“Yeah Aight”
Hip hop music has become today's most popular genre, and is increasingly becoming more accessible thanks to streaming services like Spotify and Soundcloud, allowing it to be almost as easy to listen to an artist as it is making yourself into one. Because of this, as much as there are talented artists who create compelling and creative pieces of music, there will be just as many talentless, cash-grabbing hacks who follow an easy formula for a big payday. When directly comparing the music of an artist to the music of a hack, the differences are night and day. However, there is one artist rocketing into the mainstream that many consider being on one side of the spectrum (hack), while I believe the opposite. That artist is...that's right, California based rapper Blueface, baby! Born Jonathan Porter, Blueface is known for his eccentric, gang rap style and signature phrase "yeah aight". When his name is brought up, most of my peers will quickly laugh, and write his songs off as "trash" or "all sounding the same". Although, yes, I wouldn't say he has the most talent in today's rap, I think he brings a new attitude, humor and creativity that pushes him much further above many popular artists of the rap game barrel.