Hip-hop’s generational divide started long before Lil Xan deemed 2Pac’s music “boring” or Joe Budden confronted Migos and Lil Yachty. With every new crop of rappers, there are established veterans who don’t appreciate their music. To help shed light on the generational gap, Genius spoke to University of Cambridge senior lecturer Dr. Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, co-author of the 2013 study Music Through the Ages.
