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Karice · 10-07-2026, 05:35 AM

I am proud of Young MC for not selling out with his Ain't Going Out Like That Album. He said the music industry wanted him to sell out and be part of the hip hop and rap fad that was extremely popular in 2000 like Ludacris, Juvenile, Jay-Z, and JA Rule but he refused to sell out and remained true to his self and made Ain't Going Out Like That Album which was similar to his 80's album. In 2000 the 80's music was considered passe but Young MC decided to stick with what he was, not sell out to the 2000's hot fad. Interestingly enough three of the hot fad artists are considered irrelevant has beens today(Ludacris , Ja rule, and Juvenile, and only Jay-Z is considered relevant today) whereas Young MC is STILL considered a legend to this day. He did the right thing by not selling out to the 2000's hot fad and sticking to his true self.

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Karice Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 473	Singers and musicians you are proud of for not selling out? :) I am proud of Young MC for not selling out with his Ain't Going Out Like That Album. He said the music industry wanted him to sell out and be part of the hip hop and rap fad that was extremely popular in 2000 like Ludacris, Juvenile, Jay-Z, and JA Rule but he refused to sell out and remained true to his self and made Ain't Going Out Like That Album which was similar to his 80's album. In 2000 the 80's music was considered passe but Young MC decided to stick with what he was, not sell out to the 2000's hot fad. Interestingly enough three of the hot fad artists are considered irrelevant has beens today(Ludacris , Ja rule, and Juvenile, and only Jay-Z is considered relevant today) whereas Young MC is STILL considered a legend to this day. He did the right thing by not selling out to the 2000's hot fad and sticking to his true self.