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Specifically over the past decade? Back in the days when Makaveli dropped I wore that CD out, literally as the player stopped reading the disc because I ran it back that much.
Is that still a thing these days, digitally speaking, or is a track hot for a day, week or month then its on to the next one?
Got me thinking how all markets are flooded with product these days, most of it stepped on, very little in the way of raw and uncut whereas back in the days you had to fiend for a release date and generally what came through was worth the wait because people honed their craft. Now there seems to be a push for everyone to be prolific because people want new content every day and you've got to keep your name out there but that seems to make what little talent there is spread really thin.
You look back in the music game, be it rap, R&B, old soul, anything and there was always a lengthy gap between releases as artists took their time to perfect an album, recorded more than enough songs then pared down the best and hit you with the heatrocks and it worked because look at the replayability it still has to this day.
Modern tracks on the other hand you can often tell have just been thrown together and rushed out for that quick flip. The way we consume media has totally changed as well due to digital its like we've exchanged grandmas cooking where she'd take all day over the stove, singing to make something that tasted like love in food form for microwaved precooked meals served by minimum wage staff who couldn't care less. The nourishment is different.
Anyone else see this?
Is that still a thing these days, digitally speaking, or is a track hot for a day, week or month then its on to the next one?
Got me thinking how all markets are flooded with product these days, most of it stepped on, very little in the way of raw and uncut whereas back in the days you had to fiend for a release date and generally what came through was worth the wait because people honed their craft. Now there seems to be a push for everyone to be prolific because people want new content every day and you've got to keep your name out there but that seems to make what little talent there is spread really thin.
You look back in the music game, be it rap, R&B, old soul, anything and there was always a lengthy gap between releases as artists took their time to perfect an album, recorded more than enough songs then pared down the best and hit you with the heatrocks and it worked because look at the replayability it still has to this day.
Modern tracks on the other hand you can often tell have just been thrown together and rushed out for that quick flip. The way we consume media has totally changed as well due to digital its like we've exchanged grandmas cooking where she'd take all day over the stove, singing to make something that tasted like love in food form for microwaved precooked meals served by minimum wage staff who couldn't care less. The nourishment is different.
Anyone else see this?
