The way A$AP Rocky sees it, rap music is stuck in a place of immaturity and he knows why.
“Rap is in its adolescence and it’s been stuck here since Soulja Boy," he said in Interview magazine, where he also talked about the day that A$AP Yams passed away. "Before, everybody looked 35 and up. When Lil Wayne and Jay-Z and T.I. and Jeezy and Ross was on, rappers looked old. Like, we had Lil’ Bow Wow and that was it. That all changed with the Internet and self-releasing. Now, rap is stuck in this braggadocious, adolescent space. It’s not as mature ... There’s a responsibility to put people on the right path.”
Is Rocky on to something here? Has the Internet made rap music too kiddie-like?
Soulja has already responded to Rocky's slander.
“Come on man…stop listening to people bro,” Soulja Boy said. “N*ggas don’t know what the fk they talking about. On gang, that’s what I found out, bro. These n*ggas don’t be knowing what the fk they talking about bro. N*ggas be on my Instagram, n*ggas be on Twitter, n*ggas be in-person, talking, talking, talking, talking, talking about nothing. Bro, what is you talking about, bro? What is you talking about? N*ggas be talking about everything but how to get some money…"