Water Giver

5y

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Yeah, its literally cuz people are all trying to fight for playlist placements so most are doing what others have been successful at getting on the major ones, because theyre very particular for the most part. Unless you blow up completely on your own then come to them which is very rare, most need those playlists in order to blow up in the first place.

I worked at a studio before corona too, & people would literally try to make their sound based off of playlist trends, or at the very least have one to three songs that can fit that vein. The talks are wild.

Streaming is the new gatekeeper & playlists are the new radio. The labels regained control again through the back door. Even the streaming services have a lot of stock divided between the major labels.

Music is at one of its highest political states currently since like the 90s & before its crazy.

Keepthereceipt

5y

i miss when mixtapes were mixtapes, probably one of the only negatives to come from streaming

Water Giver

5y

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Yeah, its literally cuz people are all trying to fight for playlist placements so most are doing what others have been successful at getting on the major ones, because theyre very particular for the most part. Unless you blow up completely on your own then come to them which is very rare, most need those playlists in order to blow up in the first place.

I worked at a studio before corona too, & people would literally try to make their sound based off of playlist trends, or at the very least have one to three songs that can fit that vein. The talks are wild.

Streaming is the new gatekeeper & playlists are the new radio. The labels regained control again through the back door. Even the streaming services have a lot of stock divided between the major labels.

Music is at one of its highest political states currently since like the 90s & before its crazy.

rayray

5y

Yea 2012 CoD is the peak

DAVIDP

5y

It's still wild to me that you can play 3 "new" songs on a playlist by different "underground" artists now and have them all sound the same

sniper

5y

it's f***ing depressing

Water Giver

5y

Literally took the individuality out for the most part smh.

Even more sad that it came after our era which was probably the most free & open it had ever been.

OnyxShine9

5y

Damn you’re kinda right too why make collection of tracks under an singular project when you can just drop a one off every couple months for the same profit.

Teal_

5y

facts. i haven't played cod in years but everybody told me it's absolute s*** now. so i guess i ain't missed out on anything special

Teal_

5y

yes and that chris webby mf had one of the most delusionally passionate fan bases i've seen from that era. i'm glad mac distanced himself from that frat rap label

speaking of that, you remember this gem?

Teal_

5y

y'all remember this gem?

rayray

5y

Last good year was 2015-16

lucid

5y

well duh

Ghetto Lenny

5y

There was something about the mixtape era that was exciting that’s now missing in hip hop.