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  1. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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    Aug 7, 2016
    if its an artist i like i dont care

    If its an artist i dont like then he lost all credibility
     
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  2. Packman
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    Aug 8, 2016
    Kanye bouncing around ideas in the studio and using lines/concepts, and crediting those people is absolutely cool in my eyes.

    Drake having a writing staff and walking around as the biggest rapper on the planet is not cool
     
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  3. Cunner
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    Cunner belter skelter

    Aug 7, 2016
    it matters a lot more for rappers cause rapping is fockin easy dont quote me disagreeing like its anything close to singing or playing an instrument
     
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    Aug 7, 2016
    Depends if they're supposed to be telling extremely "personal" stories then yes. But if it's just a club hit or something then prolly not
     
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    Aug 7, 2016
    if they do have ghostwriters they should at least admit it. guys like Dr. Dre never hid the fact they had writers like what Drake is doing.
     
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  6. Ricky
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    Aug 8, 2016
    If artists, Idgaf.
    If emcees, yes I do.
     
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    Aug 7, 2016
    Basically this.

    Like if a Kendrick got exposed for having ghostwriters I'd care and think he was a fa----, but someone like a Kanye I don't care.
     
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    Aug 7, 2016
    If you present yourself as a lyricist & writer, then yeah...
     
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  9. Cunner
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    Cunner belter skelter

    Aug 7, 2016
    depends on the artist really

    if they're a great singer/ multi instrumentalist that gets help with lyrics to optimise their music making ability thats fine thats what collborating is tbh

    if its some rapper that cant do s--- else then its pretty sad honestly like if i found out someone wrote a wale verse wtf even is he for at that point but ya depends on the artist
     
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