Why? What was happening in rock music in the late 2000s? IMO there was every sign in 2008/09 that rock music was very much on the way out.
How did Hip-hop become so dominant?
Gabriel Gutierrez
Colton Jones
The industry pushed colored people over white people. Rock is seen as white people music. Simple explanation really.
Lincoln Nelson
indie music was never considered cool by the mainstream. can you imagine people in a frat partying to animal collective despite the fact that they did drugs?
Jason Garcia
>never said hip-hop would die
>back in 2007 people were talking about the end times of rap
ooof
zoomer logic
Jackson Reyes
Rock was obviously already declining for years by then.
I don't think Indie could replace Hip-hop in that way, but other genres could've become more popular in that scene. Latin or something idk
Jordan Gutierrez
Rap is cheaper to make and sells more than rock, so labels stopped signing rock acts unless they were already huge. Not to mention that tastemakers like pitchfork promotes music that makes you wish rock would die
Ian Mitchell
2007 had 4, maybe 5 good rap albums tops. The fuck are you talking about? It wasn't as bad as 2009 but it was a bad time to be a rap fan still.
Jacob Cook
who is this?
Kevin Rodriguez
that's your opinion though
i'm saying it wasn't dying at all
Lucas Murphy
Rappers made mixtapes and gave their music away from free and didnt give a shit. They made their money from selling drugs. Rock bands just cant compete with that. They were too late in giving their music away and adapting to streaming and social media.