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Old 07-12-2015, 11:38 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Yeh but the majority of his fan base back then was 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.
I'm sure people who grew up in the eighties love Will Smith for his music, but they also don't generally spend money on albums or concerts the way that young kids do. Whenever I hear about throwback artists going on tour, the crowd tends to be disproportionately young. If older artists want to keep going, then they need to take in younger fans, cause their original fanbase will age out of their music fan phase.
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