As The Internet Gets Bigger, New York HipHop Becomes Less Relevant

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

There was a time when New York was everything to hip hop. Most of us can remember this time. That was because the only outlets that we had for visual music was based on the east coast. Hot 97 had the luxury of only having to play east coast hip hop because nothing outside of NYC had a big enough microphone or camera to show itself. Even at the height of the westcoast reign, NYC still was able to ignore us while only supporting east coast hip hop. However, once the internet started to pick up, other regions had the ability to have their music heard and their lifestyles seen and people started realizing that other regions are doper than NYC.

Now Hot 97 sounds like a fukking Atlanta station because Atlanta artists have an outlet to be seen and heard. To make a long story short, the bigger the internet gets, the more NYC hip hop loses any kind of influence or attraction to the rest of the world. Every year the internet gets bigger and every year NYC hip hop gets smaller. Its no coincidence.

 

[smokeurobinson]

But NYC is still the best city in the word so...

 

[Canada Goose]

This thread is made every two weeks

 

[NYtymes]

Idk why people still try to bring up whats playing on the radio... Its 2015 and the radio is dead. Every city can eat because of the internet including NYC...if its hot and it catches on than it is what it is regardless of where its from... NYC still the most influential city around the globe

 

[Pop123]

There was a time when New York was everything to hip hop. Most of us can remember this time. That was because the only outlets that we had for visual music was based on the east coast. Hot 97 had the luxury of only having to play east coast hip hop because nothing outside of NYC had a big enough microphone or camera to show itself. Even at the height of the westcoast reign, NYC still was able to ignore us while only supporting east coast hip hop. However, once the internet started to pick up, other regions had the ability to have their music heard and their lifestyles seen and people started realizing that other regions are doper than NYC.

Now Hot 97 sounds like a fukking Atlanta station because Atlanta artists have an outlet to be seen and heard. To make a long story short, the bigger the internet gets, the more NYC hip hop loses any kind of influence or attraction to the rest of the world. Every year the internet gets bigger and every year NYC hip hop gets smaller. Its no coincidence.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

But NYC is still the best city in the word so...

Only to cacs. nikkas with money from NYC have homes in Cali or Florida. Tell me I'm lying

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Idk why people still try to bring up whats playing on the radio... Its 2015 and the radio is dead. Every city can eat because of the internet including NYC...if its hot and it catches on than it is what it is regardless of where its from... NYC still the most influential city around the globe

Is that why most new NYC artists sound like they're from somewhere else. Even French stole the (Haan) shyt from the Ying Yang Twins.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

 

[big bun]

Radio been dead...so has NY.

 

[Knicksman20]

I find it funny some are still insecure about their region & where they're from.

 

[360dagod]

There was a time when New York was everything to hip hop. Most of us can remember this time. That was because the only outlets that we had for visual music was based on the east coast. Hot 97 had the luxury of only having to play east coast hip hop because nothing outside of NYC had a big enough microphone or camera to show itself. Even at the height of the westcoast reign, NYC still was able to ignore us while only supporting east coast hip hop. However, once the internet started to pick up, other regions had the ability to have their music heard and their lifestyles seen and people started realizing that other regions are doper than NYC.

Now Hot 97 sounds like a fukking Atlanta station because Atlanta artists have an outlet to be seen and heard. To make a long story short, the bigger the internet gets, the more NYC hip hop loses any kind of influence or attraction to the rest of the world. Every year the internet gets bigger and every year NYC hip hop gets smaller. Its no coincidence.

No Limit and Cash Money were really the 1st acts to blow up pre internet boom..

We were already exposed to southern music at that point..

Everyone who came after followed the pipeline already set up..

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Idk why people still try to bring up whats playing on the radio... Its 2015 and the radio is dead. Every city can eat because of the internet including NYC...if its hot and it catches on than it is what it is regardless of where its from... NYC still the most influential city around the globe

the radio isn't dead.

Fact is, radio determines MOST of what you hear in the club and most social venues cause people ain't curating their own playlists all the time.

Not to mention that certain cities cater to local acts WAY more than NYC does

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

the radio isn't dead.

Fact is, radio determines MOST of what you hear in the club and most social venues cause people ain't curating their own playlists all the time.

Not to mention that certain cities cater to local acts WAY more than NYC does

This.

 

[NYtymes]

the radio isn't dead.

Fact is, radio determines MOST of what you hear in the club and most social venues cause people ain't curating their own playlists all the time.

Not to mention that certain cities cater to local acts WAY more than NYC does

I would have to disagree with you on that, at this point its the internet presence that determines whats on the radio for most new artist. If a record has the right amount of buzz online it will get picked up by radio. Look at dudes like bobby shmurda, 2 milly (the milly rock) , fetty wap etc... They were all unsigned artist with big records that crossed over with no label backing...