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Pete Rock and Waka Flocka Flame are the latest to ostend that the generation gap between older and younger rappers is wider than always.

In a contempo interview with ThisIs50, Waka blamed the older generation of rap artists for not taking better intendance of hip-hop and instruction the younger ones to have strong careers.

"That'southward not our generation error. That's the older generation for not informing the states, keeping u.s. up to date," said Waka. "So it's a lot of sh– I exist seeing with the older generation saying 'Ya'll northward—– exist killing hip-hop.' Ya'll n—– own't save it. Ya'll was supposed to save it."

Then the 31-year-old specified just who he was talking to.

"All these old n—– that'due south poppin' like they legends," stated Waka. "F— it. I'm going to go correct at your jugular, 'cause ya'll at my generation. I feel like I'g the Jay, Nas of my generation. I can't rap better than them, but my credibility in my generation is just as proficient as [yours] was in your generation … It'due south ya'll job to teach us. If we getting f—– by labels, ya'll let united states get f—– because you was doing it before us. So but similar we drinking Henny and putting coin in our ears, ya'll was doing that … It'southward ya'll fault for not property them labels down and signing us and keeping the Black community happy."

After, Pete Rock responded with a lengthy Instagram post and blasted the entire younger generation of rappers and their fans. He likewise criticized the popularity of synthetic drugs amid that crowd and said they have to exercise a better chore of respecting the legends.

"I'thou gonna defend my older heads and tell yous yous're not equal," wrote Pete. "Be every bit disrespectful as you desire. You lot're non doing what we did, haven't accomplished what we accomplished. Our generation didn't experiment with pills or syrup or annihilation synthetic. It's already written in history. Rock and Curl Hall of Fame, Hip-Hop Hall of Fame and museums. Where are you at in any of that?"

"The problem is, y'all never had respect from the bound," added the legendary producer. "We are the reason you lot're who you are and do whatever it is y'all're doing. Pay homage to who was before y'all. Trouble is as well, ya'll want us to accept music that don't move nothing but the immature. When y'all making music it'due south to inspire everyone non just your era."

Information technology hasn't been the first time Pete called out the current generation of rappers and criticized their music. Some time ago, he got into it with Lil Yachty and the Memphis rapper Young Dolph.

In fact, the conversation between older and newer rappers has been going on for years now. Information technology's been such a popular fence, Chance The Rapper parodied it on the latest episode of "Saturday Night Live."

For the most part, people have accused the younger MCs of disrespecting the artists of yesteryear, which has been true in some cases. While the older ones have been accused of speaking down to the upwards and comers, which some might say is also authentic.

Joe Budden was accused of talking downwards to the younger rappers when he slammed Lil Yachty and said he was ruining hip-hop culture. It was something that Budden said after he saw the cover for Yachty's "Teenage Emotions" album earlier this year.

"I don't think that Yachty is hip-hop," said the 37-year-one-time rapper and podcast host. "I don't call up that Yachty's characterization is hip-hop. When you're not hip-hop and you're trying to merely troll or exploit, you get things like this."

After that, the two had a heated back-and-along, and they all the same oasis't settled things.

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Kendrick Lamar talked about the generation gap among rappers. He said too many young artists boldness the legends.

"I want hip-hop to continue to evolve. That's why I can't shun a lot of the artists that may not exist a Kendrick Lamar," he told Forbes. "But this is what I tell them every fourth dimension I see them … Be yourself and do what you do merely likewise know who laid downwards the groundwork. Don't become on your interviews and diss them and say you lot don't similar them and you don't care for them. That'south your opinion. That'south cool simply you accept to respect them. So talking down on the folks that inspired united states to practice this, it'd never exist right … So at the end of the twenty-four hours, as long as you exist who you are only respect what got the states here, that'southward how you go along to evolve."

Equally far equally the electric current generation of rappers disrespecting the previous 1, many were angered later on Yachty said The Notorious B.I.G. is overrated. Folks also blew up social media when the Westward Coast artist Vince Staples said that all of '90s hip-hop' is overrated.

To get some perspective on the abiding state of war between the rap generations we spoke with David Banner, whose latest album "The God Box" can be purchased on his website DavidBanner.com

What can the older and younger generation of rappers practise better to bridge the gap?

Imprint: I call up it'due south all on the older rappers -to be honest with yous. I retrieve they're bitter and tin't find their place. The kids look up to them when yous talk about them like 'sh– and you always criticize them.' Y'all don't give them credit for anything. Like these older motherf—— will accept the Migos style just so don't want to give them credit and awards for changing culture. Whether they inverse it for good or bad, that'southward not the question. But nobody has affected music since Kanye the way that the Migos did … Them kids should be aroused.

The problem is this: The kids won't' heed and the old folks are biting. And the crazy thing is white folks don't do that sh–.  Cease lament and do work. Put some jammin'-ass music out. JAY-Z not complaining and if he is, he ain't got no reason to. He'due south out hither f—— working."

In a recent interview, Kendrick Lamar said the younger generation of rappers should be themselves but shouldn't disrespect those who've paved the way for them. What practise you lot recollect almost that statement?

Imprint: No one should do that, old or young. I feel the same way. I feel they shouldn't do information technology, but I also feel if an old person disrespects me, I'm gonna knock his ass out. Don't apply your youth every bit a reason to be disrespectful and don't apply y'all being sometime as an excuse [to be disrespectful either.] That's the problem. We desire kids to respect united states, but we don't evidence them whatever respect. And what's so dumb, our parents did usa the same way … Them same hip-hop motherf—— did me the same mode when 'Similar a Pimp' came out. They treated the South the aforementioned way. I ain't forget that sh–.

What are some of the other things that have contributed to rap's generation gap?

Banner: I don't like the way they care for these f—— children. Information technology's non fair. You wouldn't let them in the game, then they found a backstairs. The same fashion you wouldn't allow the South in, and so the Due south found a way … Why can't it just be Black music? Why you got to find a department to put it in, then you tin can talk well-nigh it?

I call up Black folks are so — especially Black men — are and then frustrated because they don't have power, because they've been so emasculated. Not just by white folks, not only past women, it only seems like a strong Blackness man in America, the whole entire world is after y'all. And then since we don't accept whatsoever outward ability, and because we don't gather, we find the weakest link in whatever of those chains and we assault that."

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Waka's response.

You lot stuck in the past. Krazy shit is my real blood family unit was always around you smh .. and I don't practice none of those wack drugs y'all talkIng. https://t.co/wLmepxt2g5

— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) November 19, 2017

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