Wallo Disagrees With Juicy J's Take On The State Of Hip-Hop

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 19: (L-R) Gillie Da Kid and Wallo of Team Webull attend the Monster Energy BIG3 Celebrity Game at Capital One Arena on August 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Idol Roc Entertainment)
Wallo has a more optimistic outlook on the state of hip-hop than Juicy J.

Wallo has addressed Juicy J's recent take on the state of hip-hop, arguing that the Three 6 Mafia didn't factor in rap's influence on other genres while expressing concern that sales are down 40%. He shared his response on Instagram, Tuesday. Juicy J's opinion came during the same week that Wallo penned an open letter to the industry expressing more optimism about the future.

"I don't agree with you. You were wrong," he began. "When you birth something, everything that you birth is a part of you. We could play this category game, and they try to play all these categories and this that and the third, but one thing about us, it's this thing that took place that came from the struggles that took place in the ghettos of America and it's a sound that's called hip-hop, we control cool. We birthed a lot of different 'categories' and genres where we wanna play the category game and this that and the third, we control cool."

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As for Juicy J's opinion that provoked Wallo, he had said: “I don’t a lot of people don’t want to hear this, but rap music is down 40%. Check the charts. Check the math. What are we, as rappers, producers, composers, going to do about this shit. Because it’s down 40% this year. Do your research. This is a fact.” From there, he called for a meeting of the minds to address the problem. “Let’s have a conversation,” he said. “What are we gonna do? We gotta figure some shit out. We gotta sit down and talk. Let’s have a meeting, let’s meet up somewhere and have a big ass fucking meeting. Let’s talk about this shit, how we can turn this shit around. Because this is how we eat. This is how we make money.”

Wallo Responds To Juicy J

As for Wallo's open letter, he claimed that audiences are getting tired of cheap gimmicks to sell records and want real music. He argued that streaming numbers are reflective of this fact.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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