Rappers need to stop putting out mixtapes and focus more on albums

[UpAndComing]

All I see are rappers left and right putting out mixtapes weekly, just oversaturating the market
You got established artists in Hip Hop on their 15th mixtape like nikka
Theres no need to bombard fans with all that material. In my opinion, that is whats killing Hip Hop


Rappers focus so much on their mixtapes, got bangers on it, that their albums be ass. Sounding like the album songs is an afterthought. All that hot material used on their mixtapes could have been used on an album, to cement your legacy, but instead used on a tape that nikkas would forget in 4 months

Just like in the 80s and 90s. Rappers would put out an album, and wait a year or two to release another album. From that, they can focus on the best songs they got, and put it all on one album, which makes CLASSICS


Just look at these songs (Which were on a mixtape)









nikkas shyt on J-Cole, but at least he knows whats up. Don't put out material a while, be on a couple features and be out. LET YOUR FANS MISS YOU. Putting out material every 2 months can get annoying. Rappers today acting like thirsty nikkas feenin over a girl , getting all worried cause their fans didn't talk about them for an hour


nikkas waisting all this classic material on free handouts

Watch, rappers gonna be on their 25th mixtape, wondering why their fans got tired of them

 

[VictorVerzion5]

Lil B diss thread

 

[intilectual recipricol]

agreed, and it conditions these fakkets to expect free music to the point where they cant even appreciate a nikka puttin effort into they shyt...

 

[MoeDollaZ$]

Lupe needs to do another enemy of the state for the fans tho

 

[Itzdadiabolical]

Truuuuuu

 

[intilectual recipricol]

Lupe needs to do another enemy of the state for the fans tho

nah, fakkets aint purchase the better F&LII

 

[Shadow King]

Well in the 80's rappers had an album out every year though

I agree though.

 

[RoCKetSity256]

nikkas drop the hardest mixtape then album dont do shyt.



The movie shoulda been a retail album

 

[LeflaurLeflahEshkoshka]

It's not really their fault imo. That what the Internet has turned hip-hop into today. A lot of fan bases are not loyal now so if u go away for a yr or something without dropping anything in between then fans will just move onto the next, and when you do come back they won't really fukk with like that. Speaking in general.

Also mix tapes today especially from the more popular artists are basically albums (street albums). The labels basically let u do what u want now days so its upto the artist to keep relevant.

 

[DStyles]

Curren$y is the only one that comes to mind but then again his albums are so

 

[LeflaurLeflahEshkoshka]

nikkas drop the hardest mixtape then album dont do shyt.



The movie shoulda been a retail album

Agree 100%. His best cd ever i think. I never fukked with Gucci until I heard it, shyt is just . he made me a fan off this. You Know What It Is and Photoshoot are crazy. Could have been huge singles.

 

[OG Talk]

Rappers control the content of their mixtapes... Corporate record labels control the content of their albums..

Why would you chose what the suits want you to hear as a better option?

 

[Boogie]

 

[Urbanmiracle]

In this ADD world, I doubt it. People are very forgetful. And there too much music being released from mainstream to underground to your local local rappers. People get lost in the shuffle

 

[UpAndComing]

Rappers control the content of their mixtapes... Corporate record labels control the content of their albums..

Why would you chose what the suits want you to hear as a better option?

Which material makes you more memorable legacy-wise 20 years down the line?
nikkas could have the Thriller album on their mixtape, and it'll still be forgotten