On this day 25 years ago, Lauryn Hill released The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

[Sbp]

Yeah but at least there was way more balance. That's another problem with streaming. A lot of these hyper-sexual rappers can get a lot of streams but don't really sell albums.

Yeah. But as time went on more and more rappers adopted the hustler mentality. I don't get what you mean about streaming though. Nobody sells albums because people aren't buying physical copies anymore.

 

[lib123]

Yeah. But as time went on more and more rappers adopted the hustler mentality. I don't get what you mean about streaming though. Nobody sells albums because people aren't buying physical copies anymore.

Streaming facilitated the get-rich-quick microwavable music that we have today. A lot of the artists that people stream regularly wouldn't be able to get the album-equivalent physical sales. People will listen to the garbage that gets hot today on Spotify or Apple Music because they already have a subscription. Most wouldn't go to Tower Records and buy the album.

 

[Sbp]

Streaming facilitated the get-rich-quick microwavable music that we have today. A lot of the artists that people stream regularly wouldn't be able to get the album-equivalent physical sales. People will listen to the garbage that gets hot today on Spotify or Apple Music because they already have a subscription. Most wouldn't go to Tower Records and buy the album.

I mean by the time streaming became really big microwavable music already had a foothold. The majority of the songs on the radio in 2008 was garbage. Streaming does give everybody access to be heard but the machine still controls who's hot. Corporations took over the music industry in the late 90s and by the mid 00s their stink was all over the music we ended up getting. Btw most people ain't going to tower records when they can buy the music from their phone.

 

[lib123]

I mean by the time streaming became really big microwavable music already had a foothold. The majority of the songs on the radio in 2008 was garbage. Streaming does give everybody access to be heard but the machine still controls who's hot. Corporations took over the music industry in the late 90s and by the mid 00s their stink was all over the music we ended up getting. Btw most people ain't going to tower records when they can buy the music from their phone.

Understood I’m saying if we were still in the era where record labels made money by people going to the store and buying albums, a lot of these microwaveable artists wouldn’t be generating nearly as much revenue. A small percentage of people who regularly stream today’s garbage artists would make an effort to buy their music at a Tower Records. And yeah there was microwaveable music in the 2000s but at least before streaming they had much shorter shelf lives.

 

[JustCKing]

Absolutely in the eyes of the people making these threads

Those people don't matter. LOL. Jay Z is still one of the best in the eyes of many. A few threads on The Booth isn't changing that.

 

[Rice N Beans]

Amazing, amazing album. The whole thing just oozes style with peppering that harmonization and heart into the rap songs. One of my personal favorites.

Only other artist that gave me potential Hill vibes was Gemini/Gemstones during his reformation period. Could have had something similar.

 

[JayBaldacci]

It's not a Hip Hop album though... It's R&B/Neo Soul album with a "lil bit of rappin".

 

[Kasgoinjail]

 

[maxamusa]

never owned it but I know every song front 2 bak damn near....that shyt is the true definition of a classic.

 

[JustCKing]

^^^"This is Hip Hop"--- Lauryn Hill

 

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