How did NY lose it's regional sound?

[TEKBEATZ]

Anyonr here lives in NYC?

 

[Frump]

Mostly sampling

Also if you’re a NY rapper on a major label in the last 20 years they’re telling you to alter your sound to sound more southern since that’s what’s been selling

 

[IllmaticDelta]

They ran out of ideas based on/around traditional sampling.