Points/Questions of interest:
1. Who is buying rap/hip-hop
It was reported that whites make up a majority of most of the sales.With that being said, I guess they want to appeal to the ones who do the most buying. I guess this would account for Nelly's and Ja Rule's "singing".
2. Bootlegging/burning does affect record sales
I think it does. Mostly because I'm guilty of burning music myself.If artists would put out quality music, there would be no need for me to burn 2 or 3 songs because the others are garbage.
3. Tupac/Biggie's death
I don't think so. They were great lyricists but there were many before and after them.
4. Is hip hop loosing its luster?
Yes!Creativity lacks badly.
5. Do you see any other artists (other than those mentioned in the article) that will have longevity in the business?
I'll have to think on that one
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