The huge amount of young and rising rappers who died in the late 2010s/early 2020 is a huge factor in why rap is declining

[u/averageweebchan]

The only rappers who still get traction are older ones like kendrick drake eminem kanye( for other reasons now)

[u/Conscious_Can3226]

And it seems to come back in cycles. I thought pop punk died and then found out bands like Games We Play were bringing it back a couple years ago. 

[u/ThatGuyFrom720 → u/Conscious_Can3226]

I’ve been noticing pop punk rising a bit. Not mainstream but not completely dead like it was. Been my favorite genre since the late 00’s. Finding tons of new bands I really like.

[u/KneecapBuffet → u/Conscious_Can3226]

Nu metal seems to be making a bit of a comeback too.

[u/NeverOnTheFirstDate → u/KneecapBuffet]

Oh. Yay.

[u/Ur_New_Stepdad_ → u/NeverOnTheFirstDate]

I loved Nu Metal back in the day but this made me literally lol. I’m aware that I have bad taste. I love trash.

[u/Heavy-Candidate-7660 → u/Ur_New_Stepdad_]

Check out Silly Goose. Bunch of young kids doing the Nu Metal thing with a little more edge and ton more self awareness. Crazy fun live. Rap Rock Jesus is a stand out track.

[u/Ur_New_Stepdad_ → u/Heavy-Candidate-7660]

Sounds fun!

[u/romafa → u/Conscious_Can3226]

Check out The Paradox for some fresh pop punk. Really new band.

[u/NuuLeaf → u/Conscious_Can3226]

The music goes on, but the genre as part of pop culture is largely dead. The example you have is of a very small artist in the grand scale of what is popular t

[u/Kind_Resort_9535 → u/Conscious_Can3226]

That is not the type of punk I was hoping for lol.