It's August 28, 2025, 12:55:13 AM
you have good points and I think a lot of DJs feel the same. Now my question for you is, what do you think can be done to change this current issue of westcoast music not getting that much love in the clubs?1) Should the artist switch to a faster tempo i.e dance records with catchy hooks and less few word play?2) Force that laid back westcoast sound back on the radio so the power of the radio can influence the clubs? [point to note: In the south, their records get broken in the clubs before they even make it to the radio]3) Should westcoast artist artist give in and accept the new form of music and forget the laid back shit and just do club records or wait till the south gets played out?4) Should they just start a movement by smashing clubs that don't play 50% westcoast music? By enforcing this notion in clubs and radio, gives the PD and DJ no other choice but to play 50% westcoast music. If they don't, they get beat up lol?This my Opinion; I think the Bay lost for not having a follow up or at least a strong movement off the hype of 40's tell me when to go. The song was a smaaaaaaaash hit but in reality people just thought it was just another lil jon hit record and not so much of a movement from the Bay. They had the look and it seemed like everyone was behind it but i guess the "ghost ride whip" was a major blow to the movement. Mistah FAB was a good follow up for the movement but once the industry hater block started on the video, then boom the movement is shifted back to the south.The way to sum this is all is [and this is for the djs] NOPE. You cant do shit.........each region gets its 5-10 years shine and then it gets taken away when people get tired of it. SIMPLE, THERE IS REALLY NO SOLUTION TO THIS MATTER, JUST OBSERVE AND LET IT RIDE OUT.
Dope thread R-Tistic. I'm supposed to be doing a few DJ sets in clubs around my way. A couple of my friends started suggesting I began doing some sets because they're aware that I'm up on most of the new Hip-Hop "club bangers" (not a big fan of that term...haha) and have written for several Rap outlets. As a West Coast head myself, I know that if this were to pan out and I started DJing here and there, I'd want to play some new West Coast rap. This brings me to my query. What kind of response do the - RELATIVELY - current West Coast bangers get? By that, I mean the tracks clearly designed for that sort of dance environment. Off top, I'm thinking of tracks like:"Get Low" by Tyrese f/ Too $hort, Kurupt & Snoop"Doin' That" by Clyde Carson f/ Sean Kingston"New West Anthem" by Crooked I"Feel On It" by Bishop"Weekend" by Daz"Fandango" by Quik"Let's Ride" by GameThe Fixxers stuff, etc.I normally decide if I'd playlist it through the opinion of a friend of mine, who's more of a 'casual' rap listener. If he likes it, I consider it a safe assumption that most others would. From the list above, "Get Low" and "New West Anthem" appealed to him, but others that I'm feeling from that list would get responses like, "I like it, but i don't have the desire to really listen to it again..." or "It just didn't grab me."Definitely seems difficult, because I've played songs to him that I thought he would really dig - Westurn Union's "I Don't Think So" springs to mind - and his reaction has been very much, "Eh...whatever." I guess I have more of a West Coast bias than the man on the street, so it could be that I'm automatically feeling these songs a little bit more.
Right so you're a victim in other words lol... just kiddingit's all i good i hear ya just maybe try to make remixes! Remix the shit that people like with some other westcoast track i don't know it's you the Dj if you really are the left coast's advocate i guess you'll find a way otherwise your viewpoint of the "system" is null & void to me.
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