Album Sales: week ending 3/29/09...Is The Rap Game Dead?

[510]

here:
www.hyphyjuice.com/blog

sales are looking real bad right about now. is the rap game dead? If majors are looking like this how does indie bay look?

 

[lenbiasyayo]

recession plus its so easy to DL for free, only 2 cd's i bought in last 2 years was turf talk and 40. from here on out i only buy sickwidit. and i use to buy every rap cd

 

[freez1908]

recession plus its so easy to DL for free, only 2 cd's i bought in last 2 years was turf talk and 40. from here on out i only buy sickwidit. and i use to buy every rap cd

" OH BOYY.." I MEAN .." WHY NOT!!

 

[gitwitit]

yeah im not really fuckign with any bay area releases other than turf talk and 40. everybody else just releasing garbage, no real albums. i'll buy the jackas album

 

[threefoe]

Quality and originality of music is to blame too. Hip hop aint dead but rap is on life support...real talk. Cats better start lookin gor other revenue streams cuz eatin off music is a thing of the past.

 

[public_domain]

Good Quality and Good Business are a must to sell CD's.....Too bad these majors aren't interested in either and indies can't afford either.....

 

[montroller510]

Byrd Gang leader Jim Jones’ Pray IV Reign stormed onto the charts at No. 9. The rapper’s fourth solo project scanned 43,000 discs after its first week.

damn i would think jim jones would do more

40 is right up there with his first week sales
he did 30 his first week

 

[Rusto]

the "quality" is there, but, everything is old now.
In the 80s when it first started, rap was new and exciting
in the early 90s when the west coast gangsta style came out, rap was new and exciting
in the late 90s with the no limit/cash money type stuff/flashy covers, it was new and exciting.
2006 with hyphy
etc etc

Theres no new style going on...myspace killed that shit. EVery region sounds almost the same. Back in the 90s, each area had its own distinct sound...which led outsiders to get curious, and then they ended up buying it. THose days are gone

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

It aint just rap sales....its physical CD sales in general.

 

[daprescription]

Artists still sell well. There were just garbage albums that were released recently.

 

[Handz]

Those sales are from cd sales but everyone's going digital but sales are down.

 

[BAY NICOYA]

AINT NO ALBUM WORTH SPENDING MY MONEY ON RIGHT NOW, XCEPT FOR THE NEW UGK

 

[Checkmate Muzik]

from all the garbage they play on radio 247, im surprised it didnt happen sooner. i find myself listening to light rock stations nowadays.

 

[510]

there are supposed to be new download regulations coming this year. the government supposed to be able to get into your computer and see if your downloading.

 

[Rusto]

from all the garbage they play on radio 247, im surprised it didnt happen sooner. i find myself listening to light rock stations nowadays.

they have always played garbage on the radio so that reason doesnt hold weight

 

[public_domain]

there are supposed to be new download regulations coming this year. the government supposed to be able to get into your computer and see if your downloading.

I don't buy that....But if so I might just have to bounce to another country.....

 

[Checkmate Muzik]

they have always played garbage on the radio so that reason doesnt hold weight

gradual process, nothing happens overnight. ps also downloading is not helping. they didnt always used to play garbage before clear channel bought everything out. radio had more variety imo..

 

[T-Rip]

I dont know how young some of yall are but before 97 the radio was actually good to listen to and it wasnt terrible in the late 90's but thats went it really was going downhill.

 

[d_infamou$]

i would say downloading is fuckin it up at least CD sales wise... that's why you gotta step your licensing and show game up

 

[510]

i would say downloading is fuckin it up at least CD sales wise... that's why you gotta step your licensing and show game up

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