You wanna save hiphop..... become part of the MAINSTREAM aka the ppl who buy shyt

[chompollet]

Buy inspectah deck cd its in stoes right now!! Called manifesto

 

[SCRATCHOFF]

Realest Thread Ever! Same cats that are always complaining burning cds....

I keep hearing niggas complaining about the state of hiphop and how balance needs to be created...... well buy a cd nucca. Anybody can sit on there ass and complain about wats wrong, but its time for action. The mainstream doesnt just include teenagers and middle age white women, its all of us. If you dont like what your hearing on the radio, cll up and request some music you wanna hear. If your tired of niggas saying LYRICS dont matter, go out and support some of the real lyricist in the game to show everyone that there is a demand for this music. Stop with the RECORD SALES dont matter mind state and spend some money on the hiphop you like. Stop expecting other members of the MAINSTREAM to support YOUR favorite rapper and do it urself. SAVE HIPHOP......BUY A DAMN CD

 

[gman82]

I have to co sign this thread. Support the hip hop you love

 

[curtis75black]

Mos Def T/S !! I always found it hilarious when peeps say there isn't any real Hip Hop out there but constantly talking about who's slept on. Just because you know homies lyrics doesn't mean you supported the project. Don't get all High and mighty when Jay or Em sell a mill. They have other fans who are not apart of the "Hip Hop Crowd" who would definitely buy their shit when you as a "Hip Hop fan" will download their shit and complain if it didn't sell well.

 

[smokelahoma]

you right but do u know why alot of people started burning cds in the 1st place? because mutha fuckas got tired of buyin albums with 2 or 3 good songs and the rest are ass. at least, thats my reason. so in a sense artists are to blame for the lack of sales. I dont know bout everyone else but if I d/l an album and I actually like it I will go out and buy it, believe it or not. Im bout to buy the new Brotha Lynch album this weekend because thats the hardest album Ive heard in a long while and I gotta support that shit. Im not supporting an album with 1000 features of the same whack rappers I done heard before. all these artists need to stop doin music together, its decreasing the value of their solo work.

 

[curtis75black]

you right but do u know why alot of people started burning cds in the 1st place? because mutha fuckas got tired of buyin albums with 2 or 3 good songs and the rest are ass. at least, thats my reason. so in a sense artists are to blame for the lack of sales. I dont know bout everyone else but if I d/l an album and I actually like it I will go out and buy it, believe it or not. Im bout to buy the new Brotha Lynch album this weekend because thats the hardest album Ive heard in a long while and I gotta support that shit. Im not supporting an album with 1000 features of the same whack rappers I done heard before. all these artists need to stop doin music together, its decreasing the value of their solo work.

I feel you homie !! Trust me, I'm very careful of who I buy but I buy music. The Internet being the new radio, is giving us more opportunities to hear more artists. We can check a project to see if its hot but at the end of the day if, you're just gonna download "Slaughterhouse" after giving the peeps praise for their craft and lyrics, you're just doing Hip Hop and the group a disservice because we all know Gucci Mane is gonna have those peeps at the store or Itunes repping with no problem. We have to level the field. If the suites see that a Hip Hop group is getting props as well as sales maybe they will get the shows at certain venues and more artists that promote lyricism will be signed.

 

[dalyricalbandit]

Co-sign what thread start said.

 

[AntnysWorld]

People will download anything (even artists they " don't like ") just because they can. I know madd people that'll download something and then complain about it as if they paid for it. If I wouldn't buy your album I don't even wanna hear it for free. My friends used to spend over $100 a week on weed, but then complain about being CD prices. They'll say stuff like " that Carter 3 go hard, but I ain't got the money to be spending $20 on that shit. " Meanwhile, CDs only cost $9.99... sometimes $8.99 the first week they come out. I'm not even a fan of Wayne but I told them to buy the album if they liked it that much. I told them " the least you're gonna spend on bud is $10... that's how much the CD costs... you can only smoke that bud once then it's gone, but the CD will last for as long as you take care of it. You can listen to it years from now if you want. " Eventually they started buying CDs. I'm Ant McQueen and I support this thread.

 

[StillDreaming]

you right but do u know why alot of people started burning cds in the 1st place? because mutha fuckas got tired of buyin albums with 2 or 3 good songs and the rest are ass. at least, thats my reason. so in a sense artists are to blame for the lack of sales. I dont know bout everyone else but if I d/l an album and I actually like it I will go out and buy it, believe it or not. Im bout to buy the new Brotha Lynch album this weekend because thats the hardest album Ive heard in a long while and I gotta support that shit. Im not supporting an album with 1000 features of the same whack rappers I done heard before. all these artists need to stop doin music together, its decreasing the value of their solo work.

