Xzibit recently appeared on The Adam Carolla Show alongside legendary director/actor, Rob Reiner, where he spoke on being “sick” of the current state of Hip-Hop.
“There’s no emotional investment in the music, like when we were putting music out,” the former Pimp My Ride host said. “You had the CD cover, the album cover, cassette. You get to open it, you get to see who produced it, you get to read the lyrics. You’re not guessing. A lot of the things that made us have 10, 15, 20, 30-year-long careers doesn’t exist anymore.”
X expressed that he feels Hip-Hop has changed and no longer holds the weight that it once did, although other genres have embraced the culture.
Xzibit performs during night one at Palms Casino Resort’s KAOS Dayclub & Nightclub with Travis Scott and Skrillex for the Grand Opening weekend on April 5, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I don’t know if they’re doing it on purpose or not, but Hip-Hop doesn’t have the staying power that it used to have,” he said. “You see country music having elements of Hip-Hop. You see pop music. When’s the last time you saw a rock band that didn’t have a Hip Hop element to it?”
“I’m sick of Hip-Hop, and I love Hip Hop,” he declared. “I want to see a rock band come out and steamroll.”
The West Coast rapper also added that there “isn’t a good representation” of what Hip-Hop is “supposed to be” right now.
“Not taking anything away from these kids, because they’re feeding their families. They’re not in the street. They’re not doing… some of them aren’t doing anything illegal,” he claimed. “But I think there’s a real path right now for somebody to come out with some real content and have that staying power, and show that it’s possible.”
X’s sentiments follows Lil Yachty’s, who recently expressed that “Hip-hop is in a terrible place.”
While speaking at the Musicians On Musicians event hosted by Rolling Stone, the “Poland” rapper stated, “The state of Hip-Hop right now is a lot of imitation. It’s a lot of quick, low-quality music being put out… It’s a lot less risk-taking, it’s a lot less originality… People are too safe now. Everyone is so safe. I rather take the risk than take the L.”
The 26-year-old also spoke on the 2024 Grammy’s and being left out of nominations amid newcomers like Ice Spice and Coi Leray.
“I just worked really hard from start to finish,” he spoke of his album Let’s Start Here. “I just don’t know. I handled it way better than I thought I did. Like I thought I was gonna be like throwing sh*t around like mad as hell, but I didn’t care. When it came out I just honestly 0.5 seconds after deleted it out of my brain.”
Xzibit Declares He’s “Sick Of Hip-Hop,” Says Artists Lack “Emotional Investment”
However, the West Coast rapper still has love for the culture.
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