Ghostwriters Vol. The elephant in the room of rap that nobody wants to talk about

Why have we ignored the presence of ghostwriters in rap? From my POV, It seems like the collective thought process among fans is that everybody is writing their own **** and that producer-rappers are the only ones who are getting raps written for them.

I find this ridiculous because for a few rappers the signs are clearly there. Take Lil Wayne for example...there's clearly a huge difference lyrically from what he's doing now and what he did in 03-07. Its not just laziness.

Drake has also been long rumored to not be responsible for 100% of his rhymes either and people shoot it down as if that's blasphemous or something. I've heard it from people in the industry that also have nothing to gain from lying about it.

The entire idea behind ghostwriting is that someone who is an excellent rapper but lacks the image, work ethic, charisma, etc...can pull the strings for someone who doesn't lack in those areas. In an era where image matters more than skills, why don't we believe that there are some major artists out there who are getting their raps written by somebody else?

Because it's been established in rap that you have to write your own verses. It's probably the one thing from the past era that has carried over to the modern era....obviously we are wising up to what's what but as long as that old mentality stands as the standard your always going to have people in denial about which rapper is using a ghostwriter. Rap is the only genre where having someone write a track for you is frowned upon.

Rapping is not like singing. Apart from flow and delivery the real talent is in one's writing ability. A whole verse is blasphemous. If somebody threw out a clever punchline that's not ghostwriting IMO.

8PM at MSG said:

Rap is the only genre where having someone write a track for you is frowned upon.

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Which is why they're called ghostwriters right? Technically, they wouldn't even have to be mentioned in the linear notes. In most cases they can't even speak on it.

If its common knowledge in r&b that they have some ugly ****** write the lyrics and have the attractive stars perform it...why do we believe this doesn't exist in rap anymore?