Can we agree that record companies killed music?

[Renegade47]

i know illegally downloading music put a dent into it but the internet is what is actually gonna save music at the end of the day.

what yall think?

 

[Tom Foolery]

Naw, it was the internet.

 

[Renegade47]

Naw, it was the internet.

naw it was the labels fault for not adjusting their model after napster took off like it did.

 

[CrimsonTider]

What's wrong with music?

 

[Tom Foolery]

naw it was the labels fault for not adjusting their model after napster took off like it did.

Adjust to what? How does this stop me from downloading illegally?

 

[Renegade47]

Adjust to what? How does this stop me from downloading illegally?

it wouldnt fully but giving people a new and fresh model would have interested people who werent on napster and kazaa and shyt.


but p2p has always happened anyways. people were dubbing tapes and burning cd's prior to the internet.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Terrible thread

 

[womanareliars]

The labels are staffed with geeks now. They used to have real hip-hop heads making decisions and scouting talent. Now it's full of geeks and MBAs that want to milk the current wave for whatever it's worth.

 

[TheRtist]

nah Drake killed it cuz he showing the youth being yourself/unique or creative does not matter

record companies did nothing but try to make a profit like every other biz.

 

[MikeyC]

Killed music?

Its still alive and kicking as far as I'm concerned.