Is being successful without hits something to brag about?
- Thread starter TheRtist
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Ot genesis has two hits now and in a year will be struggling to get bookings unless of course he comes out with another one. Ace Hood had a couple hits and where is he now.
Awesome Wells
The Bobby Womack of Crack
Dope post.
44 bars.Some body put me onto Logic what's his hot songs
Detroit_blue
Pro
Depends on your definition of success. 50K paying/Loyal fans last longer and brings more doe overtime. A hit is temporary but it reaches more people/generates more revenue as well opens up the path to relationships. Both have benefits. When i tried to do it my og Uncle P from the Yac gave me that game. Tech 9 has more money than lil flip, cassidy, kiss, and 80% of hip hop. To do it under the radar usually means you never changed and a nikka like me would rather lose bein me than win doin you.
TheDarceKnight
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Currensy is the first example I thought of.
I agree. Why not? I mean f you make music, and it's dope, and you're successful, with or without hits---good for you. Brag about it all day.
Music is either dope or it isn't.
I will say this. I don't know HOW big a factor I would consider it, but if we're talking a best emcees of all time list, I would feel compelled to have hits be at least a small category. Like if you're a Redman and you've got 3 back to back classic albums but no true hits so to speak, that's fine. And that might outweigh someone with a bunch of dope hits but no classics, or maybe even 1 classic. Like 50 made some dope hits and has 1 almost classic (or even arguably classic in GRODT depending on how you frame your argument) but I would never put 50 over Redman on my top rappers list.
Depends who we're talking about. I will say that a great rapper that CAN make a good hit song just adds icing on the cake. Like, the fact that Biggie didn't really want to do Juicy or Big Poppa, but did them and made them really good anyways, is dope to me. On the other hand I can't really shyt on someone like Nas for not being good at making hits, because his catalogue is pretty damn strong.
TheDarceKnight
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That's sad though.
Schoolboy Q just dropped what's probably the best hip hop album of the year and that shyt is gonna get overlooked because it doesn't have a clear "hit" on it, but it's his best project. And he can even do hits. But Blank Face has not hits on it, but is still fire.
I want to believe you aren't all the way right. Because there's been some legit buzz building about that Q album, despite the lack of hits and marketing. I think sometimes peoples' capacity to enjoy a good project gets overlooked. If you give people dope albums, they'll enjoy them. At least sometimes.
Sometimes its an accomplishment,sometimes it aint....in this case it aint
BodeineBrazy
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Prince didn't have a hit in the past 10 years. What does that say for him.
Dem Franchize Boyz had hits...
Them Swag Surfing nikkas...
Flo Rida has tons of hits, more hits than Nas... will people put him ahead of Nas?
U sound dumb
"If I ruled the world"Does Nas REALLY have any hits?? If he does they are nowhere near the magnitude of Jay, Big, Pac but he has been quite successful right?
"Hate me now"
"Oochie Wally"
I'm a big Nas fan but
especially when you factor in he has a 20+ career. You know damn well Ooochie Wally isn't a big hit and Hate Me Now isn't really one either. So yes he fits the criteria for being successful without hits. 
I hear Oochie Wally in clubs TODAY. Wtf are you talking about lolI'm a big Nas fan but
lol @ "Hate me now" not being a Hit record. You sound crazy. Not longer gonna entertain you.
No you sound dumb comparing Prince to Dem Franchize Boys.
Prince is anything but a hitless artist. Legitimate hits endure is the larger point of this thread I think
Long Live The Kane
Tyrant Titan
Nah, you just lack reading comprehension. ..don't care enough to spell it out for you
Okay, fukk it I'll give you a hint ... "all things being equal " isn't just some phrase people use cause it sounds nice...it actually means something. ..reflect on that and reconsider how silly responding to my post with prince vs dem fukking franchise Boyz is
No this nikka DIDN'T say he hear Oochie Wally in the clubs today
I'm tempted to make a separate thread about it 
and Hate Me Now is straight but it's TRULY borderline when you talk about being a "hit"Here's the charts for it
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
62
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles 8
nikka it reached number 8 on the damn RAP charts
And you still trying to argue that 3 "hit" records in a 20 year career makes him not fit the category of the thread
of course you not going to entertain me cause you KNOW you sound like an idiot. But we used to that from you