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No major city I can think of has older DJs or MCs in similar stations than NYC
I think I realized partly why NYC rap fell off...
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No major city I can think of has older DJs or MCs in similar stations than NYC
No, you're not getting it. Age isn't the problem here. The age of the DJ's is way down the list of problems. A young DJ is going to play what he's told to play, and if he doesn't he will be replaced. Kay Slay fights all the time for local acts and he's damn near 50.
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Knicksman20
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Them tracks aint singles breh
SO u give Drake the edge lyrically..yet ur biggest gripe was that the lyrical bar was lowered
Well if we compare the biggest rapper of the 90s to the biggest rapper of now we see that Drake lyrically kills Pac
Not to mention Drake also provides many flows, great hooks and provides all the necessary aspects to make hits
SO I mean what u rlly sayin breh
Compare the lyricism of Snoop, Big and Pac to Drake, Kdot, and J Cole
And u tell me how the bar has been lowered
Dangerous was a single fam. My biggest gripe is the standard for what's considered hot or skillful has been lowered considerably. That's why we have watered down music nowadays. I want the bar raised so us fans can hear the best music possible. Let these subpar cornballs stay underground. I wouldn't say Drake kills Pac but he's better lyrically than Pac. Overall Pac is a so much better emcee with what he rapped about, his delivery, & impact on hip hop when he was alive. Drake, Kdot, & J Cole aren't that lyrical fam. They're above average but overall they're not effing with the top dogs from the late 80's 90's. BIG, Rakim, KRS, & G Rap all rap circles around those guys. That's not a knock on them because those 3 aren't wack.
Nope.
Young DJs play shyt closer to the cutting edge, if you will, of content being produced by their peers.
TRUST me on that.
And Kay Slay doesn't fight no local acts. Hes not in the same discovery mode he used to be. You're playing games here.
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Chief Keef, Wale , J Cole I guess
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funkmaster flex> Any dj on radio anywhere
replacing him just to do it is pointless
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Those "out of town" acts already established a huge following which compelled them to play it in the first place.
And Hot 97 do break local records. The problem with New York artists is they DON'T get love in other regions because they DON'T make music with mass appeal.
nikkas all around the world still love Max B. I agree there's a lot of weak music, but that's not the only thing.
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I have to disagree slightly with you from an ATL radio perspective...the radio personalities in ATL (who are actually influential) are older than you're giving them credit for. Drama is in his 30s, DJ Scream is in his 30s, Durrty Boyz are in their 30's (I think J-Nicks is late 20s), Greg Street is a down South Funk Flex and is in his 40s. I'd say the average ages of the influential radio personalities in both markets is about the same.
The difference I've seen & I've been saying it for years is the relationship between the clubs, strip clubs, DJs and radio. If an artist has a hot song in the strip clubs here, he's gonna be heard on a Mixshow on Hot 107.9, V103 or Streetz 94.5 in a short amount of time. That song will then get picked up by mixtape DJs. If the artist plays his cards right he'll be plugged in doing shows and could be legitimately buzzing within 3-6 months. I don't think that type of relationship works in other markets...ATL artists don't have to pander to radio here b/c the radio here is looking for what's hot in the streets, it's not just about a Program Director dictating what's hot like in NY or how they do in other cities