pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN

1y

This ain't really a streaming era issue. It just got amplified cus of the internet but this s*** been around

K DOG 99

1y

I love Rihanna's music but she ain't not dropping for the love of the "art"

She is making way more money selling clothes and has two young children, she barely made her own music in the first place lol

TheFader

1y

Tracklist bloating is 100% a result of the streaming era

TheFader

1y

Tracklist bloating is 100% a result of the streaming era

pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

Valentine

1y

nah

back in the day labels was combining 2 separate submitted albums into one and calling it a double disc to keep artists tied to their contracts longer

TheFader

1y

Would be a good thread idea

Big Dog

1y

Eh. Its always a pointless debate. Artists like Drake top high of the high quality music to his fans while dropping quick and consistently. Music doesn’t have to take 5 years to make. And some of the artists you named careers would have benefited from having more music.

pimpin

1y

This is something that actually annoys me. I never bring up the artists I actually listen to because it’s pointless everything’s just about streams and popularity unfortunately.

Kelela is another great example. She could’ve gone mainstream but chose to keep her art authentic. She put out a new album two years ago (nearly 7 years since her last one) and I’d say it’s easily one of the best albums this decade.

This is a big reason why I have so much respect for her and artists who keep what they create real and honest.

I might open a thread if I’m in the mood.

TheFader

1y

Frank Ocean headlined Coachella off two albums, and that second album was a wildly successful independent release.

Rihanna is one of the highest selling artists of all time and is literally a billionaire.

Kendrick Lamar is widely agreed upon to be one of the Top 5-10 greatest rappers of all time time and he has numerous Diamond songs and albums.

How exactly would any of their careers have benefited from rushing out more music?

TheFader

1y

That was much less common than albums being 20+ tracks now just to inflate streams

pimpin

1y

@fader this is exactly what I was talking about yesterday re streams and quality. Might start a thread on this topic...

This is why I respect artists like Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Kendrick and others who take yrs off. If the art isn’t coming from the right place it’s better to keep it on the shelf and only put out the album when it truly feels right.

mov

1y

Watch the Drake stans crying and hating on him when he's slowing down his releases

K DOG 99

1y

Don't even put that thought in my head

Certainly won't be hating for me, more like sadness

Valentine

1y

idk, i feel like 96’-06’ albums were long af consistently whether in minute length or track number

Like Em, 50, Pac, Biggie, Mase all them niggas in that era albums are long af

TheFader

1y

True. But how many of those were ACTUAL double disc albums? I can only name a few. Back then the tracklist length had no effect on how many records were sold, only an album being a legitimate double disc did.

iHype

1y

Rihanna for an example of an artist who puts out music for the art aspect lmao

mov

1y

I would be fine with a break. His last two releases were his worst albums.

TheFader

1y

He’s saying that if Rihanna wanted to s*** out another album just for the f*** of it, she could’ve done so at any point in the past 8 years. She’s clearly taking her time and being more intentional with his next release