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The big question in the music game today is if Hip-Hop is dead. Before I answer that question I’m going say KNOCK IT OFF DAMMIT!!! Hip-Hop is a culture, so how can it die? Is there a change in Rap-music? HELL YEA!!!
Since it’s inception the Hip-Hop culture has evolved at least four times and it’s going to keep evolving. The real question is which rapper is going to evolve with it because the challenge is bigger now than ever before.
With a drastic decline in album sales in the last seven years, and rappers aren’t seeing their pockets grow, most of them are drowning in HATE saying s—t like “What’s played today ain’t real Hip-Hop”. The next-time you hear someone say some dumb s—t like that, Ask them if they saw any dinosaurs outside lately? And you know why they didn’t? BECAUSE DINOSAURS COULDN'T ADAPT TO CHANGE!!!
Let me give you one of my daily quotes. “I don’t know everything, but I know enough to get an A”. Which really means I’m always a student and I do my f**king homework. Did these HATERS stop to think that maybe one of the major reasons there is a decline of album sales is because more people are buying their music different from how they did 3 years, or 18 months, or even 1 year ago? Downloaded music sales are at an all time high and it’s going to grow. So Mr. & Mrs. Rapper, how are you going to get paid in the 21st century?
With all the promotional and distribution tools available even an Independent Recording Artist can make a very good living off their music alone. However, if you’re an artist that has full tracks on your MYSPACE page for free downloads, stop HATING because you can’t sell S**T. No matter how much they like your music, why would anyone buy it when they can get it for free. Why don’t you just post a sample for free? Oh let me guess, you’re giving away your music in hopes Record Label Executives hear your s**t and give you a record deal… Well, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! The music business doesn’t work like that any more. Of course you should give free-bees, but at a promotional level. This is a business and you have to know how much Free-Bees to give. Remember you’re trying to eat off your music. There are many places for your fans to hear your music free. Ever heard of http://www.uglyradio.net/?
If we look back in time we’ll see that great music in any genre that defines a culture don’t just die. It evolves. So I ask the question again… Is Hip-Hop dead? Maybe the Rap music that we got use to is dead. Or the way music was distributed 1 year ago is dead. But Hip-Hop is far from dead. Just ask 50, Jay-Z, or Diddy… They’re evolving all the time. Its more than the music, it’s a culture.
Since it’s inception the Hip-Hop culture has evolved at least four times and it’s going to keep evolving. The real question is which rapper is going to evolve with it because the challenge is bigger now than ever before.
With a drastic decline in album sales in the last seven years, and rappers aren’t seeing their pockets grow, most of them are drowning in HATE saying s—t like “What’s played today ain’t real Hip-Hop”. The next-time you hear someone say some dumb s—t like that, Ask them if they saw any dinosaurs outside lately? And you know why they didn’t? BECAUSE DINOSAURS COULDN'T ADAPT TO CHANGE!!!
Let me give you one of my daily quotes. “I don’t know everything, but I know enough to get an A”. Which really means I’m always a student and I do my f**king homework. Did these HATERS stop to think that maybe one of the major reasons there is a decline of album sales is because more people are buying their music different from how they did 3 years, or 18 months, or even 1 year ago? Downloaded music sales are at an all time high and it’s going to grow. So Mr. & Mrs. Rapper, how are you going to get paid in the 21st century?
With all the promotional and distribution tools available even an Independent Recording Artist can make a very good living off their music alone. However, if you’re an artist that has full tracks on your MYSPACE page for free downloads, stop HATING because you can’t sell S**T. No matter how much they like your music, why would anyone buy it when they can get it for free. Why don’t you just post a sample for free? Oh let me guess, you’re giving away your music in hopes Record Label Executives hear your s**t and give you a record deal… Well, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! The music business doesn’t work like that any more. Of course you should give free-bees, but at a promotional level. This is a business and you have to know how much Free-Bees to give. Remember you’re trying to eat off your music. There are many places for your fans to hear your music free. Ever heard of http://www.uglyradio.net/?
If we look back in time we’ll see that great music in any genre that defines a culture don’t just die. It evolves. So I ask the question again… Is Hip-Hop dead? Maybe the Rap music that we got use to is dead. Or the way music was distributed 1 year ago is dead. But Hip-Hop is far from dead. Just ask 50, Jay-Z, or Diddy… They’re evolving all the time. Its more than the music, it’s a culture.
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