Gillie Da Kid said there is an age limit to rapping and that rappers of a certain age who have not achieved a certain level of success are losers.
Gillie Da Kid, whose rap career in the 1990s and early 2000s was filled with commercial successes and disappointments, has transitioned to being an internet personality with his cousin Wallo, where he hosts a successful podcast called “Million Dollaz Worth Of Game.”
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On the latest Friday episode of “Million Dollaz Worth Of Game,” released May 12, Gillie Da Kid, 39, has a hot take on rappers who never blossomed in their careers and his views on rappers who are still rapping at a considerable age.
“F–king right there’s an age limit to rap,” Gillie Da Kid told Wallo and 03 Greedo on “Million Dollaz Worth Of Game.”
The conversation started when guest 03 Greedo recalled a story of a 42-year-old man trying to become a rapper, and it is apparent that Gillie Da Kid holds himself to the rapper age limit standard as he believes that even he should not be producing new music near his 40s.
“If you ain’t poppin’ by a certain age, let that s–t go. Motherf–kers be like all the time, ‘Yo, Gil, your platform crazy. This the perfect time, drop something now.’ Shut the f–k up, man. F–k is you talkin’ about? Do I look like a n– that’s holding onto yesterday, n–, or do I look like a n– that’s elevating and escalating, n–?” Gill Da Kid said on “Million Dollaz Worth Of Game.”
The general conversation about age and hip-hop has been an ongoing discourse, with some agitators believing that the older generation of rappers are not culturally relatable or relevant to connect with, and that the high demands of touring and performing are physically capable of younger rappers.
On the other hand, rap enthusiasts who believe there should be no age limit for rapping would argue that age is just a number and that rappers can still be relevant and successful at any age, pointing to examples of rappers like Jay-Z and Nas who are still making great music in their 50s.
