THE GAME: "I'M THE BEST RAPPER FROM COMPTON"

[Soopafly DPGC]

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?

[HighEyeCue]

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

[Sccit]

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?

he was in a deep depression when we approached him about doing the album

hence the hibernation shivers concept .. waking up from a deep slumber

he was very optimistic but the natural confidence and feeling of ready to take over the world will naturally decline when you lack that level of satisfaction with your position in life and most your life is behind you

[Soopafly DPGC]

he was in a deep depression when we approached him about doing the album

hence the hibernation shivers concept .. waking up from a deep slumber

he was very optimistic but the natural confidence and feeling of ready to take over the world will naturally decline when you lack that level of satisfaction with your position in life and most your life is behind you

Appreciate you being so honest and straightforward about his struggles. 

Right, so age.  Realizing the majority of his life was behind him and not satisfied with his position in life and realizing there isn't much time left to correct that would cause depression which would affect your rapping ability, absolutely.  Age definitely a factor. 

[Sccit]

Appreciate you being so honest and straightforward about his struggles. 

Right, so age.  Realizing the majority of his life was behind him and not satisfied with his position in life and realizing there isn't much time left to correct that would cause depression which would affect your rapping ability, absolutely.  Age definitely a factor.

yup

never said it couldn't be .. a lot of the times it definitely is

all i said is that it's not always the case