Poll

Should westcoast rappers keep it westcoast underground or go mainstream?

Go Mainstream
1 (3.1%)
Keep it straight westcoast
11 (34.4%)
Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single
17 (53.1%)
Half and Half
3 (9.4%)

Total Members Voted: 29

  

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hector

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what would you rather have?
« on: April 28, 2004, 12:40:49 PM »
aight so this year (hopefully) we got debut albums from artists like techniec, crooked I, sly boogy, bo roc, 213, all these PYO albums lined up, etc.
albums from jayo felony, Nate Dogg, E-40, B-Legit, Spice 1, Bad Azz, Strong Arm Steady, Kurupt, Daz, all should be dropping an album this year.

my question is:

Would you rather the singles and or entire album be made to fit the mainstream audience?  Or would you rather the artist keep it straight westcoast (which is usually done, most of the time), and have low album sales, but a dope westcoast album.

I'd rather they keep it westcoast.  
 

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2004, 12:43:19 PM »
i voted for Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single  8)
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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2004, 12:49:43 PM »
Heh, I'm not trying to be difficult, but I'd just rather it was good music.

I think the problem is a lot of people will interpret the question with "Westcoast" = dope and "Mainstream" = wack.

But I'd rather hear a hot mainstream record than a wack "straight West coast" one. If the music is done well it doesn;t matter what style it is.

Therefore I abstain from voting :P ;)
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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2004, 03:54:38 PM »
They have to keep it straight westcoast but there has to be 1 or 2 mainstream singles on each CD to help it sell more and get more coverage by the east coast style biased radio stations and consumers!
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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2004, 03:58:36 PM »
You can still go mainstream by keeping it westcoast.  The only problem is that Dre and Snoop need to lead the way and thats not whats happening right now.  But the game needs a new flavour big time, Id love to see the westcoast style and sound get big again.
 

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2004, 04:16:36 PM »
Str8 Westcoast 8)


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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2004, 05:43:12 PM »
It would definitely be better with a mainstream single.  This way more little kids (whose purchases basically make rap music popular nowadays) will buy the album and like what they hear.  Then the West coast style can become more popular again.
 

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2004, 05:49:20 PM »
 

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2004, 07:28:40 PM »
Why stay underground? Yer only limiting yerself.

Can't u go mainstream & still keep it true? Keep it WestCoast?
 

Jome

Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2004, 07:31:52 PM »
i voted for Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single  8)

You can still go mainstream by keeping it westcoast.  The only problem is that Dre and Snoop need to lead the way
 

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2004, 08:50:35 PM »
i voted for Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single  8)

You can still go mainstream by keeping it westcoast.  The only problem is that Dre and Snoop need to lead the way
 

hector

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2004, 10:56:53 PM »
For those that say you can keep it westcoast and still go mainstream, just listen to:

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Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2004, 12:08:02 AM »
I voted for:

Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single
 

Don Seer

Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2004, 12:13:33 AM »
i voted for half + half (and i'm the only one so far..)

my reason... of course an album needs a "song for the radio" / pop charts

but for the coast to grow those people it attracts need to like the album as well.. so i think there needs to be a small handful of friendly tracks on there.

think about progression as well as the quick reward.
 

Bomb-AŽ

Re:what would you rather have?
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2004, 01:22:50 AM »
i voted for Keep it straight westcoast with a mainstream single  8)

but for it to sell well it'll need atleast 2 mainstream singles. and there's no reason why a minstream single cant have a westcoast sound to it.



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