After calling out Young Dolph and Lil Yachty, Pete Rock makes an overall call to action for lyricism to return. In a new Instagram rant, he blasts the newest generation and what he calls “mumble rap,” and compares himself to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose protest of the National Anthem has sparked debate about the right to free speech in the midst of racial tensions.
“im a lil tired of people taking this culture for a joke,” the veteran producer writes on the post.
He also says he’s not worried about negativity on social media — Young Dolph told him to “eat a dick” — because it proves his relevance.
The iconic producer also posted an edited clip of the 1996 film Set It Off where Queen Latifah sorts through various songs, including Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan’s “Lifestyle“, calling them all “bullshit,” before she comes to “I Ain’t No Joke” by Eric B. & Rakim, where she says, “Yeah, now that’s what I ride to.”
Pete Rock is not the only critic of the new generation as Anderson .Paak recently questioned Lil Yachty for not being able to name Tupac or Biggie songs and people came after Kodak Black when he compared himself to the two legends on his latest mixtape.
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