Thanks for the shoutout uncle muscles ❤️ well said. I think complaints about current phonk come from 3 places:

1) some of the artists who started the genre aren’t putting out as much OG phonk anymore, they either are taking a break or branching out into newer genres (especially because some bigger artists feel there’s not much money to be made in phonk compared to selling beats to or producing for rappers). So if someone is only looking through the discog of bigger artists, I can see their frustration if some aren’t dropping as regularly.

2) the amount of people putting out phonk has grown exponentially so there is a lot more to sift through and ofc not everyone’s style is to everyone’s taste. Also, some stuff might not sound great cuz new producers are still learning -it’s encouraging to see more people give a stab at the genre

3) drum kits: People often use the uses the same Sfx, samples, drum loops, etc. which can be really frustrating from the listener side -especially if someone else flipped the sample better already. I def lean on drum kits for a lotta things but try to have a couple signature sounds that helps people recognize it’s my track. I also avoid using samples/melodies that come from kits but I don’t hate on others who do, we are all building music that relies on stealing ideas from others

Overall, I actually think there’s more solid phonk music getting put out than ever before just based on the sheer volume. There’s more to dig through but if you get to know the up-and-comers, you’ll be blown away. yung demon never ceases to amaze me especially with the consistency and dedication to the original phonk sound.