Our Generations Music

In class today we talked about what music identifies our generation. About the last big album and what year it dropped. Well I think that we were not lucky enough to have some of the classic artists like NWA, Nirvana, Notorious, 2pac, Run DMC, Sublime, and Lauren Hill. Who were in fact already developed artists and made a big impact right when they started.

Our generation as of now is defined by a lot of bad rap which is humiliating. But artists of our generation would have to be Kanye, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Eminem, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Muse, and so on. Now though some of those people are painful to mention in representing our generation, have made an impact on what we listen to today. Eminem was one of the first people I heard to not make clean versions of his songs and literally not give a fuck what anybody thinks of him. Jay-Z and Kanye made some albums that might have changed my life. All these people have made impacts on what we listen to today both for better and for worse.

But I see most of our artists just developing.

For example, Lady Gaga. Hate her or love her you can't deny that she has a talent. And she's only made 2 albums and is compared to Madonna. To think what she will accomplish by the end of her career is crazy.

Also, Taylor Swift. You have to admit she can write some songs that aren't bad. But right now she lacks variety, but I think that will change once she matures more and starts dealing with other problems rather than boy troubles.

Possibly the future of R&B lies in young Frank Ocean and his way to make you feel his pain when he sings. I swear all he needs to do is make more of the stuff he's doing right now and he will be a legend. He has such a creative mind and a singing style that reminds me of a young Usher and a little bit of Stevie Wonder mixed.

Artists like Mumford & Sons, Alex Care, and Fun. are just getting started. By the end of their careers I see great success.

So right now I don't think our generation has a lot to offer artists wise. But 5-10 years in the future you will see the impact of the 2010's and 2020's generation of music in the world.

Here is future Pop legend Lady Gaga, with "You and I"

Here is Taylor Swift, "Ronan"

And here is some of Frank Ocean in my favorite song of his, "Forrest Gump"