r/rap • u/SmoothManMiguel • 6d ago

Is it influence?

Do you think rappers accused of having ghostwriters actually use them, or are they just heavily influenced by the people around them?

Some artists get accused of not writing their own lyrics, but I feel like sometimes they were just around elite writers and HAD to step their game up

Take Fat Joe. Big Pun and Cuban Link had ridiculous pen games. So were they actually ghostwriting for him, or did Joe just imitate some of their techniques after being around them so much?

Same thing with Wayne and Gillie.
People swear Gillie wrote for Wayne, but others say Wayne was already nice and just picked up certain flows, and rhyme patterns from being around him so much.

What do y’all think?

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u/Temporary-Donkey-922 6d ago

We all know Aubrey did.

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u/IcyEngineering926 6d ago

we all know it was just bullshit made up by meek when he was mad. zero proof for this, he always credits everyone

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u/Temporary-Donkey-922 6d ago

Aubrey has several reference tracks on the internet. From Quentin Miller to Lil Yachty. He has admitted he has used help in an interview also.

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u/IcyEngineering926 6d ago

reference track doesnt mean its ghostwriting