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Originally posted by Javan
It's because it's lil mama, she's not that pretty and people have been laughing at her for a while. So for her to come out with a song like this was only gonna add fuel to the fire. She's kinda in the Iggy boat.
Also I don't think people dislike it because of it lacks intelligence. Most Hip Hop today is production based. And this production was not IT. Sounded like one of those free Keyboard samples. It's clear that Lil Mama is inspired by the MC Lyte/Salt N Pepper type but if you look at recent trends, early 90s hip hop style has not come back around yet. And she wont be the one to do it with a song like this.
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I'm not talking about success, popularity or the ability to bring a trend back. I'm talking about quality and criticizing "hip-hop hipsters" (if you will)
The production is not "IT" because it's not trap/EDM or a Tribe Called Quest throwback. It's so much like
original hip-hop. It's a novelty rap song with cheesy, fun production. It doesn't take itself seriously and clearly people have a hard time accepting/appreciating that because they take themselves too seriously and they overrate ~serious rap (and music in general)