Traditional ‘boom bap’ versus ‘G-funk’ is a good example. Where and how you grew up affects your perspective and personal tastes. Generation makes a difference with regards to the top 50 worst rappers. What made a hit song a decade ago is different from present day. This makes the perception of what is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ in art and music largely generational. There are observable patterns that develop in specific eras that necessitate skill sets relevant to the current climate. What make things unappealing largely depends on the standard set in that period in time. We view it relative to what is unappealing. What we consider beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What’s favorable or beautiful invokes passion and positive energy when consumed. We often view art through the lens of emotion.

After all, music is art and art is subjective. What do we consider bad? The best answer would be that it depends on who you ask. Why The 50 Worst Rappers is Subjective Music Is Art This is my breakdown (cue dramatic trap beat). And so we now have: the “Top 50 Worst Rappers” list making its rounds on the inter-webs. To mirror our adoration of idols, we debate the worst aspects of situations just as much as the best. As with the ever so constant spirit of going against the grain baked into the identity Hip-Hop, a roster highlighting the seemingly least talented rappers is inevitable.

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