707balla said:
What I don't get is how his n2deep sold nearly platinum and the next and other releases didn't get nowhere even near it???
Because to go platinum, you need mainstream acceptance, wich depends on MTV, major radio stations, etc. And that shit is tricky.
People nowadays call Sir Mix-A-lot a "one hit wonder" because of Baby Got Back. Wether you liked Mix or no, do you think it was his best song? No fucking way. You think his next album was weaker? Neither. It's all radio shit and politics. Record company could have fucked up also. What's sure is that major sales never depended on quality (even when the platinum artist did deserve it).
Least, that's how I see it.
If we can do something where artists blow up without compromising the quality, then I'll be happy.
The other thing is, people like to say that rap singles's gotta be about relationships. Shit that attracts females. But a lot of people don't listen to rap anymore or give no props to mainstream rappers precisely because that's all they hear. Whole new audiences could be reached if they gave a serious chance for something else than that pop type of shit.
Oh, and I heard somewhere that males just don't buy a lotta records nowadays, females do. That may contradict my last statement, but anyway, anyone who says that bootlegging shit won't hurt artists at all is lying- especially independent rappers. Wich doesn't mean the music industry isn't at fault-the quality of what's being put out nowadays is lower than ever, as it it's diversity. In other words, we always hear the same ol' shit on the radio. A lot of people don't get excited over music anymore, especially when they feel that buying an album is useless when they only get 2 or 3 cool songs on the cd. That's a complex issue, so I'll have to stop typing now or I might go on for a long ass time.
I'll just wish the best for Jay Tee, he deserves it. And we need to introduce as many people as possible to quality shit, because the radio won't do it.
