Alot of rapper have. Even in the battle rap community. I wont bother with a list because it will just lead to my opinion versus your argument. Nas being the pinnacle of lyricism is a industry narrative.

fair enough...I still stand by my statement

you're conflating two things

hunger is not something u can force, no matter how hard u try

u can give it your all but still lack that natural relentlessness that you had back in your youth

some people retain that hunger forever .. but typically what happens to people is that they lose that edge with age

it's not a physical thing, it's a spiritual thing

for instance, in sports, you are 100% going to decline physically .. no way around it

in music, drive tends to subside with age, but a select few do retain that drive forever

hunger is not something you consciously decide to have .. it comes from within

I get that....so what do you think was the cause of RBX's slowdown lyrically?  If it wasn't age, what do you attribute it to?  Like you said, you were in the studio with him, pushing him, producing him, making him to retakes to get it just right, so obviously the drive was there, at least through your end if nothing else.  What could it be?

So RBX wasn't hungry anymore when he made his last album, noting that he's slowed down lyrically?  Since you are saying it isn't due to age, but moreso drive, passion and hunger?

But then in an earlier post, you said RBX gave his all and tried as hard as he could and you wouldn't work with someone who didn't give their all.  Seems like two contradictory perspectives, would love to hear your thoughts.   

you're conflating two things

hunger is not something u can force, no matter how hard u try

u can give it your all but still lack that natural relentlessness that you had back in your youth

some people retain that hunger forever .. but typically what happens to people is that they lose that edge with age

it's not a physical thing, it's a spiritual thing

for instance, in sports, you are 100% going to decline physically .. no way around it

in music, drive tends to subside with age, but a select few do retain that drive forever

hunger is not something you consciously decide to have .. it comes from within

i think it really depends on hunger and will

because rapping isn't a physical sport .. u could technically rap great for as long as you can speak great

but what tends to happen with most rappers is that they lose a sense of hunger once they reach a certain point

that's why jelly roll won best new artist at 40 years old .. because it was all new to him and he had never really done anything notable prior to that, so the hunger and passion was still there

So RBX wasn't hungry anymore when he made his last album, noting that he's slowed down lyrically?  Since you are saying it isn't due to age, but moreso drive, passion and hunger?

But then in an earlier post, you said RBX gave his all and tried as hard as he could and you wouldn't work with someone who didn't give their all.  Seems like two contradictory perspectives, would love to hear your thoughts.     

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