Back then it took a lot of money & meeting up with the right people to make a record & get it out to the public, these days all you need is a computer, download a program, and a few social networks to get your music out now which means no obstacles to go thru.

This is also the reason why when djs started going digital with music the quality of music went down cause before you had to invest in what you would think be a good single(s) for a 12inch plus it had to be mastered but now an artist just needs to give out an mp3 (sometimes they will give a mixtape's worth of songs for the dj to choose from) and boom their done; no more "put your best two songs first" on your demo.