k1r9_2

4y

You're right. Some DJs can be annoying as hell. Would prefer a no dj version 9 times outta 10.

But you have to admit that streaming and the major record labels put a lot of these DJs out of a job.

Not to sound corny, but some DJs were gatekeepers to the streets.

And the labels seized an opportunity to omit the DJ and drop mixtapes as official releases

Practically destroyed a whole subsection of the culture

k1r9_2

4y

You're right. Some DJs can be annoying as hell. Would prefer a no dj version 9 times outta 10.

But you have to admit that streaming and the major record labels put a lot of these DJs out of a job.

Not to sound corny, but some DJs were gatekeepers to the streets.

And the labels seized an opportunity to omit the DJ and drop mixtapes as official releases

Practically destroyed a whole subsection of the culture

NorthShoreWhiteGuy

4y

always hated that on Wayne tapes. Dude would be 1:30 into the song and you'd still be running the hook back and hearing " its gangsta grillz you b******s!!!!! Barack O'Drama". STFU and let me hear the damn song, nobody copped this tape to listen to you scream

YaBoiCarl

4y

It’s for the worse unfortunately besides the fact it’s cheaper for us

I remember how exciting it used to be when a new album you were waiting for dropped. That s*** felt like an event. People listened over and over, found their favorite track, their favorite lines, hidden meanings in places, and talked about it for weeks and even months

Nowadays albums come and go. People listen to albums just to find a song or two to add to a playlist and then it’s off to the next one. And so many artists now aren’t even bothering to make strong cohesive albums with developed songs because streaming incentivizes then to just put together a 1.5 hour compilation of samey streaming fodder songs

Idk even know if it’s better for underground artists tbh. Maybe streaming makes them easier to find and listen to but they’re getting paid s*** because a stream is like $.0002

k1r9_2

4y

You forgot the silenced gun going off

Pew pew pew DRAMATIC-MATIC-MATIC

NorthShoreWhiteGuy

4y

always hated that on Wayne tapes. Dude would be 1:30 into the song and you'd still be running the hook back and hearing " its gangsta grillz you b******s!!!!! Barack O'Drama". STFU and let me hear the damn song, nobody copped this tape to listen to you scream

Tubig

4y

Streaming era increased the “purchasing power” of children. Used to be you’d have to have a kid convince his parents to buy a cd. Now they’re just on Spotify spending more hours streaming than adults who are busy working or in school.

air

4y

Anyone saying worse is a idiot, it’s funny to most who decry it preferred they torrrenting or zip blog era

There’s less guilt for not pirating music and there’s no way I’m buying the amount of music I consume it’s just not feasible

Streaming saves you so much time, imagine how time consuming was to find a rare Blondie album

gnarlynasty

4y

Streaming cheapened the music industry my friend and tricked people into thinking they were getting a deal and convenience when in fact,it was just labels capitalizing on the current climate of kids making cheap trap music and promoting themselves on social media without their help.

Streaming helped the music industry make huge cutbacks and the casual listener didn’t blink an eye.

HITSLIKEDIETCOKE

4y

There has been no positive impact whatsoever lets be real

frenchpress

4y

1 i can think of is accessibility. it's a double edged sword of course cus u can be encouraged to listen to music in a very impulsive and thoughtless way since there's so much to choose from, but for me i've listened to more music than ever before n it's never been easier for me to find s*** i'm lookin for

that bein said, it is also a bit harder to know what i'm looking for since everything is on the table. all the options means actually choosing becomes somewhat of a problem sometimes

flizzy 999

4y

Now with streaming music is more accessible than ever and anyone can release music and distribute it

But mainstream music became more fast food, artist put a lot of songs in albums so that they get into more playlists, albums are forgotten within a week, but on the other hand it it’s a great album I’ll keep playing it so I don’t care

Heatwaves

4y

i honestly like the dj tags a lot idk, songs feel empty without them if they had them originally

YaBoiCarl

4y

There has to be a middleground. One where music is super accessible but artists are still incentivized to put real heart and effort into albums instead of just making cheap projects that are marketed well. I can't think of what the solution would be though

air

4y

that’s just your perception, the music is the same there’s decades of music catalogue on streaming if that’s your prerogative and if you think current music is “cheap trap” that’s you, it’s been zeitgeist before streaming came in vogue in 2015

The people decided they like that music way before