Most Underrated/Overrated Artists

Rjinn · 09-11-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92

Where is his music being played?

Bars, music stores, most popular radio stations, television/video clip shows, jukeboxes, gyms (as I mentioned) tribute bands, music-fests, etc.

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And I know of alot of people who are teens and early 20's who dont know who he is even grown adults.

So if I and a bunch of other people that I know don't know who Cheap Trick are, that would make them underrated?

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Ive never seen any magazine covers of him or heard him on the radio besides that.

Besides that being shown in a previous post, let me just add this:

Even The Big ****ing Issue! A small independent street newspaper sold by the homeless to aid. Seriously?

**Janszoon** · 09-11-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92

Those are not mainstream radio stations that are owned by Viacom/Clear Channel..... those are online/obscure stations

BBC 1 and NPR are online/obscure stations? Really?

~~Soulflower~~ · 09-11-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger ?

Really? Show me

Never heard a Drake song in my life and I had a radio next to me at work for the last 10 years. Heard lots of White Stripes songs though.

Probably because your not listening to the MAINSTREAM station... Drake is always on the radio.... lets not play dumb.... his a very popular mainstream rapper.

Drake Tops Jay-Z For R&B/Hip-Hop Chart No. 1s Record | Billboard.com

Drake also has the most number ones out of any rapper on the Rap/R&B charts in billboard history. Ive looked to see any SOLO Jack material and none of his stuff has charted so that means none of it was playing on the radio.

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger ?

which ones

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit performance rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly. Drake has received five awards from the company.[9]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 "Best I Ever Had" Most Performed Songs Won
"Every Girl" (with Young Money) Most Performed Songs Won
2011 "Forever" Most Performed Songs Won
2012 "I'm On One" (with DJ Khaled) Most Performed Songs Won
"What's My Name?" (with Rihanna) Most Performed Songs Won
[edit]BET Awards

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports and other fields of entertainment. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.[10] Drake has won three awards from eleven nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010
Himself Best Male Hip-Hop Artist[11] Won
"Successful" Best Collaboration[12] Nominated
"Forever" Nominated
"BedRock" Viewer's Choice[13] Nominated
Young Money Best Group[14] Won
Best New Artist[15] Nominated
2011 Himself Best Male Hip Hop Artist Nominated
2012
"The Motto" Best Collaboration Nominated
"The Motto" Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Nominated
Himself FANdemonium Award Nominated
Best Male Hip Hop Artist Won
[edit]BET Hip Hop Awards

The BET Hip Hop Awards are hosted annually by BET for hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. Drake has won three awards from fourteen nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 "Every Girl" Track of the Year[16] Won
Himself Lyricist of the Year[17] Nominated
Rookie of the Year[18] Won
MVP of the Year[19] Nominated
Hustler of the Year[20] Nominated
2010 "Over" People's Champ Award[21] Nominated
"Forever" Perfect Combo Award[22] Nominated
"Find Your Love" Best Hip Hop Video[23] Nominated
"Thank Me Later" CD Of The Year[24] Nominated
"Bedrock" Track Of The Year[25] Nominated
Himself Best Live Performer[26] Nominated
Hustler Of The Year[27] Nominated
Lyricist Of The Year[28] Nominated
MVP Of The Year[29] Won
[edit]Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Award has been discontinued since 2007, but returned in 2011. Drake has received 9 nominations.
Year Nominated Work Award Result
2011 "Himself" Top Radio Songs Artist Nominated
Top Rap Artist Nominated
Top Male Artist Nominated
"Thank Me Later" Top Rap Album Nominated
"What's My Name" Top R&B Song Nominated
2012 "Himself" Top Male Artist Nominated
Top Rap Artist Nominated
"Take Care" Billboard 200 Album Nominated
Top Rap Album Nominated
[edit]Billboard Year-End Chart Awards
The Billboard Music Award had been discontinued since 2007, but winners in many categories have been announced by Billboard both in the press and as part of their year-end issue. Drake has won two awards.[30]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 "Best I Ever Had" Top Rap Song Won
2010 Drake Rap Songs Artist Won
[edit]BMI Urban Awards

