No mainstream market for westcoast music?

[Brown Guy]

It seems like these record labels think the music coming from the west coast doesnt appeal to the masses. I am sure they have polls and marketing statistics showing the same... I mean how many new artists from the westcoast went plat or even gold in the last 5 years?

[SoilSavy707]

E-40 My Ghetto Report Card-Certified GOLD.

[Brown Guy]

Hes been around sense the 90s.

[wardy]

Only one i can think of is Game

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

cats have been sayin it for years
fuck tha industry, why is crooked waitin for a fuckin record deal, isnt he a boss?
a BOSS, right so do the damn thing why you waitin for treach?
obviously they cant do shit, tryna to get 250K, looks like they dont even have $250.00. 
what happened to jay- o-felony?
fuckin industry, and rappers that wait for the industry to feed them

[Fonky Fresh]

I mean how many new artists from the westcoast went plat or even gold in the last 5 years?

Worldwide sells that's how and the numbers are low. Platinium means nothing nowadays since they lowered the number to reach to pretend being certified platimium.

Westcoast music that's gangsta music at 90%, i don't see how it could be appealing.The gangsta attitude was trendy back then but the real problems remains, don't they?

Hence, we now see the resurgence of electronic music as a matter of fact mtv (over here) don't play rap anymore.

By the way, rap nowadays is total crap no worldplay , no artform whatsoever.

[Brown Guy]

Seems like rap has died down alot.

[Ratio]

They probably see L.A. radio not supporting it's own...that leaves an impression...cuz if someone is about to invest money they would want to see more of a local base to launch a campaign from...

[R-Tistic]

They probably see L.A. radio not supporting it's own...that leaves an impression...cuz if someone is about to invest money they would want to see more of a local base to launch a campaign from...

I don't even want to talk about radio....KDay went from playing a mix of new West artists, old west, a small amount of what's current and "hot", and everything inbetween.....to playing THREE nationally syndicated shows EVERY DAY of the week, meaning NO local DJs or personalities, and absolutely NOTHING but Top 40 music...and after those go off, Theo does the R&B and commercial songs. If somebody told me that 93.5 was a Chicago, Atlanta, or Texas station...I wouldn't even guess twice. The ONLY time you hear anything West period is at night on Fridays and some weekends...and you rarely hear new artists now.

[R-Tistic]

And on this topic itself, I could go all day....but I'll just summarize it.....

No, there is no market right now. Hyphy had a slight chance, but even that was just club music...it didn't make anybody buy albums. There is really no mainstream market for GOOD music nowadays, whether West East or South (Little Brother, etc.) but even if we had stronger artists and albums coming out, it wouldn't necessarily mean it would get promoted right.

[yunstar]

It seems like these record labels think the music coming from the west coast doesnt appeal to the masses. I am sure they have polls and marketing statistics showing the same... I mean how many new artists from the westcoast went plat or even gold in the last 5 years?

The problem here is we like whatever the radio feeds us

[.:Hercy Buggz:.]

The West or Good artists in general simply needs better promoters and executives, cuz as far as rap is concern, Jay Z, Jimmy Iovine are the main reason why music sucks these days and the good artists are ignored

[D Breezy]

seems like more and more rappers are going independent. that means lack of promotion but you make more money per album, thats y u dont hear um on the radio tho... remember the last time they played a daz song... only when so so def was backin him.

[love33]

Does this look like a mainstream market?? Some of you all must live on the net.  The West isn't doing 1990's but they are doing steady.

E-40 "Wake It Up"
The Game & Chris Brown "Nice"
DJ Felli Fel "The Finer Things"
DJ Felli Fel "Get Buck In Here"
The Game "Game's Pain" and "My Life"
Snoop "Sexual Seduction"
Snoop & Too Short "Life Of Da Party"
Too Short & Lil Jon w/ Shawty Putt "Dat Baby Don't Look Like Me"
Warren G ft. Ray J "Crush"
Glasses Malone, Rick Ross, Birdman, & T-Pain "Sun Come Up"
Baby Bash ft. Keith Sweat "Don't Stop"
Glasses Malone & Akon "Certified"
Glasses Malone & Lil Wayne "Haterz"
Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Nelly "L.A."
Ray J w/ Trey Songz, Fat Joe "We Global"
Will.I.Am w/ Flo Rida -- "In the Ayer"

[hellrazor86]

Does this look like a mainstream market?? Some of you all must live on the net.  The West isn't doing 1990's but they are doing steady.

E-40 "Wake It Up"
The Game & Chris Brown "Nice"
DJ Felli Fel "The Finer Things"
DJ Felli Fel "Get Buck In Here"
The Game "Game's Pain" and "My Life"
Snoop "Sexual Seduction"
Snoop & Too Short "Life Of Da Party"
Too Short & Lil Jon w/ Shawty Putt "Dat Baby Don't Look Like Me"
Warren G ft. Ray J "Crush"
Glasses Malone, Rick Ross, Birdman, & T-Pain "Sun Come Up"
Baby Bash ft. Keith Sweat "Don't Stop"
Glasses Malone & Akon "Certified"
Glasses Malone & Lil Wayne "Haterz"
Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Nelly "L.A."
Ray J w/ Trey Songz, Fat Joe "We Global"
Will.I.Am w/ Flo Rida -- "In the Ayer"