QUESTION ABOUT HOMEBOY RAP!!

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JORGE209

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I HAVE A QUIK ?, WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR HOMEBOY ARTIST TO HAVE THEIR CD'S IN BIG RECORDS STORES LIKE F.Y.E.? EVERYTIME I GO THERE UR LUCKY TO SEE LIKE 1 LIL CONER CD, MAYBE A TITO B OR WOODIE CD. THE ONLY ONES I SEE THAT THEY CARRY A ALOT ARE DARKROOM FAMILIA AND BLACK N BROWN. WHY CANT ARTIST LIKE LIL CONER, TITO B, BIS OSO LOC, BIG TONE AND THE REST OF THE HOMEBOYS HAVE A LOT OF THEIR MUSIC IN STORES? I HATE GOING IN THERE AND ALL I SEE IS SCRAP MUSIC FROM BEGINING TO END!! WHY CANT THEY HOMEBOYS GET A GOOD DISTRIBUTION DEAL TO GET THERE MUSIC MORE INTO STORES? YEAH U CAN FIND THERE MUSIC AT MOM AND POPS STORES OR RASPUTINS BUT BIGGER STORES MEAN MORE EXPOSURE ALSO RITE? I MEAN DARKROOM GOES THROUGH CITY HALL RECORDS IN THE BAY WHICH ALSO RELEASES ALL THE MAC DRE & THIZZ ENT CD'S AND U SEE A LOT OF THERE MUSIC CD'S IN THERE ALL THE TIME AND NOT JUST THEM BUT OTHER ARTIST THAT USE THE CITY HALL RECORDS DISTRIBUTION LABEL LIKE MESSY MARV, JACKA, BERNER, RAPPIN 4 TAY, ETC..
IM NOT GONNA LIE I GOT CURIOUS AND PICKED UP A SCRAP CD TO LOOK IN THE BACK TO SEE WHO DISTRIBUTES THEM AND THEY GO THROUGH KOCH DISTRIBUTION. FOR THOSE THAT DONT KNOW OR SUM OF YOU THAT DO KNOW WOODIE ALSO WENT THROUGH THEM FOR DEMONZ IN MY SLEEP SOLO AND A NORTHERN EXPOSURE COMPILATION. KOCH IS BIG THEY HAVE ARTIST LIKE JIM JONES, DJ KAHLED,SLIM THUG, AND MORE!! SO WHY CAN THESE SCRAPS HAVE ALL THEM DAMM CD'S IN STORES AND THE HOMEBOYS CANT??
ITS JUST A THOUGHT THATS ALL....
 
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SMOKIELOCS

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YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ITS DISTRUBITION.DARKROOM AND THIZZ/BLACK AND BROWN HAVE NUMEROUS RELEASES.BIG CATOLAUGES [SP] OF MUSIC.THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING SOLIDLY FOR YEARS.ME PERSONALLY I HAVENT HOLLERD AT ANYONE BOUT DISTRO YET.THAT MAY BE A MISTAKE ON MY END.I MAY WITH MY SOLO THOUGH.IT'S UP TO THE LABLE'S IF THEY WANNA TRY TO GET DISTRO.IMO DISTRO WILL SPREAD YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE MORE BUT IF YOU DONT HAVE GOOD PROMOTION NO ONE WILL KNOW YOUR CD'S ARE IN THE STORES.YOU GOTTA LIVE AND LEARN....

RIGHT NOW IM MY OWN DISTRO LOL.AND ILL BE HEADING BACK OUT TO THE 209-559 IN A FEW WEEKS WITH THE STRANGULATION PT 1 RERELEASE AND PT 2.SO IF YOU SEE ME OUT IN YOUR AREA WITH THE EVILSIDE FAMILY HOLLA....
 
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Seeiously u can go up north As far as washinton and hit up any walmart or something and see scrap cds and never ever any homeboy shit. it would be cool to be able to go to a bestbuy in l.a Nd find drf or lil coner cds. For the first time im startin to see hella drf in bestbuy over here n epa i would like to see more like big oso or woodie man ot would sell out quick
 
kike14luis

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its because the scraps had sex with the F.Y.E owner to sell scrap cd's hahaha naaa but idk good question at Arden Fye i seen some Lil Coner not lately and i see them old DRF cd's only Thizz Latin got some new shit. But yup Homeboy's should have cd's in those big stores 2 with Big posters in the front window of the store to let everyone know they got their shit their.
 
recklessofgilaz

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EMP650 said:
Seeiously u can go up north As far as washinton and hit up any walmart or something and see scrap cds and never ever any homeboy shit. it would be cool to be able to go to a bestbuy in l.a Nd find drf or lil coner cds. For the first time im startin to see hella drf in bestbuy over here n epa i would like to see more like big oso or woodie man ot would sell out quick
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Idk but everytime I go to like Oxnard and Ventura in Southern Cali I get my cousin and his boys and their boys to go to like best but n shit and request for Darkroom, Woodie, Coner and Sir Dyno CD's all the time when i'm their we request in twice a week for like 2 months and onetime in the bestbuy in Oxnard they had the Smile Now, Cry Later Darkroom CD in stock right next to a down CD lol and of all of us coped a copy and had them sell out. idk if they still restock on them since im not their but I saw it happen once so I think if the demand is high then you have a better chance of finding a homeboy cd in stock where you equest it. but definatly promotion and distribution plays a big part in getting cd's sold and stocked up in major stores like bestbuy and F.Y.E.
 
