Why Did B.o.B Turn Ratchet?

[Trillion]

Dude had the mainstream market


then all of a sudden turned into a real nikka why give up all that to be a struggling rapper?

 

[CELL]

Well... clearly he wasn't successful whilst, 'having the mainstream market' :picallopls:

 

[Youngdev]

That nikka all over the radio, he sold like 30k

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

He just rapped on some pre packaged songs Lupe turned down and made a pop rock album that cost him credibility and his original fanbase. Aka played himself.

T.I. adviced him to reconnect with the streets

 

[Don Dada F Poppa]

Well... clearly he wasn't successful whilst, 'having the mainstream market' :picallopls:

That smiley

pos rep

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

:picallopls:

 

[Reggie]

Good question but i dont know if it's a real answer for it either. Maybe he just wasnt feeling the pop shyt and wanted to make the kind of music that he wanted. That''s the only explanation that i can come up with for him changing lanes.

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Well... clearly he wasn't successful whilst, 'having the mainstream market' :picallopls:

Coli never ceases to amaze me

 

[Bay Area]

Ratchet music is whats hot right now. I personally like his old and new style.

 

[big bun]

So Good is that smash! Then this knee grow does songs with Juicy J and that crowd

 

[No_bammer_weed]

prolly a strategic approach by the label. Maintaining relevancy to the pop world is almost impossible, but he can build a loyal base appealing to the "hood".

 

[Real]

Listening to nuggas like Ebro complaining

 

[JuvenileHell]

:picallopls:

No Namekians?

 

[L&HH]

prolly a strategic approach by the label. Maintaining relevancy to the pop world is almost impossible, but he can build a loyal base appealing to the "hood".

It was a mixture of things. He said in an interview that the strategy this go around was to release the club records first because he felt he lost that fanbase and then release pop records afterwards. You guys are all right, that pop crowd is a fickle one.

Also he personally wanted to reconnect back with the urban market (Rihanna did the same thing when she hit up Mike will for Pour It UP). Im sure these artists get tired when they're performing at shows and see nothing but white faces. B.o.B performed at my school during that pop phase when strange clouds released. I goto a PWI that has a decent sized black population and NO black ppl fukked with that show.