How long will comercial Hip Hop last?
115542
I think that it is pounding on the edge right now and if they don't tone down all the sex and drug references then slowly but surely they will alienate themselvs from mainstream.
116498
What the hell is that supposed to mean? Are you trying to say that hip-hop is a venue for the uneducated? A last hope for people with no smarts or skills? I take exception to that. One could ask the same of all facets of the entertainment industry. After all, how smart do you have to be in a profession where "talent" is the word of the day? As long as you can read, and possibly write well enough to sign autographs, youre pretty much okay, I'm sure. Matter of factly, I'm sure that all people behind the scenes in movies, music, etc. would love to have a talented dingbat who they could pay minimal amounts of money to on their roster.
57159
I know the route everyone tries to go with hip hop beats is to make them, and then try to sell them to a rapper and get paid for providing tracks. However, I don't think people tend to have a lot of luck with this. On Soundclick, there are thousands of people trying to do that, and few make any money. There are tons of copies of Fruity Loops and Reason out there.\n\nWhat you would be better off doing is finding a rapper to collaborate directly with. Form a group - you doing the music, the rapper, the rap. Then try and market yourselves the traditional way... hitting up A&R men, doing club dates, etc.\n\n(P.S. I'm not sure one can claim to be a "computer musician." Fruity Loops is not a musical instrument, although it can be a useful tool for composing.)
219693
It would have to be something where Corporate America should stop ramming cRap down our throats. I like hip-hop and rap but it has begun to be so watered down. You hear it at monster truck shows now! Sure they are great beats, ie ringtones, but c'mon even on tampon commercials?!? Music is diverse and sets moods. Trends come and go. Metal had their heyday and now you only hear it on oldies stations and bad tv shows. \n\nI think another big improvment is Music On Demand. Sirus and XM are getting there. A service like that works but now to get it to the point that if you want to listen to a new cd, you pay your monthly service and can listen to it at anytime. Yes you cannot copy it since it is a streaming download but you pay for a service and can call it up anytime like NorthStar in cars.\n\nThat is just a start!
1160105
Let me be the first to actually know what they are talking about, and thanks for giving me a decent question to answer......I think Mobb Deep are heavy - their lyrical content and beats are way ahead of their time...but they have never made it on the commercial scene, and unless you know about them, you dont rate them. So i think for them, linkin with G Unit will be a money maker, as well as a good business step..... they will release some thight beats that are good to dance to when you are out and that with sick baselines without a doubt, but personally I feel they will be better as Mobb Deep on their own.
287274
We all know all good things come to an end, just like the Roman empire came to an end after 600 hundred years, i believe the U.S. will last no more than 2,000 years. I hope I will be proven wrong but that is my best guess.
401360
Depends really on how long it lives.
849304
im really not sure but i think it might be 50cent as the world turns and eminem did a copy of it too so you might of herd either\nhope this helps \n\nx..X..x14yr old gurl UKx...X...x
262098
It sounds like the same beat because it is the same beat. It was sampled. The lack of originality in hip-hop over the last 10-15 years is just appalling.
296066
I'm not a clubber myself, but it looks lik DJ Scene (KUBE 93.3 FM) shows up on Fridays and provides the hip hop.\n\nTabella Nightclub and Lounge\n2333 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121\n\nTake a look at the Seattle Hip Hop site - link below for more regional info.
775998
I say mainstream rap music has been falling off since '95 (personally, I think the beginning of rap music's decline coincides with the moment Master P came onto the scene).  Since then, the mainstream media has been increasingly oversaturated by a lot of cookie-cutter emcees (if we can even call them emcees) and candy rappers who spout garbage because right now, they're the ones bringing their record companies the most money. Some, like me, might be old enough to remember this and some might not be, but back in the late 80's and early to mid 90's there was a lot of talent, variety and substance in rap. You could turn on the radio and hear conscious (as in socially/politically conscious), gangsta, old-school, jazz-infused, comical and storytelling styles of rap back to back in one sitting (or one car trip). THAT is what's sorely lacking in mainstream rap right now - talent, variety and substance. There's nothing to choose from anymore, kinda like going to McDonald's and seeing nothing but fries on the overhead menu.\n\nThere are still some good emcees out there who don't fit the "cookie-cutter" mold and have something positive to say, but unfortunately we rarely (if ever) see them in the mainstream media. A lot of the real emcees have been put on the backburner or are stuck in the underground circuit because for the most part, greedy record companies and good ol' Corporate America have flooded the market with whatever "trend du jour" makes them the most money (which, unfortunately, glorifies the negative/controversial). It's sad, but for the most part, neither the record companies nor the rappers do it for the love of the music anymore.  It's all about that almighty dollar.\n\nGood thing I was introduced to underground hip hop a few years ago. Otherwise, I'd still be sittin' here with Midnight Marauders on repeat, reminiscing about the good ol' days - lol.
158877
congratulations on your new found happiness but be careful and dont take everything literaly and go kill people. i mean rap and hip hop are great its just that for some people it is a bad influence. i know you can feel me on this.
327663
I'm in the same boat! Despite Mr. Wizard's comments, there are a lot of people who want that good, true school hip hop! There's def. a market for independent/underground hip-hop. I agree that myspace.com is a great resource for up and comers, the networking opps. are great! I you live in a big city, look into all of the local clubs/bars - a lot of them have 'open mic' nights. This is a way to get exposure and on-stage experience - which is critical because if you want to make it independently, a good live show can be your bread and butter! Also, get that demo in tip top shape and send it out to independent hip-hop labels. A few I can think of are halftooth records, seven heads, justus league.... Def. be prepared to work very hard and put a lot of time and effort into it, and love it too! If you don't love it what's the point?
374297
Oh god, as quick as possible!\n\nBut seriously, rap grew very strong in our pop music culture (where i assign thw words "pop music" with popular music). It doeasn't mean that the majority of people like mass gansta-rap productions, with mass of jewelery on necks, naked "chicks" and guns/drugs/similar. Those things are breaking the common limits, and are staying on the top only becouse of that. Well, I don't know if many people would call that type of art "beutifull" or "catchy", but surely controversial. However, those things are slowly dying out. The first major step was the ban of the game "25 for Life" in UK, where in this game you were playing as gangsta-type person, killing everyone on your way to revenge.\n\nI hope that people will get bored of controversions, and will want to go to the normal, quite calm life, and start to appriciate things that we really need, and that should we respected.
763773
I don't know about the ones that you listed i have to say T.I. is good and i can't stand Young Joc...i mean he's lame...meet me in the mall it's going down,meet me in the club it's going down mayne WHAT IS GOING DOWN! NOTHING! that's annoying almost as annoying as a 16 yr old rapper talking about how his "chain hang low".A really good unsigned rap artist that need's to be signed is Hard Target(you should check him out) I like rappers that rap fast like myself i consider that talent not some screwed and chopped shit like paul wall and man "smack that" by akon is a good song and got a tune to it but the lyrics are wack!except when eminem comes in and rips it.
828625
I hope not...The new thing in hip hop is to claim you are retiring then come back ... so probably not. \n\nI want him to take some time and get back to the roots of his talent. He has been putting out garbage lately.
975520
as long as it lasts. lol