The BMI Urban Awards are hosted annually and were created to honor the best songwriters, producers, and publishers in the Urban music industry. Drake has received 16 awards, and has won the prestigious "Songwriter of the Year" award twice.[31]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Himself Songwriter Of The Year Won
Bedrock Award Winning Song Won
Find Your Love Award Winning Song Won
I Invented Sex Award Winning Song Won
Money To Blow Award Winning Song Won
Over Award Winning Song Won
Say Something Award Winning Song Won
Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) Award Winning Song Won
2012 Himself Songwriter Of The Year Won
Aston Martin Music Award Winning Song Won
Headlines Award Winning Song Won
I'm On One Award Winning Song Won
Moment 4 Life Award Winning Song Won
Right Above It Award Winning Song Won
She Will Award Winning Song Won
What's My Name? Award Winning Song Won
[edit]People's Choice Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Himself Favourite Hip Hop Artist[16] Nominated
[edit]Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Drake has been nominated nine times.[32]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 "Best I Ever Had" Best Rap Song Nominated
Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
2011 Himself Best New Artist Nominated
"Over" Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
"Fancy" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
"Thank Me Later" Best Rap Album Nominated
2012
"Moment 4 Life" Best Rap Performance Nominated
"I'm On One" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"What's My Name" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
[edit]GQ Awards

The GQ Awards is an annual awards ceremony founded by the men's magazine GQ. Drake has received one award from one nomination.[33]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 Himself Man Of The Year Won
[edit]Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented annually to musicians to acknowledge artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of Canadian music. Drake has won three awards from fourteen nominations.[34]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 Himself New Artist of the Year Won
"Best I Ever Had" Single of the Year Nominated
"Still Fly" Rap Recording of the Year Nominated
So Far Gone Won
2011 Himself Artist of the Year Nominated
Himself Fan Choice Award Nominated
Himself Songwriter of the Year Nominated
Thank Me Later Album of the Year Nominated
Thank Me Later Rap Recording of the Year Nominated
"Find Your Love" Single of the Year Nominated
2012 Himself Artist of the Year Nominated
Himself Fan Choice Award Nominated
Take Care Album of the Year Nominated
Take Care Rap Recording of the Year Won
[edit]MOBO Awards

The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. Drake was nominated for three awards.[35]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 Himself Best Hip-Hop Act Nominated
Best International Act Nominated
2010 Himself Best International Act Nominated
[edit]MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Drake has won one award from eight nominations.[36][37]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 "Best I Ever Had" Best New Artist Nominated
2010 "Find Your Love" Best Male Video Nominated
"Forever" Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
2012 "Take Care" (with Rihanna) Video of the Year Nominated
Best Male Video Nominated
Best Art Direction Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
"HYFR" (with Lil Wayne) Best Hip-Hop Video Won
[edit]MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Year Nominated work Award Result
2012 Headlines Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
[edit]MuchMusic Video Awards

The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honor the year's best music videos. In 2010, Drake had seven nominations, the most of any artist, winning two of them.[38][39]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 "Successful" Cinematographer of the Year Won
MuchVIBE Hip-Hop Video of the Year Won
"BedRock" International Video of the Year – Group Nominated
"Over" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Nominated
"Forever" Nominated
UR Fave: Canadian Video Nominated
UR Fave: New Artist Nominated
2011
Himself UR Fave: Artist Nominated
"Find Your Love" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Won
2012
Himself UR: Fave Artist Nominated
"Headlines" Video Of The Year Nominated
UR Fave: Video Nominated
"Take Care" International Video of the Year by a Canadian Nominated
"The Motto" MuchVibe Best Rap Video Won
[edit]Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987. Drake has won two awards from eight nominations.[40][41]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2009 Himself Best New Artist[42] Nominated
"Best I Ever Had" Record of the Year[43] Nominated
"Successful" Best Collaboration[44] Nominated
2010 "Thank Me Later" Album Of The Year Nominated
"Find Your Love" Record Of The Year Nominated
"Find Your Love" Best Hip-Hop Song Nominated
"Unthinkable" Record Of The Year Won
2011 "Moment 4 Life" Best Hip-Hop Song Won
[edit]Sucker Free Award

