Historians are going to look back on this song as something of a watershed moment. — What?! Forgive me. It’s a rental. So this is “masked up.” It’s by Nettspend, a young rapper, and NBA YoungBoy, who is really the biggest rapper in America right now. Nettspend is really emblematic of the third- or fourth- wave rage rap that’s been incredibly popular the last couple of years. He raps in these short chirps. Full of tension. By comparison, you listen to YoungBoy, it’s Rakim. Why is NBA YoungBoy on a Nettspend song? Well, this is a lesson on how fast things are evolving in rap music right now. YoungBoy is at this point an elder. What’s happening with Nettspend, who, it should be noted, is a young white rapper, is after a bunch of breakout songs in 2023, 2024, he was quickly upstreamed. Before this album even came out, he walked in a Gucci fashion show. Having guests also matters for expanding your reach, but choosing NBA YoungBoy as your marquee guest on your breakout album tells me that Nettspend, despite all the pressures, all the opportunities, all the things that life is presenting to him as an internet rapper on the rise, deep down is still a badass kid.
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