Repost: 25 Things That Killed (and are still killing) Urban Music

Excellent article over at Soulbounce.com. Great blog in general, but nOva Slim really hit the nail on the head with this one. To summarize….

1. The End of the “Event” Album
2. Big Name Hip Hop Producers
3. Deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac
4. “Neo-Soul”
5. Reality TV
6. Lazy A&R Departments
7. Scarface and The Untouchables
8. Thugs
9. Crime
10. Ringtones
11. Lack of Music Programs in Schools
12. BET
13. The Radio
14. Spineless Club DJs
15. Mainstream Hip Hop Publications
16. Bloggers
17. Youtube & Myspace
18. Singing Rappers, Acting Rappers & Rapping Athletes
19. The End of Real Singing Groups
20. “Kanyitis”
21. Death of Aaliyah
22. Money
23. Products & Brands
24. People That Aren’t in Any Way Associated with Music
25. Teenagers

Before you jump to conclusions on the items in this list, jump over to SoulBounce.com and read the full article. nOva Slim makes some very valid points!

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