The Sucker Free Awards are an awards show hosted by MTV. Drake has received one award out of two nominations.[45]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 "Headlines" Club Banger: Song of the Year Nominated
Young Money Best Crew Won
[edit]Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards were established in 1999 to honor the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports and television, as voted for by young people aged between 13 and 19. Drake has been nominated for 12 awards,winning 2 with the Degrassi cast in 2005 and 2007,respectively.[46][47][48]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Degrassi: The Next Generation Choice Summer Series Won
2007 Degrassi: The Next Generation Choice Summer TV Show Won
2008 Degrassi: The Next Generation Choice Summer TV Show Nominated
2010 So Far Gone Album – Rap Nominated
"Find Your Love" Best Rap/Hip-Hop Track Nominated
Himself Breakout Artist Male Nominated
Male Artist Nominated
Rap Artist Nominated
Summer Music Star – Male Nominated
2012 Himself Choice Music Male Artist Nominated
"Take Care" Choice Music Single by a Male Artist Nominated
Choice Music R&B/Hip-Hop Track Nominated
[edit]Young Artist Award

The Young Artist Awards is an annual award show aired in national broadcast syndication that honors the best in African American music and entertainment established in 1987. As Aubrey Graham, Drake has won one award from five nominations.[1]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2002 Degrassi: The Next Generation Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Won
2003 Nominated
2005 Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor Nominated
Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series Nominated
2006 Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) Nominated
[edit]Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Hal David Starlight Award is an award given yearly to gifted songwriters. Drake received the award in 2011.[49]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2011 Himself Hal David Starlight Award Won

So in total that is about 45 awards.....

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger ?

I've just looked at the scores given to the main reviews of that of both artists from both online & print media & they're roughly the same.

Jack White is only listed to winning one award just as a SOLO artist and he was featured on the song with Alicia Keys 2008.

~~Soulflower~~ · 09-11-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

BBC 1 and NPR are online/obscure stations? Really?

When I was speaking of the radio I was mostly referring to the stations owned by Viacom not online stations.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-11-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92

Jack White is only listed to winning one award just as a SOLO artist and he was featured on the song with Alicia Keys 2008.

~~Soulflower~~ · 09-11-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rjinnx

Bars, music stores, most popular radio stations, television/video clip shows, jukeboxes, gyms (as I mentioned) tribute bands, music-fests, etc.

So if I and a bunch of other people that I know don't know who Cheap Trick are, that would make them underrated?

Besides that being shown in a previous post, let me just add this:

Even The Big ****ing Issue! A small independent street newspaper sold by the homeless to aid. Seriously?

Underrated and being lesser known are two different things. Typically the artists who are lesser known most of the times tends to be the ones that are underrated because there not well known.

Do you honestly think the average 14-22 year old would know who Cheap Trick are?

They more than likely will know who Nikki Minaj, Rihanna, Katy Perry etc is because those are pop artists.

**Janszoon** · 09-11-2012, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92

When I was speaking of the radio I was mostly referring to the stations owned by Viacom not online stations.

How is that relevant to the question I asked you? BBC 1 and NPR aren't online stations.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-11-2012, 06:16 PM

Have fun Rjinnx & Janzs.

**Janszoon** · 09-11-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by realtalk92

Do you honestly think the average 14-22 year old would know who Cheap Trick are?

They more than likely will know who Nikki Minaj, Rihanna, Katy Perry etc is because those are pop artists.

Who gives a fuck? 14-22 year olds are hardly the only people listening to music in the world. Do you think 60-68 year olds would know who Nikki Minaj was?

~~Soulflower~~ · 09-11-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

How is that relevant to the question I asked you? BBC 1 and NPR aren't online stations.

There not more known than the other stations own by Viacom...that sticks to a specific radio playlist whether their online or not.

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