i agree with you that business tends to dictate newer hip-hop artists content, but i think that ultimately hurts the music. the fact that we are in a singles based environment means the death of album cuts, and ultimately the death of substance.
however a strong single does not = album sales, just look at bay artists. for years mufuckas complained about lack of radio support, citing that as a reason for poor album sales (excuses, excuses). however even when they finally started getting the support from radio, that still didn't translate into album sales.
obviously a strong single is important, but it's nothing if theres no substance on the rest of the album. ultimately radio fans are fickle 13-17 year olds. you can be here today and gone tomorrow in a matter of weeks, so the question remains - are you in it for 15 minutes of fame and a quick check, or longevity? mufuckas with hot singles and garbage content are dime a dozen, wheras artists like busta and nas can still go gold easily.
btw ringtones do = $, one of the few reasons we have to tolerate seeing these bum ass pre-school rappers on bet and mtv
see some add'l comments below
physical cd sales still acct. for 95% of total sales, even with a 300% increase in digital download sales in 2006. best buy accounts for 30% of all sales total. however i wouldn't be surprised if the music industry is anemic or dead in 5 years.
i think that discredits dre as a producer. fuck credibility and resources, the man is a music genius, so he took an otherwise good rapper and made him great.
oh, i'm quite honored.
nah, all them dudes came out before 01, except loon, when the music inbdustry was still in pretty decent shape. mase got good backing, but cmon, mase ain't got shit big.
they're probably biased, have a limited scope of vision, or just plain stupid.
unfortunately true, but i think there will always be a market for good music.
however a strong single does not = album sales, just look at bay artists. for years mufuckas complained about lack of radio support, citing that as a reason for poor album sales (excuses, excuses). however even when they finally started getting the support from radio, that still didn't translate into album sales.
obviously a strong single is important, but it's nothing if theres no substance on the rest of the album. ultimately radio fans are fickle 13-17 year olds. you can be here today and gone tomorrow in a matter of weeks, so the question remains - are you in it for 15 minutes of fame and a quick check, or longevity? mufuckas with hot singles and garbage content are dime a dozen, wheras artists like busta and nas can still go gold easily.
btw ringtones do = $, one of the few reasons we have to tolerate seeing these bum ass pre-school rappers on bet and mtv
see some add'l comments below
physical cd sales still acct. for 95% of total sales, even with a 300% increase in digital download sales in 2006. best buy accounts for 30% of all sales total. however i wouldn't be surprised if the music industry is anemic or dead in 5 years.
i think that discredits dre as a producer. fuck credibility and resources, the man is a music genius, so he took an otherwise good rapper and made him great.
oh, i'm quite honored.
nah, all them dudes came out before 01, except loon, when the music inbdustry was still in pretty decent shape. mase got good backing, but cmon, mase ain't got shit big.
they're probably biased, have a limited scope of vision, or just plain stupid.
unfortunately true, but i think there will always be a market for good music.
