Why is bay area rap so weak these days?
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Damn dude, I understand what you're saying about the quality of Bay music going down, but ATL? You for real dog?
Dude I buy all my music legitimately on CD if it's available, mostly all that classic shit. I guess that's one advantage of growing up when and where I did, a lot of the old school Bay material sounds new to me so I don't gotta bump this new queer shit... my only regret is never getting to attend shows back in the day, and most of those artists don't tour here, at least nowadays.
But I guess commercialism played a big role in rap changing to what it is today. Shit's a billion dollar industry, obviously artists are gonna sell out and make more radio-friendly music if they know they gonna sell more records and make more money.
Dude I buy all my music legitimately on CD if it's available, mostly all that classic shit. I guess that's one advantage of growing up when and where I did, a lot of the old school Bay material sounds new to me so I don't gotta bump this new queer shit... my only regret is never getting to attend shows back in the day, and most of those artists don't tour here, at least nowadays.
But I guess commercialism played a big role in rap changing to what it is today. Shit's a billion dollar industry, obviously artists are gonna sell out and make more radio-friendly music if they know they gonna sell more records and make more money.
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Theres always that one dickrider that goes out there way to kiss a rappers ass when the thread has really nothing to do with that rapper
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As a person from the bay area putting the finishing touches on an album that is 95% live, I'd say that has nothing to do with it. Technically, any keyboard (we aren't talking midi here) is "analog" as you're using analog cables from your output. However, many keyboards are not "analog" in the sense that they use analog circuits.
Naw, the quality of the music has definitely gone down over time as a whole. Of course there's a few outliers but the overall trend has been downward, the main issue being a lack of originality in the industry cuz the kids aint paying for the most intelligent or creative music, they just want to hear some simple shit.
And I aint a fucking fossil yet I agree this music gone downhill...
And I aint a fucking fossil yet I agree this music gone downhill...
Drake is better at catering to these hoes. You couldn't be a better playa than 4-tay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AZeEyj22UE
Yeah but even then the market was saturated with trinity/triton sounds and roland jv sounds and, unless you were the likes of Khayree or someone who knew how to play, the music was going to sound even more repetitive at some point.
From a music perspective we don't have a lot of producers out here that are working with people and by producers I don't mean someone who makes a beat. I'm talking about a producer as in he/she will take the artist mold them, decide what key the song needs to be in, how it's going to be recorded, what sounds to use, how its going to be mixed, etc.
Then it's the problem of not rewriting the material over and over so it's the best it can possibly be. Yeah you can come up with a song in 15 minutes or a "hot" one in 20. There are a billion others who can do or think they can do the same thing so why not rewrite the material until it can't be rewritten any longer and memorize the shit BEFORE you go in and record? This way the ONLY thing you have to focus on is capturing the performance.
Finally, and this is to sum it all and explain some shit. Certain people here HAVE held others back and only put on those who they thought they could control/are easily influenced or those who they can benefit from. And finally, bay artist have become complacent and content and the drugs half these cats are taking don't help one bit.
From a music perspective we don't have a lot of producers out here that are working with people and by producers I don't mean someone who makes a beat. I'm talking about a producer as in he/she will take the artist mold them, decide what key the song needs to be in, how it's going to be recorded, what sounds to use, how its going to be mixed, etc.
Then it's the problem of not rewriting the material over and over so it's the best it can possibly be. Yeah you can come up with a song in 15 minutes or a "hot" one in 20. There are a billion others who can do or think they can do the same thing so why not rewrite the material until it can't be rewritten any longer and memorize the shit BEFORE you go in and record? This way the ONLY thing you have to focus on is capturing the performance.
Finally, and this is to sum it all and explain some shit. Certain people here HAVE held others back and only put on those who they thought they could control/are easily influenced or those who they can benefit from. And finally, bay artist have become complacent and content and the drugs half these cats are taking don't help one bit.
