MUSIC INDUSTRY, what is going on?

Thanks RUSS, but it's AMAZING to see in a top 10 50% of the songs & artists are X ft Y or
RUSSEL ft GITAARDOCPHIL.
WHAT about this phenomenon?
- Is it about $$$$$$$$$$$$, X ft Y, OR because Y's popularity has gone?

Strength in numbers i suppose. The rap "artists" sense that their product is on a rapid decline and the combining efforts with their peers is an act of desperation. How many ways can one say, "look at how much money I have and I'll shoot you if you disrespect me"? Society on the whole, I feel, is wise to the unitopical, self-grandiose attitudes. I'd like to think ,as a whole ,our universe has evolved beyond the gangster attitudes and scare tactics of the majority of these "artists". Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boyz, MC Young; that was good stuff. These guys had multi-topical content, real musicians playing along side them, and could make fun of others and themselves without fearing a coward poppin' a cap in day butts. The rappers of today; Eminem, 50 cent, Jay Z, Ludacris, and the like are all saying the exact same thing with a slightly variated delivery. I find it unlistenable........

I just do not understand rap or the fact that other people can!

It is a sad fact that they believe that enough "F" words in a song will make it more listenable or a better song. Well I cant listen, and I turn the radio off when I hear it, I certainly would not buy a recording with bad language on it, and a rap song would have to be something special...sadly very few are.
I'm sorry, but recordings that blatantly borrow from other songs [either words drum loops or even whole sections of a standard of yesteryear is unacceptable. Rap songs do this continuously and unashamedly.
It's a sad fact that "Chordie" [so full of talented writers,] may never have a writer make it to the big time. Why? because the songs on these pages are heartfelt songs, songs that have a meaning and a story, not how much of a **** someone might be, or how they are going to get spaced out on drugs, or even glorification of gang culture and killing.

I am a John Lennon fan, but I'm so sad to say that he might have been the first to use the "F" word on record ["Working Class Hero"]...make my day and tell me he was not!

Sorry for the sermon

Phill

i hate rap
and as for the X ftZ situation i think its coz they cant sing good unless they sing with other peeps
they should really listen to some good music
not trying to offend anyone but thats my opinion

I don't listen to the radio at all.Too much crapola on it.Thats why God made CD's.If I want to hear bad language and hate.....I'll go and try to talk to my ex's. LOL
KAP54

I think recording companies or the recording industry as a whole is not interested in how much potential someone has they are only interested if you are there already and what you can do for them because the days of advances on royalities is dead and buried and if you are going to succeed you have to do it all yourself record,mix,promote,design covers and web sites sell enough cd's so they cant ignore you and only then will they offer you a "deal" because they dont have anything to lose as none of there money paid for your hard work or success.