The average lifespan of an underground artist today

DwnWthVwls · 07-12-2015, 11:54 AM

Just don't say nigga when you're rapping the lyrics or it'll turn into that weird movie scene where the music gets cut and everyone turns around to stare at you.

**Janszoon** · 07-12-2015, 12:58 PM

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Yeh but the majority of his fan base back then were black people and I'm sure a lot of them would love to see a 80s throwback show of songs from their first few albums. I'd love to see him and Jazz play their old stuff. It's just people like you who don't know much about his rap career that pigeon hole him into the Fresh Prince persona.

Back when? DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were super popular at my very white junior high school back in the 80s and I have no reason to think my school was some kind of anomaly.

DwnWthVwls · 07-12-2015, 02:48 PM

Just because they were popular among white people doesn't mean they weren't more popular among black people. I'm not saying white people haven't always listened to rap, but don't tell me the fanbase hasn't shifted since the 80s. Let's be honest Eminem brought a ton of white fans to rap.

**Janszoon** · 07-12-2015, 05:42 PM

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Just because they were popular among white people doesn't mean they weren't more popular among black people.

Could be, but that isn't what you said. You said the majority of their audience was black.

DwnWthVwls · 07-12-2015, 05:44 PM

Well I believe the latter to be true which means the majority is black.

**Janszoon** · 07-12-2015, 05:48 PM

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Well I believe the latter to be true which means the majority is black.

How so?

DwnWthVwls · 07-12-2015, 05:51 PM

If it's more popular with black people than white people than black people are the majority of the fan base. We aren't that far apart in age and I can tell you almost no one in my school listened to rap other than maybe wutang.

OccultHawk · 07-12-2015, 05:53 PM

The typical suburban hell raising teen didn't care much about rap until NWA started celebrating criminal activity. White people hadn't been that tickled since the days of the minstrel shows.

**Janszoon** · 07-12-2015, 06:05 PM

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If it's more popular with black people than white people than black people are the majority of the fan base.

Not necessarily. Black people are like 12% of the population. White people are 70+% of the population. Even if every single black person in America loved the Fresh Prince and only half of the white people loved him, that would still make for a mostly white fanbase.

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We aren't that far apart in age and I can tell you almost no one in my school listened to rap other than maybe wutang.

I think we're about ten years apart. I don't know what to tell you, hip hop was extremely popular at my school in the late 80s/early 90s. Maybe it was an anomaly but I doubt it since DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince were platinum sellers at the time.

DwnWthVwls · 07-12-2015, 06:50 PM

Okay, I can see that. I didn't really think about that.

I don't think it was an anomaly. It just wasn't my experience.

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	The typical suburban hell raising teen didn't care much about rap until NWA started celebrating criminal activity. White people hadn't been that tickled since the days of the minstrel shows.