Why does everyone wanna sound like someone else?

[triplegold]

it aint just in tha bay but over here in denver too... everybody rappin wanna sound like tha next man... niggas tryna sound like killa tay, jada kiss( aint gonna say no names) etc. This is prolly tha reason tha bay aint blowin up cause niggas is comin tight they just really aint bringin nothin new to tha table

 

[MrFreeze]

i disagree. i think some people bite styles from the next man but alot of people just have similar styles too. definitely not everyone is tryin to sound like some one else.

 

[imported_MASTERED_TRAX]

SIMPLE ANSWER.... PEOPLE WANT TO SOUND LIKE SOMEONE ELSE, CUZZ THEY THINK THAT THE FAME WILL COME WITH IT.... OR THEY WANT THERE FRIENDS TO SAY "DAMMMMMM.... HE SOUND LIKE KILLA TAY!!!" THE WHOLE SHITS WAK.... IF YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE, THEN YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE.... THAT SHIT JUST HAPPENS..... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LISTEN TO SAY KILLA TAY EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE.... YOUR RAPS MIGHT SOUND LIKE HIS..... OR IF HE YOUR HOMIE OR SOMETHIN, AND YOU KICK IT 24/7..... THEY MAY SOUND THE SAME..... BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY AND RAP LIKE SOMEONE ELSE.... UNLESS ITS A SOUND ALIKE CONTEST.... JUST BE YOURSELF... THATS ALL I SAY.... MAYBEE YOUR REAL STYLE WILL BE A HIT???