Trippie Redd Thinks Hip Hop Is Too Divided

Trippie Redd has spoken out about the “fragmented” hip-hop scene in relation to the growing popularity of country and Spanish music.

Spotify’s head of urban music, Carl Cherry, took to Twitter on Saturday to argue that hip-hop needs a new leader when it comes to advancing the genre.

“Hip-hop needs a new leader who deliberately sets the direction of music and culture,” he wrote. “I feel like artists either don’t think about it or don’t want to take responsibility for it. We need it. Who’s stepping up?”

After discovering the tweet, Trippie Redd countered that hip-hop was “too fragmented” by other music influences.

“Exactly,” said he. “We rebounded. We were so divided that we let country and Spanish music take over.”

he added: “Fucking lame”

Hip-hop needs a new leader who will deliberately set the direction of music and culture. I feel that artists either don’t think about it or don’t want to take responsibility for it. I need that. who will step up?

— Carl Cherry (@carlchery) June 17, 2023

Latin superstar Bad Bunny will be the world’s most streamed artist on Spotify for the third year in a row in 2022, with his songs “Me Porto Bonito” and “Tití Me Preguntó” among the most streamed songs of the year. We finished 4th and 5th.

his album summer without you It also became the world’s most streamed album on Spotify in 2022.

Country artist Morgan Warren currently holds a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. one thing at a timeIt tied Bad Bunny’s 2022 record for a non-consecutive 13th week at the top.

Warren is also a longtime collaborator with Lil Dark on ‘Broadway Girls’ and most recently on ‘Stand By Me’ from their latest album. almost healed.

As for Trippie Redd, he released: mansion music The album will be released in January as a follow-up to 2021. Night’s Journey. Executive producer Chief Keef produced the project, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 56,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week.

The project was packed with famous artists such as Durk, Future, Lil Baby, Juice WRLD, Travis Scott, Ski Mask the Slump God, G Herbo, DaBaby and Kodak Black.