Ep.42 - The Death of the 3rd Verse
On Ep.42 of DITD: The third verse used to be synonymous with Hip-Hop tracks. But now that Hip-Hop is "Pop", the third verse is on life support.
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Show Notes
The third verse. What used to be something that made Hip-Hop special is now on life support. In recent years, entire albums have been dropping that have no third verse to be seen. One could say that this is a concerted effort to make music shorter for the short attention masses.
So what is going on? Why are artists omitting third verses? And what are the implications for mainstream Hip-Hop catering to the masses and not to the true essence?
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:55)
Topic Intro - (11:38)
Statistics on the 3rd Verse - (17:42)
Is it just "evolution" or is there more to it? - (20:22)
Is Pop & Hip-Hop blending together? - (29:47)
What are the long-term ramifications? (40:05)
Does K-Pop show a glimpse of mainstream blending? - (53:39)
Lighter Note - (55:38)
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