Signs That Your Favorite Rapper Is Falling Off

What goes up must come down.

Not Available Lead
Complex Original

Image via Complex Original

Not Available Lead

What goes up, comes down.

Nothing lasts forever. Especially when it comes to rap. The newer the art form, the faster it changes, the shorter its practicioners' time at the top. No one can escape the gravitational pull of the fall-off. (Unless, to be morbid, and honest, early death preserves a star in his or her prime.) Talent waxes and wanes. Even the greatest of the greats will eventually slip. 

It's hard to know when it's coming. But there can be clues, often more obvious in retrospect—telltale signs that a rapper's relevance might be drawing to a close.

In the interest of facing reality, here are some indications that your favorite rapper is no longer at the top of his game. When it's time to wake up and smell the coffee, when you should know the end is nigh: Signs That Your Favorite Rapper Is Falling Off.

RELATED: The 30 Worst Fall-Offs In Rap History
RELATED: The 20 Best Comebacks in Rap History

They're doing a sequel to a classic.

Not Available Interstitial

They're latching onto fads.

Not Available Interstitial

They're trying a new style (and it's not working).

Not Available Interstitial

They lost a major battle.

Not Available Interstitial

They're getting murdered on their own shit.

Not Available Interstitial

They have started biting their own lines.

Not Available Interstitial

They've become a parody of themselves.

Not Available Interstitial

You start to notice the effort.

Not Available Interstitial

Latest in Music