I can respect ur point of view because that is a valid reason not to support. My main gripe is with these niggas who are saying "Real Hiphop" is being ignored by the mainstream, which may be true but if thats the case why arent the real hiphop heads supporting these rappers??? There is no reason for Raekwon to be selling 60k his first week. From my understanding OB4CL2 is exactly the kind of music these snobs have been asking for but the sales dont reflect the comments on the internet about the album. Niggas need to stop trying to sound cool on the internet and support. Dont get mad if Wayne sells another milli his first week with the Carter 4 when ur ass has not bought a cd in 3 years. The real HIPHOP heads are the ones who buy the records and thats REAL TALK

 

[lamontbdc]

and it's always the so called real hip hop fan that hype up some underground shit that is no different from the mainstream but yet they purchase nothing then get made when souljah boy is on the radio

 

[biggar]

cosign

Ive always stated that record sales dont determine talent, but having a person get off their ass and spend their hard earned money means a lot.

 

[StillDreaming]

and it's always the so called real hip hop fan that hype up some underground shit that is no different from the mainstream but yet they purchase nothing then get made when souljah boy is on the radio

EXACTLY. These niggas is starting to sound like the HIP HOP GOP...... THEY NEED TO STOP BLAMING THE MAINSTREAM AND LOOK AT THEMSELVES

 

[Stew]

Word. The reason why I own 300+ cds. Over the past few years Ive drastically stopped coppin every other album for the simple fact that music started to get watered down but I will always cop a good to great cd. $9.99 for the first week at Best Buy, hit it up.

 

[krow132]

I brought Murphy Lees first album and I nearly cried seeing my money go to waste. I brought LL Cool Js -The Definition album and I was so pissed I couldn't even stomach it. I brought Remy's first album and felt cheated. And Remy is dope.

My point is, that downloading the album is like an insurance plan for me. Cuz If I like the dl'd album, and I have the money, I will go out and buy the album.

And I always felt like people who complained about the state of Hip Hop is losers. Beside record sales, Hip Hop is in the best shape its ever been. Everybody's preference is met. Hipsters have a set of artist. Hardcore gangster rap fans have a set of artist they tune too. Southern crunk artist have a set of artist. etc, etc. The fact that a dude like currensy at one point can drop a free mixtape a month for like 6 or 7 months, get a huge following than eat of shows is a perfect examp of that. Stop putting so much emphasis on record sales. Everything going to be digital 5 years from now anyway

 

[AntnysWorld]

If sales for " real Hip Hop "... Talib, Mos Def, Little Brother, etc were to increase the radio would have no choice but to play it. But because people don't support it (but listen to it) as much it's become a niche. The labels would be willing to spend more money pushing projects from those types of artists because they would know that the market is strong. It's crazy to me that people think the labels really wanna push everything that on the radio. They'll push whatever is get consumers to spend money. The label owners aren't prejudice towards " real Hip Hop " they just wanna make money wherever and however they can make it.

 

[StillDreaming]

I brought Murphy Lees first album and I nearly cried seeing my money go to waste. I brought LL Cool Js -The Definition album and I was so pissed I couldn't even stomach it. I brought Remy's first album and felt cheated. And Remy is dope.

My point is, that downloading the album is like an insurance plan for me. Cuz If I like the dl'd album, and I have the money, I will go out and buy the album.

And I always felt like people who complained about the state of Hip Hop is losers. Beside record sales, Hip Hop is in the best shape its ever been. Everybody's preference is met. Hipsters have a set of artist. Hardcore gangster rap fans have a set of artist they tune too. Southern crunk artist have a set of artist. etc, etc. The fact that a dude like currensy at one point can drop a free mixtape a month for like 6 or 7 months, get a huge following than eat of shows is a perfect examp of that. Stop putting so much emphasis on record sales. Everything going to be digital 5 years from now anyway

And that is what i do also. Its ok to preview the album before you buy it (which is really what downloading should be used for). I downloaded DTR, BP3, Untitled, etc but I bought every last one of them. And sales are important, hiphop will die if we dont start buying the music.

 

[nujerz84]

I always buy albums I dont download albums, especially those I know that don't put up major soundscan numbers.

 

[just.might.b.ok]

i rather see it dead, than lookin this stupid alive

 

[StillDreaming]

i rather see it dead, than lookin this stupid alive

If ur not apart of the solution then ur the problem.

 

[tri3w]

i buy albums that i like. But most of these artist don't even put out quality Music or quality albums. What happen to you buying an album and tearing off the plastic and looking at the art work, who produced the track even when they had the Lyrics in the books. Rappers don't put that much time and thought into their albums so they get out of it what they put in. But I would buy a Lupe, Kanye, Styles P, Joe Budden and Slaughterhouse album in a heartbeat.

i gotta Check the albusm b4 i by them.............I heard FnL the first time and knew i had to get it, But alot of albums arent that good, thats y the get downloaded........