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Popmatters has an awesome post up where they ponder the possibilities of Rap Retirements. Aside from the In and out retirements of the likes of Jay-Z, the first crop of Hip Hoppers have yet to hit the retirement age (remember, 70 is the new 50).

Anyway, a particularly good excerpt:

Kanye West
After running out of school-related album titles somewhere around 2016 (he didn’t defend his Dissertation particularly well), Kanye disappeared from the spotlight as suddenly as he’d entered it, causing fans to speculate that he had finally taken his rightful place in heaven as Rolling Stone had predicted years prior. (In truth, ‘Ye was simply working as a producer behind the scenes, under the Google-confusing pseudonym Kayne West). However, after hearing the rumors, he couldn’t resist a comeback, with a “Jesus Walks” tour in 2030. The move was roundly panned by critics, which of course encouraged the Recording Academy to nominate the accompanying live album for a Grammy. It didn’t win. Since being banned from Los Angeles due to his antics at the show, West has been difficult to locate.

read the full post here.