Ebro Says He Got A Call From Record Labels Saying “It Should Be Noted Many Major Record Labels Have Deprioritized Signing Rappers”

[Marlo Barksdale]

Hip-hop is in a stagnant place because nobody filled the different roles.

It's all one kind of male rap (smokin opps) and one kind of female rap (prostitute) making "hit" songs.

Before "conscious" rappers knew how to make radio songs and "street" rappers knew how to make radio songs. Now everybody just makes the most explicit one verse song they can think of with a chorus being optional.

For the last few years even Drake hasn't been able to really make any hits that last.

 

[Doin2Much Williams]

This means mixtapes aboot to be poppin again.


And a resurgence of the underground.


The outcome will foster more creativity.



The game needs this.



A major reset. Lets go.



.

 

[FlyRy]

it's all about the latin music. they want another peso pluma, not another mumbling lil or young rapper from atlanta

 

[WaveGang]

That's 15 years ago.

And Cole was signed by Jay for his new label, Drake by J Prince and Birdman. And Yak, is he even signed to a major? I know he's on Thugs label but what else?

Naaa bro

Like I said

They would have had deals way before they had public deals

 

[1986]

A part of me wishes I'd be upset but tbh a lot this rap trash is just awful. I don't lissen to rap no more unless its a few artists that have been around for 10+ years.

F*ck rap. I don't wanna lissen to no damn NBA Young Boy or Lil' Durk. That shyt's super trash, no hate.

Afrobeats is so much better right now. I don't really mess with Latin stuff but at least a lot of that is melodic and chill.

 

[THE 101]

Hate that happy go lucky sounding afrobeat and latin pop shyt

 

[M4T]

Afrobeats has the most potential. Streaming services need more subscribers to grow and that's the biggest untapped market besides Asia. English is also spoken at higher rates in Africa than Latin America, most afro artist can make songs in English giving them more crossover appeal. Latin music is only big in the states because of the high Hispanic population, but Spanish is not spoken worldwide like English.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

This is probably good for the game overall. There will always be rappers, maybe now it will only be folks who love the art not those tryna get a quick payday.

 

[Jerz-2]

Hate that happy go lucky sounding afrobeat and latin pop shyt

I'd rather hear THAT than some retarded ass "Sexy Redd" bullshyt.

 

[Black Hans]

If it's mainly the drill rappers, then GOOD!!!

That what the rap game gets for embracing the

 

[Black Hans]

Rap ate itself say what you want but NY gatekeeping kept rap alive. final nail in the coffin was NY following trends instead of setting them

The embracing of drill killed rap. The South took rap further into the mainstream if anything. Dumbasses like Lil Durk running the game is how rap is in the state it's in where execs will tell you that signing a rapper in TODAY's time is . You reap what you sow.

 

[Crumple]

Sounds like Ebro prioritizes trends instead of recording to uplift your peoples.

Personally I'm in into pretty much hardcore hip hop. I love all good music. But I'm for boom bap.

It is true that in the success field alot of rappers are chasing the wrong metrics tho. Likes and comments aren't profit.

 

[King Poetic]

Thats why i said Kendrick can drop a album every 2 years and win 4 grammys cause the competition is trash

Nas winning awards in his late 40s because these youngsters are autotune, opp killing clowns

 

[papa pimp]

Afrobeats has the most potential. Streaming services need more subscribers to grow and that's the biggest untapped market besides Asia. English is also spoken at higher rates in Africa than Latin America, most afro artist can make songs in English giving them more crossover appeal. Latin music is only big in the states because of the high Hispanic population, but Spanish is not spoken worldwide like English.

Lol do you travel?

Latin music is played globally in non Spanish speaking countries because it has rhythm. Even in Africa you will hear songs.

Look at the Billboard world and domestic charts and nothing you said makes sense.

 

[Zero]

oldhead babble

labels gonna sign anyone with a buzz

if it sells they will sell it

nothing has changed

ha

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And that's all there is to it