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In the past 10 years 5 different rappers from the west haven't blown up, how the hell would you expect 5 in the next 6 months?
Ya BoyThe only one that will blow up
Quote from: MoSavThanLegit on July 21, 2006, 10:59:51 PMYa BoyThe only one that will blow upthat's a reach...define how he would blow up, serious question, I'm curious
^^^ ya but you think the general retarded ass public and dumb lil slutty girls will like it?when someone says blow up, I'm thinkin 50 Cent blow up
Some of you people really have no clue when it comes to businessNOBODY is gonna blow up just on their skills and music alone, NOBODYThey also have to have a great image, a good background story helps. They have to be accepted by young teenage boys and GIRLS, and that needs to be their biggest fanbase. They HAVE to have at least one very big radio and video hit. And by very big radio hit, no I don't mean "Yeah they play it on Power 106 all the time". And just because you think a song sounds like it could be that radio hit, and yes it very well should be and could be very obvious, the main point is, is that it has to be on the radio. Thousands of songs are trying to get major airplay, yet time is a factor. So it goes well beyond just how good a song is. You need to know someone. Money is most likely a factor. Remember, nothing comes free, there is oportunity cost in everything Whether its money, a kickback, a favor, promotion, etc.You need connections. You need money, major money to spend on promotion. Millions of dollars. You need to promote yourself. You've got to get on shows like Leno, Radio shows, magazine interviews, fuck it Oprah if you have to.Sure, yeah, its been done before without some of those things. But the odds of doing that is like the odds of getting into the NBA straight from highschool and getting a huge contract. Sure its done, but very rarely. And what does just about every rapper on the westcoast lack? The answer is "D" all of the above.
I think we are assuming all these artists will get the right promotion and opportunities based on their skill. Otherwise, there would be no point and fun to this thread.
people on the west dont blow up anymore, they sell 100,000 mixtapes then fall of the face of the planet