WHY ARE NORTHWEST ARTIST MAKING HYPHY MUSIC?

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localstar907

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DLee said:
I disagree. It is your opinion. But Hyphy shit ain't dead. And yes Mobb music and Hyphy music is one and the same. Different type production, same concept. Mobb music was more slow and bass line heavy. Hyphy more sped up. Same spit, same style. And yes my nig, it is the same culture. I do Hyphy music and I get love from the bay. Bay Djs fuck with my group. If Hyphy is dead in the bay, why are we getting so much love. Ain't no one in the bay told me Hyphy was dead. And it isn't a fact that Hyphy is dead. It may be dead commercially, but it ain't dead in the streets and it ain't dead in my heart. Like Dub G said, it's all west coast and the NW helped create this sound, so we are just as entitled to represent this shit as the bay.

Don't look at it as we are taking away, but we are adding to the culture. Let me tell you who helped create the sound of Mobb/Hyphy. Syko (P.O.), FunkDaddy (Seattle), Bosko (P.O.), Samuel Stevens R.I.P. (Seattle), Kevin Gardner & Redwine (Seattle), SupasKillz & Littleton Miller (Seattle), Tone Capone (P.O. I believe), Ryan Croone (Seattle) and John Silva (Seattle), just to name a few. And this is well off into the early 90s until now. So please don't give me that shit. The bay is our sound whether you like it or not, agree or disagree. And the bay has showed us just as much love as we show them.

And that is my honest opinion.
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it is what it is.... The people that got it when the getting was good already got it.. Like I said before Im a northwest artist born and raised but I been in the bay(San francisco)for the last 4 years. I just want to see my region put on nationwide and there's nothing wrong with that.. So if I have the information Im going to give it.. it's up to the artist if they want to take it or leave it. You know if it's not working in the back yard where it came from why is it going to work in yours? These cats is going wood homie.. hardly scanning 1,000 units.. And thats with there cd being pushed in stores and online up and down the coast... When I go in the booth I go with the attitude I want the world to feel my shit. Not no scene no culture that shit is small thinking. Like I said it's up to the artist,how big you want to be.. You want to be at a stand still or work towards something greater
 
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TRMNDUS said:
I dont think it matter what type of music you make no matter what region you from. Good music is good music just do it right. The Northwest needs to lay some better groundwork before they get anywhere. The problem is not the music because as you can see there are other regions with beyond subpar music and they are doing alot better than the northwest.

There is no unity and very few outlets for people to even know the northwest has any kind of a scene. Most of the artists from this area are the worst bullshitters I have ever dealt with in my life. I should never have to hound an artists for his CD's especially if im willing to pay you $. It is 2010 get your shit together! any credible outlet is not going to even bother messing with you unless you have your stuff together.
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Thats 100
 
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I mean can anybody name three artist from the northwest since 2000... That scanned over 30,000 units(One ALbum).. ALL i see is a lot of producers with credits.. Im talking artist... Who scanned of this hyphy shit in the northwest.. When cats was getting signed when the hyphy movement was popping how come nobody from the northwest got a deal since we so part of the culture.. Or how come that northwest hyphy music wasn't on kmel,wild,or kube when it was popping since we so apart of the culture.. Can I get some real answers cause all Im really getting right now is a fuck you.. Like I don't know what Im talking bout..
 
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u lost me man

i dont listen to anything they play on KUBE 93.. that shit is for 14 year old girls IMO i dont even scan past that station any more.

so as for whos selling units.. i dont really care. i dont listen to any mainstream artists..

how many does Andre Nickatina sell? cuz thats about all im interested in
 
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Dubb G said:
u lost me man

i dont listen to anything they play on KUBE 93.. that shit is for 14 year old girls IMO i dont even scan past that station any more.

so as for whos selling units.. i dont really care. i dont listen to any mainstream artists..

how many does Andre Nickatina sell? cuz thats about all im interested in
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THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT WAS WHEN THE MOVEMENT WAS POPPING IT WAS ALL ON THE RADIO.. AND I WAS ASKING SINCE THE NORTHWEST WAS OR STILL IS PART OF THE HYPHY MOVEMENT WHAT ARTIST WAS GETTING PLAY WHEN ALL THEM CATS WAS GETTING PLAY AND GETTING DEALS FROM THE BAY...
 
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I think Localstar made this thread with good intentions and wanted to get some further insight. In sorts I agree with the point he is trying to get across. Im not downing on anyone who does a certain type of music because if its good and you push it and people support it your doing your job. I think a point that he mentions that is valid is it always seems the northwest is maybe a step behind or playing follower instead of leader.

