vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhy almost every young rapper is called "Lil"vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareExfilBravo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·8 months agoIt’s a continuation of street names. Those were names for people on the block. “oh him? that’s lil turk”. Just made its way to the rap game.
minus-squareguylacaptivite@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·8 months agoIs there still some that use it because all the others did? Copycat style just to fit in and feel legit to unknowing listeners?
minus-squareAgentGrimstone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoThat’s what I was assuming. “Lil” isn’t new but the mumble/emo/soundcloud rap generation spawned a whole bunch of them.
It’s a continuation of street names. Those were names for people on the block. “oh him? that’s lil turk”. Just made its way to the rap game.
Is there still some that use it because all the others did? Copycat style just to fit in and feel legit to unknowing listeners?
That’s what I was assuming. “Lil” isn’t new but the mumble/emo/soundcloud rap generation spawned a whole bunch of them.