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EMP650

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I don't now how that busines works but if broke paisa scraps can get more distribution then quality homeboy shit I don't now wtf is going on. I doubt going to everystore like a dumbass and requestin homeboy shit helps especialy down south
 
lil pk

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recklessofgilaz said:
Idk but everytime I go to like Oxnard and Ventura in Southern Cali I get my cousin and his boys and their boys to go to like best but n shit and request for Darkroom, Woodie, Coner and Sir Dyno CD's all the time when i'm their we request in twice a week for like 2 months and onetime in the bestbuy in Oxnard they had the Smile Now, Cry Later Darkroom CD in stock right next to a down CD lol and of all of us coped a copy and had them sell out. idk if they still restock on them since im not their but I saw it happen once so I think if the demand is high then you have a better chance of finding a homeboy cd in stock where you equest it. but definatly promotion and distribution plays a big part in getting cd's sold and stocked up in major stores like bestbuy and F.Y.E.
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I've bought two Woodie cd's at the walmart in El Rio..what was funny that someone had placed them over the scrap shit.
 
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aridan3at

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Part of it is all about what the people buy. What I also heard is Bay Area sell CDz expensive for wholesale while them ese rappers sell em hella cheap. Dont know IF you noticed that they always priced out to they number, while Bay N Homeboy rappers are priced at least $16 on up.
 
AKAZIE

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maybe ya'll should stop burning your cd's at home and writing on them with sharpies and xerox'n your covers. and calling them real cd's. Try actually paying for a cd's to get done with a professional.. Stores dont want your bullshit. Step it kid!!
 
TRAJIK1

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Sureno rap fans actually buy CD's. Homeboy rap fans rather burn CD's then fork up the $10 and show the support to these artists and help them get distrobution deals! so next time you wanna download Lil.Coner, or Tito B, Big Tone, Davina, DarkRoom Familia, or whatever, don't complain that the Homeboy Rap scene ain't gettin more exposure or recognition...real fans buy the actual disc.
 
recklessofgilaz

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TRAJIK1 said:
Sureno rap fans actually buy CD's. Homeboy rap fans rather burn CD's then fork up the $10 and show the support to these artists and help them get distrobution deals! so next time you wanna download Lil.Coner, or Tito B, Big Tone, Davina, DarkRoom Familia, or whatever, don't complain that the Homeboy Rap scene ain't gettin more exposure or recognition...real fans buy the actual disc.
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for real I actually go out and buy CD's like if I were to lose say a Woodie or Big Tone CD I get my ass down to a store and buy it again. Ask Trajik he knows. I only buy Originals
 
gonza1

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homeboy rap needs to make radio song that get them more expozure for instance the song fucking wit a player by wood and megan would been a major hit just switch the words up.





or just make ur own dance
 
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AztecaCV

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Southern rappers have better deals because they're connected to big labels and have a huge fan base. Scrap rap is most likely bootlegged 5x more than Homeboyrap. The thing is, they have a big fan base that makes up for it in sales, a lot bigger than ours. The fan bases on both sides are mostly made up of Latinos. See, you have to realize that Latinos tend to buy the Southern shit because to them it's more 'RAZA' friendly. So their cd's get pushed and put in all the big chains in all the stores because they're poplular and in more demand Homeboyrap. Let's look at an example, if you put some Thizz Latin CD next to a cholo'd out lowriding scrap cd in a big chain store in let's say, some small city in iowa. And a paisano walked in (let's called him pepe) and went straight the Latin Rap section and saw the two. There's a bigger chance pepe would pick up the sureno cd because he isn't use to some of our music. Let's face it, not a lot of people outside of Northern California understand or feel the culture and style we have here. They're not exactly use to hearing mexicans saying "nigga" & using a "black style." Now I'm not saying that's what I think it is, I just thank that is what the average mexican would interpret from hearing most of the Homeboy rappers. We don't have a big fan base outside of our region, therefor our music wouldn't sell as good compared to the opposition that already has an established fan base.

Another reason is the quality of the product, like AKAZIE said.
There's not too many Homeboy rappers out there pushing a quality product, except a few. So fools need to step it up, and start making music that ANYBODY can listen too. Not just the same ol' bullshit. Take the newest SAV IT OUT release, that's what we need, more of that.
 
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AztecaCV

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Homeboy rappers need to start making music that is more radio friendly. Stores these days don't want a cd talking about "Killa a Scrapa." Hahaha

That's why they pulled G.U.N. from the strores and shit. And they aren't really carrying the gang shit anymore.
 
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