Bow Wow is sharing his thoughts on the current state of hip hop.
The So So Def alum took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Oct. 16, to air his concerns about major labels promoting “subpar” artists in the industry.
“Can we please bring back artist development at these labels? Do these labels even care about these artists?” he asked his followers on social media.
Referring to hip-hop labels, he continued, “Y’all be throwing them on platforms knowing they’re not ready. A boxer is trained and taught before battle. We just keep throwing these subpar a– artists out here with no proper teaching.”
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The veteran rapper took a moment to highlight “real ones” he believes deserve more attention for the work they’re putting out, such as Samba, Westside Boogie, Lady London, and Lola Brooke.
Can we please bring back artist development at these labels…. Do these labels even care about these artist? Yall be throwing them on platforms knowing they not ready. A boxer is trained and taught before battle. We just keep throwing these subpar ass artist out here with no…
— Bow Wow (@smoss) October 16, 2023
Its too many real ones out here on the come up like symba west side boogie i can name so many more lady london, lola like new artist that GOT IT! who deserve the push… but instead … man im done even speaking on it haha shit be getting me hot.
Stop pushing that bs on us! The…
— Bow Wow (@smoss) October 16, 2023
“Stop pushing that bs on us! The fans are waking up and hip hop is about to change for the better,” he continued. “Stay in the house if you’re playing, and move over and let the real ones play.”
The Roll Bounce actor concluded his thoughts by calling out the newer generation of rappers.
“They can’t talk. I don’t understand what the f–k they saying. Be dry as hell in interviews,” he said.
He went on to express, “Y’all know I take the stage serious! I don’t even wanna get on they stage presence. Rapping over vocals, s–t is sloppy out here, man. We gotta clean this s–t up. Get better or get the f–k out the way.”
They cant talk. I don’t understand wtf they saying. Be dry as hell in interviews. Yall know i take the stage serious! I dont even wanna get on they stage presence. Rapping over vocals shit is sloppy out here man. We gotta clean this shit up. Get better or get tf out the way.
— Bow Wow (@smoss) October 16, 2023
This isn’t the first time Bow Wow has vented about the current state of rap music.
In June 2023, the “You Can Get It All” rapper expressed similar sentiments about recent hip hop releases during a red carpet interview by Los Angeles radio station Power 106 at the BET Awards.
At the time, Bow Wow referred to much of the current music in the genre as “trash.”
“Stop putting out trash a– music,” he said. “Everything sound alike, everything repetitive, same tempo.”
