSmanderes he's actually still very popular. He's currently on his stadium tour.
Roscoe P
Shout out to Feefo shouting out Powder Springs! McEachern 2010 alumni here
Man rod don’t be understanding shit, that feefo intro was absolutely fine. even in the lives he needs people to repeat things so often to the point it’s frustrating. He also interprets things that are so simple wrong all the time.
Also, Americans live such in a bubble- to not know the kid laroi and pronounce it Leroy is insane.
Calm down man it is not that serious 💀 Everyone else laughing at the moment
They don't know who kid Laroi because they're old lmao nothing to do with being American. Hell I only know of him from hearing zoomers talk about him
19:16 another dehh diss from chuck coming soon 😂
Can you guys cover KXNG Crooked (slaughterhouse) next? He IS easily the coldest bar-spitter alive, and has been in his entrepreneur bag of late! And man has he been putting in work!
Some highlights since Slaughterhouse…
- Going independent with his own label COB
- went sober (8 yrs now I think)
- dropped Good vs Evil & GvE2
- Started his Crook’s Corner podcast
- Dropped his insane #HipHopWeekly series where he freestyled over flipped classics week after week for the whole of 2018
- KILLED recent features (Eminem, Russ, Locksmith, Hi Rez, Merkules among many)
- Dropped several fire mixtapes
- Dropped 5 albums with Joell Ortiz
The list goes on but I’ma stop doing y’all work now 😂 I know I sound like a Stan but mannn after a while you get sick of seeing some of our generation’s illest not get their just due. Seriously tho, yall should check out crook, thank me later.
Feefo always has to say something that don’t make sense that man said Denzel Curry smh
Luminati got pusha t playing a different character 🤔
Did anyone disappear faster than Trinidad James? That has to be a world record.
Nah, that dude that made Chill Bill (the whistle song) fell off fast af. Trinidad had All Gold Everything, but he was also featured on another hit. I Love It by August Alsina.
ILOVEMAKONNEN (or however it’s spelled)
@@TheSlim901 Drake killed his career. There's a video on TH-cam about it. Cant remember who it was by though.
@@smoothsavage2870 Oh ok. I always put him in the same box as Desiigner. I think Desiigner was around a little longer, but both of them had a hot song that got used by a star, they got signed by said star, and then disappeared.
Desiigner too
What ever happened to Jibs, Mims, J-kwon, and Khia Shine?
I wonder if Pouya is still popping?
B.O.B is still around. I saw him in concert with Lupe last summer.🐜
Talk about syvlan lacque
I'm pretty sure Big Krit was a playable character in 2K along with Mac Miller
What about Dizzy whrite, kid ink , lute, Isaiah Rashad , audio push
Denzel just dropped, unless this was recorded a while back
Recorded before the drop
6:41 I think Krit but he’s has falling back for a while
K.R.I.T. just never was gonna be THAT guy to begin with. He's talented but gets in his own way. He should have went on a feature run by now.
My little quick list of forgotten rap artists/groups
Smilez and Southstar
I-20
DJ Unk
Jay Electronica
GLC
Big K.R.I.T. can still have mainstream success he has classic mixtapes and a classic album
His double album is amazing
@@CarlClinto that’s the one I was thinking about
Facts 🫡
I really thought the song "Temptation" was going to make him pop on the radio. It had a club sound and was literally about clubbing in the context of the mixtape. I remember wishing it was on official streaming at the time so it can get official airtime.
@@JulianWyllie i thought that too. If nothing else it was a strip club song. I thought get right couldve been on the radio
How about Julian Malone. The guy was sign to Stones Throw but decided to leave the label.
Did they discuss ASAP Rocky in the last joint ? Cuz technically he is probably the biggest star with the least musical influence
He hasn’t released a project since 2018 but he has an album dropping in August
King Los?
Aftermath is the greatest Hip Hop label in history, but it is responsible for a lot of "what if"s?" aswel! What happend to names like Hittman, Stat Quo, G.A.G.E., Bishop Lamont, Hayes, Slim the Mobster, Jon Connor and Justus?
Where tf is DRAM?? After Drake took his sauce it was over. I thought he would’ve had a better career
Yeah. And he's actually a pretty talented guy. I didn't expect him to be more than Cha Cha, but that first album pleasantly surprised the hell out of me. I thought the song with HER from a couple years ago would keep him the spotlight, but not quite.
