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I picked year 2000 because it was well before streaming. There were dedicated rap/hip-hop stations for well over a decade at point. > Scheduling Eminem for ra

I picked year 2000 because it was well before streaming. There were dedicated rap/hip-hop stations for well over a decade at point. > Scheduling Eminem for radio play while he is arguably the biggest artist on the planet is not really going out on a limb. I mean, you can't be the biggest artist on the planet without some level of main-stream support in the first place. To say that hip-hop became more popular due to streaming is just obviously nonsense.

kristianc 8y ago
In 2017, hip hop surpassed rock to become the most popular genre, according to Nielsen, and crucially that was reflected in streaming rather than album sales: > According to the report, R&B and hip-hop are now responsible for 25.1% of all music consumption in the U.S., while rock claims 23%. > Looking at the rest of the numbers listed that dissect how people are consuming these styles of music, it’s clear that streaming is to thank for the swap in ranking. Rock is far and away the winner when it comes to album sales—the genre claims 40% of all album sales in the country—but the total number of records actually purchased dwindles every year, so while that percentage may remain steady or even climb, it’s not representative of how Americans are truly consuming music. [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/17/hip-hoprb-has-now-become-the-dominant-genre-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time/#441f87b65383 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/17/hip-hop... [2] http://www.insideradio.com/free/in-a-streaming-world-it-s-r-b-hip-hop/article_15a19a50-6ddf-11e7-87f7-87363d67cc2f.html http://www.insideradio.com/free/in-a-streaming-world-it-s-r-...
- linuxftw 8y ago
  So what? Your original statement that rap is popular because of streaming is nonsense. Rap popularity was steadily increasing before streaming, you can't credit streaming for it's popularity.
  - wolco 8y ago
    Rap/HipHop sales have been growing since Napster compared to rock. The people willing to pay for music changed. Rap isn't more popular in general but the ability to pirate was much lower in this subgroup. So Rap sells more.. but rock concert's out sell rap concerts where indy rap isn't as celebrated as the superstar.
    - scarface74 8y ago
      It had nothing to do with the subgroups availability to pirate. By that I’m assuming you mean the “urban youth”. Sale of rap and even “gangsta rap” has been dominated by White people for two decades. https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/06/really-listening/ https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/06/really-listening/

kristianc 8y ago

In 2017, hip hop surpassed rock to become the most popular genre, according to Nielsen, and crucially that was reflected in streaming rather than album sales: > According to the report, R&B and hip-hop are now responsible for 25.1% of all music consumption in the U.S., while rock claims 23%. > Looking at the rest of the numbers listed that dissect how people are consuming these styles of music, it’s clear that streaming is to thank for the swap in ranking. Rock is far and away the winner when it comes to album sales—the genre claims 40% of all album sales in the country—but the total number of records actually purchased dwindles every year, so while that percentage may remain steady or even climb, it’s not representative of how Americans are truly consuming music. [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/17/hip-hoprb-has-now-become-the-dominant-genre-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time/#441f87b65383 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/07/17/hip-hop... [2] http://www.insideradio.com/free/in-a-streaming-world-it-s-r-b-hip-hop/article_15a19a50-6ddf-11e7-87f7-87363d67cc2f.html http://www.insideradio.com/free/in-a-streaming-world-it-s-r-...

linuxftw 8y ago
So what? Your original statement that rap is popular because of streaming is nonsense. Rap popularity was steadily increasing before streaming, you can't credit streaming for it's popularity.
- wolco 8y ago
  Rap/HipHop sales have been growing since Napster compared to rock. The people willing to pay for music changed. Rap isn't more popular in general but the ability to pirate was much lower in this subgroup. So Rap sells more.. but rock concert's out sell rap concerts where indy rap isn't as celebrated as the superstar.
  - scarface74 8y ago
    It had nothing to do with the subgroups availability to pirate. By that I’m assuming you mean the “urban youth”. Sale of rap and even “gangsta rap” has been dominated by White people for two decades. https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/06/really-listening/ https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/11/06/really-listening/