The 40yr Old Rapper

I have always had a problem with age and Hip Hop. "To be fair and honest no one wants to hear a middle aged dude rhyme" Really? Who did you ask? What if you close you eyes and just listen to the music? Would that make a difference? It's crazy. You can be a old DJ. ( Jazzy Jeff, Kid Capri) and old producer (Dre, Primo, Tim, Pete Rock) or an old Graff writer(Futura,BG183) . God forbid if you have something to say as an elder spokesman for Hip Hop. Are you crazy?? Microphones were only invented for people 25 and younger. This is a culture. You don't grow out of your culture. If you can sing you can sing. If you can play a instrument, you can play a instrument. Why can't someone who's "older" say rhymes to a beat? Sometimes it's not about pleasing the youth. I think that has become a problem with Hip Hop. Every other form of music has so much respect for their elder acts. With Hip Hop as soon as you turn 30 you suck. It's pretty sad. I'm glad Cube said what he said stunt or not. He still can rap circles around most of these new "mc's" and that maybe what they fear the most.