He puts out music regularly. Just dropped an album this year, in fact. It's good, too.
@@MartyMcFly__25 he goes by "shelly" now.
the cool kids
pac div
ray cash
ya boy
Bibby signed juice wrld
Chip Tha Ripper
Cool Kids
Pac Div
Kidz in the Hall
Cool Kids and Pac Div fell out once skating wasn't cool in the black community anymore. Pac Div also had label problems.
Hell nah Duke shouldn’t be bigger than Glorilla her music is better and she can spit but that doesn’t mean Duke shouldn’t be more popping.
I think the timing they mentioned was spot on when it comes to Glo. She came in the game when the market was really buzzing for women rappers and she’s been able to stick because she can make hits plus her personality is a huge selling point. Plus as a woman she has less competition to a degree because she can appeal to a specific part of the genre and still be big. Duke has a lot more bigger artist to compete with especially with younger male artist popping up every other couple of months.
The reason these dudes not bigger is because thry didn't take the Diddy deal
This is my favorite hiphop podcast/show, but this episode was kinda lazy. Most of these artists went independent and cater to their niche following(like the majority of artists today). The entire industry has changed, and there are only a handful who are going to receive a major push from labels.
B.o.B is more arguably successful than Lupe Fiasco.
He was arguably a bigger rapper than Eminem for a hot minute. He could've been where Drake is now. Bro fucked his own bag up.
@@dexenationgracey1979 My point is he still has 15 million Spotify listeners. That's more than many Atlanta legends (T.I., Ludacris, Soulja Boy, etc). He's a flat-earther, he was never gonna be where Drake is at.
@@ClydeCyrus I was adding to your point about B.o.B being more successful than Lupe. Lupe was never B.o.B level in terms of commercial success.
TI going to prison stiffled dro career imo too
He pivoted nicely tho but I agree
WHAT'S CHINGY UP TO?!?!?!?!?1
Got his career ruined by a transwoman. Sydney Star ruined his career back in the 2000s. Made a rumor about him with her and his career was history.
@@smoothsavage2870 damn…cold blooded.
@@smoothsavage2870you think he had staying power otherwise? He fits the exact mold of a one hit wonder back then.
@@Smoquan Yea, but the thing was, he wasnt a one hit wonder back then lol. He had staying power. He might not have gotten success outside of the 2000s or may have had some small success in the 2010s (similar to Ludacris), but he'd have been around. You have to remember that back then social media wasnt in full swing yet.
@@smoothsavage2870 I remember. I just don't see what separates him from every other artist of that time making easily digestible tracks with R&B hooks. If Nelly isn't making it out after that time was over for the moment, neither is Chingy lol. Once Snap came, it did just that, Thanos snapped a lot of other rappers out of existence lol. Just to then be snapped out of existence even harder themselves. Chingy got in his hit or 2 right before their time was up either way. I don't see him surviving any shift.
Dizzy Wright
Cozz
Action Bronson
Big Lenbo
Jhene Aiko
Cordae
Jhene has a cult following. She's has mainstream recognition without actually being mainstream.
@@loveNsuccessfollowsme cordae just dropped a video with wayne
what happened to Jack Harlow?
What happened To hopsin?
Hops in what?
@@spikethrowaway the rapper
Just had a feature on Tech N9nes' new album. He's just off socials.
@diwabitchoka9375 Yea, what he hops in?
Hodgy Beats
I think he’s still making music but he switched his sound up completely. It’s more experimental singing I want to say
@@directedbysunny yeah he’s dropping music again under his new name ‘jerry’
Lil B aka Based God
O.J. da Juiceman
JR Writer ✍🏾
Cory Fuckin’ Gunz!!!!!!
Petey Pablo
Producer Polo da Don (Throw Dem D’s)
Wheres riff raff ritz and yelawolf?
Have been seeing a ton of chatter on twitter that Krit has a better catalogue than Cole
I can make the argument
@@brandonj.harris krit wuz here, return of 4eva, 4eva n a day, better this way, the double disc, king remembered in time. live from underground was meh…
Am I the only one that isn't a fan of that little prelude/watchbait being cut for the intro? I just wanna the convos straight through y'know 😁
Yeah I never understood why TH-camrs do the preview bits. I already clicked on the video you know I'm gonna watch haha.