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Final week, Bobby Shmurda raised some eyebrows when he criticized rap music for portraying a gangsta way of life to the youth who really feel inspired to dwell the lyrics spit by Hip-Hop artists. Charlamange Tha God took subject with Shmurda’s ideas and took a minute to handle the “Scorching N*gga” rapper.

Through the Rumor Report section of The Breakfast Membership Thursday (June 8), Charlamagne Tha God determined to take a minute to remind Bobby precisely why he’s identified in popular culture. “We wouldn’t know Bobby if it wasn’t for rap,” he mentioned earlier than persevering with to remind Bobby why he shouldn’t be taking photographs on the Hip-Hop music scene.

“Rap is the rationale why we all know Bobby Shmurda, and I like Bobby Shmurda’s power and his character, however I really feel like the general public isn’t actually receptive to his new music. They haven’t actually been rocking along with his new music since he’s been launched from jail,” Tha God mentioned.

Tha God isn’t fallacious. Since being launch from jail in February of 2021, Bobby Shmurda hasn’t been in a position to recapture the thrill that his breakthrough hit “Scorching N*gga” garnered him again in 2014. Although he’s dropped various tracks, the streets haven’t precisely been bumping any of them as they’re principally seen as membership music and booty shaking cuts. Although we lowkey perceive why Bobby goes this route, it looks as if he’s being influenced by what he hears. He advised The Danza Challenge podcast he solely listens to rap music when he goes clubbing.

It was in that very same interview that Bobby mentioned that youngsters listening to rappers discuss that gangsta ish is “harmful” to the Black group and mentioned “Rap is meant to be telling muthaf*ckas to go from destructive to optimistic, coming from poverty to go to riches…and tips on how to keep in that and tips on how to change. That’s the shit that I need to hear. I wanna hear about residing life.”

No surprise he makes dance music nowadays. He simply needs folks to groove and have a great time. Sadly, his day-one followers need to hear that OG “I’ll Growth Ya” Bobby Shmurda on the observe. Perhaps he could make an up-tempo tune about dancing on the ops’ graves or one thing and provides us one of the best of each worlds. Simply sayin’.

Take a look at the total interview under. Take to the feedback part to tell us if you happen to assume Bobby Shmurda is correct to criticize rap, or if Charlamagne Tha God has a degree right here.