Is age important for a rapper?

[mcZu]

Rakim

[Steve Spag]

I'd say if you're in your 50's and you're not spitting anything worth listening to anymore, it's time to hang up the mic.

[Relapse.LP]

Age definitely has an impact on the subject content.

As far as lyrical skills and dexterity, probably in a lesser form.

[mcZu]

''Ask the teenagers, O’Gs and Ask the kids
What they definition of Classic is
Timeless, cause age don’t count in the booth
And your flow stays submerged in the fountain of youth''
- Rakim (Classic)

[mcZu]

"Nobody wants to hear their grandfather rap"

If gramps can spit, why not...

[Steve Spag]

"Nobody wants to hear their grandfather rap"

I agree to an extent, but come on, if Eminem was still spitting shit like back in the day but crazier and older you would all still feel it and be bumpin' the track like crazy.

[Sleepy]

to an extent yes

not many people are going to listen to a dinosaur spittin

i have yet to hear a 60 year old rapper

[embm]

i dnt care as long as they put out gr8 shit

[Bistnal]

Not really, as long as they still have skill and put out good stuff. But if they get to like 50's and are still rapping, then I think they should stop.

[classthe_king]

"Nobody wants to hear their grandfather rap"

If gramps can spit, why not...

http://www.myspace.com/viviansmallwood

[DrRapid]

Rakim Discusses Rappers Retiring, "I Think We Should Stretch Our Age Limit"

Check it out Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah and even Lil Wayne have something to say.

[Tornado]

As long as rappers keep it relevant to Hip Hop, because Hip Hop is a hip young culture at heart and your connecting with your audience, it's time to go. It depends on what type of rap you do, for example Rakim does more soulful rap than Jay-Z, who's fairly commercial, Ra can keep on going whilst Younger commerical rappers are gonna oust Jay sooner than later

[firepower]

Cube does it, and hes still going strong...
Why not?

[pawel]

You know who's 50 now? Flavor Flav. Been to a public enemy concert last year and flavor flav probably got the most passion on stage of every artist
And I really don't mind old rappers.. it doesn't have to be bullshit of course.

but for real, when listening to the new jay-z album, who's thinking of that 40 year old rapper? Who's thinking Dre is getting to old to drop detox? (if he ever wil..) We're all waiting for Rakim, he's getting 'old' as well.
It's all about the skills, and deep in our hearts we all know that

[GoodGirlsGetGutted]

The older the better. With age comes experience. I hope rappers start going more into their 40s and 50s because they would probably get better and better.
I mean, have some fucking respect for the veterans. You fucking people are so disrespectful, some of you. Age is just a fucking number. It's spirit that counts.