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>Mainly their image, but the sound itself was OF the time, like >on the dot EXACTLY what was poppin at the time. Which means >that once things change up, they either look silly changing >their whole style, look, and sound up, or...they look >extremely dated if they stay the same. > >This "which way do we go" killed a LOOOOT of artists from 88 >to like 94. The mid 80's rappers AND singers got stuck at NJS, >like "do we do this, or...keep doin the same thing?" then when >NJS ended, same thing happened, like "do we go gangsta? Or >oversing?"
And, sad to say, the same is going to happen to many artists today. But, what seems to be the biggest difference between now and that time period is that most trendy artists today are only able to generate a somewhat successful single without ever getting a major label release. Back then, you might drop two albums before you fell off.
You bring light to something I've always wondered about: As an artist, if you base your entire oeuvre on another artist's blueprint, what do you do when that artist changes their sound or they fall of? Do you just follow along (if the former happens) or do you just give up (if the latter is the case)?
Come to grips with the fact that most OKP's are of the Nut Hugger lineage, so, if you' re not part of the little cliques that exist 'round here, your posts will probably tank like Souljaboy's album sales.
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