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Back in the early 90s, nearly 20 years ago, I heard Barney Rubble rapping about Cocoa Pebbles breakfast cereal and I thought to myself, "Good. This means rap is about to die a nice, quick death."
But apparently, sugary cereal gives you mad street cred because here I am, 20 years later, listening to some guy's rap music blasting from a few hundred yards away.
I don't think hip hop sells as well as Rock or Pop (Justin Bieber type garbage) in terms of album sales. The geriatric Rolling Stones sell more tickets in half a year than most hip hop artists will sell in a decade. Then again, that could have something to do with baby boomers and disposable income.
I don't think hip hop sells as well as Rock or Pop (Justin Bieber type garbage) in terms of album sales. The geriatric Rolling Stones sell more tickets in half a year than most hip hop artists will sell in a decade. Then again, that could have something to do with baby boomers and disposable income.
I think most hip hop gets downloaded illegally thats why along with the lack of quality tracks too.
I don't think hip hop sells as well as Rock or Pop (Justin Bieber type garbage) in terms of album sales. The geriatric Rolling Stones sell more tickets in half a year than most hip hop artists will sell in a decade. Then again, that could have something to do with baby boomers and disposable income.
Eminem's comeback reached another landmark today, as his "Recovery" LP was officially confirmed as the United States' best-selling album of 2010, with 3.42 million copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The MC had previously nabbed the top-selling album of the year in 2002, when "The Eminem Show" moved 7.61 million.
It's the first time since SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991 that an act has copped the top-selling album in more than one year.
"Recovery" is the biggest-selling album of a year since 2007, when Josh Groban's "Noel" sold 3.70 million. In 2009, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" was tops with 3.22 million, and in 2008, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" reigned with 2.87 million.
"Recovery" made big news when it arrived on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1 back on July 10, 2010. It was Em's sixth chart-topper (and sixth No. 1 in a row) and launched with 741,000 copies in its first week. At that point, it was biggest single-sales week of the year for an album, although that feat that would later be broken by the arrival of Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," which shifted 1.05 million when it exploded at No. 1 on the Nov. 13, 2010, chart.
So in 2010 and 2008 the best selling albums were by Eminem and Little Wayne, rap artists
Actually... Cowpunk has been around since the late 70's around the time that rockabilly was starting to make a commercial comeback. Think twangy Hank Williams meets the sex pistols. I played in a cowpunk/psychobilly band for a while and boy was it fun
As for hip hop, basically none of my friends listen to it as a genre and I'm 27. I suppose it all kinda starts sounding the same after a while musically which is why I don't listen to it, except maybe sparingly. Will it fade? Probably, but it will most definitely evolve into something new, just as rock has done.
I don't think hip hop sells as well as Rock or Pop (Justin Bieber type garbage) in terms of album sales. The geriatric Rolling Stones sell more tickets in half a year than most hip hop artists will sell in a decade. Then again, that could have something to do with baby boomers and disposable income.
I don't really think that is necessarily true. The largest consumer demographic of rap music are whites, although it appeals to blacks more, you have both of those groups going out and buying.
I remember on New Years, the music artists, (and mind you this is not including genre) that were most successful in sales from 2000-2010 were Eminem, Jayz, Nelly, 50 Cent in the top 10 I'm pretty sure, all rappers. Eminem was #1
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