This could be the first year a Black hip hop artist doesn't go gold

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Responding to @TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY in his thread (Which is a Coli classic btw) I brought this point up last night. He thinks hip hop is still standing on two legs and I say it's not for the simple fact that no black rapper has gone gold this year and we're in mid October which is crazy.
 

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Bring this back around after Carter 5

No Hov/Kanye/Drizzy. Wayne and Nicki has yet to be released. Biggest album this year name wise has been Jeezy.
 

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Bring this back around after Carter 5

No Hov/Kanye/Drizzy. Wayne and Nicki has yet to be released. Biggest album this year name wise has been Jeezy.
Wayne's singles without Drake been
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Nicki's too for that matter.
 

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Barely anybody has dropped anything. And when they do people download instead of buy it... And theeennnn we get mad when Macklemore drops and "They" buy it. Simple shyt. There's not a shortage in listeners, only supporters.
It's a shortage in quality music that is presented to the masses via terrestrial radio.
 

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It's a shortage in quality music that is presented to the masses via terrestrial radio.
No there isn't a "Shortage of quality" there's a shortage of supporting that music. And everybody has a different opinion on what "quality" is anyway. That's a weak argument. The millions of people who buy Macklemore think his shyt is "quality" so there's that.
 
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It's a shortage in quality music that is [/B]presented to the masses via terrestrial radio.[/B]

Not to get in the middle of this but look what he said.

No there isn't a "Shortage of quality" there's a shortage of supporting that music. And everybody has a different opinion on what "quality" is anyway. That's a weak argument. The millions of people who but Macklemore think his shyt is "quality" so there's that.


He didn't say there isn't any quality music.
 
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Annnnnd, my point still STANDS... Support starts BEFORE the radio.... Consumers can dictate what pops. We get flash in the pan shyt alllll the time because it generates interest.
Bullshyt. The radio dictates what pops. Bobby Schmurda could have a million followers but his shyt wouldn't sell 100k without radio support. It's not like if Saigon's new shyt sold a lot the first week that radio would play his shyt. His music doesn't fit their format/agenda which is to dumbify nikkas.
 

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Bullshyt. The radio dictates what pops. Bobby Schmurda could have a million followers but his shyt wouldn't sell 100k without radio support. It's not like if Saigon's new shyt sold a lot the first week that radio would play his shyt. His music doesn't fit their format/agenda which is to dumbify nikkas.
How do you think bobby MADE it to the radio?

Lmao... nikka HUSH... Labels care about MONEY BOTTOM LINE. They ain't dumbing shyt down.... That's more reflective of what people are CHASING... That bullshyt excuse is dead.... Let nikkas get behind a rapper speaking knowledge and they'll get behind that shyt too. Why do you think music trends shift so much? Trust me dog... I know a little about this shyt.
 

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How do you think bobby MADE it to the radio?

Lmao... nikka HUSH... Labels care about MONEY BOTTOM LINE. They ain't dumbing shyt down.... That's more reflective of what people are CHASING... That bullshyt excuse is dead.... Let nikkas get behind a rapper speaking knowledge and they'll get behind that shyt too. Why do you think music trends shift so much? Trust me dog... I know a little about this shyt.
Bobby made it to the radio because he's signed to a major label. Who's on the radio that's not signed to a major label nikka?
 

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Bobby made it to the radio because he's signed to a major label. Who's on the radio that's not signed to a major label nikka?
You're a fukking idiot lol.... You can stay stuck on the "labels trying to poison us" shyt if you want. The kid had a song that caught on QUICK.. He barely had any other songs to toss out..he got signed because his song is able to generate interest, and move singles. Remember Trinidad James? Remember his "buzz" now fast forward to him not being able to follow up. Where is he now?

Remember "cashing out?" Yeah, where is he? What do ALL those songs have in common? And nikka this ain't 1995. nikkas BEEN heard "week ago" before he was signed. shyt started from YouTube/twitter. You acting like a label had him tucked away bubbling. :mjlol:
 
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