I still remember back in 2007 people were talking about the end times of rap and that it would increasingly lose it's significance as Indie music is taking over.
The 2010s however were the exact opposite of what people expected. Hip-hop was as dominant as Rock was in the 70s.
How did this happen?
nice try, stealth-racist.
>I still remember back in 2007 people were talking about the end times of rap and that it would increasingly lose it's significance as Indie music is taking over.
What? Literally nobody was talking about this. Gangsta rap was dying a death around 2007, but it was still very much clear that hip hop and R&B were going to remain a leading genre for years to come.
It is true though that not too many people foresaw the complete and utter death of all forms of rock music in the 2010s.
>still remember back in 2007 people were talking about the end times of rap and that it would increasingly lose it's significance as Indie music is taking over.
you're kidding right? 2007 had a plethora of great rap albums
Not sure what you're getting at.
Rock was originally black music.
the industry forced it
There kind of was however. The noughties didn't have as many great album as the 90s and around 2006-2009 it really looked for a time like it was on a very slow decline.
Not saying 2007 was a bad year for rap. Admittedly 2008 was worse, but around this first time I first started hearing those noises.
Labels pulled the plug on rock because of napster and illegal downloading. Also rock showed it couldnt adapt in the social media and streaming era.
kanye did almost 1m on his first week, how the fuck is that dying?
You dumb nigger I never said hip-hop would die it's, just like rock, too big to die. What I did think would happen is that it would become less relevant.