Kelly the Dog Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Wow. They asked a bunch of 35 year-olds about music designed for 15-25 year-olds and they said they are sick of it. Sales are down IMO because there aren't many good new stars with good new music. It's all the same in a genre that's often all the same. The same way a lot of other cycles in music go. Country sales are up, could this be the new craze that young urban black kids drift to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 They be trippin!!! I agree with RTDB, the entire industry is a joke... MTV hasn't shown a video in three years. The only form of music on Music Television is in the background of shockingly horrible 'scripted reality' shows involving high schoolers driving Range Rovers to their $400,000 Sweet 16 party. Sadly, American teens are eating this schit up. The Real OC 2007- Sunshine, surfboards, no job, hot car, and hangin with the sexy cool kids in an ocean front mansion (the parents are always gone, apparently.) followed by drinks at the bonfire on the beach. Yeah, that's reality alright.... The Real Buffalo 1995- A 16-year old smokinandjokin gets home from school (on the bus,) takes the dog for an hour walk, shovels the driveway, asks dad to use his car to take the girlfriend to the movies, dad laughs, S'n'J rides bike to girlfriend's house, they walk to the movie theater, make out for two hours, walk home, try to sneak into her house quietly so I can play some sticky finger on the couch, her dad comes downstairs to chat and stare down S'n'J, S'n'J gets intimidated and gets on his bike to go home, hits a pothole and flattens the front tire, walks bike home, gets inside and sees a note from dad that says, "I'll wake you up at 6:30am- you're helping me remodel the bathroom tomorrow." S'n'J takes the dog for another walk and calls it a night. Why didn't I get a damn show??? :w00t: thats phenominal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Rap music sales may be down but it's used for every !@#$ing movie, tv show, commercial, sporting event, etc, etc, etc. Wat up wid dat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 you and LA have it right...people do not buy music like they used to, and RtDB, there is some good hip-hop out there...may not be my favorite genre, but not all of it sucks...some of it talks realistically about the blight of the young people they are singing/rapping to...kind of sounds like rock, punk etc...problem is those of us that are over 30 and white(predominantly) sound like our predecessors and hear one song about killing cops and lump it all together, there are acts out there that take the basics of hip hop and produce some pretty good stuff Bingo. I'm sure it's down as much as rock sales or anything else. People are looking for trends to talk about and write articles about. There are some fine hip-hop albums being made but they aren't and were rarely ever the kind that sold millions. The whole music industry is a complete joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Rap music sales may be down but it's used for every !@#$ing movie, tv show, commercial, sporting event, etc, etc, etc. Wat up wid dat? Everything has to be blackified to sell it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Oh the humanity! The time is right for a new generation to discover . :lol: :lol: He's the Hip-Hop antidote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I hate rap. Happy to see it decline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I hate rap. Happy to see it decline Yes. Whatever the reason is Im happy sales are down. Maybe if the decline continues there won't be as many chopped down Hummers, Bently's and Benz's on Cribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 You know rap may suck, but I'm not sure what kind of music is out there these days that's worth listening to. Reason number one Idol is so popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 You know rap may suck, but I'm not sure what kind of music is out there these days that's worth listening to. Reason number one Idol is so popular. Lots of good music out there. Unfortunately, all the exposure and money gets behind the sh-- music you see on MTV most nights. Try punk for quality and energy. May I recommend Pennywise, Alkaline Trio, NOFX for starters. For something a bit more subdued you can give New Found Glory, AFI a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Wow. They asked a bunch of 35 year-olds about music designed for 15-25 year-olds and they said they are sick of it. Sales are down IMO because there aren't many good new stars with good new music. It's all the same in a genre that's often all the same. The same way a lot of other cycles in music go. Country sales are up, could this be the new craze that young urban black kids drift to? Its not the young black kids that stopped buying the rap albums. Its the young white kids that are getting tired of the rap craze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Its not the young black kids that stopped buying the rap albums. Its the young white kids that are getting tired of the rap craze I don't think the white kids are getting tired of rap at all. But then again I live in Orange county. We don't have any black kids here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Oh the humanity!The time is right for a new generation to discover . :lol: He's the Hip-Hop antidote. Wow!... He sure is Nanker... Good call!... Here is his line in the 1958 movie, The Big Country... That sealed his Academy Award... Run 'Em Off Burl! You go Burl! Got any stuff on the effects of hominy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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