Veteran hip-hop star Reminisce has mentioned rappers usually are not rated based mostly on their wealth and stream numbers, however “pure ability.”
He emphasised that no matter how prosperous and influential a rapper is, he can solely earn the respect of the hip-hop world by his expertise.
The ‘Native Rappers’ crooner said this in opposition to the backdrop of the supremacy battle between Nigerian rappers Odumodublvck and Blaqbonez.
Showing as a visitor alongside his colleague, Vector, in a latest episode of On The Document podcast, Reminisce identified that the explanation American rapper Kendrick Lamar is broadly adjudged the winner of his hip-hop battle with Canadian famous person Drake was due to his expertise.
He mentioned, “Hip-hop is the one style that doesn’t respect numbers or cash. Irrespective of how a lot cash you make as a rapper, you may’t purchase it [the respect of the Hip-hop world]. That’s one factor I like about Hip-hop. You must earn it. Folks need to say, ‘Vector is an effective rapper, he’s a legend.’
“If you happen to like see 5 trillion streams, for those who like title your album the best. No one cares. Rap respects pure expertise. That’s why Kendrick Lamar is broadly adjudged the winner of his hip-hop battle with Canadian famous person Drake. If you happen to have a look at the margin between Drake and Lamar when it comes to industrial, it’s very extensive. However as a result of it’s about ability set, which is the first factor in hip-hop, Lamar received.”