It does matter because our artists don't get no love in our own area!! Even tho the bay is in the top 5 markets in music period. Esp for hip hop and r&b but it seems like people in our own area rather support artists from other area's.
NYC play their local acts, LA do too, and esp the ATL. But why can't we have more local music being played on prime time hours. Its because we don't really support our artists.
We force our artists move to other places to try to get put on. But at the same time, we have some of the biggest indie labels in the industry. Local albums do move numbers, like at that J Stalin Gasnation, and just recently The Jacka.
Y'all might think 5000 in the first week at shit, but for an indie that indie gold. The bay have a hustle like no other. We all forced to hustle out here, shit there ain't no jobs out here esp in Oakland. You got to have a side hustle, hustle mentality is here. Its just in our nature esp if you grew up in Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, SF. Nah mean, you got to hustle.
But the bay will be back. I truly believe that. We ran shit in the early 90's, we will be back.
NYC play their local acts, LA do too, and esp the ATL. But why can't we have more local music being played on prime time hours. Its because we don't really support our artists.
We force our artists move to other places to try to get put on. But at the same time, we have some of the biggest indie labels in the industry. Local albums do move numbers, like at that J Stalin Gasnation, and just recently The Jacka.
Y'all might think 5000 in the first week at shit, but for an indie that indie gold. The bay have a hustle like no other. We all forced to hustle out here, shit there ain't no jobs out here esp in Oakland. You got to have a side hustle, hustle mentality is here. Its just in our nature esp if you grew up in Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, SF. Nah mean, you got to hustle.
But the bay will be back. I truly believe that. We ran shit in the early 90's, we will be back.