A. The Mix tape
Why are they so popular? It seems like it’s just a DJ yelling really loud over the music.

B. The amount of Record Labels
It seems like each rapper is involved with at least three labels.

C. Every album has at least one guest rapper.
I can’t remember the last time I heard a rap album without a guest star on it.

D. Touring
How do they make money if they don't tour?

lilgish said:

because of mix tape sales and the fact that a large majority of them own their own lables or have protoge's(sp?), they don't have to rely on touring to bring in dough. Plus many of them are more apt to sing up for commercial endorsements, unlike many rock groups.


did any of that help?

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lilgish said:

I've never understood what hip hop considers a mix tape. What I've always identified as a mix tape is a tape that was made by a DJ with various artists or even one artist. To me, the "mix" is when one song breaks and another song, with a similar tempo, comes in and overlaps the previous song until it fades out. I don't know how they identify with it. Maybe it's a "mixture" of various artists on one tape?

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every mix tape doesnt have a dj yelling on it.
most of the mix tapes that do have djs yelling on it is djs tryna get noticed 4 their work or either theyre introducing a rapper they think is really hot and they wanna put them on blast just incase some 1 important happens 2 listen to the mix.alot of hiphop artists dont even need 2 do tours...like BobGeorge they do a lot of endorsements and they start their own clothes lines...and stuff like that.

lilgish said:

It's a marketing thing. It's also an annoying thing. Like the recording artist can't carry an album on their own without contributions from from other rappers.

lilgish said:

Fans want non-album content from the artists, whether unreleased or forthcoming. It sustains the consumer's appetite for/awareness of the artist between projects.

lilgish said:

No it's usually one label, plus a production company and extra branding of crew names.

lilgish said:

This isn't a question. I think alot of the time the artist wants to feature a friend, or A&R sets them up to cross-market with a different artist. It can also be seen as an artistic challenge, like Nelly with Tim McGraw.

lilgish said:

Some do tour, plus royalties from their songs being played, being sold.

CinisterCee said:

cant be that much since the bulk of the writing credit on tunes is credited to others..

sosgemini said:

Ya got me. Sales from merchandising, then?

lilgish said:

Use this sometimes:

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