abouthiphop

I don’t wish poverty on anyone, but I don’t think that many new rap artists or groups are eating very well nowadays. I mean, just look at the weekly sound scan data….It’s pretty sad if you compare today to 10 years ago. Everyone has someone to blame for this type of shit. Whether it be the economy, A&R’s, radio stations, or record company executives it’s always someone elses fault.

Now, I know that an artist has to do what their record company wants, or they can kiss their dreams goodbye…but I blame the artists themselves. The path that hip-hop music has been on for the past 7 years (as far as content) has been lame!!!!!! I’ve questioned whether it’s just because I’m getting older, but that couldn’t be true, because I like many new artists and what they have brung to the table. My problem is that NO NEW ARTISTS WANT TO BE ORIGINAL!!!

Whatever happen to being different and standing out? Or just doing your own thing, not everyone else’s thing, your way? That’s what hip-hop used to be about. Now it just seems like a bunch of No Limit-Rocafella-Hot Boyz clones with some very small tweaks. But there is hope…..

I’ve noticed that most of the current artists are feeling the boredom of Hip-Hop too. And many of them, in attempt to actually sell some records, are working on their styles to try and get away from the shit we here every time we turn on the radio. Kid Cudi is working on his debut album and realized that he wants to establish himself in this rap game, and as a result has chosen to decrease the number of collabos he originally thought he wanted. More new artists need to think about doing this too!!!!!!

As far as record sales, certain artists will ALWAYS go Gold or Platinum no matter what. Examples are: Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., Eminem, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, Dr. Dre, and JadaKiss. Outside of that, what kind of numbers a Hip-Hop album will do, are shakey. If you look at this list of rappers, you see nothing but leaders and innovators! The hip-hop community embraces these guys because they know who they are. Because they do THEIR own thing. They’ve made THEIR mark in music because of it.

No one is going to take you serious for very long if you come out talkin’ about your car, your jewelry, your clothes, your block, your gang, your drug sales, and how you got your pistol with you! If this is you, YOU ARE BORING THE HELL OUT OF US!!! Unless of course it’s coming from someone like Young Jeezy. Be true to yourself! Tell your own story! You can be from the ‘burbs too! You don’t have to come from NYC, Chi-Town, L.A., ATL, or any major city.

!!!!!!!!!! ORIGINALITY !!!!!!!!!!!

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