Im not speaking for everyone in the town I mean there is some innovators and people who I would say have a distinct northwest sound. Im probably one of the biggest supporters of not just northwest music but all music and artists need to just stop following trends and make good music. I hate when people say man Brotha Lynch needs to back to the rip gut shit he did in 1995 when he do his new album. Its 2010 people move with the times, he was in a whole other mindframe when he made that album and even if he went back to that style it would just not be the same.

They call the old albums classic for a reason. Nowadays music has changed so much a fan is not as easily entertained you have to be more diverse! Todays fan thinks hes The Game one week and when the south gets hot hes Gucci Mane the next week. I think the northwest has one of the hottest beds of talent but the mindset of the artists in this area is in the 90's not the 2010. You have to be consistent and continue to make music, if you gain a fan he is going to want new stuff from you.

If you keep talking about you got something coming and its 5 years later that person might of moved on and not even be bumping rap no more so in reality you lost a fan and lost money. These artists need to stop acting like the music they make is locked in the vaults like Dr Dres Detox. Artists that are hot always have something new. People might say these new age artists like Gucci, Jeezy, Boosie suck but they are successfull because they are always recording and doing features to keep their name alive. In the Northwest it seems like its hard for an artist to work with an artist in its own city? And then we complain why hasnt the northwest blown up? Thats just one small petty thing amongst the bigger problems. I do hope the northwest gets its time in the next few years, its way past due.
 
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DLee

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localstar907 said:
I mean can anybody name three artist from the northwest since 2000... That scanned over 30,000 units(One ALbum).. ALL i see is a lot of producers with credits.. Im talking artist... Who scanned of this hyphy shit in the northwest.. When cats was getting signed when the hyphy movement was popping how come nobody from the northwest got a deal since we so part of the culture.. Or how come that northwest hyphy music wasn't on kmel,wild,or kube when it was popping since we so apart of the culture.. Can I get some real answers cause all Im really getting right now is a fuck you.. Like I don't know what Im talking bout..
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First and foremost, I am not saying fuck you to you. I do not have animosity towards you. I am just stating facts. You want real answers to your questions. First, it's simple. We do not support eachother, Period. A lot of local artists are bullshitters and ain't real hustlers. 2nd there are no media outlets in the NW that support local music maybe except Cool Nutz Radio Show in Portland. Local rappers are afraid to travel to other regions i.e. the bay, L.A., Midwest, etc. to push their own shit. A lot of rappers are actually afraid of success and are happy being the "best in the NW". There are to many "wanna be rappers and not enough real fans".

Ice Cube said it best. "How are you going to build a fanbase in other regions when you can't even build a fanbase in your own city".

You are so caught up on why we not signed on the Hyphy movement. Actually we ain't signed on no movement!!!! And really who gives a fuck on being signed anyway. What artist you know from the bay that got signed to a major deal on the hyphy movement? The only one I know is Mistah Fab. And that deal didn't turn out to be so great. Keek Tha Sneak got signed to E1, that's wasn't shit. The bay supports the bay! The NW supports the bay! The Midwest supports the bay. The NW bitches and whines about why we haven't blown up. Muthaphukaz are so concerned about who is the best in the NW? Cats ready to fight and cuss eachother out over that subject. Fuck that shit and who cares. I hope I answered your questions.

I can't speak for every other artist. But I can speak on me. I don't fuck with local artists. I tried and a lot of cats are happy being local. Some don't have the drive, some don't have the talent, some don't have the money, some don't have the intelligence and business acumen to market and brand themselves as a valuable product.

I apologize for the long post.

PEACE & BLESSINGS
 
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Dough, I believe Outrageous, Choose Up Entertainment, my group Turf Grindaz & Duna aka Baby Mac Dre that I know of from the top of my head. I know a few artists in Portland is on that Hyphy as well
 
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Dough, I believe Outrageous, Choose Up Entertainment, my group Turf Grindaz & Duna aka Baby Mac Dre that I know of from the top of my head. I know a few artists in Portland is on that Hyphy as well
 
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Speedy said:
First off Outrageous is from the Bay. Well Duna is on Thizz ent so what else can you expect. And Outrageous doesn't really do Hyphy I should know I'm on his album.
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Pimp,

It don't matter who does hyphy in the NW. I do hyphy music. That is all that matters. The subject is not who does hyphy music in the NW. It's why r NW cats doin hyphy music. I stated why we could and can do hyphy music. We helped create the sound from the early 90s til now whether it be hyphy, mobb, bay music whatever. We helped create the sound from a production standpoint and from a fan standpoint. So, yes I am very accurate in my statements.
 
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