Mac Casper
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Post 1 In regard to DMX's introduction to the market and why some bum rapper with a similar goal would fail in today's market
Extremely doubtedly will this man have this man have the effect of DMX's introduction to the mainstream market when the result of Tupac and Biggie's death resulted in the hip-hop consumer having aggressive content stripped from the supply chain and replaced by an artificially inflated shiny suit era that the industry tried to push to distance itself from the violence that hip-hop was being associated with despite the fact that there was no waning interest from the hip-hop consumer in the former product. This left an immediate void in the market for aggressive hip-hop that wasn't being satiated by any rapper in the game. It would be the equivalent of cocaine disappearing form the market and being replaced by something that nobody wanted and then coke makes it's return, not only is the interest still there for the first shipment upon it's arrival but people are leaping at the opportunity to get it
In this era there's no potential for growth with this content, his success will be marginalized and compartmentalized into a segment that has no value to the mainstream. Could you imagine little Sally who has trigger warnings all over her tumblr hearing this?
It simply comes down to economics. You have to think of little Sally
#WallyWisdom
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Post 2 - in regards to a guide for longevity in the game
An explanation for this isn't provided in the realm of hip-hop analysis
It's provided in the art of seducing the masses
Any star power is based on an illusion. The danger is that people will grow tired of it and turn to another star. Once you're on top there's nowhere to go but down and your clock starts ticking. If your perception of being "on top" is correctly calibrated than you're perfectly aware that you've never seen anybody on top for an extended period of time. They may even disappear for awhile before reemerging in the public eye because it's easy to reintroduce the perception of success when the public doesn't see your star power wane right before them
So when you're at the top and you find yourself at the end of the album cycle, you should be looking for a departure time. Disappear. Let the public latch on to it's next star without seeing your star power deplete before their eyes. Come back 4 years later with the impression that you're too successful to drop an album every year, if you do this the public's only perception of you is that you are on top. Inevitably enduring star power will require adaptation and ultimately you will need to reinvent yourself or you run the risk of becoming obsolete. You must always renew your luster because there is nothing more laughable than an image that was fashionable 10 years ago
Jay Z never being on top at any point is his career played the benefit of allowing him to never be diminished by exhibiting a steep decline before the public eye. It's easier to longevity when you settle for maintaining consistency rather than aiming for the top spot, because there's a gamble. The material requires you to be completely out there in the sense that you aim for a hit record, which result in great success or obvious failure in an attempt to make a hit record. Example of this would be Papoose's "Bang It Out", you've got the Scott Storch beat at the height of Scott Storch's influence on the hip-hop soundscape, the major feature from Snoop and a record that sounded like it could've came from 50 Cent. Any listener with a discernible ear knows when someone is making an attempt at a hit record, every listener can tell the difference between a single and an album track.
Where's Eminem when he doesn't have a new album coming out? Where's Madonna when she doesn't have a new album coming out? They are maintaining their privacy and distance from the public eye, appearances are very rare until they wish to return to the public eye. Jay Z has learned to do the same
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