Hope & Predictions For Hip-Hop In 2014

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Hope And Predictions FROM 2013

Well besides the unexpected debate about Lil’ B and Riff Raff’s music in the comments of last year’s Predictions/Hopes, not many of you predicted or hoped for much in Hip-Hop for 2013. Are you too content people? Don’t you wish for anything?

P-Body did hope for an original 2Pac album with no changes made to the primary songs but sadly this did not happen.

RTIII and B-Easy hoped for not only a new Jay-Z album but also one that was better than The Blueprint 3. Well boys? Did MCHG live up to your expectations?

Saule said Pusha T’s music wasn’t for him. Are you a fan yet or still not feeling King Push?

Nicolas Thomas also wanted that K. Dot and J. Cole collaboration album in 2013. We might be waiting a little longer now dude thanks to that verse.

Seth wanted albums from Lil’ Kim, Eve, Azealia, and Missy. Maybe 2014 will treat us with some ladies on the mic.

Mr. Jones predicted Joey Bada$$ would NOT blow up. Hard to say but it seems like Joey did not strike while the iron was hot.

Who the hell saw Rhi Rhi and Chris (Bobby) Brown getting back together? Even I couldn’t have predicated that one. Little Miss Sunshine really needs some better people around her for advice.

Kanye and Kim breaking up? Damn was I off. Those two not only stuck it out through a whole year of attention and paparazzi smack downs but they had a mother-flipping baby! Now the question is who is going to grow up to be the bigger diva, North West or Blue Ivy Carter?

Did more white rappers appear? I guess that could be said. Action Bronson made it to the XXL Freshmen Class for 2013 and released several popular mixtapes. Macklemore crushed it on the radio tip. Mac Miller kept us guessing with his trippy 180 of an album Watching Movies With the Sound Off and Riff Raff’s online presence was felt for some reason.

Riff

Speaking of XXL Freshmen, who was completely right about Joey Bada$$ and Ab-Soul making the list this year? Calvin was! I know it’s not much of a stretch to assume XXL had their ear pressed to the street hard enough to put these artists on the list but don’t forget that back in 2009 they looked passed both Drake AND Nicki Minaj (who just so happen to be 2 of the biggest Hip-Hop acts to come out this decade).

Lucky for him, Charles Hamilton had some good people around him so he didn’t make any ridiculous appearances this year or any appearance worth noting full stop. Get better Sonic.

There was no Jesus hologram but Rock the Bells audiences were extremely blessed to get to see not only one but two rappers defy death and make an appearance in 2013. Concert goers got to see Old Dirty Bastard rock out with RZA and Method Man as well as the west coast legend Eazy E join some members of Bone Thugs ‘n’ Harmony on stage. Despite that these performances didn’t gain as much coverage as 2Pac’s 2012 appearance via 21st century technology it was still pretty touching to see fans paying homage to the ones hip-hop lost.

J. Cole did release a more solid album than his debut and managed to outsell Kanye! Sure J. Cole had more advertising and even an album cover unlike Yeezus but he still did more numbers than Kanye with Born Sinner. Remember the 2007 shown down between Kanye and 50? This might be as close as we’ll get to that now.

Pusha T did release what some might call a classic album or what others might put down to overhype.

Out of the artists I thought would blow up in 2013 the only one that kind of did was Joey Bada$$. Rapsody did her thing too (thank god) with She Got Game. Death Grips released Government Plates while Flatbush Zombies brought out their 2nd mixtape BetterOffDEAD but they didn’t really blow up on the scene like I predicted.

Mentioning Detox is just like crying wolf so nothing more is to be said. Along with Watch the Throne 2 and Cruel Winter.

Eminem released MMLP2 and it did sell one-gazillion units but who’s surprised about that? Slim Shady fans must be in hibernation until he releases a new album.

Joell Ortiz didn’t release a solo album but did release the occasional music video or Kendrick diss.

Sadly for the A$AP Mob leader’s debut Long.Live.ASAP leaked like my bathroom taps a whole month before it’s original release so going gold wasn’t in the cards for A$AP Rocky.

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With several name alterations Calvin 2.0 has seen some changes. He first fell in love with Hip-Hop at the age of 8 from watching Beastie Boys film clips and listening to a Public Enemy cassette tape his father gave him. He enjoys doing nerdy things like reading Spiderman comics and talking about the Dark Knight movie but also enjoys the sounds of Biggie Smalls. "Dead Wrong" and "Give Me the Loot" being among his favourites. Most of his money is spent on either rap CD's (yes he still buys Compact Disks) or Hip-Hop shows and each year aims to see more live music then the year before.
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  1. 1) Oxymoron is going to be really dope

    2) Isaiah Rashad WILL make the Freshmen List this year

    In general, TDE to rule them all…

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  2. Nice list. Here’s some of my own that wasn’t mentioned:
    Predictions:
    – Chris Brown next album is a big success, but then he takes a hiatus (3-4 years) to get his self together.
    – Chance The Rapper’s debut album will reach critical and commercial acclaim.
    – The TDE takeover will be in full effect.
    – August Alsina and Miguel becomes the new R&B it guys, especially with Trey Songz falling off and Chris Brown acting out.
    – Pharrell will continue to kill sh*t, and his album will be huge.
    – Chief Keef catches a body and ends up doing some hard time.
    – Curren$y FINALLY drops Pilot Talk III.
    – Someone from MMG will end up leaving the label (I’m thinking Wale).
    – Artists will carry on the New Rules movement and come up with new and creative ways to release/promote their albums.
    – ASAP Rocky drops a mixtape that surprises everyone critically, and he’ll become even bigger.
    – Fabolous will have a Pusha T like year.
    – Like every year, more stupid trends and sayings will be born.
    – Rihanna and Teyana Taylor finally duke it out.
    – Another veteran rapper will resurrect their career (similar to 2 Chainz and Juicy J).
    – Tyga will start to fade away.
    – There’ll be a new break out producer that will create a distinctive sound that will be highly demanded (similar to Lex Luger, DJ Mustard, Mike Will Made It).

