Bobby Shmurda thinks rappers have taken their violent motifs too far. During a new episode of The Danza Project podcast on May 28, the 28-year-old elaborated on this thought, saying that rap music has become a bad influence on its young fanbase because of how emcees lie about their actual lifestyles.
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“You got these fucking kids following you guys…and you’re fucking rapping about these lifestyles,” he said around the 53-minute mark. “It’s endangering, it’s very detrimental, very dangerous to the communities, that these little kids think that is going on; (something) that you did not even live.”
Shmurda, who spent seven years in prison from 2014-2021 for conspiracy to murder, continued by asserting that hip-hop music can still be about harsh conditions but should have a more positive outlook.
“I think rap’s supposed to be telling motherfuckers to go from negative to positive, coming from poverty to going to riches and stuff like that,” he said. “And how to stay in that and how to change. That’s the shit that I wanna hear, I wanna hear about living life.”
Additionally, Shmurda said his discontent with the current hip-hop landscape has led to him not listening to the genre anymore unless it is during a night out. “That’s why I don’t listen to rap, for real, I don’t listen to rap. I don’t know nothing about rappers… Only time I listen to rap is when I’m in the club, I just dance to anything.”
With his recent comeback mixtape, BodBoy, in August 2022, Shmurda echoed this sentiment musically. With songs like “Hoochie Daddy” and “On God,” featuring his longtime friend Rowdy Rebel, he was able to craft lively bangers, perfect for dancing at the club to.
On top of BodBoy, Shmurda has put out numerous singles since his joyous prison release two years ago. These include his initial return hit “No Time for Sleep,” “Shmoney” with Quavo and Rowdy Rebel in Dec. 2021, and his lone 2023 song “Rats.”
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