Today’a stars have released an INSANE amount of music

[nieman]

prolific musical output wasn't uncommon for jazz artists; look at any major player's catalogue and you'll see that dudes alternated between playing in and leading their own outfits on recordings over a few years or so. The major difference is that the music could be considered far superior from a quality standpoint, depending on one's opinion

But even with them, if you compared to now the process hasn't changed much. Jazz artists and session musicians were always recording, it's just what came out. Other genres of artists were always recording, it's just a matter of curating an album as to what came out. And even then, the albums were like 6-8 tracks or so, so their output per year is still the same as modern albums.

But in hip-hop, Nas always records, Pac always recorded, Mobb always recorded, Ghostface is always recording, Ye, Pusha...So, I think the intentions are just different. Record specifically for a project, or recording just to put out music as fast as possible.

I honestly compare these times with those children albums...like The Chipmunks have like 40 albums...so you know they're novelty acts

 

[wizworld]

The concept of oversaturation in entertainment is dying out. Just keep putting out projects as long as you have a high level of engagement.

 

[Youngdev]

Today's "artists" aren't really artists. They are just the face of a brand that needs to be sold. The "art" or "projects" are just some random thrown together stuff that anyone can make. The corporations just need a commodity that they can put a name on and sell for a price. AI is only gonna make this phenomenon worse obviously.

People need to stop acting like people claiming a certain profession today really have the same profession as people in the past with professions by that name did.

They're only using the same name for it so they can feel like they have achieved the same thing. This goes for just about any profession these days. Donald Trump was formally a "president" but everyone knows he wasn't really one in the same sense that Roosevelt and Lincoln were.

What do you mean they not artist ?

they still gotta go in a booth rap Melodize or whatever

What’s the difference between lil baby and Camron

You telling me one isn’t an artist and one is

 

[Cladyclad]

All their music is redundant releasing so much. If u a fan u like but it’s not going to get u a bigger fanbase. Tbh labels know now with streaming. the more music the better to keep u paying that sub. And with how cheap it is to make music this a no brainer to let artists keep this up.

You know I got to defend Hov. he released a project 11 years straight. That’s still pretty crazy. I can’t think of too many that did that on a big scale.

 

[ISO]

All their music is redundant releasing so much. If u a fan u like but it’s not going to get u a bigger fanbase. Tbh labels know now with streaming. the more music the better to keep u paying that sub. And with how cheap it is to make music this a no brainer to let artists keep this up.

You know I got to defend Hov. he released a project 11 years straight. That’s still pretty crazy. I can’t think of too many that did that on a big scale.

That’s exactly how you build a fanbase

 

[Cladyclad]

That’s exactly how you build a fanbase

That shyt have a plateau. Cuz maybe if record music for the year and pick the best 12 tracks for an album. U just might have an undeniable great/classic album that goes outside of your fanbase. It’s too much music to the point some of their fans skip a project. I’m like 5 albums behind on Conway lol

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Currensy has put out more stuff than all of them combined.

But in todays world, it's far far easier to get music out to the public than it's been at any point in history...and these are musicians, so it only makes sense that they'd put out music at such a rate

only machine that's been able to power the "i drop an album every 4-5 years" types is Interscope.

 

[En Sabah Nur]

Not hard to do when standards are at an all--time low and you can crank out 2 minute songs with minimal effort put into them and fans lap it up like dogs drinking from toilets

 

[ISO]

That shyt have a plateau. Cuz maybe if record music for the year and pick the best 12 tracks for an album. U just might have an undeniable great/classic album that goes outside of your fanbase. It’s too much music to the point some of their fans skip a project. I’m like 5 albums behind on Conway lol

Conway can’t go away if he does he’ll fall off

He needs to feed the fans continuously and make money off the music, merch, art he sells and he got a label and a bunch of nikkas to promote that need features on his work to get exposure. Griselda built their fanbase by continuously putting out work they’re just now getting to a point they could chill a bit

Conway gotta keep working he’s not a big seller he’s a cult artist

It’s dope to put out work and let it speak for itself and to have series fans look forward to thematically

Whether you a Lil Durk with the “Love Songs For The Streets” series or a WSG with “Hitler Wears Hermes”

They giving us that raw hip hop I prefer that over a Kendrick taking 5 years to drop some overproduced, overly polished commercialized album for the white liberal intelligentsia to dikk suck

It really don’t take that long to write raps

Sometimes you skip a project and then you go back and listen to it and appreciate it more

 

[The_Sheff]

They need to stop.

Writers write all the time, not everything gets published, for a reason.

 

[Cladyclad]

Conway can’t go away if he does he’ll fall off

He needs to feed the fans continuously and make money off the music, merch, art he sells and he got a label and a bunch of nikkas to promote that need features on his work to get exposure. Griselda built their fanbase by continuously putting out work they’re just now getting to a point they could chill a bit

Conway gotta keep working he’s not a big seller he’s a cult artist

It’s dope to put out work and let it speak for itself and to have series fans look forward to thematically

Whether you a Lil Durk with the “Love Songs For The Streets” series or a WSG with “Hitler Wears Hermes”

They giving us that raw hip hop I prefer that over a Kendrick taking 5 years to drop some overproduced, overly polished commercialized album for the white liberal intelligentsia to dikk suck

It really don’t take that long to write raps

Sometimes you skip a project and then you go back and listen to it and appreciate it more

U can release music but not 5 or 6 tapes a year. More than one is almost overkill

Release 5 or six songs a year with some dope features is enough to build anticipation for your next one. All those releases cannibalize your music imo and scare new fans away

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

We’re living in a microwave era, people don’t sit with projects like they used to. And also I think certain artists/labels feel if they aren’t constantly pumping out content then audiences will move on

We also live in a time where everything is available all the time, there is no need to sit with anything.... If any rapper wanted to release a tape of them rapping over whatever the hottest tracks are currently...it could be done in a few hours, with tags and artwork cooked up...and then uploaded online for millions of people to listen to.

We don't have to wait for rappers to get into studios with producers at the same time, have things mixed and mastered, CD's pressed up, videos shot/singles selected...and a promo run for radio/TV/magazines and street teams putting up flyers etc.



People also don't like to mention that a lot of these rappers are not professionals, if labels let them...they'd never do anything but spend label money getting high,eating and buying clothes.

 

[Piff Perkins]

You’re a troll but do you think Stars of the past would be able to go years without releasing projects if they were stars today?

I think so, because stars of today have done it without really being harmed. SZA took 5 years and then dropped her biggest album for instance. Kendrick took 5 years and while we talk about the album as a disappointment (it was) he still easily went plat and embarked on the biggest rap tour ever in support of it. Travis hasn't dropped in 5 years, is over 30 years old now, and I'd take a ban bet that he will do 400k first week.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

U can release music but not 5 or 6 tapes a year. More than one is almost overkill

Release 5 or six songs a year with some dope features is enough to build anticipation for your next one. All those releases cannibalize your music imo and scare new fans away

This aint 2002 when that was something like that could sustain you.... there are so many rappers and projects coming out you'll get buried.

 

[Cladyclad]

This aint 2002 when that was something like that could sustain you.... there are so many rappers and projects coming out you'll get buried.

No u won’t if the music good. Put out loosies. U don’t need all those damn projects