Busta Blames the Current State of Hip-Hop on Computers

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Chin Check, Videos

Published on October 05, 2007 with 56 Comments">56 Comments


During an Aftermath studio session, Busta launched a tirade against all things internet, blaming new innovations like mp3s and YouTube for hip-hop’s current state. He also points out that ringtones are now valued over singles, as evidenced by the respective price tags (“Ringtones cost $3.00; Songs cost $0.99).

Yeah, let’s blame it on the big, bad computer geeks, who came and took all my money away…waaah! waaah!!

Does Busta have a point or is he hating on the ringtone hustle?

TRU

Rizoh

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  • http://guerrillafunk.com sabotage

    i’m sick and tired of artists blaming the state of hip hop (and the music industry in general) on the internet! maybe if yall so called artists actually made a GOOD ALBUM that is worth the money, you wont have to worry about downloading, dumb ass! the industry talks about people who download music for free on the net are “ripping off the artists and labels”. WHAT!!! first of all, anybody who’s ripping off artists IS the record labels by making big money off of albums, while in most cases, the artist barely make any dollars. second, the industry been ripping off fans for years! i bought plenty of albums over the years, and some were good, but most of them were wack as hell!!! that’s why i dont buy albums that much anymore, unless i heard some of the album(not just the single)in advance and its good. the problem is internet, its imbalance! the commercial radio and t.v. plays the same songs to death! people think hip hop is what they see on tv, when there is much more to hip-hop than what the capitalists decide to show on the regular.

  • http://guerrillafunk.com sabotage

    i’m sick and tired of artists blaming the state of hip hop (and the music industry in general) on the internet! maybe if yall so called artists actually made a GOOD ALBUM that is worth the money, you wont have to worry about downloading, dumb ass! the industry talks about people who download music for free on the net are “ripping off the artists and labels”. WHAT!!! first of all, anybody who’s ripping off artists IS the record labels by making big money off of albums, while in most cases, the artist barely make any dollars. second, the industry been ripping off fans for years! i bought plenty of albums over the years, and some were good, but most of them were wack as hell!!! that’s why i dont buy albums that much anymore, unless i heard some of the album(not just the single)in advance and its good. the problem is internet, its imbalance! the commercial radio and t.v. plays the same songs to death! people think hip hop is what they see on tv, when there is much more to hip-hop than what the capitalists decide to show on the regular.

  • kp of blood inc.

    I’ve got to agree wit Busta. I was 17 when I began making my own beatz, recording my own songs, designing my own cd covers, and running my own marketing group. I did this all with a PC, a closet, mxl mic, and a pro tools le recording system. The game has totally changed. I clear, roughly, 35 g’s by selling 5000 copies of my own shit @ 7 bucks a piece. Back then I did the shit cause I didn’t have the money to spend on studio time, so I made my own studio. I feel you Bus…,but things will never be the same.

  • kp of blood inc.

    I’ve got to agree wit Busta. I was 17 when I began making my own beatz, recording my own songs, designing my own cd covers, and running my own marketing group. I did this all with a PC, a closet, mxl mic, and a pro tools le recording system. The game has totally changed. I clear, roughly, 35 g’s by selling 5000 copies of my own shit @ 7 bucks a piece. Back then I did the shit cause I didn’t have the money to spend on studio time, so I made my own studio. I feel you Bus…,but things will never be the same.

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  • Nikki

    Hip hop is growing up. Computers aren’t going anywhere. If he were a real artist, he wouldn’t care how much money he was making or not making; he’d be making music. He and his music would be evolving with the change in medium (the internet).

  • Nikki

    Hip hop is growing up. Computers aren’t going anywhere. If he were a real artist, he wouldn’t care how much money he was making or not making; he’d be making music. He and his music would be evolving with the change in medium (the internet).

  • rawr

    busta is wrong bc hes one of the ones that sold out lol!!!!! and no i learned a shit tone of underground real hip hop artist because of the computer.

  • rawr

    busta is wrong bc hes one of the ones that sold out lol!!!!! and no i learned a shit tone of underground real hip hop artist because of the computer.

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