How Rap Artists Are Under Attack or Underwhelming Their Fans (ep.244)

The killing of PnB Rock leads the headlines of rap artists under constant attack. Rap albums are underwhelming across the board and the corporatization of rap has taken a toll in the once thriving counterculture. KOP examines the continued decline of rap. <br /><br />Bottom Feeders Are Preying on Street Rap’s Dominance <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/street-rap-court-system-essay/" rel="noopener">https://www.complex.com/music/street-rap-court-system-essay/</a><br /><br />Instagram post of PnB Rock may have led to killing, LAPD says <br /><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant" rel="noopener">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-12/rapper-pnb-rock-shot-at-l-a-restaurant</a><br /><br />Rapper says he was shot, robbed in North Hollywood after flaunting money and jewelry on social media <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-12/rapper-wakko-the-kid-shot-robbery-los-angeles" rel="noopener">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-12/rapper-wakko-the-kid-shot-robbery-los-angeles</a> <br /><br />Rich Homie Quan Says Rap Needs to End 'Bubblegum' and 'Gun' Lyrics <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/15/rich-homie-quan-hip-hop-gangsta-rap-krazy-gun-shooting/" rel="noopener">https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/15/rich-homie-quan-hip-hop-gangsta-rap-krazy-gun-shooting/</a> <br /><br />Lil Pump’s Explicit Comeback + Where Are Some One-Hit Wonders Now?<br />As Lil Pump trends for a sexually explicit video, fans may wonder what other one-hit wonders are up to now. Here are the top five rappers who had hit records and slowly slipped away from the music scene.<a href="https://www.sohh.com/lil-pumps-explicit-comeback-where-are-some-one-hit-wonders-now/" rel="noopener">https://www.sohh.com/lil-pumps-explicit-comeback-where-are-some-one-hit-wonders-now/</a> <br /><br />Rap lyrics on trial: Bill would limit prosecutors’ use of words and music as evidence <a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2022/09/15/