Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S. > City vs. City
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
View Poll Results: More famous for hip hop?
Atlanta 77 22.92%
New York City 231 68.75%
Equal 28 8.33%
Voters: 336. You may not vote on this poll

Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 06-15-2017, 02:12 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
32,097 posts, read 34,702,478 times
Reputation: 15093

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jandrew5 View Post
I know NYC is the birthplace, but I don't see how Atlanta doesn't win this. It's the mainstream city of rap for anyone under 35.
Because the world consists of more than just Black Americans under the age of 35....
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 06-15-2017, 02:13 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
10,106 posts, read 9,963,986 times
Reputation: 5779
Quote:
Originally Posted by BajanYankee View Post
I Googled "most famous music artists" without quotations and got the following.

The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Elton John
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
That's for album sales from Wikipedia, and even that list is incorrect. MJ sold the most, Beatles 2nd, Elvis 3rd (thought he may be even lower than that)

A few years ago I did a bit of research in finding who was actually the biggest selling musical act, and those were the results.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 02:18 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
32,097 posts, read 34,702,478 times
Reputation: 15093
Quote:
Originally Posted by KodeBlue View Post
That's for album sales from Wikipedia, and even that list is incorrect. MJ sold the most, Beatles 2nd, Elvis 3rd (thought he may be even lower than that)
I'm just telling you what came up when I typed "most famous music artists."
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 03:36 PM
 
Location: TPA
6,476 posts, read 6,446,202 times
Reputation: 4863
Quote:
Originally Posted by BajanYankee View Post
Because the world consists of more than just Black Americans under the age of 35....
Okay, never said anything about blacks, Americans, or black Americans...nice stereotype. Either way, Atlanta wins.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 04:01 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
10,106 posts, read 9,963,986 times
Reputation: 5779
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jandrew5 View Post
Okay, never said anything about blacks, Americans, or black Americans...nice stereotype. Either way, Atlanta wins.
ATL can't be marginalized, because doing so would basically marginalize Hiphop.

Hip-hop is more popular now than it was 20 years ago.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 05:08 PM
 
178 posts, read 146,062 times
Reputation: 154
Quote:
Originally Posted by KodeBlue View Post
ATL can't be marginalized, because doing so would basically marginalize Hiphop.

Hip-hop is more popular now than it was 20 years ago.

Drove by a concert with Chance the Rapper as the headline.90 % of the crowd was white
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 05:37 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
10,106 posts, read 9,963,986 times
Reputation: 5779
Quote:
Originally Posted by SenseSoCommon View Post
Drove by a concert with Chance the Rapper as the headline.90 % of the crowd was white
From what I'm gathering​ from other posters in this thread is that if the rapper is from Atlanta, he's only "black" famous. If the rapper is from NYC, he/she's famous across multiple demographics, countries, cultures.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 06:45 PM
 
Location: TPA
6,476 posts, read 6,446,202 times
Reputation: 4863
Quote:
Originally Posted by KodeBlue View Post
ATL can't be marginalized, because doing so would basically marginalize Hiphop.

Hip-hop is more popular now than it was 20 years ago.
What?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 07:10 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
10,106 posts, read 9,963,986 times
Reputation: 5779
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jandrew5 View Post
What?
I'm saying that hip-hop is bigger now than it was at any other point. Also, for that last 15 years, ATL has been the place that dominates the genre. So if someone tries to marginalize ATL, they, in essence, marginalize hip-hop.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-15-2017, 07:42 PM
 
Location: TPA
6,476 posts, read 6,446,202 times
Reputation: 4863
Quote:
Originally Posted by KodeBlue View Post
I'm saying that hip-hop is bigger now than it was at any other point. Also, for that last 15 years, ATL has been the place that dominates the genre. So if someone tries to marginalize ATL, they, in essence, marginalize hip-hop.
But are you talking about me or someone else?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S. > City vs. City

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top