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  • Allen Iverson

    The entire B.o.B./Wiz Khalifa/Lupe/Flo Rida era of Atlantic was Caren. The pre-packaged rap singles with pre-written and sung pop hooks already attached was his idea and playbook. All of the beats were done by Atlantic/Warner signed producers and the same went for the writers of the hooks.

    🔎✍🏽

  • Feb 2
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    Allen Iverson

    The entire B.o.B./Wiz Khalifa/Lupe/Flo Rida era of Atlantic was Caren. The pre-packaged rap singles with pre-written and sung pop hooks already attached was his idea and playbook. All of the beats were done by Atlantic/Warner signed producers and the same went for the writers of the hooks.

    Wow

  • inspoeater

    Joe budden said on Everyday struggle he (mike caren) had a manual on how to make hits but i cant find the video or episode. He always stood out to me after this

    facebook.com/EverydayStrugg/videos/mike-carens-hit-formula/538723473141053

    Bingo lol

  • Feb 2
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    mdmadon

    god damn u got me

  • Allen Iverson

    The entire B.o.B./Wiz Khalifa/Lupe/Flo Rida era of Atlantic was Caren. The pre-packaged rap singles with pre-written and sung pop hooks already attached was his idea and playbook. All of the beats were done by Atlantic/Warner signed producers and the same went for the writers of the hooks.

    Yup. The labels will hold onto particular beats/lyrics for specific artists even if it takes years. I genuilly believe they did that with The Weeknd’s career starting with I can’t feel my face

  • inspoeater
    !https://youtu.be/NeLKalk3rXI

    Wow

    who got the recording hmu

  • Feb 2
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    inspoeater

    I took it as people are gonna have to be even more engaging/exciting/fake deep personalities before the music even comes into play

    Think Kanye or Kodak lmaoo or it could also just mean people get way more conceptual in presentation and narrative even if the actual music still is mediocre/the same

    Essentially music indistry speak for its gonna be about the controversial personalities and the semi world builders. Just my interpretation tho

    this is why every great musician has multiple characters (the weeknd right now) they can encompass or successfully build a palatable world to engage in like he said

    but it feels like today it’s just straight controversy that you build a world with

  • slime wrld

    this is why every great musician has multiple characters (the weeknd right now) they can encompass or successfully build a palatable world to engage in like he said

    but it feels like today it’s just straight controversy that you build a world with

    Saw someone say this about Drake different little characters and how easily fans get bored

    Lowkey

  • Windmaster

    god damn u got me

  • Feb 2
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    Sorry @op, this thread belongs to @mdmadon now

  • inspoeater
    !https://youtu.be/NeLKalk3rXI

    Wow

    prince william on the left

  • Feb 2
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    BlueChew Sean

    Sorry @op, this thread belongs to @mdmadon now

    This site is dying because y’all do this outside of Misc and no one even smirks fr

    Traded actually being a place where cool s*** is discussed for whatever goofball s*** that is

    Jester dunce internet look at me humor instead of actually being funny

    Not that deep ofc (lmaoo gotta throw that in there) but yeah

    Now that I’ve acknowledged you/it and given you guys some dopamine is it cool if the adults get back to actually talking about music lol

  • Allen Iverson

    The entire B.o.B./Wiz Khalifa/Lupe/Flo Rida era of Atlantic was Caren. The pre-packaged rap singles with pre-written and sung pop hooks already attached was his idea and playbook. All of the beats were done by Atlantic/Warner signed producers and the same went for the writers of the hooks.

    correct

  • symptom of industry collapse

  • mdmadon

  • inspoeater

    This site is dying because y’all do this outside of Misc and no one even smirks fr

    Traded actually being a place where cool s*** is discussed for whatever goofball s*** that is

    Jester dunce internet look at me humor instead of actually being funny

    Not that deep ofc (lmaoo gotta throw that in there) but yeah

    Now that I’ve acknowledged you/it and given you guys some dopamine is it cool if the adults get back to actually talking about music lol

    You right. Some good discussion taking place in here and I'm sorry for detracting from that

  • inspoeater

    I took it as people are gonna have to be even more engaging/exciting/fake deep personalities before the music even comes into play

    Think Kanye or Kodak lmaoo or it could also just mean people get way more conceptual in presentation and narrative even if the actual music still is mediocre/the same

    Essentially music indistry speak for its gonna be about the controversial personalities and the semi world builders. Just my interpretation tho

    Gonna be a rude awakening when the 1st generation in a long time collectively asks “what about the music tho?”

  • Feb 2
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    inspoeater
    !https://youtu.be/NeLKalk3rXI

    Wow

    this is real life american fiction for music

  • inspoeater

    I took it as people are gonna have to be even more engaging/exciting/fake deep personalities before the music even comes into play

    Think Kanye or Kodak lmaoo or it could also just mean people get way more conceptual in presentation and narrative even if the actual music still is mediocre/the same

    Essentially music indistry speak for its gonna be about the controversial personalities and the semi world builders. Just my interpretation tho

    gotta do influencer s*** /specific types of promo to get the music off

    i.e. linking with streamers / doing short form content/vlogs etc

  • Feb 2
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    mdmadon

    this is real life american fiction for music

    Whats american fiction/wym