Exhibit B: “The Sing Along”
Most times when a new artist comes in the game pointing out what they feel is wrong with it, they are dismissed as a hater and rightfully so. You can’t criticize Dwight Howard’s late-game free throw shooting if the only experience you have is hooping at LA Fitness. Grant dared to criticize the current state of mainstream rap with his single “The Sing Along” that dropped on November 11. The Organized Noize-produced track draws attention to how many listeners are unconsciously singing along to tracks about being drug addicts and repeat offenders, on purpose. Talking about what’s “f*cking up the game” isn’t a new concept, but Grant avoid entering “hater” territory by actually making a dope song out of it and not just ranting on a beat. The only other time a new artist was able to make such bold observations and criticisms and be good at it was when Common [Sense] did it with “I Used To Love H.E.R.” back in 1994. That song went on to be a classic.
