Trippie Redd has weighed in on today’s new wave of rappers, taking aim at both the artists themselves and the record labels backing them.
On Saturday (Septembr 26), the Love Letter to You rapper turned to his Instagram Stories to address record labels that continue signing ” artists with a small ceiling.”
Redd also called out label executives for giving their new signees “a push like they are a [Lil Uzi Vert],” who is among Trippie’s peers. “But it doesn’t work because none of these new artists are Uzi or Juice [World] or [XXXTentacion] or me,” he wrote. “But all those artists I just named have great real songs that can be played by all, not just kids.”
“The industry is weird right now. A bunch of wannabes doing the same music. I’m actually sorry for contributing to this fast food hipster music,” Redd admitted. “We might have looked the same, but the music is not the same. You can’t play me a ‘F*ck Love’ or a ‘Taking a Walk’ by any of these new jits. It’s all turn up, drink, pop a pill, no meaning.”
Last year, the Canton, Ohio native claimed during a livestream that labels were attempting to recreate the 2010s era of rap, though he said those efforts weren’t working. He pointed to Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty, and Uno the Activist as pioneers of the subgenre.
“Y’all don’t know about that shit,” Trippie said, continuing: “You’re not from that era, gang.”
“And especially since the n***as y’all love so much, they love that shit,” Trippie added. “They love all the shit from back in the day and they’re trying to recreate it and remake the vibe.”
Fellow SoundCloud rap-era artist Lil Pump offered a similar explanation in February, identifying Lil Uzi as a forerunner of the movement while taking shots at Lil Tracy.
