Jermaine Dupri recently spoke out about the state of rap and he doesn’t think it’s in a great place.
“I feel like Hip-Hop is definitely hurting and needs reviving. I have to go ahead and say this: For the last 20 years Atlanta’s always had at least five to six top rappers at one time. Right now, Atlanta’s dropped down to two top artists: Lil Baby and Future,” he told VIBE Magazine.
The Atlanta producer added, “There’s a lot of talent in the city still. I don’t want anybody to screw what I’m saying, but that top tier where you have Ludacris, Jeezy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Future, Lil Baby – I mean, at one point, all of this was Atlanta. This was where all the top-tier rap artists came from.”
Fans are still waiting for JD to represent Atlanta on the Verzuz stage against Diddy.
“I’m not talking about artists that just make records, but No. 1 songs,” he added. “Artists that people feel like define the game. Rap to me became a little stale, but I’ve never stopped making rap records. As a producer, people continue to want me to produce R&B records.”
Is Atlanta still on top?
