Rap's Fall From The Apex

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• Rap's Fall From The Apex

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• Hip Hop music has always been the best selling
  music genre since its creation. However, things
  have drastically changed and Rap sales are always
  declining. Every once in a while, a mainstream
  album will top the charts, but it doesn't happen
  as often as it used to. A lot of people have
  theories why this is happening. There are obvious
  reasons, but some reasons go unnoticed. This
  article will discuss each of the important
  reasons that sales are declining in this great
  music genre.

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• The actual content of Hip Hop music is not as
  good as it once was. During the golden era of Rap
  music, artists came out with new topics, new
  rhymes, new styles, and won over the hearts of
  many Rap heads. Until the new century, Rap was
  constantly blossoming into new music. Now, the
  topics are mostly the same as the last song on
  the radio. Is this the artist's fault or the
  fan's? Where has the creativity gone? Hip Hop has
  become generic and those that follow the lead are
  the only ones that get on the radio. Why buy a
  new album if the last album you bought has a
  different artist saying the same exact thing?

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• The internet is what is mostly responsible for
  the decline. The ability to get free Hip Hop
  album (illegally) has tempted most Hip Hop fans,
  instead of going and supporting their favorite
  artists. Most people will agree that the internet
  is the main reason for a sales decline. Most
  people get hundreds of albums and never get
  caught so why would they stop? it has hurt the
  music industry as a whole, not just the Rap scene.

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• What effect does this all have on Rap music?
  Record labels that used to be at the top are now
  clinging to their last hopes. Artists are making
  less money per album so they are cranking out
  lower quality albums at a faster rate. Now, new
  artists try to be as mainstream as possible to
  sell like the few that still sell well. The
  golden age of Hip Hop doesn't even seem to relate
  to the new age of music. Fans don't want to pay
  for the same topics covered by other artists so
  they get the music for free instead. The cycle
  keeps repeating and the music world gets even
  lower.

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• Can we stop this from ruining this great music
  genre? Piracy may be hindered but it can't be
  stopped. We can go out and purchase the original
  artist's albums and show the music industry that
  quality music does still sell. The content
  quality will come back eventually and we may see
  Hip Hop rise again to a new golden era.
  Hopefully, something can be done before Hip Hop
  is dead altogether.

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