If an artist were to go maintstream like J. Cole has, I’m completely fine with that, because I’m just happy that more people like good music. But when everyone in my town is cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers simply because of “Black and Yellow”, it gets pretty annoying.

When Kid Cudi blew up and they were playing Pursuit of Happiness on the radio, I loved it, I’m usually forced to listen to Ke$ha and Katy Perry throughout the day, literally hearing the same song every few hours, so it’s nice when other people recognize that we aren’t all trying to get high like a g6 when we’re on the way to work early in the morning. Save it for the club.

So if an artist can manage to keep making the music they want to make because it’s good, not because it will be played by pre-teens when they go to liquorless dance parties, then I fully support them.

No respect when an artist stops making good music. People listen to music and if you turn your back on your original fan base, they aren’t being haters, they just want quality.

the fact that we have a choice is awesome. And its too many mainstream artist who have freedom. Mainstream music can be underground in a sense. In some cases its better and pure. likewise, some indie artist are trapped. confided to a certain style.

So, its all about balance.

I remember when xxl was underground or new and it was pure. the edge is lost a tad bit but its still the best

l remember fucking with Xzibit yrs ago, a few of ma boys werent really down with him untill he released that Restless, then from there is was downhill reaaly……..but then again look at Tech9 , dude continues to make money.

So in conclusion as long as the product is good……its all good.

which fan? dunno, who doesnt like that shit being made, comig up on the grind and what not, that shit that can be related to on a higher level, and that is more about the struggle and the roots, when it’s all about artistry at dat time…dats why those artists are so great, and rare, da ones that continue to stick to the roots and the struggle, even after achieving that ‘mainstream’ and ‘big label’ success… those are da BESTTT artists/bands… dey maintain as much creative control as possible, no matter how far they go in the industry, and stick to the essence of their artistry, and they most likely fight for that shit throughout, and stand on their base… i would believe it’s a struggle

good post

On another note though, I’m happy when these underground cats blow up BIG and are getting paid big money; because at the end of the day we all gotta put food on our table, bills gotta be paid; we all have the right to the finest things in life.
Whenever an underground artist I love goes mainstream at the expense of his creative freedom, I still congratulate and that puts me back on my quest for discovering new undiscovered talents.