The Census (5/25 - 6/1 Debrief)
Okay people so the first Census from Dear Whoever is officially in the books and we have a winner for our question: Is the 'blog era' is helping or hurting hip-hop? The results are:
Hell no!!! I've never been able to steal more music in my life!!! 75%
Hell yeah!!! Fuck these nut-hugger wearing, computer geek, backpacker bastards!!! 25%
What's a blog? 0%
So basically, most of you guys thought that the "blog era" is a good look for hip-hop. It's making the hip-hop world a lot smaller, with little left to the whims of big media. Artists are more accessible than ever and their movements and actions are now able to be scrutinized more than ever. Also, the blog era is making it easier, or better yet opening new avenues, for artists to break into the industry. While the up-and-coming artist from the 80's had local buzz to go off of, the up-and-comer of today can reach a wider audience, and control their image (unless they get snuffed by ex-girlfriends and beat in live freestyle battles). The blogs have become the the unofficial source of dissemination of the juicy details of the hip-hop world, once shrouded by overbearing record labels. In closing, the blog era is ushering in a new age in releasing music. Sites like zShare, Megaupload and Rapidshare are teeming with millions of downloads from artists of the blog era. Also, digital album releases have started to become a norm, with veterans like Joe Budden and Royce da 5'9" joining newcomers like Curren$y in the digital avenue. Though the blog era has somewhat put the gritty, thuggish MC on the backburner, some artists like Styles, Maino and Cory Gunz are segueing street fame into blog fame. This is a welcome sight, especially in light of older heads criticizing blog-supporters for the loss of street-level exposure. Whatever the case, the blog era is here and seems to be growing faster and faster every day. Peep the sidebar to the left to see some of the blogs that Dear Whoever recommends...
Hell no!!! I've never been able to steal more music in my life!!! 75%
Hell yeah!!! Fuck these nut-hugger wearing, computer geek, backpacker bastards!!! 25%
What's a blog? 0%
So basically, most of you guys thought that the "blog era" is a good look for hip-hop. It's making the hip-hop world a lot smaller, with little left to the whims of big media. Artists are more accessible than ever and their movements and actions are now able to be scrutinized more than ever. Also, the blog era is making it easier, or better yet opening new avenues, for artists to break into the industry. While the up-and-coming artist from the 80's had local buzz to go off of, the up-and-comer of today can reach a wider audience, and control their image (unless they get snuffed by ex-girlfriends and beat in live freestyle battles). The blogs have become the the unofficial source of dissemination of the juicy details of the hip-hop world, once shrouded by overbearing record labels. In closing, the blog era is ushering in a new age in releasing music. Sites like zShare, Megaupload and Rapidshare are teeming with millions of downloads from artists of the blog era. Also, digital album releases have started to become a norm, with veterans like Joe Budden and Royce da 5'9" joining newcomers like Curren$y in the digital avenue. Though the blog era has somewhat put the gritty, thuggish MC on the backburner, some artists like Styles, Maino and Cory Gunz are segueing street fame into blog fame. This is a welcome sight, especially in light of older heads criticizing blog-supporters for the loss of street-level exposure. Whatever the case, the blog era is here and seems to be growing faster and faster every day. Peep the sidebar to the left to see some of the blogs that Dear Whoever recommends...