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As a white middle-class male who never listens to rap (I was a classical nerd in HS), I find _The Heist_ an enjoyable album. Go figure. It's available for stre
by gallamine 14y ago
As a white middle-class male who never listens to rap (I was a classical nerd in HS), I find _The Heist_ an enjoyable album. Go figure. It's available for streaming on Spotify. I'd recommend a listen.
- eshvk 14y agoIf you enjoy it on Spotify, please consider buying the CD. The amount of money independent artists make through spotify is pennies per month compared to the money they would make if you bought the CD.
- rwhitman 14y agoTo use as wall decoration?
- delinka 14y agoTo support the artist. Dump the disc in the trash if you want.
- Djehngo 14y agoI would rather give money via a donate link in that case.
- ynniv 14y agoThe point is that spotify practically doesn't pay artists.
- rwhitman 14y agoBuying some useless plastic that goes in the trash in order to support an artist is really flawed logic, and if a musician is still relying on that method then they are setting themselves up for a sad, obviously losing battle. You might as well donate to a kickstarter campaign, or buy a poster or something. Go to the concerts. Anything. But this expectation that fans are going to buy useless outdated junk in order to show their support is a nostalgic pipe dream
- cujo 14y agoI think you are being a bit dramatic. You can buy the digital download from iTunes, Amazon, etc.
- smallegan 14y agoWhy not buy it on iTunes?
- marquis 14y agoDoes the artist not offer direct downloads, whereby receiving 100% of profits? (CC charges/hosting etc aside).
- WickyNilliams 14y agoI would advise that you dig a little deeper, and check out some of the other underground hip hop stalwarts, you may be surprised by how musically creative and lyrically talented some of these people are. In fact, it's got to the point where a lot of the artists in that space are now middle-aged and are making quite mature hip-hop (as a genre it's pretty young so this is the first generation of artists to get to this stage) If you like The Heist, checking out Macklemore's earlier effort (sans Ryan Lewis) "The Language of My World", is probably a good place to start. It's got a little less polish but a whole lot of heart. Other people definitely worth checking: Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Blackalicious, Jurassic 5, US3, Hilltop Hoods, Desa, P.O.S, Ugly Duckling, Shad, Abdominal.