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I love 1999 down but AABA definitely my BEST project. When you got high purpose in the music not much can compete with that.

HAPPY 9TH ANNIVERSARY ALL- AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ #47

let’s stay focused on the sentiment of lyrical rap as a subgenre and friendly sparring. It’s the most scarcity mindset lane of rap. There’s a lot of brand protection going on which is understandable lol. If my example was bad, cool I won’t die on that hill. I’m not here to single anyone out. I hate for it to come off that way. But the sentiment as a whole about niggas being afraid to feature other top emcees on their own records remains at the very least, speculative.

My sentiment is this type of thing happens all the time. This is just a recent example that I think is clear. Btw the topic was about sparring in hip hop re: the Hov interview. This is not just about J Cole this is about lyrical rap as a subgenre period. My sentiment is that there’s a scarcity mindset in the subgenre and usually the top guys don’t invite other hungry spitters onto their own tracks. Let me give Cole his flowers real quick just to be clear because i loved the album and Ive always loved him as an emcee (and person). But I stand on what I’m saying. The evidence is there. There’s a difference between doing features for niggas and featuring niggas on your own work. And for the record, if niggas wholeheartedly thought JID didn’t fit on TFO, that’s your opinion. But he’s also not featured on any other j Cole album. Didn’t J Cole just say “if hip hop was dead JID would be platinum?” (On a throwaway mixtape btw) But then not feature him at all on the mixtape or the album when either or would’ve made sense. All I’m saying is notice the trend in this specific sub genre. - sincerely a lover of the art form of lyrical rap.

It’s funny when people say I’m clout chasing or attention seeking when I’m generally just speaking my mind. Only reason yall heard from me today is because that Hov interview. Peace tho!

I have a real love for the game man. I’ve been a real player in the sport for a while everything I’ve ever said I’ve stood on and I could back up all my talk. I got genuine love for niggas, there’s a million other examples I could use to back up what I’m saying but that was most recent. I keep seeing yall say I’m hating on Cole and that really grinds my gears lol. Literally love everybody on that side, Dreamville is family. I’ve even expressed this sentiment to JID directly. You know why? Because I can do that.

I’m talking LYRICAL MIRACLE niggas only not just any up & coming rappers. I’m talking strictly about the niggas who spit that other shit.

Again tho, I don’t say that to bash nobody just my perspective / opinion. I’m tweeting this here because I’ll say this to anybody face. Unlike a lot of you niggas, one thing I’ve never been is a hater. Really think about what I’m saying, reading is fundamental. Everything should be clear from that first tweet. If not, yall don’t know this lyrical miracle shit like I do lol

Think about it, if somebody at the “top” gave somebody coming up an opportunity to come after them on a record , you know what would happen?! LOL NIIGGAS IS EATING THEY FOOD! OFF TOP. RENT IS DUE, BILLS PAID EXPEDITIOUSLY. Public perception of who’s the best would be drastically different if this were a regular occurrence. This is exactly why you didn’t see JID on The Fall Off. He would’ve OVERSTOOD the assignment. To me personally, it made no sense he wasn’t on there but hey maybe that’s just me. 🤷🏾‍♂️ btw I loved the album but let’s be fr.

Everybody talks about how we shouldn’t beef and we should spar more on records but truth is niggas don’t wanna be wanting to collab out of fear of getting bodied on they own record. I’ve seen a lot of niggas over the years duck that friendly fade. Check my track record I’ve never been one to shy away from collabing with REAL SPITTERS. Whether that be getting niggas on my own tracks or hopping on niggas tracks. Not to mention coming up in a collective of straight fire MCs. I will say tho, it’s easy to show up on somebody else track when the bar is already set and all you gotta do is meet it or better. But I say all this to say, that’s why sometimes niggas catch strays cuz they be ducking smoke and they be gate keeping the “top spot”. Before you drag me, this just shit I’ve witnessed in my experience, I didn’t come here to bash nobody or throw shade this is just my two cents on the ongoing convo. Lyrical rap is the hardest sub genre of rap music because there’s hardly any camaraderie. There’s not a single known popular lyricist i haven’t at some point extended the olive branch too, publicly showed love to, brought on tour with me or collabed/sparred with. And IF you could name one, there’s a 90% chance collaboration is already being discussed. Now fight me.