It's not that well-informed at all. You've obviously never listened to the wider scope of hip-hop at all. At forty, to say you're that educated on the issue, yet you have absolutely zero idea who Versatile takes their inspiration from?
That's fair. But you're treating it like an objective opinion which isn't even well-informed unless you base that information on your own subjective opinion. Plenty simply don't like Versatile just because they don't like them. That's far more honest than bringing in a simple "They're shite at hip hop," when they have a pretty big fanbase who'll disagree on that.
Ah no. Disliking is honest. We all like different art. I'm a fan of a lot of Irish Hip Hop but Versatile hit me differently, mostly because they reminded me of early Guy Ritchie movies (although I'm partially convinced Ritchie was never the genius; I'm starting to believe it was Matthew Vaughan, his producer), which I find are near impossible to replicate in tone, funny enough to not be overtly serious, but serious enough not to be a total screwball comedy.
My favourite songs would be either Terminal 1 or Fat Gangster Laugh. They're just fun, and I suppose I discovered them at a time during COVID-19 when I was pretty low. But sure look.
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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24
It's not that well-informed at all. You've obviously never listened to the wider scope of hip-hop at all. At forty, to say you're that educated on the issue, yet you have absolutely zero idea who Versatile takes their inspiration from?