davy d on what happened to hyphy
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...en=10D4BCFA-5959-4050-A1CB3BABA204F7C11860926
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...en=10D4BCFA-5959-4050-A1CB3BABA204F7C11860926
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Bay Area Rap
- Thread starter echevarian
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Freakaholic
not just an addiction
But something happened - or maybe didn't happen - between then and now, leaving the hyphy movement listless, with even local popularity beginning to dissipate....
Numerous interviews with industry insiders and the artists themselves have revealed strong agreement as to why the scene may soon be left for dead: bad business decisions.
When dealing with major record labels, artists missed important meetings, asked for too much money and were too entangled in previous independent deals to consider new opportunities.
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The hyphy culture, which centers on a freewheeling attitude - drugs, partying and reckless behavior - sometimes led to violence at high-profile events, causing outsiders to focus more on that conduct than the music itself. But while that combination of negatives can be seen as obstacles, none has halted popular hip-hop in the past.
This sounds a WHOLE lot like the discussion on what went wrong with Grime.
dubble-u-c
Dorkus Maximus
This sounds a WHOLE lot like the discussion on what went wrong with Grime.
ha i was waiting for someone to say that. Thing is the assumption is that the music has failed since it has not made it into the top 40 consistantly. The music has not failed or went wrong at all- it is just evolving.
i like parts of this turf talk album - the beats are great, at least the hyphy ones are - but theres a few too many tracks with non hyphy production (like the first song) and theres just TOO many tracks. makes it frustrating having to sift through the whole thing. can anyone recommend any other good hyphy albums or mix-Cds from the last few months or so to check for?