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How long will a hip-hop artist's career last?

While rock bands from the '70s are still playing shows, such as AC/DC and Iron Maiden, early musicans of the hip-hop genre from the 80s and 90s aren't as active. Is it because some songs quickly become dated? And which current artists do you think will last longer?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, you're right most of the rappers from the 80s and 90s have either fell back or stop rapping completely. Thats because they're competing with guys thats like 10 -15 years younger then they are. But at least we have rappers like Jay-Z, Nas, LL Cool J., Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, Warren G., E-40, Too $hort and Ghostface that prove to us that you can stay in the game as long as you want. Its just like Ice Cube and Ghostface said, "Your neva to old to rap."

  • 5 years ago

    Can or no longer it is a team? if so i will say The Roots. they have a great discography packed with classic albums, their stay performances are memorable considering they use stay contraptions, many hip hop artists used the Roots to help carry out their songs stay, they have been interior the sport considering early ninetees and stayed correct with now being a house band of the previous due night with Jimmy Fallon teach. additionally they are very unique, reason they seem to be a number of the few bands who use this particular form of song that has jazz song mixed with rapping without even utilising samples, as a result springing up song via themselves. and of course, all participants have extreme expertise, particularly Black thought, who's probably going considered one of the main suitable lyricists of all time.

  • 1 decade ago

    huh? rap hasnt been around as long as rock. some of the original rap artists r still making music (rakim, krs-one, mc shan...)

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