Habits & Contradictions: 12 Things Rappers Stay Complaining About

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Rappers can be a surly bunch. When not extolling in rhyme the extent of their riches, prowess with the ladies or skill at putting words together, they’re complaining about something.

The irony is that they’re usually riffing about predicaments they were complicit in advocating and promoting. J. Cole certainly wasn’t the first rapper to say people are focusing too much on stats when he himself has dropped many a lyric about the desire to move units. All that marketing certainly wasn’t just inviting heads to pirate his music, after all.

The fact of the matter is that ever since Hip-Hop’s inception, a rapper somewhere was all in his feelings about not getting his due, his DJ being off beat, or someone stealing his rhymes. With that in mind, let’s take a look at 12 things rappers stay complaining about.

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Critics Suck, Unless They Say Your Album Is Flawless

There are plenty of hacks claiming to be critics dropping suspect slander or codified lunacy and peddling it as “criticism.” However, plenty of artists give these same cats a pass when they fawn over how great their album is.

People Don’t Mind Their Business

This is tough to do when you share everything on Twitter and Instagram, though.

Things Were So Much Better Back In The Day

Please stop acting like struggle rappers are a new phenomena.

These Bootleggers Ain’t Letting Me Eat

Newsflash, they would have illegally downloaded it anyway. Your fans will cop regardless.

My Label Doesn’t Know How To Promote Hip-Hop

Pick any label and someone hates them. For once, consider putting part of the blame on yourself.

I Couldn’t Get The Right Beats

You could have always said “I’ll pass” when you heard that wack instrumental, though.

Everyone Is A Rapper Nowadays

Valid point. But are you a better rapper than everyone?

The South Is F-cking Up Hip-Hop

To quote the late, great Pimp C, “Quit hatin’ the South.” Also, Scarface and Andre 3000 versus ANYBODY.

I Should Have Been On That Magazine Cover

You say these same critics aren’t worthy of judging your music, yet you’re shocked at their lack of foresight at putting you on their magazine’s cover? Oh.

Fans Aren’t Supporting Me Like They Should

Says the rapper that released 30 mediocre tracks in the Spring that hardly anyone bothered to download. And that music was free. Make dope music, they will come.

There Isn’t Any Money In The Music Business

We hear toilet paper and web apps are lucrative. Check ’em out.

People Just Aren’t Buying Albums

Justin Timberlake sold a million LPs in one week. J. Cole still sold a gang of records the same week Kanye West did. You were saying?