vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareExfilBravo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down1·1 year 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-down1·1 year 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-21 year 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.