    Hopes:
    – Dizzy Wright has a 2010 J.Cole like year (drops a big mixtape and draws crazy hype for his album).
    – Big Sean goes back and builds on the sound that he created on Detroit.
    – Wiz’s Blacc Hollywood shows signs of him going back to his old ways.
    – Twitter beef and subliminal dissing will die down (wishful thinking like hell).
    – The Cool Kids put out some new material.
    – Melanie Fiona gets the recognition that she always deserved.
    – Oxymoron surprises the hell out of everyone critically.
    – Nipsey Hussle finally drops an album.
    – Wale stops acting like a female that’s on her period.
    – A Nicki Minaj sex tape leaks out (hey we all have fantasies lol).
    – They do something new and different with BET to make the channel interesting again, (and make it less censored, predictable, and corny).
    – A new hip hop show is created and done right, or they can bring back Yo MTV Raps or Rap City).

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    1. Sorry, but BET is going to continue to be like this for a very long time. Viacom is not going to change it, or sell it to someone that will do that. It’s all part of the brain washing programing that they got going on. And the brainwashing television business is just too big and too good. Just like with MTV and VH-1, the owners of Viacom already have invested too much on BET, and they are not going to let it go, now or ever. Now, there is no need for a new rap t.v. show on mainstream t.v. because it is going to be the exact same as 106 And Park. If a new rap show or worse, if Yo MTV Raps or BET’s Rap City ever comes back, it will be the same exact shit as, you guessed it, 106 And Park. Same exact shit, but with different people. You will swear that you’re watching the same fucking show but with different hosts. The set will look urban only to fool you, but everything in the program will be watered down. Do not expect to see the same thing that was done back in the 90’s on those two awesome t.v. shows. It will just be an urban version of 106 And Park. And they will be talking about the same ol fake ass pop rappers and none Hip Hop people like that pussy effeminate bitch Drake. Expect all of this that i just wrote to actually happen, if it actually does happen. How do I know all of this? Well, I researched all of this. And if you do your own research you too will know about all of this that I just wrote and more. But if you already know about all of this, then good. What Hip Hop really needs right now are local and specially local or regional access cable t.v. shows that play music videos of real Hip Hop artists both from the old school and specially the new school since Viacom is not interested in these new real Hip Hop artists. And many of them are not selling out to these fucked up corporations and monopolies. So don’t expect to see them on any of these wack ass cable channel t.v. shows, now or in the future. But now, if what you want is the same ol bullshit that’s played on 106 And Park, then just be happy with having 106 And Park on cable t.v. Me personally, I prefer TV One and Bounce TV. Peace out.

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  4. somebody from MMG gonna leave and a month in to this year Fat Joe and 50 Cent drop a song and its actually good but teyonna need to lay paws on RiRi cuz its long over due and Trinidad James hype is going way down and hes disappearing from the rap game but I hope J.cole and K.Dot comeout with an album together

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  5. What Hip Hop? Most of these people mentioned here are not Hip Hop, or artists for that matter. I don’t give a flying fuck what MTV or BET or VH-1 says to the masses of dumb asses that Hip Hop is, or is today. Fuck them. But it’s really sad, sick, twisted, and disgusting on so many levels to see the names of real Hip Hop artists like 2Pac, Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep, and especially Tim Dog (who is totally anti sellout bullshit pop rap),and other legends, been put next to the names of these fucking sellout pop entertainment minstrel show fags, like CB4 undercover cop smoking weed with these fake ass pop rappers, and then snitching on them to his superiors, the fake Rick Ross. The one who stole a real dope dealer’s name and then said on a song that he met the real Noriega, Panama’s former strong man, ex C.I.A. asset, and friend of George H.W. “No New Taxes” Bush. Then again, maybe he did met him at that correctional facility in Florida where they said he was locked up. Anyway, him and those other pussies and punks that you mentioned here. The reason that so many young people today don’t know, or can not tell the difference between real Hip Hop and mainstream pop rap, is because of websites like this one that confuses them. It’s easy to blame MTV, BET, and VH-1 for that, but the people that run websites like this one, are also part of the problem. By covering both Hip Hop artists and pop entertainers, you guys are confusing today’s youngsters. You guys here don’t even try to separate these two very different things. Hip Hop in 2014, what a fucking joke. Where is this Hip Hop in 2014 that you’re talking about? Oh wait, you meant Lil Gayne and Kanye Wet, and all those other fake untalented sellout people. And I just had to laugh at “less Miley Cyrus and more Janelle Monae”. You wanna trade one very famous evil for a less known evil. What do you get when you do that? The answer is… Evil. Same as the old boss, I mean evil. Same as the old evil. By the way, you might wanna do some research on Janelle Monae. The music industry is evil and it will be that way for a very long time. And that’s why they got rid of the real Hip Hop artists, and removed them from the mainstream, and replaced them with this fucking sellouts that we all hear about today constantly, 24/7 on the media. The same media who hated 2Pac, and now they are praising Gay-Z and his false arranged Satanic marriage. Master P predicted exactly what actually did happened with rap music and Hip Hop culture right at the beginning of the music video of Hoody Hooo by TRU. It’s on YouTube, check it out. All this popular trendy crap that exist today is what the media calls Hip Hop, and I say Fuck them. If your a real Hip Hop head, support only the real Hip Hop. Peace out.

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