21. "Let's not blame it all on producers..." In response to In response to 0
There are only a few dope producers on the scene....When I say "on the scene" I don't mean all of the dope producers that live in your hood that have a copy of Acid or Reason and have ill beats. I mean ones that carry enough of a reputation as a producer to the mainstream to sell records 'cause their name is on it. Pharrell obviously has pimped this to the highest level, putting out songs that not only have terrible lyrics, but horrible singing as well...and still blowing up because he (and his invisible counterpart) produced the song.
On the flip side of this, there have always been artists who can't write...and artists that couldn't really sing/perform and even with a dope producer, the sound might be good, but the material doesn't hold up over time (can't be performed live, sounds dated after a while, after a while people noticed the lyrics suck)
It's the true combination of both that makes the difference...
Honestly, I think that focusing more on the producer (like the reggae industry sort of does with riddims) highlights how many artists really suck. (See Mary J Blige's no more drama album....where the production was quite nice in my opinion and the songs sucked).
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